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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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Redesigning for Reuse
EPISODE 63: Fast Company Senior Staff Writer and sustainable design specialist Elizabeth Segran shares what she’s learned about the reuse movement from history, sustainable fashion, and innovative design – and how her experiences in her youth molded her path today.
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.
A Bird’s-Eye View of the Circular Economy
EPISODE 61: Brooking Gatewood chats with Ashima Sukhdev from Ellen Macarthur Foundation and Christian Kaufholz from World Economic Forum about the growing impact of reuse on economic, environmental and consumer sectors in this continuation of our special series for The Reusies™ National Reuse Awards.
Sustainable Packaging: A Report From the Trenches
EPISODE 60: As we continue our special series for The Reusies™, the first ever National Reuse Awards, listen in on a conversation with Upstream’s Matt Prindiville and Erin Simon from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) discussing sustainable packaging initiatives to reduce plastic waste from big brands.
Envisioning and Investing in the Waste-Free World
EPISODE 59: This week, we’re kicking off a special episode series for The Reusies™, the first ever National Reuse Awards. Tune in for a discussion with Ron Gonen from Closed Loop Partners on the origins of wastefulness – plus the reuse solutions shaping the future.
Setting the Table for Reuse in Palo Alto
EPISODE 58: Learn how the Serve It Safe pilot made reuse possible in take-out with Dishcraft and Tootsie’s at the Stanford Barn.
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.
The Heart Behind the Upstream Rebrand
EPISODE 55: Learn from CEO Matt Prindiville about Upstream’s rebrand and how we hope it will help us build a broader reuse community.