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yep it’s Australian eats out three and a

yep it’s Australian eats out three and a half times a month and by his takeaway

half times a month and by his takeaway

half times a month and by his takeaway food four times that’s certainly once a

food four times that’s certainly once a

food four times that’s certainly once a week I expected more really especially

week I expected more really especially

week I expected more really especially here in Melbourne with a lot of

here in Melbourne with a lot of

here in Melbourne with a lot of fantastic cafes and restaurants show of

fantastic cafes and restaurants show of

fantastic cafes and restaurants show of hands how many of you a town hall had

hands how many of you a town hall had

hands how many of you a town hall had take away this past week majority of

take away this past week majority of

take away this past week majority of your meet mr. and mrs. Lee it’s the

your meet mr. and mrs. Lee it’s the

your meet mr. and mrs. Lee it’s the weekends and the routes at st. to the

weekends and the routes at st. to the

weekends and the routes at st. to the beach with the kids Lee and Mikey after

beach with the kids Lee and Mikey after

beach with the kids Lee and Mikey after a fun day of Sun and surf at sunset the

a fun day of Sun and surf at sunset the

a fun day of Sun and surf at sunset the family decides to get takeaway from the

family decides to get takeaway from the

family decides to get takeaway from the nearby shopping strip it’s nothing fancy

nearby shopping strip it’s nothing fancy

nearby shopping strip it’s nothing fancy but it is a treat nonetheless the meals

but it is a treat nonetheless the meals

but it is a treat nonetheless the meals get served in polypropylene containers

get served in polypropylene containers

get served in polypropylene containers like this look familiar

like this look familiar

like this look familiar pretty standard stuff everybody finishes

pretty standard stuff everybody finishes

pretty standard stuff everybody finishes their meal except for little boy Mikey

their meal except for little boy Mikey

their meal except for little boy Mikey so it’s half eaten dinner container and

so it’s half eaten dinner container and

so it’s half eaten dinner container and all get sucked in the bin while the

all get sucked in the bin while the

all get sucked in the bin while the other empties potatoes go to landfill

other empties potatoes go to landfill

other empties potatoes go to landfill and with that the Lee family head home

and with that the Lee family head home

and with that the Lee family head home after a great day out on the other side

after a great day out on the other side

after a great day out on the other side of town we have young couple melon Josh

of town we have young couple melon Josh

of town we have young couple melon Josh it’s a Friday night and they’re out at a

it’s a Friday night and they’re out at a

it’s a Friday night and they’re out at a music festival

music festival

music festival the pups chocolate with people and there

the pups chocolate with people and there

the pups chocolate with people and there are food shots and sights plenty of

are food shots and sights plenty of

are food shots and sights plenty of excitement all the rounds for melon Josh

excitement all the rounds for melon Josh

excitement all the rounds for melon Josh it’s a no-brainer

it’s a no-brainer

it’s a no-brainer to get food from the trucks it would be

to get food from the trucks it would be

to get food from the trucks it would be convenient and they’d be able to enjoy

convenient and they’d be able to enjoy

convenient and they’d be able to enjoy the music whilst waiting in line their

the music whilst waiting in line their

the music whilst waiting in line their meals conserved in PLA containers like

meals conserved in PLA containers like

meals conserved in PLA containers like this melon gesture told that the

this melon gesture told that the

this melon gesture told that the containers are biodegradable which

containers are biodegradable which

containers are biodegradable which impresses them they finished their meals

impresses them they finished their meals

impresses them they finished their meals and took the containers away into a

and took the containers away into a

and took the containers away into a nearby bin which is overflowing the

nearby bin which is overflowing the

nearby bin which is overflowing the containers get swept up and lined in the

containers get swept up and lined in the

containers get swept up and lined in the era however melon just don’t think twice

era however melon just don’t think twice

era however melon just don’t think twice they feel good they use something

they feel good they use something

they feel good they use something biodegradable which containers you think

biodegradable which containers you think

biodegradable which containers you think it’s vessel PLA or polypropylene my name

