Dream of the future S2 Ep5 - WASTE

Dream of the future S2 Ep5 - WASTE

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Today, 15 billion waste products are produced every year in the world: organic, plastic, electronic waste, sometimes toxic and dangerous. If we continue at this rate, in 2050 we will produce twice as much!

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