Cash from trash: could it clean up the world?

The world is facing a growing waste problem, with 2bn tonnes produced last year alone. Is it possible to clean up this mess by turning trash into cash?

 

Maldives: Fighting back the tides of trash

 

Thilafushi, an island of floating rubbish island in the Maldives, grows by a square meter a day. But diving instructor Shaahina Ali is trying to slow that growth by recycling and using floating barriers to hold back the rising seas.

Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.