1 00:00:13,181 --> 00:00:14,307 You're dreaming. 2 00:00:18,853 --> 00:00:19,729 Now imagine 3 00:00:21,189 --> 00:00:22,482 this was your house. 4 00:00:25,401 --> 00:00:28,321 Every morning, you wake up and tend to your crops. 5 00:00:29,947 --> 00:00:33,117 There are over 250 different species of plants, 6 00:00:33,201 --> 00:00:36,287 fungi, fish, insects, and other creatures 7 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:39,332 all living in a perfectly symbiotic relationship 8 00:00:39,415 --> 00:00:43,920 to create everything needed for a completely self-contained biosphere 9 00:00:44,003 --> 00:00:45,671 for you and your housemates. 10 00:00:46,631 --> 00:00:47,465 Oh… 11 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:51,385 And imagine you have a chicken. Why not? It's a dream, isn't it? 12 00:00:51,886 --> 00:00:53,888 Does your house have solar panels? 13 00:00:53,971 --> 00:00:55,973 That's a given. Of course it does. 14 00:00:56,974 --> 00:01:00,394 But in this home, nothing goes to waste. 15 00:01:00,478 --> 00:01:03,314 Because even your waste is converted into energy. 16 00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:05,149 It's an unbroken cycle. 17 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:06,776 And those roommates you have, 18 00:01:06,859 --> 00:01:09,278 they're a few of the best chefs in the country, 19 00:01:09,362 --> 00:01:11,489 spending their days preparing gourmet meals 20 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:14,534 out of the fresh ingredients cultivated only within the confines 21 00:01:14,617 --> 00:01:17,620 of your home and your rooftop garden. 22 00:01:17,703 --> 00:01:19,372 In fact, in this dream, 23 00:01:20,081 --> 00:01:23,918 there's so much food, you run a small-scale restaurant in your home. 24 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:27,797 Just a few seats, and nothing ever goes to waste. 25 00:01:29,382 --> 00:01:32,176 Can you imagine a world with no waste? 26 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:35,972 All right, dream's over. Wake up. 27 00:01:45,690 --> 00:01:49,110 Waste. It comes in almost unlimited forms 28 00:01:49,193 --> 00:01:51,821 and we create more and more of it every day. 29 00:01:51,904 --> 00:01:54,740 We can waste everything from money to time. 30 00:01:54,824 --> 00:01:58,578 But in this case, we're studying the waste of natural resources, 31 00:01:58,661 --> 00:02:02,582 and the waste we leave behind in the form of municipal solid waste, 32 00:02:02,665 --> 00:02:05,751 or its common term, garbage. 33 00:02:05,835 --> 00:02:08,212 The trash we create has to go somewhere. 34 00:02:08,838 --> 00:02:12,300 As landfills reach capacity, the average American continues 35 00:02:12,383 --> 00:02:15,136 to create about five pounds of trash each day. 36 00:02:15,761 --> 00:02:17,889 Why? What can we do to change that? 37 00:02:17,972 --> 00:02:20,057 We know the basics, the three Rs. 38 00:02:20,141 --> 00:02:22,643 Reduce, reuse, and recycle. 39 00:02:22,727 --> 00:02:25,229 But are we doing that? What can we be doing better? 40 00:02:25,313 --> 00:02:30,193 Our continued talk with noted author, historian, and farmer Bruce Pascoe 41 00:02:30,276 --> 00:02:33,779 naturally turned to the discussion of waste as he talked about his experience 42 00:02:33,863 --> 00:02:36,532 working with the younger generation of agriculture students 43 00:02:36,616 --> 00:02:38,034 at his farm here in Australia. 44 00:02:38,117 --> 00:02:39,744 It's funny on the farm, 45 00:02:39,827 --> 00:02:42,747 because I see myself as a conservationist, you know. 46 00:02:42,830 --> 00:02:44,248 They're all younger than me. 47 00:02:44,332 --> 00:02:48,920 They're so savage on the plastics and the recycling. 48 00:02:49,003 --> 00:02:50,630 And I thought I was good, 49 00:02:50,713 --> 00:02:53,549 but I get pulled up every day, you know. 50 00:02:53,633 --> 00:02:55,843 -"What's that?" Um… 51 00:02:57,553 --> 00:02:59,347 And I kinda love it. 52 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:04,060 A real indication of my generation and their generation. 53 00:03:04,143 --> 00:03:07,521 -Their generation's gonna be better. -That's fascinating. 54 00:03:07,605 --> 00:03:12,735 We're gonna have a better world if we allow these kids to have their way. 55 00:03:12,818 --> 00:03:15,071 Knowing that creates hope. 56 00:03:15,154 --> 00:03:18,699 Like, massive hope. And we need to change this. 57 00:03:18,783 --> 00:03:23,663 That's… That's, um, a business opportunity to change things. 58 00:03:23,746 --> 00:03:30,002 Because in Melbourne about 20 years ago, we had the best water in the world. 59 00:03:30,086 --> 00:03:34,715 But we then started drinking water out of a plastic bottle. 60 00:03:34,799 --> 00:03:38,386 So now you go to a meeting, and there's slabs and slabs and slabs 61 00:03:38,469 --> 00:03:42,598 of plastic wrapped in plastic holding water 62 00:03:42,682 --> 00:03:44,684 which we used to get out of a tap. 63 00:03:44,767 --> 00:03:48,562 Profit doesn't always go hand in hand with good environmental practices. 64 00:03:48,646 --> 00:03:52,358 But many companies are finding success in switching from their old ways 65 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:54,110 to more sustainable methods. 66 00:03:54,193 --> 00:03:58,114 We as a crew have also tried to reduce our footprint this season, 67 00:03:58,197 --> 00:04:02,201 decreasing our single-use plastic and other waste as much as possible. 68 00:04:02,285 --> 00:04:03,869 On a typical summer day, 69 00:04:03,953 --> 00:04:07,665 a crew like ours can go through 50 to 70 bottles of water a day, 70 00:04:07,748 --> 00:04:10,459 and if those are single-use plastic bottles, forget it. 71 00:04:10,543 --> 00:04:11,836 AB marker. 72 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:13,921 We found a way to eliminate that waste: 73 00:04:14,005 --> 00:04:16,841 reusable water bottles with built-in filters. 74 00:04:17,550 --> 00:04:19,385 Everyone from the crew gets one, 75 00:04:19,468 --> 00:04:21,846 so now there's no more need for single-use plastic. 76 00:04:23,472 --> 00:04:24,432 Let's do this! 77 00:04:26,892 --> 00:04:28,352 If change begins at home, 78 00:04:28,436 --> 00:04:30,813 here's an incredible example of that philosophy. 79 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:32,815 Builder and artist Joost Bakker 80 00:04:32,898 --> 00:04:36,819 has designed a completely self-sustaining, zero-waste home 81 00:04:36,902 --> 00:04:40,531 as a living art installation on display right here in Melbourne. 82 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:43,159 -G'day. Yo, Zac. -Hey, man. How's it going? 83 00:04:43,242 --> 00:04:45,077 -Nice to meet you. -Good to meet you. 84 00:04:45,161 --> 00:04:46,996 -What's up, brother? -How are you, mate? 85 00:04:47,079 --> 00:04:49,290 How are you? Can't wait to see it. 86 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:50,750 I'm gonna warn you right now, 87 00:04:50,833 --> 00:04:53,878 walking into this place is just sensory overload, 88 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,087 in a very good way. 89 00:04:55,171 --> 00:04:58,424 The first thing you see when you step inside is the mush room, 90 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:02,219 a little closet designed to grow a huge variety of edible fungi. 91 00:05:02,303 --> 00:05:04,805 -Mushroom action. -No way! 92 00:05:04,889 --> 00:05:09,352 This is insane, how quickly these grow. So that will be that in two days. 93 00:05:09,435 --> 00:05:10,686 -Really? -Two days? 94 00:05:10,770 --> 00:05:11,604 Yeah. 95 00:05:11,687 --> 00:05:15,149 -This setup's unbelievable. -A friend of mine found this bushwalking. 96 00:05:15,232 --> 00:05:18,444 It's an Australian native mushroom. It's Lion's Mane, which is famous. 97 00:05:18,527 --> 00:05:19,445 Neurological. 98 00:05:19,528 --> 00:05:20,363 Beautiful. 99 00:05:20,446 --> 00:05:24,700 We use that a lot here as food. These'll do really well on coffee grounds. 100 00:05:24,784 --> 00:05:27,661 We pump steam from the shower. When you shower, we collect it, 101 00:05:27,745 --> 00:05:30,581 but we also collect the condensate from the hot water unit. 102 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:34,210 So you're making a microclimate that's advantageous for the-- 103 00:05:34,293 --> 00:05:37,922 Well, I'm obsessed, as you know. I'm obsessed with air. 104 00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:41,884 I wanna create an indoor air environment that's like walking through a forest. 