RISING — Season 1, Episode 14: Forward to the Future: Making Fuel from Old Clothes - Masaki Takao
Documentary • 28 min • 9 seasons, 138 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
The 1989 Hollywood hit Back to the Future Part II, saw a time-travelling DeLorean return from the year 2015, fitted with a device to use trash as fuel. Fast forward to the real 2015 to meet Masaki Takao, the man who made this technology a reality by recycling discarded clothing to make biofuel as well as developing recycling techniques, Takao has enlisted retailers and the government to engage the public in a groundbreaking garment-collection scheme. Now he hopes recycling can change the world.
About RISING
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More episodes from Season 1
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- E2Super Helidoctor - Makoto Kobayashi
- E3Calligrapher with Down Syndrome - Shoko Kanazawa
- E4Sake Evangelist - Kosuke Kuji
- E5Global Branding Through Smart Farming - Hiroki Iwasa
- E6Saving the World with Euglena - Mitsuru Izumo
- E7Incubating a More Active Life for Senior Citizens - Mio Katagiri
- E8Taking Affordable Medical Testing to the World! - Takashi Kawazoe
- E9Conveying Japan's Craft Heritage to Children
- E10The Mascot Matriarch - Hiromi Kano
- E11Trawler to Table via Tablet in No Time - Masanari Matsuda
- E12Towards a Fulfilling Society for All - Takako Yamada