Sustaining positivity in a pandemic

CovidBusiness
Written By Brooking Gatewood

Episode #23

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Founder of Terracycle Tom Szaky talks on about the increase of plastic pollution amidst COVID, and how reuse solutions can help close the LOOP

The recycling industry has been taking a hit the last few years, and since COVID-19, rates have dropped about 50 - 60%. But the spike in single-use waste and plummet in recycling doesn’t stop TerraCycle founder & CEO Tom Szaky from feeling optimistic about the future of reuse in America. Tune in for the latest from Tom as he continues combatting product disposability through business models, and get the latest on what’s next for LOOP, TerraCycle’s revolutionary pilot that provides leading brand products in reusable containers around the world.

To learn more about LOOP, check out episode 10, THE MODERN DAY MILKMAN, and visit www.loopstore.com to incorporate reuse into your shelter-in-place shopping!

For more on COVID impacts on plastic pollution, visit the Reuse Safety Resource Library.

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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