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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 for the Win! Reducing Waste in Sports
EPISODE 81: Hear from Roger McClendon, Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance as he talks about the potential for zero waste innovation at sports venues and the importance of holistically approaching sustainability for people, planet, and the bottom line.
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.