it’s vessel PLA or polypropylene my name

it’s vessel PLA or polypropylene my name is Ruby I’m a luster designer and

is Ruby I’m a luster designer and

is Ruby I’m a luster designer and innovator grew up in Melbourne and like

innovator grew up in Melbourne and like

innovator grew up in Melbourne and like most Aziz

most Aziz

most Aziz to do my bit for the moments I’m going

to do my bit for the moments I’m going

to do my bit for the moments I’m going to take you on a journey of what happens

to take you on a journey of what happens

to take you on a journey of what happens to both these containers back to the Lee

to both these containers back to the Lee

to both these containers back to the Lee family little Mikey’s half-eaten

family little Mikey’s half-eaten

family little Mikey’s half-eaten takeaway ends up in landfill and just

takeaway ends up in landfill and just

takeaway ends up in landfill and just sits there the food begins to rot and

sits there the food begins to rot and

sits there the food begins to rot and produces methane a greenhouse gas more

produces methane a greenhouse gas more

produces methane a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide

potent than carbon dioxide

potent than carbon dioxide but the container but it just sits that

but the container but it just sits that

but the container but it just sits that in art doesn’t watch anything so apart

in art doesn’t watch anything so apart

in art doesn’t watch anything so apart from it being crushed by a compactor

from it being crushed by a compactor

from it being crushed by a compactor every now and then it remains unchanged

every now and then it remains unchanged

every now and then it remains unchanged for multiple lifetimes that probably

for multiple lifetimes that probably

for multiple lifetimes that probably came as no surprise but how about the

came as no surprise but how about the

came as no surprise but how about the other empty containers that were

other empty containers that were

other empty containers that were thoughtfully put to recycling presumably

thoughtfully put to recycling presumably

thoughtfully put to recycling presumably they get recycled and designate a

they get recycled and designate a

they get recycled and designate a facility Victoria remains Australia’s

facility Victoria remains Australia’s

facility Victoria remains Australia’s leading plastic recycling state it’s

leading plastic recycling state it’s

leading plastic recycling state it’s becoming Universal excuse to say yet

becoming Universal excuse to say yet

becoming Universal excuse to say yet thank you this bed of plastic I’ll just

thank you this bed of plastic I’ll just

thank you this bed of plastic I’ll just chuck in a recycle bin afterwards or

chuck in a recycle bin afterwards or

chuck in a recycle bin afterwards or good some a bit but remember that

good some a bit but remember that

good some a bit but remember that recycling something doesn’t mean wiping

recycling something doesn’t mean wiping

recycling something doesn’t mean wiping away its environmental impacts we become

away its environmental impacts we become

away its environmental impacts we become every Alliance on a recycling system

every Alliance on a recycling system

every Alliance on a recycling system that is inefficient and incapable of

that is inefficient and incapable of

that is inefficient and incapable of coping did you know according to a study

coping did you know according to a study

coping did you know according to a study published by the journal Science

published by the journal Science

published by the journal Science advances this year up until 2015

advances this year up until 2015

advances this year up until 2015 we humans have reduced over 6 billion

we humans have reduced over 6 billion

we humans have reduced over 6 billion metric tons of plastic waste globally

metric tons of plastic waste globally

metric tons of plastic waste globally and only 9 percent was recycled 12

and only 9 percent was recycled 12

and only 9 percent was recycled 12 percent was incinerated and most of this

percent was incinerated and most of this

percent was incinerated and most of this happened in third-world countries

happened in third-world countries

happened in third-world countries 79% ended up in landfill or the natural

79% ended up in landfill or the natural

79% ended up in landfill or the natural environments 79 percent many first world

environments 79 percent many first world

environments 79 percent many first world countries Australia included an

countries Australia included an

countries Australia included an exporting part of their plastics for

exporting part of their plastics for

exporting part of their plastics for processing where it ends up being

processing where it ends up being

processing where it ends up being incinerated and you know what happened

incinerated and you know what happened

incinerated and you know what happened so in plastic is burned it releases

so in plastic is burned it releases

so in plastic is burned it releases noxious gases so much for recycling

noxious gases so much for recycling

noxious gases so much for recycling we need to do that saw what about MO and

we need to do that saw what about MO and

we need to do that saw what about MO and Russia’s POA containers available well

Russia’s POA containers available well

Russia’s POA containers available well in order for a PLA container to

in order for a PLA container to

in order for a PLA container to effectively biodegrade

effectively biodegrade

effectively biodegrade he needs to be subject to temperatures

he needs to be subject to temperatures

he needs to be subject to temperatures of around 60 degrees centigrade for one

of around 60 degrees centigrade for one

of around 60 degrees centigrade for one month non-stop

month non-stop

month non-stop Yosi need the right moisture levels and

Yosi need the right moisture levels and

Yosi need the right moisture levels and a whole bunch of other parameters that

a whole bunch of other parameters that

a whole bunch of other parameters that coexist only in a man-made environments

coexist only in a man-made environments

coexist only in a man-made environments so it’s a big problem that melon Josh’s

so it’s a big problem that melon Josh’s

so it’s a big problem that melon Josh’s containers ended up in the Yarra can we

containers ended up in the Yarra can we

containers ended up in the Yarra can we do better

do better

do better yes and I’m here to show you the better

yes and I’m here to show you the better

yes and I’m here to show you the better way forward let me tell you a bit more

way forward let me tell you a bit more

way forward let me tell you a bit more Matt myself I’ve always liked making

Matt myself I’ve always liked making

Matt myself I’ve always liked making things especially with old bits and bobs

things especially with old bits and bobs

things especially with old bits and bobs here’s some stuff I made over the years

here’s some stuff I made over the years

here’s some stuff I made over the years this is the clock I made the mold coffee

this is the clock I made the mold coffee

this is the clock I made the mold coffee cup shows a jewelry shoulder piece using

cup shows a jewelry shoulder piece using

cup shows a jewelry shoulder piece using parts from a broken Prince R and finally

