Waste is wealth! From eating feathers 🪶 to making a commercially viable product product that we can all agree on 😃 😀 😄 See those shuttlecock from feathers that we throw away as waste to compost itself. Who else is buying, because I am. May you use what you have to solve problems you face. Remain innovative. One key strategic approaches in agricultural value chains is using locally available resources while paying attention to 3RS and 3Ps Reduce,Reuse, Recycle ♻️ Share/REPOST the video for wider reach ❤️ Click the bell 🔔 icon on my profile and follow Wangechi Kuria
Chicken who made this possible would be so pleased to see that parts of bodies are still flying up there.....😁
Fascinating indeed! While upholidng the message of this post, what concerns me is the occupational safety of these workers. I've seen firsthand how dangerous it can be when workers lack basic protective gear like gloves or boots, especially in regions like South Asia, where poverty forces people into hazardous jobs. Too many times, I've witnessed injuries that could have been avoided if proper safety measures were in place. The reality is that, for many, daily survival outweighs concerns about long-term health risks. We need to raise awareness and emphasize that "Safety First" isn’t just a slogan.
Nature is amazing . Everything we need is around us.
How much do they get per each feather-ball for badminton??? They sell here in EU for some USD 1.50 per piece. It does not look to me as if the people making them are earning a lot from each. I would like that we start focusing on how we can get the absolutely major part of the earnings and profits to those who do the work? I am involved in Coffee. And in how coffee profits can reach the farmers and those working in the farms on equitable pro rata to their job. One model is to setup a corporation in EU, owned by farmers, and thereby ensure that they directly control the business. This would circumvent the many hindrances made against already readymade (roasted etc) coffee being levied at import so that the coffee exporter earns nothing.
Show, também essas penas são vendidas por kilo, gramas ou quantidades aqui, e também usamos para fazer azas de anjo, peteca, cocar e roupas de indio e também as estolas.❤💖✅ Podem ser tingidas de qualquer cor. ❤
I don’t know. There’s something unsettling about the sheer number of feathers, the chemicals, and the conditions the workers face (doesn’t ‘Modern Times’ come to mind for anyone?) to produce yet another object made of plastic and feathers, coated in chemicals and glue, that will inevitably end up in a landfill. This time, it won’t even compost. While I admire the ingenuity of the process, I question a recycling initiative that creates a product which might actually halt the very cycle that gave it life. And hopefully, that ‘wealth’ fosters community, not more disparity. Thank you for sharing this post; it really encourages thoughtful reflection.
This happens in a village in the state of West Bengal in India . https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/west-bengal-village-a-hub-of-shuttlecock-production-1.2137648
This is the definition of what we call, "A waste is NOT a waste until it's further proven that it cannot serve another purpose"
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2moThis is not waste. The feathers only become waste when they are discarded into a landfill or a waste collection area that deems them waste. And even then they convert they breakdown and create either fuel or space for aerobic bacteria to grow. The collection of these feathers is actually part of a cycle in agriculture where each and every part of an animal is used. The idea that it comes from waste is an idea generated from non-rural communities that have lost touch with an agrarian society. While these are Goose feathers (used for the shuttle), an illustration for use of poultry parts is attached here.