105 00:05:42,468 --> 00:05:46,389 So we've got, like, 250 different species of plants. 106 00:05:46,472 --> 00:05:50,059 We've got an interior that could be certified organic in this building. 107 00:05:50,142 --> 00:05:52,978 There's no glue. There's no toxins. Everything's natural. 108 00:05:53,562 --> 00:05:54,397 Wow! 109 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,566 And when I say zero waste, I mean Joost thought of everything. 110 00:05:57,650 --> 00:06:00,569 You can see… Actually, that at the back is really cool. 111 00:06:00,653 --> 00:06:02,571 That's a biodigester, that big black stomach. 112 00:06:02,655 --> 00:06:04,865 -Oh, nice. -A biodigester. 113 00:06:04,949 --> 00:06:07,868 Every one of us produces a kilo of organic waste a day, 114 00:06:07,952 --> 00:06:10,204 and a kilo equates to an hour of methane. 115 00:06:10,287 --> 00:06:13,290 We're currently wasting between seven and eight billion hours 116 00:06:13,374 --> 00:06:15,793 of potential energy every single day. 117 00:06:16,419 --> 00:06:19,588 But you're also not filling that organic waste into your rubbish bin. 118 00:06:19,672 --> 00:06:20,506 Right. 119 00:06:20,589 --> 00:06:23,509 So I thought, "I'll recreate that," and that creates more biology, 120 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:24,927 and it goes on the plants. 121 00:06:25,010 --> 00:06:28,973 Just so we're clear, that giant bag collects waste from people 122 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:30,641 and the garbage disposal, 123 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:34,728 and produces natural gas that can burn for almost four hours a day 124 00:06:34,812 --> 00:06:38,315 for cooking and heating water. How's that for zero waste? 125 00:06:38,899 --> 00:06:39,817 Hey. Fish. 126 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:41,944 And here's a big fish tank. 127 00:06:42,611 --> 00:06:45,322 -These are golden barramundi. -Beautiful. 128 00:06:46,073 --> 00:06:47,241 Wow. 129 00:06:47,324 --> 00:06:48,951 -Beautiful fish. -Amazing. 130 00:06:49,034 --> 00:06:52,538 This company is obsessed with supplying the world's microsystems. 131 00:06:52,621 --> 00:06:54,957 So rather than having massive fish farms, 132 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,334 we're better off having a million small farms. 133 00:06:57,418 --> 00:07:01,672 Because the nutrients that these fish provide give us nutrients for our plants. 134 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:03,257 That's a closed-loop. 135 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:06,427 The fish and plants are part of a basic aquaponics setup. 136 00:07:06,927 --> 00:07:09,096 Waste from the fish is pumped to feed the plants 137 00:07:09,180 --> 00:07:12,808 through a constant flow of water. This isn't just a house. 138 00:07:12,892 --> 00:07:16,270 Aside from basic shelter, the structure is designed to grow food 139 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:18,397 and be a completely sustainable, 140 00:07:18,481 --> 00:07:22,109 zero-carbon, zero-waste, livable work of art. 141 00:07:22,193 --> 00:07:24,361 Oh, and, of course, the house runs on solar. 142 00:07:24,445 --> 00:07:28,407 This is made from the world's biggest waste product, which is straw. Compressed. 143 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:30,576 No glue. Absolutely no chemicals. 144 00:07:30,659 --> 00:07:33,120 -No synthetic materials. -This is all straw? 145 00:07:33,204 --> 00:07:34,705 Heat and pressure. 146 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:37,041 Yep. 60 ton of pressure at 60 degrees. 147 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:41,462 It causes the embedded moisture to steam up, and it locks the panel together. 148 00:07:41,545 --> 00:07:44,465 -And you cannot burn it. It does not burn. -Wow! 149 00:07:44,548 --> 00:07:46,717 And everything is sealed with natural lime. 150 00:07:47,218 --> 00:07:50,262 Construction and demolition debris can make up as much as 30% 151 00:07:50,346 --> 00:07:52,181 of our landfill waste, 152 00:07:52,264 --> 00:07:56,602 but Joost uses construction materials that are either recyclable or compostable. 153 00:07:56,685 --> 00:08:00,689 You see this behind the copper there? That's magnesium board, which Romans used. 154 00:08:00,773 --> 00:08:03,067 -Composed of magnesium oxide. -Yeah. 155 00:08:03,150 --> 00:08:06,278 So I love this stuff. Fireproof too, yeah? 156 00:08:06,362 --> 00:08:09,448 Completely naturally fire-resistant, naturally mold-resistant. 157 00:08:09,532 --> 00:08:12,952 At the end of the building's life, crush it and turn it into the same thing. 158 00:08:13,035 --> 00:08:16,288 It's the ultimate-closed loop. I treat this like an organic restaurant. 159 00:08:16,372 --> 00:08:20,251 So if a material doesn't comply with wooden-made organic certification, 160 00:08:20,334 --> 00:08:21,168 I don't use it. 161 00:08:21,252 --> 00:08:23,254 And it's beautiful timber. 162 00:08:24,255 --> 00:08:27,633 I just love everything about this. We're only in the garage. 163 00:08:27,716 --> 00:08:30,553 As Joost said, he treats this place like an organic restaurant, 164 00:08:30,636 --> 00:08:34,056 and on the rooftop sits a completely organic farm. 165 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:38,894 If we can transform our homes and our living environment to be productive, 166 00:08:38,978 --> 00:08:42,439 we can take the pressure off farmers, and farmers can then start re-wilding 167 00:08:42,523 --> 00:08:44,817 and replanting and… We don't need more land. 168 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:47,653 We just need to be smarter about what we use, you know. 169 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:51,657 I feel like we've spent four or five million years immersed in our food system. 170 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:54,618 We've spent the last hundred removing ourselves from it. 171 00:08:54,702 --> 00:08:56,787 And we're all craving to be back in it. 172 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:59,790 All the food grown here is brought to the kitchen to be prepared 173 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:03,711 by Joost's partners and award-winning chefs, Jo and Matt. 174 00:09:03,794 --> 00:09:06,547 And their kitchen staff of one, Lou. 175 00:09:06,630 --> 00:09:09,717 Chefs Jo and Matt live in the house, cooking and preserving fresh 176 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,803 and healthy dinners to a small number of customers each night 177 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:15,139 in an intimate home restaurant setting. 178 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:17,891 Best of all, this whole thing is a nonprofit 179 00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:21,812 created to showcase how delicious zero-waste methods can taste. 180 00:09:22,438 --> 00:09:25,482 What we're trying to do here is get people excited about urban food. 181 00:09:25,566 --> 00:09:28,193 Like, how much food can you grow where you live? 182 00:09:28,277 --> 00:09:29,695 That's what this project is. 183 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,448 -Is this rainwater? -Yeah, filtered rainwater. 184 00:09:34,450 --> 00:09:35,326 Ah. 185 00:09:35,409 --> 00:09:37,494 Here we are. So we have our cricket bowls. 186 00:09:37,995 --> 00:09:40,789 Essentially a falafel, but with chickpeas we grow on the roof. 187 00:09:40,873 --> 00:09:44,251 Herbs and veggies from the garden, a few spices. It's about 10% cricket. 188 00:09:44,335 --> 00:09:45,961 So it's full of protein. 189 00:09:46,045 --> 00:09:48,631 A little fermented chili and koji hot sauce on the side. 190 00:09:48,714 --> 00:09:50,257 Mine don't have cricket? 191 00:09:50,341 --> 00:09:51,675 -No. -Cool. 192 00:09:56,472 --> 00:09:57,348 Oh. 193 00:09:58,891 --> 00:10:00,851 -Tastes like cricket? -Tastes like chicke-- 194 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:03,771 -Hi, Maggie. -Sorry. This doesn't taste like you. 195 00:10:04,396 --> 00:10:06,482 -Hi, Maggie. -It tastes much better. 