parts from a broken Prince R and finally

parts from a broken Prince R and finally a cinema Bob

a cinema Bob

a cinema Bob I dreamed up in primary school dubbed

I dreamed up in primary school dubbed

I dreamed up in primary school dubbed the cappuccino firm are quite the

the cappuccino firm are quite the

the cappuccino firm are quite the budding in Mensa naturally I ended up

budding in Mensa naturally I ended up

budding in Mensa naturally I ended up studying industrial design it was that

studying industrial design it was that

studying industrial design it was that Alliance about up cycling well in a

Alliance about up cycling well in a

Alliance about up cycling well in a nutshell you take something old

nutshell you take something old

nutshell you take something old discarded

discarded

discarded Cheeta as a raw material and turn it

Cheeta as a raw material and turn it

Cheeta as a raw material and turn it something new and useful something about

something new and useful something about

something new and useful something about you bleed racer value similar to

you bleed racer value similar to

you bleed racer value similar to valorisation it’s about appreciating the

valorisation it’s about appreciating the

valorisation it’s about appreciating the resources you have to create new

resources you have to create new

resources you have to create new products from waste products and

products from waste products and

products from waste products and furthermore make sure that the product

furthermore make sure that the product

furthermore make sure that the product decomposes back into the earth as a

decomposes back into the earth as a

decomposes back into the earth as a hundred percent compostable system and

hundred percent compostable system and

hundred percent compostable system and these systems or it exists in Seoul

these systems or it exists in Seoul

these systems or it exists in Seoul South Korea

South Korea

South Korea you can’t truck food waste to landfill

you can’t truck food waste to landfill

you can’t truck food waste to landfill server Siddhant take it to collection

server Siddhant take it to collection

server Siddhant take it to collection points the food is then put through an

points the food is then put through an

points the food is then put through an organic waste processing machine called

organic waste processing machine called

organic waste processing machine called a dehydrator and they are incredibly

a dehydrator and they are incredibly

a dehydrator and they are incredibly efficient within a matter of hours large

efficient within a matter of hours large

efficient within a matter of hours large amounts of food waste is turned into a

amounts of food waste is turned into a

amounts of food waste is turned into a fertilizer of sorts in Australia

fertilizer of sorts in Australia

fertilizer of sorts in Australia naturally have these machines that is

naturally have these machines that is

naturally have these machines that is not very common yet collection of

not very common yet collection of

not very common yet collection of organic waste is not the hard alive are

organic waste is not the hard alive are

organic waste is not the hard alive are next time you go to the supermarket or

next time you go to the supermarket or

next time you go to the supermarket or green grocers have a look around and

green grocers have a look around and

green grocers have a look around and you’ll see organic waste bins like this

you’ll see organic waste bins like this

you’ll see organic waste bins like this in Glasgow Scotland

in Glasgow Scotland

in Glasgow Scotland councils provide households with these

councils provide households with these

councils provide households with these waste bins for their food scraps

waste bins for their food scraps

waste bins for their food scraps in Australia we have these resources we

in Australia we have these resources we

in Australia we have these resources we need to embrace these resources by

need to embrace these resources by

need to embrace these resources by making more efficient use of them in

making more efficient use of them in

