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Carpet America Recovery Effort (a national non-profit) is Developing Market Based Solutions for the Recycling & Reuse of Post-Consumer Carpet. Today we are joined by Bob Peoples CARE, Executive Director!

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Guest Cory Connors delves into the world of packaging alternatives. What are some alternatives to plastic packaging? What does the future of packaging look like? Plastic often gets a bad rap, but does it have sustainable qualities and uses as well? What should consumers do and how can we educate ourselves? Cory answers this and so much more!

Cory Connors has been in the packaging industry for over 2 decades! His nickname is Co...

Is cremation actually environmentally friendly? Is it truly possible to "return to the earth" after we die? Can our bodies heal the earth?

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Worried about electric vehicle battery recycling? Let Steve and Bijan put your mind at ease in this episode of Trash Magic!

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Heidi Sanborn, the renowned advocate for an Equitable Circular Economy, has dedicated over 32 years to championing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Circular Economy policy. She is the Executive Director of the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC).

Heidi's advocacy for "Truth in Labeling" emphasizes the significance of transparent labeling, enabling consumers to make in...

Tired of spinning your wheels on what to do with old tires?

Discover the tire recycling revolution with Brittany Wright. Join us as we explore Schuyler Rubber's pioneering journey in transforming tire waste into valuable resources. Dive into the tire recycling process, debunk misconceptions, and learn about the artistic magic of repurposing. Tune in to be inspired and empowered to support a more sustainable future.

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Sara Fuentes, co-host of Trash Magic! Podcast was recently interviewed on the Sustainable Packaging podcast hosted by Cory Connors. All Trash Magic! listeners get a sneak peek to this episode today! It will officially drop on August 4th on Sustainable Packaging! Support this amazing show by hopping over to Cory's Insta and following them on Apple! Sustainable Packaging Episode Description:

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Special episode today from our fellow sustainability warrior: Lisa Ann Pinkerton, CEO of Technica Communications! This episode is from her podcast, Earthlings 2.0 and she is joined by Dr. Lisa Johnson to discuss the impact of global food waste. Dr. Johnson is a researcher and Adjunct Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, private consultant in food loss and agriculture, and serves as the Board Chair of UpRoot Color...

Co-hosts Sara Fuentes and Oakley J Fast imagine a future, sustainable world run by a circular economy!

Book Recommendation: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

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This special episode is brought to you by Level Up Planet! Oakley (Level Up Planet Founder) takes listeners through everything you need to know about recycling: Where does the recycling go after being picked up at the curb? What exactly is recyclable and what isn't? Isn't recycling a scam - why should I care? And finally, Oakley wraps it all up and puts recycling in a bigger context.

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In this electrifying episode of Trash Magic!, hosts Oakley and Sara are joined by special guest Julianna Garibay Sparacio, an esteemed expert in electric vehicles. Together, they embark on an exploration of electric vehicles (EVs) and end-of-life possibilities for EV batteries. Julianna sheds light on the environmental benefits of EVs and debunks common concerns such as range anxiety and end-of-life of EV Batteries.

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Welcome to Season 5 of Trash Magic! In this episode, our co-hosts, Oakley J Fast and Sara Fuentes interview Athena Burk Bravo, the founder of the Trash Talk project in Washington state. Athena, a high school student from Seattle, started her project to educate people about waste sorting and bridge the gap between waste management companies and haulers in King County, Washington. She organizes tabling events at local festivals and m...

Yes, you read that right - Poop! Daniel Tillias and Sasha Kramer are creating a sanitation revolution in Haiti by safely converting human waste into compost. 

In 2006, Sasha co-founded SOIL with the mission to create jobs and provide access to safe and dignified sanitation that produces rich, organic compost as a natural resource for Haiti’s badly-depleted soils. Learn more about and support soil on their website, and on socials @S...

Our own Oakley Jennings-Fast was invited to talk about circular economy, climate change and the future of humanity on TazzyPhe's podcast called Unfazed. 

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Tasneem is a YouTuber and Influencer where she talks about the challenges of adulthood, balancing growing up in two cultures (USA/ Pakistan) while being a religious minority ☪️️  and larger things going on in society. Check out her YouTube Channe...

Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli joins Trash Magic! on this episode to enlighten us on the fact that there is no throwing something "away." We all live on the same planet and our environment is effected by everyone! Meredith believes that materials literacy and upstream/downstream supply chain transparency are foundational building blocks to the circular economy. Meredith is the co-founder of WATS (Waste Administration + Tracki...

Celeste McMickle is the Director of Client Solutions for TRUE Zero Waste certification with the USGBC (United States Green Business Council). If you want to learn more about how you can become a TRUE Zero Waste Advisor, how you can reduce your own impact, or help your business reduce their waste - this episode is for you! We also mentioned the waste hierarchy in the episode. Here is a link to learn more: Waste Hierarchy

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ReDish is Dishing out new possibilities for single-use food containers! With their completely re-usable clamshell food containers, ReDish is changing the game for single-use food containers! The have a full-cycle operation where they deliver, collect, and wash their containers. Have an event on the East Coast you are looking to make zero waste? Check them out! https://www.redish.com/

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Have you ever wracked your brain to figure out how to make your office space zero waste? Find out step by step in this week's episode!

Andy Smerek is on a mission to increase the transparency of the waste/recycling industry and answer the questions: what really happens with my waste? Am I putting the right thing in the bin? Clementine aims not only to answer these questions, but also make it fun through gamification! Operating in Colorado, Clementine operates their own compost hauling and app where users can see exactly the weight of what they have composted and i...