196 00:10:10,277 --> 00:10:11,111 Yeah. 197 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:17,076 -That's really nice. -It's all right? Awesome. 198 00:10:17,159 --> 00:10:20,287 And crickets contain all the amino acids as well. 199 00:10:20,996 --> 00:10:24,708 And they're kind of living off all the stuff that we can't use. 200 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:29,254 So if the zucchini's too far gone or growing really fast-- 201 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:30,589 He almost the veggies. 202 00:10:30,673 --> 00:10:32,466 -Oh. 203 00:10:33,217 --> 00:10:34,051 Maggie. 204 00:10:37,471 --> 00:10:39,014 Those are really good. 205 00:10:39,098 --> 00:10:41,642 I know somebody tried to make a cricket protein powder. 206 00:10:41,725 --> 00:10:44,311 -That's delicious. -There's cricket bars and stuff. 207 00:10:44,395 --> 00:10:48,732 So this one here is our sprouted green risotto. 208 00:10:48,816 --> 00:10:52,361 So whenever Matt and I go and stay at Joost's house, 209 00:10:52,444 --> 00:10:56,657 he always makes us risotto. We use cashew, spinach, and leek purée, 210 00:10:56,740 --> 00:11:00,411 and there's heaps of sprouted grains and a little bit of pumpkin seed oil. 211 00:11:00,494 --> 00:11:01,912 Wow, that's beautiful. 212 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:03,914 Wow! 213 00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:06,333 -This is unreal. -Thank you. 214 00:11:06,417 --> 00:11:08,377 I'm stoked. I didn't know we got to eat. 215 00:11:10,504 --> 00:11:11,588 This is beautiful. 216 00:11:12,089 --> 00:11:14,508 I mean, just every bite, it's just life. 217 00:11:14,591 --> 00:11:18,470 It's simple. We're not doing anything new. This stuff has been done for centuries. 218 00:11:18,554 --> 00:11:20,931 We're just applying it into a modern space. 219 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:23,851 If we can inspire people to take away one or two elements 220 00:11:23,934 --> 00:11:26,645 of these things and apply it to their own life, that's a win. 221 00:11:26,729 --> 00:11:30,607 And once they start doing it, it becomes really, you know, the next thing. 222 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:34,778 Someone might start composting and look at the waste they bring in their house. 223 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:37,489 Before you know it, you're living a sustainable life. 224 00:11:37,573 --> 00:11:41,034 When you live a sustainable life, it's more delicious, which is the key. 225 00:11:41,118 --> 00:11:45,038 What Joost has done is incredible, and it's a great example of reducing waste 226 00:11:45,122 --> 00:11:47,541 and recycling and reusing everything. 227 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:50,252 While that may not be a way of living for everyone, 228 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:52,671 it's possible to pick and choose even a few elements 229 00:11:52,755 --> 00:11:55,424 to create a more sustainable life in any home. 230 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:59,303 I'm blown away, guys. This is so fun and so exciting to be here. 231 00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:02,556 Thank you for the beautiful food. Thanks for bringing us into your home 232 00:12:02,639 --> 00:12:07,728 and sharing all these magical, simple, beautiful ways that you're living. 233 00:12:07,811 --> 00:12:10,606 -It's really incredible. Beautifully done. -Thanks for coming. 234 00:12:15,611 --> 00:12:19,198 A small kiosk dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers 235 00:12:19,281 --> 00:12:22,326 caught our crew's attention because of this simple sign. 236 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:23,535 -Rolling. -Ten o'clock. 237 00:12:24,286 --> 00:12:25,162 Yeah. 238 00:12:25,245 --> 00:12:28,582 As luck would have it, right in the middle of Melbourne's Fed Square, 239 00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:32,377 we stumbled upon Australia's first carbon-neutral carryout food stand 240 00:12:32,461 --> 00:12:34,421 as the crew was looking for lunch. 241 00:12:35,798 --> 00:12:37,716 And Darin was eager to make a new friend. 242 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,885 Yeah, like, we were shooting down there, 243 00:12:39,968 --> 00:12:43,222 and a bunch of our crew just happened to walk by. 244 00:12:43,305 --> 00:12:47,309 -It smells amazing. I'm getting this waft. -Beautiful Lebanese street food. 245 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,604 Yeah. Why did you design it this way? 246 00:12:50,687 --> 00:12:53,732 I had a passion for the environment, sustainability. 247 00:12:53,816 --> 00:12:55,526 So it runs on solar battery. 248 00:12:55,609 --> 00:12:58,862 We've got a generator, but the generator runs on what they call B100, 249 00:12:58,946 --> 00:13:00,948 which is biodiesel. So it's carbon-neutral. 250 00:13:01,031 --> 00:13:05,619 Behind here, we do have a advanced double-filter rainwater system 251 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:07,621 that filters the water before we use it. 252 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:12,459 And I just noticed you have this CO2 offset. 253 00:13:12,543 --> 00:13:16,004 -Instead of, like, calories, you like-- -Yeah, so this is new as well. 254 00:13:16,088 --> 00:13:18,131 So we went one step further, 255 00:13:18,215 --> 00:13:21,552 and we wanted to communicate to the customer that by eating here, 256 00:13:21,635 --> 00:13:24,346 that's the carbon emissions that you're saving on each item. 257 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:28,559 This is all very nice, but Darin's only two concerns now are, 258 00:13:28,642 --> 00:13:31,895 "Do you have vegan choices?" and, "What do they taste like?" 259 00:13:31,979 --> 00:13:35,148 We're gonna cook you a za'atar vegan cheese and vegetable. 260 00:13:35,232 --> 00:13:38,318 -Here we go. There it is. -Oh, hey. Boom! 261 00:13:38,402 --> 00:13:41,321 -It's not normally that fast. -Wow! That's so fast. 262 00:13:41,405 --> 00:13:44,283 Mediterranean food offers some really flavorful 263 00:13:44,366 --> 00:13:47,619 and satisfying vegan choices, and this is no exception. 264 00:13:48,203 --> 00:13:51,373 All that, and he's doing it without adding carbon into the air. 265 00:13:51,456 --> 00:13:54,376 It's encouraging to see businesses like this one succeed 266 00:13:54,459 --> 00:13:57,212 by innovating delicious ways to reduce waste. 267 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:02,467 Whoa. 268 00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:04,344 -That's friggin' good. 269 00:14:06,847 --> 00:14:07,681 Dude. 270 00:14:09,725 --> 00:14:10,559 Stoked. 271 00:14:11,643 --> 00:14:14,563 -Glad you like it. -Way to go. Awesome. Way to go. 272 00:14:16,148 --> 00:14:19,401 Australia itself represents so many different aspects, 273 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:22,029 and there's so much here that can represent 274 00:14:22,112 --> 00:14:24,865 so many different things in the world from, you know, 275 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:27,034 the environmental challenges, 276 00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:31,330 from the Indigenous challenges to, you know, all these kinds of things, so… 277 00:14:31,413 --> 00:14:33,457 -Yeah. -What is that thing? 278 00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:35,334 It's probably the lane… 279 00:14:35,417 --> 00:14:36,793 -Oh, right. -…indicator. 280 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:40,714 -That's, uh… automatic . -Yeah. 281 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:44,217 When it doesn't like what we're saying, it just naturally-- 282 00:14:44,301 --> 00:14:46,053 In real-time bleep. 283 00:14:46,136 --> 00:14:46,970 Sure. 284 00:14:47,054 --> 00:14:48,639 -What the ? 285 00:14:51,183 --> 00:14:57,439 About 1.3 billion tons of edible food is wasted globally each year. 286 00:14:57,522 --> 00:15:00,025 That's enough to feed three billion people. 287 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:03,654 Local non-profit Ozharvest is doing something about that, 288 00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:05,405 one bruised apple at a time. 289 00:15:05,489 --> 00:15:06,323 Hey, how are you? 290 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:08,492 -Lovely to meet you. I'm Ronni. -You too. 291 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:09,409 Hi, Ronni. 