The Indisposable Podcast®
Celebrating solutions to plastic pollution and featuring heroes of the movement
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Back to basics: defining “reuse”
Episode 153: The audio version of Upstream’s Feb 15, 2024 livestream all about how to properly define reuse in policy—and why it’s important to distinguish between returnable vs. refillable packaging.
The real solution to plastic pollution
Episode 143: Judy Hilton, co-author of the recent groundbreaking report Making Reuse a Reality, dives deep on the paper’s findings and its implications for the Global Plastics Treaty.
How Bottle Bills Accelerate Reuse
Episode 141: Learn about how bottle bills work, how they catalyze reuse, and recent policy wins across the country, from the expert panelists on our latest installation of Indisposable Live®.
Indisposable Live®: Reuse in EPR
Episode 120: As reuse gains momentum, experts explore how to build strong EPR policies for a just transition to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse.
Packaging a sustainable future
Episode 119: Atlantic Packaging’s Wes Carter & Caroline James discuss their push for EPR and other sustainability initiatives—and reveal the company’s roots in the fight for racial justice in Jim Crow-Era South.
The Secret to EPR for a Circular Economy
EPISODE 86: What makes for good EPR legislation? Dive deep with policy experts Judith Enck (Beyond Plastics) & Kirstie Pecci (Conservation Law Foundation).
Tipping the Scale Toward Waste Reduction with Extended Producer Responsibility
EPISODE 78: Upstream’s Policy Director Miriam Gordon discusses how the U.S. is at a tipping point for passing EPR policies for packaging.