making more efficient use of them in India there’s a tradition of street food

India there’s a tradition of street food

India there’s a tradition of street food vendors certainly customers and little

vendors certainly customers and little

vendors certainly customers and little clay pots single-use ask the customers

clay pots single-use ask the customers

clay pots single-use ask the customers on eating the clay pots and purposely

on eating the clay pots and purposely

on eating the clay pots and purposely smashed rehydrated and we work to make

smashed rehydrated and we work to make

smashed rehydrated and we work to make new ones let’s not make people change

new ones let’s not make people change

new ones let’s not make people change the habits we love the convenience of

the habits we love the convenience of

the habits we love the convenience of takeaway let’s just do a better job

takeaway let’s just do a better job

takeaway let’s just do a better job using the waste system we have and

using the waste system we have and

using the waste system we have and substitute the containers be currently

substitute the containers be currently

substitute the containers be currently used for something that’s better

used for something that’s better

used for something that’s better we need an industry that produces

we need an industry that produces

we need an industry that produces readily compostable containers some

readily compostable containers some

readily compostable containers some thinking chuck in the hole in the

thinking chuck in the hole in the

thinking chuck in the hole in the backyard and not has to worry about in

backyard and not has to worry about in

backyard and not has to worry about in 2016 I began by creating a compostable

2016 I began by creating a compostable

2016 I began by creating a compostable by a panama-based material from scratch

by a panama-based material from scratch

by a panama-based material from scratch in other words I needed to use waste

in other words I needed to use waste

in other words I needed to use waste products to create some material that

products to create some material that

products to create some material that would mold like plastic be strong and

would mold like plastic be strong and

would mold like plastic be strong and durable like plastic yeah break down

durable like plastic yeah break down

durable like plastic yeah break down necessary for similar use I seem like a

necessary for similar use I seem like a

necessary for similar use I seem like a takeaway container

takeaway container

takeaway container it’s the perfect package a balance

it’s the perfect package a balance

it’s the perfect package a balance between the functionality and

between the functionality and

between the functionality and appropriate durability as the project

appropriate durability as the project

appropriate durability as the project could rust

could rust

could rust I created containers for takeaway food

I created containers for takeaway food

I created containers for takeaway food using the material I created from

using the material I created from

using the material I created from scratch my product won the 2017 green

scratch my product won the 2017 green

scratch my product won the 2017 green innovators award at the National

innovators award at the National

innovators award at the National sustainable living bus tour and it’s

sustainable living bus tour and it’s

sustainable living bus tour and it’s currently patent pending I admit it’s

currently patent pending I admit it’s

currently patent pending I admit it’s pretty exciting I use existing thank you

pretty exciting I use existing thank you

pretty exciting I use existing thank you I use existing unappreciated resources

I use existing unappreciated resources

I use existing unappreciated resources like corn husk the outer green layers

like corn husk the outer green layers

like corn husk the outer green layers surround the cob so much gets thrown out

surround the cob so much gets thrown out

surround the cob so much gets thrown out in fact corn is one of the most commonly