292 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:11,286 You've heard of no-kill animal rescues. 293 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:14,247 Ozharvest is like a no-kill food rescue. 294 00:15:14,331 --> 00:15:16,959 So just to give you an example of what we do, 295 00:15:17,042 --> 00:15:19,544 this is produce that's just been collected. 296 00:15:19,628 --> 00:15:22,047 They operate in cities all over Australia, 297 00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:25,300 but we're here in Sydney to meet the founder and see how it all works. 298 00:15:25,384 --> 00:15:30,138 And this will go out to feed hungry people either later tonight or tomorrow. 299 00:15:30,222 --> 00:15:33,100 All of the fruit we're looking at started out fresh and perfect, 300 00:15:33,183 --> 00:15:35,811 but as customers at grocery stores picked through it, 301 00:15:35,894 --> 00:15:39,898 all looking for their chosen piece, what's left has become so bruised 302 00:15:39,982 --> 00:15:44,528 and unsellable to the public, the retailer has no choice but to throw it all away. 303 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,613 So what is this? Like, a blemished pepper? 304 00:15:46,697 --> 00:15:49,866 -There might be a little freckle. -And that's all it takes. 305 00:15:49,950 --> 00:15:54,079 -That's all it takes. -This is all wonderful food. 306 00:15:54,162 --> 00:15:55,539 We are so fussy. 307 00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:59,251 If we were willing to buy that, this would not go to waste. 308 00:15:59,334 --> 00:16:01,628 And that's when Ronni and Ozharvest swoop in 309 00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:05,090 to rescue this perfectly edible and delicious food, 310 00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:07,300 saving this precious commodity, 311 00:16:07,384 --> 00:16:10,512 and making sure it gets into the mouths that need it most. 312 00:16:10,595 --> 00:16:14,182 I think you guys should go out on a van because then you'd understand 313 00:16:14,266 --> 00:16:18,020 and see the volume of what there is to collect. 314 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:22,232 And then our job is to deliver that out so that it doesn't go to waste. 315 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:26,737 This is one of 65 refrigerated vans used to pick up food from retailers. 316 00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:29,364 And Ozharvest food rescue driver Jack 317 00:16:29,448 --> 00:16:33,493 has been nice enough to take us on a ride-along for a typical day's haul. 318 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:37,789 Going to our… one of our sort of national supermarkets, 319 00:16:37,873 --> 00:16:40,542 Woolworth's. Wooly's for short. 320 00:16:40,625 --> 00:16:44,004 What we do as drivers is we go in, and we basically make an assessment of, 321 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:46,506 like, "Is this good enough for someone to eat?" 322 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:50,802 So much food doesn't make it off the farm because oranges won't be the right shape. 323 00:16:50,886 --> 00:16:54,181 And every day we would rescue, say, like, an average of 324 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:57,809 fifty kilograms of fruit and vegetables from each store. 325 00:16:57,893 --> 00:16:59,561 -It's common sense. -Totally. 326 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:01,897 Why wouldn't you give food 327 00:17:01,980 --> 00:17:05,067 that someone discarded and give it to people that wanted it? 328 00:17:05,150 --> 00:17:06,943 -Yeah. Yeah. -And needed it. 329 00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:11,239 We've arrived at a nearby grocery chain that donates their dead food walking 330 00:17:11,323 --> 00:17:12,574 before it's too late. 331 00:17:12,657 --> 00:17:16,495 Manager Simon represents just one of thousands of food retailers 332 00:17:16,578 --> 00:17:18,497 that participate in this program. 333 00:17:18,580 --> 00:17:19,790 How's the donation looking? 334 00:17:19,873 --> 00:17:21,833 Got some good stuff. I'll go grab it. 335 00:17:21,917 --> 00:17:23,168 -Let's go. -Let's see. 336 00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:25,754 -Wow. -All right. 337 00:17:25,837 --> 00:17:28,090 -Plus I've got a bit more in the fridge. -Awesome. 338 00:17:28,757 --> 00:17:30,634 All of this is his donation for the day, 339 00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:34,429 which is now gonna be Darin's exercise/powerlifting for the day. 340 00:17:34,513 --> 00:17:37,349 -So this is just mine. -Yeah. This is just yours. 341 00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:41,228 Yeah, so that's it. Usually there are quite a bit more fruit and veg, 342 00:17:41,311 --> 00:17:42,354 a bit more perishable. 343 00:17:42,437 --> 00:17:44,731 So this is just a blemish on the apple. 344 00:17:45,232 --> 00:17:47,317 Yeah, or, like, some, like, spotty bananas. 345 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,320 -This kind of stuff. -Spotty? This is when it's good! 346 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,698 -How do we load it out? -Well, the door open. 347 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:55,909 -You got labor, Zac. -Yeah. 348 00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:58,662 -Should I go to the back? -Yeah. Chuck it in. 349 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,290 There you go. I'll slide it to you. 350 00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:06,336 Little teamwork makes the dream work. 351 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:09,005 -Bit of Tetris. -Look at that. That's incredible. 352 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:13,885 Wow, look at all the greens, all the kale. 353 00:18:13,969 --> 00:18:14,928 Oh man. 354 00:18:15,637 --> 00:18:19,057 -Good job, Tetris master. -You're gonna steal my job. 355 00:18:19,141 --> 00:18:22,853 -Easiest game of Tetris I've ever played. -You proved yourself. 356 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:25,188 -That was really fun. Cool. -Attaboy. 357 00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:29,693 -All right. -Thank you for that. Cheers, mate. 358 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:32,988 I am so stoked, man. It was so good. Great work. 359 00:18:33,071 --> 00:18:33,989 Tremendous. 360 00:18:34,072 --> 00:18:36,032 -See you later. -Yep. Let's do it. 361 00:18:42,497 --> 00:18:44,916 All of the food winds up here in this kitchen, 362 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,960 where it is quickly prepared into meals. 363 00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:48,587 This is Trav. 364 00:18:48,670 --> 00:18:51,423 A full-time executive chef and his team 365 00:18:51,506 --> 00:18:55,510 are dedicated to producing the best quality meals from the food they rescue. 366 00:18:56,094 --> 00:19:01,016 The system they have going on at Ozharvest is working so well, it begs the question… 367 00:19:01,099 --> 00:19:03,852 How come it hasn't worked in the States, do you think? 368 00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:06,730 There are some beautiful programs in the States, 369 00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:09,816 like Bon Jovi's got a beautiful program. 370 00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:12,736 So if you know him, that's cool. Connect us. 371 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:14,529 -Bon Jovi… -No, I can reach out. 372 00:19:14,613 --> 00:19:17,490 Hey, Google. Can you call Jon Bon Jovi? 373 00:19:17,574 --> 00:19:20,493 Sorry. I'm not finding a match in your contacts. 374 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,662 He's probably unlisted. 375 00:19:22,746 --> 00:19:26,249 There's also a special program to teach teens and young adults life skills 376 00:19:26,333 --> 00:19:30,462 like cooking and food conservation. The cooked meals are then distributed. 377 00:19:30,545 --> 00:19:36,343 So far, Ozharvest has delivered almost 29 and a half million meals to the needy. 