Inside Climate Week NYC

Episode #190

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Every September, thousands of people working on climate change descend on New York City for Climate Week — which makes it a pretty good place to take the temperature of the climate movement as it relates to reuse. What ideas are gaining traction? What’s missing from the conversation? And, of course: what’s needed to bring reuse to the forefront as a climate and resilience solution? Listen in to hear CEO Crystal Dreisbach and policy fellow Mai Li Spencer share their hot takes on circularity, plastic pollution, reuse infrastructure, and how it all went down in NYC.

Resources: 

• Climate Week NYC

• Circular Value Index

• Metabolic and the Circular Economy

  • Circular Charlotte

• PR3’s  Reuse Standards

• Re:Dish and L’Oreal partnership

• Big Brands Can — And Must — Be Changemakers

• Loop by Terracycle

• Hot Takes from Climate Week NYC 2025

Get Involved: 

• Join the Reuse Solutions Network

• Support Upstream to make sure these stories continue to be heard and the reuse economy continues to grow — thank you!

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