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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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From Worm Poop to Loop: Tom Szaky’s journey into the reuse movement
EPISODE 36: Hear how reuse pioneer Tom Szaky started TerraCyle and Loop, and how he is bringing reusable packaging to fast food.
The Plastic Shift: Learning from Young Solutioneers
EPISODE 35: Two Toronto high school students work to uncover plastic pollution myths and find systemic solutions built to last.
Holding big business accountable
EPISODE 34: As You Sow’s Conrad MacKerron breaks down the power of shareholder activism to press companies to improve environmental policies.
Racial Justice & Environmentalism: Together & Inseparable
EPISODE 33: A ‘real talk’ about race, climate, and intersecting movements for justice.
Students can be teachers, too
EPISODE 32: Student organizers from UC Berkeley and UCLA discuss the biggest plastic-free campus win in US history.
Sustaining small business during COVID
EPISODE 31: Visionary entrepreneur Vanessa Pope connects economic and environmental sustainability through community leadership.
Myth-busting with public health experts: The safety of single-use
EPISODE 30: What public health and environmental justice experts are saying about plastic pollution impacts during a pandemic.
Plastic Free Solutioneers
EPISODE 29: This episode features winners from UPSTREAM’s recent Plastic Free July contest, where we passed the mic to our listeners to highlight your stories of how you are building a #betterwaythanthrowaway.
Adventures in activism: The story of 5 Gyres
EPISODE 28: From a plastic bottle raft to sailing the world and leading a global movement, meet 5 Gyres co-founder Marcus Eriksen.