378 00:19:36,426 --> 00:19:39,346 But this nonprofit couldn't do it without the generous donations 379 00:19:39,429 --> 00:19:42,432 of food, money, and time from the public. 380 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:44,684 That looks extraordinary, Chef. 381 00:19:44,768 --> 00:19:48,021 It's hard to believe all this food was destined to be in a dumpster. 382 00:19:48,104 --> 00:19:51,775 And it proves once again that our planet doesn't have a food-shortage problem. 383 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:53,985 It has a food-distribution problem. 384 00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:56,655 You are incredible. Thank you. This has been enlightening. 385 00:19:56,738 --> 00:19:58,156 I mean, for me. It's really cool. 386 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,951 Enlightening, fun, and tasty. 387 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:02,327 Well done, Ozharvest. 388 00:20:03,161 --> 00:20:05,872 Waste affects the land, the air, and the water. 389 00:20:05,956 --> 00:20:09,334 It's estimated that about 14 and a half tons of plastic 390 00:20:09,417 --> 00:20:12,337 end up in the oceans all over the world each year. 391 00:20:12,420 --> 00:20:15,507 Garbage and other toxic substances in the ocean 392 00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:18,551 decrease the oxygen levels and destroy habitats. 393 00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:21,930 And the overall effects can be deadly to all of the inhabitants. 394 00:20:22,764 --> 00:20:25,433 We're going out here a little bit. There's a big spool. 395 00:20:25,517 --> 00:20:27,519 -Gonna take it up the coast again. -Yeah. 396 00:20:30,021 --> 00:20:32,732 We're in a charter boat off the coast for a sightseeing trip 397 00:20:32,816 --> 00:20:35,026 to allow us an up close and personal look 398 00:20:35,110 --> 00:20:37,737 at the beauty in the ocean that we need to preserve. 399 00:20:42,784 --> 00:20:46,204 All right. We're coming into our little dolphins' relaxation area now, 400 00:20:46,288 --> 00:20:48,248 so let's get sorted and get into it. 401 00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:50,625 I need to point out we're in a jet propulsion boat. 402 00:20:50,709 --> 00:20:54,254 There's no chance for propellers of any kind to injure the sea life around us. 403 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:56,006 -Check that out, Zac. -Wow! 404 00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:57,424 Oh man. 405 00:20:57,966 --> 00:21:00,385 These guys are wild dolphins that have never been fed, 406 00:21:00,468 --> 00:21:05,056 never ever likely to be fed. So it's good. We like to keep them as wild as we can. 407 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,058 Yeah. That's very good. 408 00:21:07,142 --> 00:21:10,478 So how do you get 'em to not bite you? What's the trick there? 409 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:12,897 -Gotta be really cool in the water. -Just be chill? 410 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:14,566 -Yeah. Just chill. -All right. Cool. 411 00:21:14,649 --> 00:21:17,444 -'Cause they're ferocious, right? -Look at 'em. 412 00:21:18,486 --> 00:21:19,529 Wow, man. 413 00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:21,364 All right. Let's do this. 414 00:21:22,741 --> 00:21:24,409 Are there any sharks around here? 415 00:21:24,492 --> 00:21:25,577 Uh… 416 00:21:26,244 --> 00:21:27,954 -Don't bring it up. -Sometimes. 417 00:21:28,038 --> 00:21:32,751 Yeah, we got a good test, actually. Where's our ladle? Shark test. 418 00:21:32,834 --> 00:21:34,878 This is the most proven method. 419 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:38,715 You get a ladle. Take some water. 420 00:21:40,175 --> 00:21:42,719 -You swirl it around with your finger. -Yep. 421 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:45,138 Typically, you use your pinky. Taste it. 422 00:21:46,890 --> 00:21:48,058 If it tastes salty… 423 00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:49,517 There's gonna be sharks. 424 00:21:49,601 --> 00:21:51,186 Oh, I get it. 425 00:21:52,187 --> 00:21:54,397 Well, I hope there are no sharks around today. 426 00:21:54,898 --> 00:21:56,483 Please. Please. 427 00:21:56,566 --> 00:21:59,444 Quick and quiet. Try not to make too much splash when you go in. 428 00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:02,238 Once you're in, be as much like a dolphin as you can. 429 00:22:02,739 --> 00:22:04,324 -Slide in? -Yep. 430 00:22:26,888 --> 00:22:30,183 There's something so primal about connecting with the ocean. 431 00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,227 I feel it on the beach when I'm surfing, 432 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:35,563 and especially today, swimming with these beautiful creatures 433 00:22:35,647 --> 00:22:38,108 and understanding that this is their home too. 434 00:22:38,191 --> 00:22:40,693 Whoa! They're right there! 435 00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:43,029 They get so close! 436 00:23:01,673 --> 00:23:04,551 Thanks for the swim. I'll try my best to keep it clean, guys. 437 00:23:07,762 --> 00:23:10,849 Just outside Sydney is a retail outlet 438 00:23:10,932 --> 00:23:13,685 and mail-order warehouse called Flora & Fauna. 439 00:23:13,768 --> 00:23:17,564 Their platform is simple, a business that uses its power to do good. 440 00:23:18,356 --> 00:23:19,732 We're here to meet the founder 441 00:23:19,816 --> 00:23:23,903 and learn exactly how her company turns doing good into good business. 442 00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:28,283 Oh, but first Darin and I will use the Force to open this door. 443 00:23:29,075 --> 00:23:31,953 There you go. Good pull. -Oh God, I hope she didn't see that. 444 00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:34,038 -Hey, how are you? -Hey. Lovely to meet you. 445 00:23:34,122 --> 00:23:35,498 -Hey. Darin. -I'm Julie. 446 00:23:35,582 --> 00:23:37,834 -Hi, Julie. I'm Zac. -Nice to meet you. I'm Julie. 447 00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:39,919 -How's it goin'? -Welcome. Good. Really good. 448 00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:43,173 We've heard some good things about what you're doing here, sustainably. 449 00:23:43,256 --> 00:23:47,218 Thank you. Yeah, we try and make the world a better place in our little way. 450 00:23:47,302 --> 00:23:50,472 So I view what we do as we're a platform for purpose. 451 00:23:50,555 --> 00:23:52,348 That's how I kinda look at it. 452 00:23:52,432 --> 00:23:55,560 And we sell really good products. Everything's vegan and cruelty-free. 453 00:23:55,643 --> 00:23:58,354 -Vegan and cruelty-free. -Yeah, so no animal testing. 454 00:23:58,438 --> 00:24:00,023 Plus also no animal ingredients. 455 00:24:00,607 --> 00:24:03,234 So, yeah. So that's just, like, out the gates. 456 00:24:03,318 --> 00:24:04,903 And just that alone 457 00:24:04,986 --> 00:24:06,863 that requires a lot of work. 458 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,657 -A lot of research. Lot of investigation. -Yeah, it is. 459 00:24:09,741 --> 00:24:13,745 So I'm a big believer you can absolutely be a profitable business 460 00:24:13,828 --> 00:24:15,455 and a purpose-driven business. 461 00:24:15,538 --> 00:24:17,457 And the two are not distinct, 462 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:20,460 but they absolutely are… can be and should be together. 463 00:24:20,543 --> 00:24:23,755 Yeah, I'd love to see what you're doing, how you're doing it, 464 00:24:23,838 --> 00:24:26,716 and what are some of your favorite products? 465 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:28,843 -Could be here a while. 466 00:24:28,927 --> 00:24:31,638 How you ever used a shampoo bar? 467 00:24:32,430 --> 00:24:33,640 Yes. 468 00:24:33,723 --> 00:24:37,018 So this is a really great brand. It's a Kiwi brand from New Zealand, 469 00:24:37,101 --> 00:24:40,563 and they make everything as bars, and they come in compostable packaging. 470 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:44,108 If you buy shampoo and conditioner, most of it is water anyway. 471 00:24:44,192 --> 00:24:46,486 -We're just transporting water around. -Smell this. 472 00:24:46,569 --> 00:24:51,533 And they're really good. This is a kitchen spray in a concentrate. 