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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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Pioneering Reuse Down Under: A conversation with KeepCup
EPISODE 80: Listen to stories from an early reuse pioneer, Abigail Forsyth, Founder/CEO of Australia-based, KeepCup, recently named one of the top reusable cup companies in the world and voted #1 reusable cup by GQ in 2021.
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.
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.
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 Beer Store Vision: Reuse and Refill for the Beverage Industry
EPISODE 76: Rachel Morier from The Beer Store explains how the Canadian company’s reuse/refill model and deposit return system are leading circularity in the beverage industry.
How Upstream and the Reuse Movement Began
EPISODE 75: Learn how Upstream’s founders, Bill Sheehan and Helen Spiegelman, catalyzed zero waste systems – and helped spark a global reuse movement.
New Year, New Solutioneers, New Reuse-olutions
EPISODE 74: Meet four new members of Upstream’s Board of Directors and hear what they hope to bring to the reuse movement this year.
Craft Beer Takes the Reuse Route
EPISODE 73: Daniel Velez, Co-founder and CEO of Growly, discusses how reusable growlers are the next frontier in online beverage delivery.
Reuse (and Wine) On-Tap
EPISODE 72: Charles Bieler, Founder/CEO of Bieler Wines and creator of the wine-on-tap service in restaurants, shares his vision for reusable systems in the wine industry.