in fact corn is one of the most commonly

in fact corn is one of the most commonly grown crops in the world the USA alone

grown crops in the world the USA alone

grown crops in the world the USA alone produced over three and a half million

produced over three and a half million

produced over three and a half million bushels during a 2015-16 harvest season

bushels during a 2015-16 harvest season

bushels during a 2015-16 harvest season and unlike plantations for wood products

and unlike plantations for wood products

and unlike plantations for wood products you’re not using any extra natural

you’re not using any extra natural

you’re not using any extra natural resources my product breaks down within

resources my product breaks down within

resources my product breaks down within months even if just buried in the soil

months even if just buried in the soil

months even if just buried in the soil much like kitchen scraps and compost

much like kitchen scraps and compost

much like kitchen scraps and compost no harmful residue and the broken-down

no harmful residue and the broken-down

no harmful residue and the broken-down components are bioavailable to the

components are bioavailable to the

components are bioavailable to the environments that’s unlike regular

environments that’s unlike regular

environments that’s unlike regular plastics which is simply break sound

plastics which is simply break sound

plastics which is simply break sound it’s ever smaller pieces of plastic

it’s ever smaller pieces of plastic

it’s ever smaller pieces of plastic serum a tally family little Mikey and is

serum a tally family little Mikey and is

serum a tally family little Mikey and is half eat and take away dump to landfill

half eat and take away dump to landfill

half eat and take away dump to landfill because you don’t put food and recycling

because you don’t put food and recycling

because you don’t put food and recycling well just imagine if they can possible

well just imagine if they can possible

well just imagine if they can possible by a panama-based container was used

by a panama-based container was used

by a panama-based container was used instead after the meals all the

instead after the meals all the

instead after the meals all the containers food scraps and all will be

containers food scraps and all will be

containers food scraps and all will be collected in an organic waste bin and

collected in an organic waste bin and

collected in an organic waste bin and the contents put through an organic

the contents put through an organic

the contents put through an organic dehydrating machine the resulting

dehydrating machine the resulting

dehydrating machine the resulting fertilizer will be used to enrich parks

fertilizer will be used to enrich parks

fertilizer will be used to enrich parks and gardens and their surrounding

and gardens and their surrounding

and gardens and their surrounding neighborhoods let’s catch up with the

neighborhoods let’s catch up with the

neighborhoods let’s catch up with the beanies mell and Josh they still eat at

beanies mell and Josh they still eat at

beanies mell and Josh they still eat at food trucks but now they ought to use a

food trucks but now they ought to use a

food trucks but now they ought to use a compostable by panama-based container

compostable by panama-based container

compostable by panama-based container instead the container still ends up in

instead the container still ends up in

instead the container still ends up in the Al’ar but this time there are no

the Al’ar but this time there are no

the Al’ar but this time there are no harmful components this is not a dream

harmful components this is not a dream

harmful components this is not a dream this can be reality now the product

this can be reality now the product

this can be reality now the product exists the bins exist the technology

exists the bins exist the technology

exists the bins exist the technology exists I have my product tested in a

exists I have my product tested in a

exists I have my product tested in a dehydrator machine by tier in Melbourne

dehydrator machine by tier in Melbourne

dehydrator machine by tier in Melbourne the same ones being used in Korea I was

the same ones being used in Korea I was

the same ones being used in Korea I was able to successfully demonstrate that my

able to successfully demonstrate that my

able to successfully demonstrate that my product readily breaks down but you see

product readily breaks down but you see

product readily breaks down but you see the regular plastic in the red bucket it

the regular plastic in the red bucket it

the regular plastic in the red bucket it still remains you don’t have to give up

still remains you don’t have to give up

still remains you don’t have to give up easy to take away you don’t have to feel

easy to take away you don’t have to feel

easy to take away you don’t have to feel guilty about boxing homeroom finished

guilty about boxing homeroom finished

guilty about boxing homeroom finished dinner

dinner

dinner by simply choosing in make impossible by

by simply choosing in make impossible by

by simply choosing in make impossible by panama-based container in situations

panama-based container in situations

panama-based container in situations where regular plastics are used and by

where regular plastics are used and by

where regular plastics are used and by embracing efficient waste systems with

embracing efficient waste systems with

embracing efficient waste systems with waste dehydration technologies we have

waste dehydration technologies we have

waste dehydration technologies we have the potential to save lives the birth

the potential to save lives the birth

the potential to save lives the birth marine and land animals was reducing the

marine and land animals was reducing the

marine and land animals was reducing the amount of regular plastic that lingers

amount of regular plastic that lingers

amount of regular plastic that lingers around now ecosystem together we create

around now ecosystem together we create

around now ecosystem together we create a better future thank you

a better future thank you

a better future thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

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you

you [Music]

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