473 00:24:51,616 --> 00:24:55,787 So you get that like that, you break that up, you put it into a bowl, 474 00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:58,998 put some boiling water on, and it's like magic. 475 00:24:59,082 --> 00:25:01,292 -Oh, I've seen these before. Condoms. -Hey. 476 00:25:01,376 --> 00:25:03,336 -Hey. -Recognize this box. 477 00:25:03,419 --> 00:25:05,129 -Johnny's. -Yeah. 478 00:25:05,213 --> 00:25:07,632 Johnny condoms, so they're vegan. You wouldn't think-- 479 00:25:07,715 --> 00:25:10,385 I didn't even know that was criteria for… Never mind. 480 00:25:10,468 --> 00:25:13,596 -I don't know. I'm digging a hole here. -Yeah, you are digging a hole. 481 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:18,726 Anyway, moving on. Every product they offer helps reduce waste in some way, 482 00:25:18,810 --> 00:25:21,229 is a better choice for the environment to some degree, 483 00:25:21,312 --> 00:25:24,482 and is sourced to ensure fair wages and working conditions. 484 00:25:24,983 --> 00:25:27,402 So here is our recycling. 485 00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:30,071 We said to all of our customers, 486 00:25:30,154 --> 00:25:34,242 send us your old bottles back, and we'll get them recycled. 487 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:36,035 And we incentivize them for doing so. 488 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:40,164 So we'll give them ten bucks to spend in our store for every box they send back. 489 00:25:40,248 --> 00:25:41,916 -Oh, right on. -That's so cool. 490 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,962 We need to do this, and then we need to improve, in general, product packaging, 491 00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:48,131 and do refills. 492 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:52,218 Should be doing way more around refills and things like that. And just, like, 493 00:25:52,719 --> 00:25:56,347 the human race is smart. We can innovate our way out of this. 494 00:25:56,431 --> 00:25:58,391 Everybody understands recycling. 495 00:25:58,474 --> 00:26:01,769 We toss a recyclable item in the proper bin, and there it is. 496 00:26:01,853 --> 00:26:04,397 We've done our part, and that item will now be chewed up 497 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:08,067 in some giant machine and turned into a brand-new product. 498 00:26:08,151 --> 00:26:09,319 Yay! Recycling! 499 00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:12,572 Oh, honey. 500 00:26:12,655 --> 00:26:16,075 That's a sweet little story you've told, but I'm afraid it's just not that simple. 501 00:26:16,159 --> 00:26:18,244 Huh? Uh-oh. What do you mean? 502 00:26:18,328 --> 00:26:20,747 Well, for glass, aluminum, paper, and cardboard, 503 00:26:20,830 --> 00:26:22,874 most of that stuff is pretty straightforward. 504 00:26:22,957 --> 00:26:26,377 But when it comes to plastic, it's a bit more complicated. 505 00:26:26,461 --> 00:26:30,840 Most cities are only capable of recycling the plastics with the number one or two. 506 00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:32,800 All the others, three through seven, 507 00:26:32,884 --> 00:26:35,595 you need to take those to special facilities to be recycled. 508 00:26:35,678 --> 00:26:38,222 Because if you throw those in your recycle bin at home, 509 00:26:38,306 --> 00:26:41,225 they'll just get incinerated or wind up in the landfill. 510 00:26:41,309 --> 00:26:44,312 And plastic film, flexible packaging, dry cleaning bags, 511 00:26:44,395 --> 00:26:46,064 all that thin stuff like me, 512 00:26:46,648 --> 00:26:50,485 we usually get tossed aside, because we tend to jam up the machinery. 513 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:51,402 So what can we do? 514 00:26:51,486 --> 00:26:55,490 Here's a big step in the right direction and one little step for your part. 515 00:26:55,990 --> 00:27:00,286 Many retailers have in-store drop-off bins made especially for wrap plastic, 516 00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:03,081 and Nature Valley has invented the first bar wrapper 517 00:27:03,164 --> 00:27:06,876 for store drop-off recycling. The bins are taken to special facilities 518 00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:10,880 that are equipped to recycle thin plastics, like bags, Bubble Wrap, 519 00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:13,591 and cute little Nature Valley granola bar wrappers like me. 520 00:27:13,675 --> 00:27:15,677 And that way, we can be recycled 521 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:19,055 and turned into all sorts of new items for people to use. 522 00:27:19,889 --> 00:27:22,475 -That's great. -It sure is. 523 00:27:22,558 --> 00:27:25,520 -Hey, where'd she go? -Don't worry. I'll be back! 524 00:27:27,021 --> 00:27:30,400 We have our fabulous team here packing some orders. 525 00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:32,485 And our packaging is always plastic-free. 526 00:27:32,568 --> 00:27:33,403 -Right on. -Yeah. 527 00:27:33,486 --> 00:27:36,406 We've calculated we've saved about 30 tons of packaging. 528 00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:38,658 Thirty tons. Thirty tons. 529 00:27:38,741 --> 00:27:41,285 That's about five full-grown elephants. 530 00:27:41,369 --> 00:27:43,454 That's an average-sized fire truck. 531 00:27:43,538 --> 00:27:46,040 It's around 8,600 chickens. 532 00:27:46,124 --> 00:27:48,543 That's almost 600,000 hamsters. 533 00:27:48,626 --> 00:27:51,003 You get the idea. They're saving a lot of waste here. 534 00:27:51,087 --> 00:27:53,339 …like glass or whatever else. Just wrap that. 535 00:27:53,423 --> 00:27:55,550 -Yeah, I've seen that before. -Yeah. 536 00:27:55,633 --> 00:27:59,137 And each package comes with a handwritten note of inspiration. 537 00:27:59,220 --> 00:28:01,180 We've written over a half million now. 538 00:28:01,264 --> 00:28:02,682 -Amazing. -Like, heaps. 539 00:28:02,765 --> 00:28:05,184 We launched an initiative to help other retailers 540 00:28:05,268 --> 00:28:07,228 and other businesses use better packaging. 541 00:28:07,311 --> 00:28:10,523 So we've listed all of our supplies on our website and just said, 542 00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:11,524 "Go and use these." 543 00:28:11,607 --> 00:28:13,818 -Cool. People starting to trickle over? -Yeah. 544 00:28:13,901 --> 00:28:17,447 Well, we also said to all of our brands, "Hey, this is what we want you to do." 545 00:28:17,530 --> 00:28:19,657 "So don't… Stop sending us plastic." 546 00:28:19,741 --> 00:28:22,118 What we're doing now is we're being really selective. 547 00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:23,911 So when we go and source products, 548 00:28:23,995 --> 00:28:26,706 we go, "How were they packaged when you deliver them to us?" 549 00:28:26,789 --> 00:28:27,623 Ah, cool. 550 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:31,043 With everything we do, it's "Can we do it better in some way?" 551 00:28:31,127 --> 00:28:33,671 Would you like to pack some parcels and write some notes? 552 00:28:33,755 --> 00:28:35,047 -Sure. Yeah. -Absolutely. 553 00:28:35,131 --> 00:28:38,760 Let's do it. So what we will do is we'll get you a couple of boxes. 554 00:28:38,843 --> 00:28:40,928 All right. Zac's already on it. There we go. 555 00:28:41,012 --> 00:28:43,389 What do you do with the squares… Fold them in. 556 00:28:43,890 --> 00:28:45,767 Tuck in. Tuck those in. 557 00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:48,019 -You can do it. -Yeah. Brilliant. 558 00:28:48,102 --> 00:28:48,936 You can do it. 559 00:28:50,021 --> 00:28:51,439 -I've got it, guys. 560 00:28:51,522 --> 00:28:53,900 That's right. I can't fold a box. 561 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:56,027 -I'm hopeless. -That's it. You got it. 562 00:28:56,110 --> 00:29:00,323 Okay, got it. So you do have to work… Shut up, Darin. Just shut… 563 00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:03,075 He's there. He's almost there. 564 00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:04,744 -Is that it? -Nope. 565 00:29:04,827 --> 00:29:07,121 Is it really not? Oh, this one has to go in. 566 00:29:07,622 --> 00:29:09,999 Cracked. He's cracked the code. 567 00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:13,628 I feel so much pressure. 568 00:29:13,711 --> 00:29:17,840 I know what my note's gonna be. "Sorry, your box is bent five different ways." 569 00:29:17,924 --> 00:29:19,634 -Hey! -Hey! 570 00:29:20,343 --> 00:29:22,303 Thank you. Three hours later. 571 00:29:23,554 --> 00:29:26,474 So if you press that foot pedal… Whoo! 572 00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:29,852 -Yep. There it is. -Then we'll put some of these in here. 573 00:29:29,936 --> 00:29:31,687 That's perfect. Great. 574 00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:34,565 And then you can write a note of your choice. 575 00:29:43,491 --> 00:29:45,326 -Can't read it. -Sweet. 576 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:48,329 Brilliant. That's it. Then close them up. 577 00:29:48,412 --> 00:29:50,248 -Close 'em up. -Then we ship 'em off. 578 00:29:57,839 --> 00:29:59,549 This is our store. 579 00:29:59,632 --> 00:30:01,801 -Oh, you got everything in here. -Yeah. 580 00:30:01,884 --> 00:30:03,928 We've got about a thousand products in here, 581 00:30:04,011 --> 00:30:05,972 but of course, we can get everything from the back. 582 00:30:06,055 --> 00:30:08,015 Wow, I want everything in here. 583 00:30:08,099 --> 00:30:09,725 The categories we have, 584 00:30:09,809 --> 00:30:11,602 beauty and health, but we've just launched pet. 585 00:30:11,686 --> 00:30:14,605 'Cause, like, dogs can have plant-based treat. 586 00:30:14,689 --> 00:30:16,607 Yeah. I wanna, like, load up. 587 00:30:16,691 --> 00:30:18,651 -You wanna… Okay. -Yeah, I'd love to. 588 00:30:18,734 --> 00:30:21,737 Look at that. Raspberry, chocolate, dark. 589 00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:24,615 They're made by a guy called Brian who's an 80-year-old potter, 590 00:30:24,699 --> 00:30:27,326 who lives in Queensland. And he makes these pottery cups. 591 00:30:27,994 --> 00:30:30,663 That's your shampoo bar. Yes. That's a good one too. 592 00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:32,582 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. You did good. 593 00:30:35,084 --> 00:30:36,043 Got your things? 594 00:30:36,127 --> 00:30:39,338 Thanks for having us and showing us around. This is just fascinating. 595 00:30:39,422 --> 00:30:41,340 -Pleasure. -People are gonna be blown away. 596 00:30:41,424 --> 00:30:43,843 Welcome anytime. Particularly box packing. 597 00:30:43,926 --> 00:30:46,554 -Yeah, definitely. -She's being way too kind. 598 00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:50,892 What was your favorite part of the Flora & Fauna? 599 00:30:50,975 --> 00:30:54,729 I just can't wait to see that completely blow up. It makes so much sense. 600 00:30:55,688 --> 00:30:59,358 Well, it's the way things should be, and the fact that it's novel… 601 00:30:59,942 --> 00:31:03,112 It's not a common business structure. It should be. 602 00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:06,574 You realize the choices that can be different… 603 00:31:06,657 --> 00:31:07,909 -Yeah. -…in your life. 604 00:31:07,992 --> 00:31:11,370 That sounds healthy, clean, and comfortable. 605 00:31:11,454 --> 00:31:13,039 Any time, all the time. 606 00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:27,053 In a small intercity area of Sydney sits a narrow storefront 607 00:31:27,136 --> 00:31:30,139 with a colorful sign that needs no words. 608 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:31,432 Cool sign. 609 00:31:31,515 --> 00:31:33,601 -I think this is the butcher shop. -Must be it. 610 00:31:33,684 --> 00:31:37,563 This is Fish Butchery, and what you see on the sign is what you get. 611 00:31:37,647 --> 00:31:39,690 -Chef! Hey, how's it going? -Hey, how are you? 612 00:31:39,774 --> 00:31:41,484 Because Chef Josh Niland's goal 613 00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:44,528 is to take the often tossed aside parts of the fish 614 00:31:44,612 --> 00:31:47,740 and instead utilize them in some of the most creative 615 00:31:47,823 --> 00:31:50,284 and certainly waste-reducing ways imaginable. 616 00:31:50,368 --> 00:31:53,788 This is a bit of how we display the fish, which is indicative of 617 00:31:53,871 --> 00:31:55,831 a new style of fish shop. 618 00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:59,043 So we lay everything out so that the customer comes in, 619 00:31:59,126 --> 00:32:01,337 and it's not that stacked-up fish. 620 00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:04,215 We're showing people that "here's the best of the best." 621 00:32:04,298 --> 00:32:06,175 When you come in and get some fish, 622 00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:08,970 we can get the whole product out of the cool room, 623 00:32:09,053 --> 00:32:11,806 cut it for you exactly the way that you want it. 624 00:32:11,889 --> 00:32:13,683 -Look at all this. -Brilliant. 625 00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:15,559 An up-close look at fish butchering 626 00:32:15,643 --> 00:32:18,229 goes against everything Darin stands for as a vegan. 627 00:32:18,312 --> 00:32:21,148 However, he's agreed to try and endure the discomfort 628 00:32:21,232 --> 00:32:23,734 in an effort to understand what it is they do here, 629 00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:25,903 and how it contributes to reducing waste. 630 00:32:25,987 --> 00:32:28,114 This is not your main kitchen. 631 00:32:28,197 --> 00:32:30,741 The chef's award-winning seafood restaurant, Saint Peter, 632 00:32:30,825 --> 00:32:32,118 is just a few doors down. 633 00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:35,871 We got to a point where everybody was like, "I really wanna eat an eyeball." 634 00:32:35,955 --> 00:32:39,125 And "I really wanna eat liver." And "I wanna eat your dry, aged fish." 635 00:32:39,208 --> 00:32:41,043 And the secondaries of the fish 636 00:32:41,127 --> 00:32:45,464 became more prominently kind of desired than the fillet. 637 00:32:45,548 --> 00:32:48,884 My wife Julie and I, we decided to open this business here. 638 00:32:48,968 --> 00:32:52,805 Literally, cultures all around the world, Middle East, all through Asia, 639 00:32:52,888 --> 00:32:56,892 that require the use of a whole fish or a whole animal 640 00:32:56,976 --> 00:33:01,022 based only on necessity that they have to consume the whole animal. 641 00:33:01,105 --> 00:33:03,190 How much of the fish typically gets wasted on-- 642 00:33:03,274 --> 00:33:05,151 Fifty-five percent, roughly. 643 00:33:05,234 --> 00:33:06,861 -Really? -On a round fish. 644 00:33:06,944 --> 00:33:09,447 That's a startling statistic, what you just said. 645 00:33:09,530 --> 00:33:15,661 If nearly 50% of the fish that we're overfishing is being discarded… 646 00:33:15,745 --> 00:33:16,579 Yeah. 647 00:33:16,662 --> 00:33:20,875 …and not even utilizing this, that's a horrible system. 648 00:33:20,958 --> 00:33:25,713 Hence why Julie and I designed the butchery to be the way this is, 649 00:33:25,796 --> 00:33:30,009 which is walk in the door, here's a fish, head on. 650 00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:31,927 It's fresh. It just got caught. 651 00:33:32,011 --> 00:33:35,264 Mongering is to deal and trade in a commodity. 652 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:38,851 Butchery is to bring value and then sell its meat. 653 00:33:38,934 --> 00:33:41,896 So that's what we're doing. Hence the title Fish Butchery. 654 00:33:42,396 --> 00:33:44,940 -Shall I get my fish out? -Yeah. I'd love to see it. 655 00:33:46,609 --> 00:33:47,443 Unbelievable. 656 00:33:48,986 --> 00:33:50,613 So this is blue-eye trevalla. 657 00:33:51,113 --> 00:33:51,947 Um… 658 00:33:52,031 --> 00:33:55,201 -Wow, look at that thing. -Caught in Sydney yesterday afternoon. 659 00:33:55,284 --> 00:33:58,412 I need to maximize the full extent of what this is. 660 00:33:58,496 --> 00:34:01,707 So when I gut a fish, we use just the very top tip 661 00:34:01,791 --> 00:34:06,170 because if you do it the end and then just straight up, that's really fast, 662 00:34:06,253 --> 00:34:09,632 but you're gonna destroy everything that was potentially possible to use. 663 00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:12,593 So that's the bass grouper heart. 664 00:34:14,261 --> 00:34:15,346 Wow, look at that. 665 00:34:15,846 --> 00:34:17,848 And so, super tiny. 666 00:34:18,516 --> 00:34:20,768 All right. This one here is the gills. 