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- [Narrator] Designers have spent decades

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facilitating our overconsumption.

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Sleek interfaces let us hail
rides at the press of a button,

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and order inexpensive
close to our doorsteps.

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But all that cheap fast design has a cost.

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The environment is suffering
because of our everyday habits.

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Now designers are addressing

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the grave problems consumption has rocked.

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Here are some of the most
innovative designs of 2019.

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Buy a pair of these Adidas running shoes,

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and when you're done wearing them,

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Adidas will grind them up, melt them down,

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and turn them into new shoes.

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The sneaker material can undergo
this process several times.

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Eventually, it could be turned

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into something like furniture or flooring.

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Most plastic raincoats

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are made from carbon intensive petroleum.

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After Ancient Sunlight is
made from fast growing algae,

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which actively consumes
carbon from the atmosphere.

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The resulting garment

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is both biodegradable and carbon negative.

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This public park was designed
to nurture local ecology

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and withstand rising sea levels

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in the age of climate change.

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Built on a former contaminated rail site,

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it features a recreational field

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that floods deliberately
during heavy rains

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and drains slowly afterward,

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to protect the neighborhood
from water damage.

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These students designers partnered
with a team of scientists

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to turn red mud, a waste product
of aluminum manufacturing,

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into gorgeous ceramics.

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The best way to cut down on the waste

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of single use coffee cups,
is to bring your own mug.

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But only about 2% of consumers do so.

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With CupClub you rent a container,

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then return it within a few days,

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so it can be washed and
reused by another customer.

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This service is available at airports,

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universities, and other campuses,

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making it simple for both
businesses and customers

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to eliminate throwaway plastic.

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Coffee isn't the only industry

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with a single use packaging problem.

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Think about all the household
goods like toothpaste,

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laundry detergent and ice cream,

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that come in disposable containers.

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Loop allows you to order major brand items

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in reusable containers.

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When you're done, Loop picks them up,

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cleans them, refills them and
send them on to new customers.

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Nearly every purchase you
make has a carbon footprint,

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whether you're buying
something from a restaurant,

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a clothing store or an airline.

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This credit card shuts down,

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not when you reach your spending limit,

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but when you hit the
carbon emissions limit.

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Worldwide we're expected to generate

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more than 57 million
tons of e-waste by 2021,

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Ore Streams is a three
year long research project

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into what happens to our devices
after we throw them away.

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The project includes a proposal

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to turn old phones and
laptops into office furniture.

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Think filing cabinets made
of aluminum computer cases,

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and chairs inlaid with
mobile phone components.

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The designs force people to literally sit

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with the consequences
of their consumerism.

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(upbeat music)