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The Indisposable Podcast®
Learning from reuse-focused changemakers at the intersection of plastic pollution, climate change, and environmental justice.
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Reuse as a Climate Action Strategy
EPISODE 85: Linking climate, reuse, and environmental justice from both policy and business perspectives, with Marcel Howard and Rich Grousset.
Indisposable Organizing: Black Leadership on the Front Lines
EPISODE 79: Lessons from the Gulf Coast frontlines: connecting climate, racial, and environmental justice to turn off the tap on disposable, single-use production.
Environmental Justice: Past, Present and Future
EPISODE 77: In honor of Black History Month, Upstream’s Marcel Howard discusses the historical scars of environmental racism, the rise of the environmental justice movement – and why reuse is an important part of the solution.
The Power of Community and Coalitions
EPISODE 70: Coalition leaders of Reusable LA – a Reusies 2021 award winner – talk about the power of relationships for policy wins and offer tips for local reuse organizing.
Making Art to Make a Difference
EPISODE 64: Benjamin Von Wong, an internationally recognized photographer, activist and panelist for The Reusies, explains how his projects bring attention to environmental issues and the power of campaigns, collaboration, and art activism.
Be a Reuser, Not a Consumer
EPISODE 62: Sustainable designer and living legend William McDonough shares his wisdom on how to shift our thinking, language, and actions toward a world where – as in nature – there is no such thing as waste. The special episode series for The Reusies™ National Reuse Awards continues.
Clean Break: Saying Goodbye to Single-Use Plastic
EPISODE 57: Experts in reusable systems discuss how we can make a "Clean Break" from single-use plastic for the health of people, oceans and the planet.
Citizen Science for a World Without Waste
EPISODE 56: How Break Free From Plastic brand audits around the world are holding companies accountable for plastic pollution.
Reuse Wins: A Case for Reuse in Food Service
EPISODE 53: Hear from the experts behind Upstream’s new report, Reuse Wins, and why switching from single-use to reuse in food service is a win for all.