667 00:34:21,268 --> 00:34:25,689 And so, by taking it out in one piece, what that gives us now is the ability 668 00:34:25,773 --> 00:34:30,027 to actually sort it so that we can use it to its full potential. 669 00:34:31,278 --> 00:34:34,031 I've been cooking now since I was 15. 670 00:34:34,115 --> 00:34:37,201 And it was for working in enough fish restaurants, 671 00:34:37,284 --> 00:34:41,747 observing how much fish was going in the bin, that made me then question, 672 00:34:41,831 --> 00:34:44,125 well, that has a dollar value. 673 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:46,335 Every single thing that comes off a fish, 674 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:48,879 not only is it disrespectful and neglectful to be 675 00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:52,424 just removing it from your mind and it going into the bin, 676 00:34:52,508 --> 00:34:55,803 but all of it comes at a cost to the business. 677 00:34:55,886 --> 00:34:56,971 So that's the liver. 678 00:34:57,471 --> 00:34:58,305 Wow. 679 00:34:58,889 --> 00:35:02,810 Extraordinary to just panfry and put it on toast with some parsley leaves. 680 00:35:02,893 --> 00:35:04,353 And it's like heaven. 681 00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:07,022 It surpasses foie gras, duck liver. 682 00:35:07,106 --> 00:35:08,774 Like, it's amazing. 683 00:35:08,858 --> 00:35:13,529 This one is the stomach of the fish. We clean it out really thoroughly, 684 00:35:13,612 --> 00:35:16,657 and we brine it overnight, and then we steam it. 685 00:35:16,740 --> 00:35:19,618 We cut these into rings. We crumb them, and we deep-fry them. 686 00:35:19,702 --> 00:35:21,662 So this is a yellowfin tuna eye. 687 00:35:22,413 --> 00:35:25,833 We take the eye out of the tuna, and then we blend the eyes. 688 00:35:25,916 --> 00:35:29,044 So that's probably the equivalent of about four to five eyes. 689 00:35:29,128 --> 00:35:33,841 And we blend it in a blender, and then we mix tapioca starch into it, 690 00:35:33,924 --> 00:35:35,134 like a prawn cracker. 691 00:35:35,217 --> 00:35:37,928 -This going in the restaurant? Can I try? -You eat it, man. 692 00:35:41,265 --> 00:35:42,349 Fish eyes. 693 00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:43,726 Mm. 694 00:35:43,809 --> 00:35:45,603 -Wow. 695 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,355 -Oh my gosh. -It's a eyeball cracker. 696 00:35:48,439 --> 00:35:49,315 That's beautiful. 697 00:35:49,398 --> 00:35:51,775 That was where it started, like, in terms of… 698 00:35:51,859 --> 00:35:54,028 -Man. It's, like, refreshing. -…kinda out there. 699 00:35:54,111 --> 00:35:55,404 With this whole fish, 700 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:58,282 what percent would you say went… was wasted or thrown away? 701 00:35:58,365 --> 00:36:02,077 Yeah. So for this particular fish right now, I would say 12%. 702 00:36:02,161 --> 00:36:05,539 Meaning an almost 80% reduction in waste. 703 00:36:05,623 --> 00:36:07,208 Even Darin has to appreciate that. 704 00:36:07,291 --> 00:36:09,793 Amazing. Amazing from that perspective. 705 00:36:09,877 --> 00:36:13,047 It should be noted that the fishing industry as it stands today 706 00:36:13,130 --> 00:36:17,134 is absolutely unsustainable and is damaging the planet. 707 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,845 While utilizing more of the fish is a good thing overall, 708 00:36:19,929 --> 00:36:22,723 the fact is we're still overfishing the oceans. 709 00:36:22,806 --> 00:36:25,643 This here is yellowfin tuna. 710 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:30,397 So we have the ability of selling off these by the chop, so… 711 00:36:32,066 --> 00:36:35,736 We've got a piece that we can cut off. We use the bones for sauce, 712 00:36:35,819 --> 00:36:39,281 and we cut traditional tuna steaks that everybody understands. 713 00:36:39,782 --> 00:36:43,619 And, again, this one here being from the tail, it's full of sinew. 714 00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:46,497 We take that, we take all the sinewy bits, and we mince it up, 715 00:36:46,580 --> 00:36:48,707 and this is our cheeseburger. 716 00:36:49,333 --> 00:36:51,001 -And that's for you. -Really? 717 00:36:51,085 --> 00:36:54,213 So that's a double yellowfin tuna cheeseburger 718 00:36:54,296 --> 00:36:55,381 with swordfish bacon… 719 00:36:55,881 --> 00:36:58,342 -It smells unreal. -…pickles, and mustard. 720 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,428 Oh my gosh. 721 00:37:10,104 --> 00:37:13,565 Top three burgers I've ever had in my entire life. 722 00:37:13,649 --> 00:37:16,151 That's crazy that something so delicious 723 00:37:16,235 --> 00:37:18,237 was made from something normally thrown away. 724 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,407 -I can't believe this is fish. -There's the ad commercial we need. 725 00:37:21,490 --> 00:37:22,741 -Yeah. 726 00:37:22,825 --> 00:37:24,952 -It's so fatty and delicious. -Yeah. 727 00:37:25,035 --> 00:37:28,789 And that's all utilizing fish that would've ended up in the bin. 728 00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:32,084 While all parts of a fish are obviously biodegradable, 729 00:37:32,167 --> 00:37:35,337 if everyone moved to using as much of the catch as possible, 730 00:37:35,421 --> 00:37:36,964 it would help reduce overfishing. 731 00:37:37,047 --> 00:37:39,717 You guys have to try this. Cut this up and try this. 732 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,343 Yeah, chop it up. 733 00:37:41,427 --> 00:37:45,055 Seriously, I think that's the best burger I've ever had. It's better than meat. 734 00:37:45,139 --> 00:37:49,018 And by maximizing the use of the fish, they maximize their profits, 735 00:37:49,101 --> 00:37:52,313 once again proving ecologically moral can be profitable. 736 00:37:52,396 --> 00:37:58,027 Obviously, I haven't had a big impact on you guys from the plant-based world. 737 00:37:58,110 --> 00:38:04,158 These guys are freakin' consuming like they've never eaten before over here. 738 00:38:04,241 --> 00:38:06,118 -Never seen a happier crew. -What the-- 739 00:38:06,201 --> 00:38:08,579 Sorry, Darin. No converters just yet. 740 00:38:08,662 --> 00:38:11,874 -Well, obviously-- -Mike hasn't even… Can't look up. 741 00:38:12,916 --> 00:38:15,336 He's doing the one-note. He's like… "Mm-hmm." 742 00:38:15,919 --> 00:38:16,754 Yeah. Yep. 743 00:38:16,837 --> 00:38:19,548 If you've ever wondered what an executive producer does, 744 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:21,050 that's it right there. 745 00:38:21,133 --> 00:38:24,386 -The pickle is great too. -The pickle is very good. Well done. 746 00:38:32,144 --> 00:38:36,398 We can all make different choices, whether it's reducing our plastic use, 747 00:38:36,482 --> 00:38:37,858 starting a compost bin, 748 00:38:37,941 --> 00:38:40,486 or switching to a hybrid or an electric car. 749 00:38:40,569 --> 00:38:42,946 Any little change can make a difference. 750 00:38:44,073 --> 00:38:46,742 The crew is our family. 751 00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:48,994 If the crew is seeing it… 752 00:38:49,912 --> 00:38:50,746 Feeling it. 753 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:53,374 …and feeling it and wanting to change, 754 00:38:54,416 --> 00:38:56,293 like, that's… that's everything. 755 00:38:56,377 --> 00:39:00,422 That's the thing about changes like these. They start out so small. 756 00:39:01,632 --> 00:39:02,633 They take effort. 757 00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:05,010 But then they catch on. 758 00:39:06,178 --> 00:39:07,179 And they build. 759 00:39:08,764 --> 00:39:12,518 Then suddenly the old ways seem so outdated. 760 00:39:12,601 --> 00:39:14,770 You almost forget how it used to be. 761 00:39:15,354 --> 00:39:18,148 Because the new ways become such an improvement. 762 00:39:20,943 --> 00:39:24,071 Are we capable of making changes for a better future? 763 00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:26,365 Or will we continue to treat the planet 764 00:39:26,448 --> 00:39:28,951 like an endless supply of natural resources 765 00:39:30,202 --> 00:39:32,413 and a bottomless pit for our garbage? 766 00:39:34,248 --> 00:39:37,793 If we do, well, that would be a real waste.