How Hollywood's Influence Could Change Society's Plastic Addiction - With Sheila Morovati, President & Founder HabitsOfWaste.Org

Welcome to episode 7 of The Cluey Podcast! This show is here to help conscious consumers get "Cluey'd in" to the latest and greatest in conscious consumerism - from top brands, to hot topics and burning questions, and the latest news. I'm your host Maryclaire Manard, Founder and CEO of Cluey (clueyconsumer.com). Cluey is an online database of thousands of consumer brands, backed by reputable 3rd party data, so that you can discover the real impact of what you're currently buying, as well as find alternatives that may better align with your values.

Today's topic. plastic on the silver screen: how Hollywood's incfluence could change society's plastic addiction. To discuss this, our guest today is Sheila Michail Morovati, the President and Founder of the non-profit organization HabitsofWaste.org (H.o.W). Habits of Waste focuses on finding solutions to shift habits of waste among mass society. Known for the #CutOutCutlery campaign, Sheila spearheaded the ban of plastic straws and cutlery in the city of Malibu and then convinced UberEats, Postmates, Doordash, and Grubhub to globally change the default setting in their applications so that no one receives plastic cutlery unless requested – which led to the passing of California State Bill AB 1276. Habits of Waste is running numerous campaigns to drive change and are focused on protecting the planet through a collective societal effort of individuals making slight changes to their lifestyles. Every time each of us breaks a “habit of waste”, we shift our society to reach what we call “eco-normal”. Sheila is also the founder of another non-profit called CrayonCollection.org, which has already expanded to 50 states and 9 countries since its launch in 2013.

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Host: Maryclaire Manard

Guest: Sheila Michail Morovati

Producer & Editor: Mike Maley

Music: Dieter van der Westen