Cups: The gateway drug to throw-away culture?

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Written By Brooking Gatewood

Episode #20

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Vessel founder Dagny Tucker is bringing reusable cups to cities across America as part of the larger vision to change throw-away culture.

“The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed.” —William Gibson

In this episode we get a glimpse into the future of the throw-away free city with Vessel founder and CEO, Dagny Tucker. Vessel is bring reusable cup sharing systems to cities across the US and helping Americans ditch throw-away culture, one cup at a time.

But for Dagny, a behavior change specialist, designer and ideator, it’s not just about cups. Vessel is all making every day values-aligned action easier and helping individuals feel empowered to be part of the change they want to see in the world. Dagny shares the research and philosophy behind behavior change that drive Vessel, and how choosing reuse at the coffee shop can be a gateway action.  


Listen now, visit https://vesselworks.org/ to learn more, and & subscribe to The Indisposable Podcast to stay updated on more solutions-focused inspiration!

Brooking Gatewood

Brooking hosts Upstream’s The Indisposable Podcast and guides our team on virtual collaboration and culture-building. She has worked with Break Free From Plastic US since 2016 as a facilitator and strategist, and has spent much of the last decade supporting collaborative leadership for many ambitious change efforts - from saving monarch butterflies to curbing diabetes. In her spare time, Brooking can be found writing and performing poetry, or hosting community-connection events in her local LA neighborhood.

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