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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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Helping consumers embrace reuse
Episode 124: Thom Almeida, Platform Curator, Future of Consumption at the World Economic Forum, discusses his team’s focus on making reuse accessible for the consumer.
Coming full circle with GreenBiz
Episode 123: GreenBiz’s VP of Circularity Jon Smieja and Circular Economy Manager Kori Goldberg join us to discuss what’s in store for this year’s Circularity conference—including The Reusies 2023!— and share their outlooks on the bright future of reuse.
On the road to reuse with bottle bills
Episode 122: Jules Bailey, President and CEO of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, explains how the co-op serves as a steward of the state’s nationally recognized bottle bill—and how such a service can be a model for the New Reuse Economy.
The business case for catalyzing reuse
Episode 121: Emily Tipaldo of the U.S. Plastics Pact and Lauren Sweeney of DeliverZero discuss the collaborative opportunities to scale reuse made possible by the Pact’s Reuse Catalyst.
Indisposable Live®: Reuse in EPR
Episode 120: As reuse gains momentum, experts explore how to build strong EPR policies for a just transition to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse.
Packaging a sustainable future
Episode 119: Atlantic Packaging’s Wes Carter & Caroline James discuss their push for EPR and other sustainability initiatives—and reveal the company’s roots in the fight for racial justice in Jim Crow-Era South.
The successes & setbacks of a reuse entrepreneur
Episode 118: Reuse entrepreneur Daniel Velez shares valuable lessons learned from launching – and ultimately closing – a craft beer delivery service.
We don’t have 5 planets
Episode 117: Jose Bravo, Executive Director of the Just Transition Alliance, joins us to talk about why environmental and climate solutions must prioritize the communities most affected.
Women Making Reuse Work
Episode 116: In this Women’s History Month special, we sit down with Upstream Board Members Ashley Craig and Linda Corrado to discuss their professional pivots to reuse.