Can Coconuts Replace Plastic Foam Coolers? World Wide Waste Business Insider

The Philippines is the second-largest producer of coconuts in the world. An estimated 9 billion husks are burned or left to rot here every year. Fortuna Cools makes coolers out of that waste, instead of the commonly used expanded polystyrene foam, often incorrectly called /”styrofoam./” We make more than 14 million tons of this hard-to-recycle plastic every year.

00:00 – Intro
00:44 – Coconut Harvest
01:42 – Processing Coconut Husks
03:38 – Helping Fishermen
05:05 – Mother Nature’s Insulation
05:38 – Plastic Foam Problems
07:50 – Nutshell Coolers
09:31 – Credits

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Can Coconuts Replace Plastic Foam Coolers? World Wide Waste Business Insider