Love Zero Waste

We're obsessed with zero waste solutions! Hosts Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist explore the latest zero waste and circular economy developments. We examine business models, innovations and trends. We talk to leading activists, entrepreneurs, educators, designers, policymakers and scientists, working on solutions across the planet, to create large-scale change for a truly circular, zero waste future. We aim to inspire and educate business to take responsibility, close the loop and help change the fact that two-thirds of all raw materials put into the global economy every year end up as waste. Listen to the podcast, and connect with our community of like-minded zero waste and circular economy aficionados. And if you're looking for support on your organisation's zero waste business development journey. We're here to help! We've got your back! Welcome to the zero waste revolution!

Episodes

How to price a supermarket refill station (with Cameron Cooper)

December 31, 2021 • 18 mins

In this episode, we're doing something new. One of our listeners, Cameron Cooper of Coopers Refillery, an entrepreneur in the zero waste space, has submitted a very interesting business development question. We set out to answer the question; how to adequately price a supermarket refill station. Due to the limited competition, as of now, this is a bit tricky. Together with the experts on zero waste, circular economy and business de...

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Biodegradable bioplastic — disrupting the fashion industry (with Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn)

November 11, 2021 • 17 mins

Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn, scientists and creatives, and co-founders of MoNa Gems have developed a type of bioplastic, used to create trendy shapes looking like synthetic plastic, but which is 100% biodegradable. For real, no industrial compost need! This innovation might help reduce the use of conventional plastics in the fashion industry. Learn more about the innovation process, and Mecca and Mia's learnings developing MoNa Ge...

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Three things I've learned: Innovating new coffee materials (with Aaron Feigelman)

September 30, 2021 • 18 mins

Aaron Feigelman is a former UCLA student and Tesla employee who recently founded his own materials science company developing functional materials from food waste - starting with coffee waste. His company is called The Kawa Project. Listen to the interview and learn more about “Innovating new coffee materials”: the average American contributes to 35 pounds (16 kg) of coffee waste per year, big corporations are looking to play a ro...

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Three things I've learned: Designing a zero waste kitchen (with Ivana Steiner)

August 23, 2021 • 17 mins

Ivana Steiner is a designer specialised in luxury hospitality, and she's recently developed a great interest in zero waste. A few weeks ago, she presented her first zero waste product: a beautiful, stainless steel kitchen, including compost and a herbal garden. The kitchen has already been featured by several international media outlets, including Treehugger, DesignBoom and DWELL. In our conversation with Ivana, learn more about t...

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Introduction to zero waste business development

August 11, 2021 • 7 mins

We’re back for season 4! The circularity gap is rapidly growing. What can companies do to mitigate the fact that ⅔ of all material put into the global economy every year ends up as waste? Go zero waste of course! This is the first episode in a series of three where we’re talking about the zero waste business space. This is an introduction to zero waste business development. If you’re a new listener to Love Zero Waste: We are obse...

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Season 3 wrap-up with Evelina and Malin

February 28, 2021 • 21 mins

We’ve now created 30+ episodes of this podcast! Time for hosts Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist to reflect and summarise their key takeaways and insights from season 3 and reveal a few of their goals for season 4, which is starting soon. Regarding the call for people working on participatory and inclusive zero waste and circularity processes. (Especially public-private partnerships!) Do get in touch with us! We want to know what ...

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Cities and regions approaching zero waste (with Andrew Marr & Joâo Bernardo Casali)

January 11, 2021 • 36 mins

More and more cities and regions across the planet choose to go for zero waste. In this episode, you'll learn more about the challenges and solutions of two of those places: Vancouver, Canada and the Noronha, Brazil. Guests are Andrew Marr of Metro Vancouver and Joâo Bernardo Casali (@jbcasali) of Ionica (@ionicalab). Andrew Marr, Metro Vancouver gives us a better picture of the types of challenges that generally pop-up on a cit...

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Standup paddle board scientists fighting micro plastics (with Christian Shaw)

December 4, 2020 • 38 mins

We've been talking a lot about ocean plastic pollution and microplastics on show. This is such a fundamentally important topic to understand on the path towards a zero waste future! We'll continue to investigate this topic in this episode, but from a slightly different perspective. In this episode, we're talking to Christian Shaw, co-founder and executive director of the US-based NGO, Plastic Tides. This episode is all about acti...

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Episodes

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Three things I've learned: Innovating new coffee materials (with Aaron Feigelman)

Three things I've learned: Designing a zero waste kitchen (with Ivana Steiner)

Introduction to zero waste business development

Season 3 wrap-up with Evelina and Malin

Cities and regions approaching zero waste (with Andrew Marr & Joâo Bernardo Casali)

Standup paddle board scientists fighting micro plastics (with Christian Shaw)

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How to price a supermarket refill station (with Cameron Cooper)

Biodegradable bioplastic — disrupting the fashion industry (with Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn)