

Espèces d'ordures
In ten of the world’s largest cities on five continents, host Frédéric Choinière showcases the greenest, most cutting-edge, and most effective intitiatives for controling waste.
Cast

Frédéric Choinière
Self - Host
Seasons

E1New York
Apr 18, 2023
In New York, several municipal, corporate, and citizen initiatives are trying to make a difference by recovering, recycling, and cleaning up the city before it collapses under its weight.

E2Brussels
Apr 25, 2023
With its waste sorting system, its plant-based rafts to clean canal water, and its hair recycling, Brussels is among the top performers on the European continent when it comes to waste management.

E3London
May 2, 2023
London recycles barely 40% of the approximately 7 million tons of waste produced annually by its residents and businesses. The rest goes to landfill... until there's no more room, which will likely happen by 2026.

E4Fez
May 9, 2023
Fez is facing major challenges in waste management and recovery. A green transition is emerging to clean water, develop cleaner transportation, not to mention eco-crafts and 21st-century tanneries.

E5Seattle
May 16, 2023
Seattle aims to achieve zero waste by 2030 and is multiplying its initiatives to maximize its chances. From a unique underground composting center to carbon fiber recycling, Seattle is showing creativity!

E6Singapore
May 23, 2023
Singapore's only landfill will reach full capacity in 2035. Fortunately, several initiatives have been put forward to recover electronic waste, recycle chopsticks into furniture, and invent edible cutlery.

E7Rio de Janeiro
May 30, 2023
The city of Rio holds the sad record for daily waste production in South America. But fortunately, committed citizens, surfers, and businesses are innovating to help the city change its environmental destiny.

E8Tokyo
Jun 6, 2023
The city of Tokyo can count on its citizens when it comes to cleaning up, sorting, and collecting waste. From street samurai to school students to high-speed rail employees, a collective effort is made every day.

E9Ottawa
Jun 13, 2023
Canada's capital has a reputation for being quiet and sometimes boring. However, a closer look at the state of garbage management reveals a range of original initiatives that make a difference.

E10Venice
Jun 20, 2023
In Venice, garbage collection is a major challenge given its maze of streets, alleys, and canals. Fortunately, the Venetians have developed several original strategies and initiatives to clean up and beautify the city.

E1Paris
Apr 22, 2025
Paris is innovating with various programs against food waste, including solidarity restaurants. Cigarette butt recycling and underground pneumatic collection in Vitry-sur-Seine are other examples of Parisian innovation.

E2Las Vegas
Apr 29, 2025
Las Vegas generates a huge amount of waste. Several initiatives are helping to keep the gambling capital clean and reduce its environmental impact: the recovery of buffet food and the recycling of old neon signs.

E3Dakar
May 6, 2025
Dakar generates a huge amount of waste. From recovering waste from its immense seaside dump to reusing plastic waste to make bricks, several initiatives help keep the city relatively clean.

E4Honolulu
May 13, 2025
The island of Oahu and the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu, are full of examples of creativity in managing residual materials. A real challenge in an island context, especially as the continent of plastic drifts toward the archipelago.

E5Montreal
May 20, 2025
From its immense wastewater treatment plant to the recycling of bricks for construction, and hospital waste that contributes to the comfort of animals, Montreal lives up to its reputation as a creative hub!
E6Episode 6
May 27, 2025
Storyline
In ten of the world’s largest cities on five continents, host Frédéric Choinière showcases the greenest, most cutting-edge, and most effective intitiatives for controling waste.
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