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EPISODE 185: Recent reports lay the groundwork for bringing reuse to the retail setting—and now that information is being turned into action.

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EPISODE 182: An exploration of behavior change science for reuse with Jen Carrigan and Katie Patrick.

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EPISODE 181: Upstream and partners are helping the Grand Canyon build the nation’s largest open-loop reuse system. Learn about the process and their progress so far.

photo credit: National Park Service / K. Thomas

EPISODE 180: 2025 will go down in history as the year the universal Reuse symbol was born — listen in to learn more and to participate.

EPISODE 179: Featuring Natasha Wayne of Reaching All Minds Academy and Matthew Luisier of r.World — stories of two people helping manage the shift to a reuse economy in very different ways.

EPISODE 178: Christy Briggs of Lumen Field & the Seattle Seahawks and Mary McCarthy of Levy Restaurants on the opportunities and challenges posed by bringing reuse to the sports & entertainment sector.

EPISODE 174: Diving into the findings of a national pilot study of reusable foodware for healthier, more sustainable schools.

EPISODE 173: Cabinet Health is on a mission to eliminate plastic in pharmaceuticals, starting with a mail-in refill model.

Episode 170: Happen Ventures leverages logistics and partnerships to repurpose products and divert landfill waste.

Episode 167: Leslie Bateman and Emily Watts, co-founders of shoe and leather repair company Coblrshop, share their journey in innovating an age-old craft.

Episode 166: Christiana Dujardin, lead analyst for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s groundbreaking report, Unlocking A Reuse Revolution - Scaling Returnable Packaging, shares insights & takeaways on designing a returnable packaging system that can compete across the board with single-use.

Episode 162: How reuse startup Kadeya is on track to eliminate the single-use beverage problem with their game-changing hydration technology stations.

Episode 161: What are the magic ingredients to scale reuse? Learn insights from the nonprofit, reuse business, policymaking, government funding, and corporate perspectives.

Episode 160: Inspiring Berkeley High School students Sophie Horvath and Joshua Swift-Rawal share their journey in advocating for reuse at their school and beyond.

Episode 159: Join the Green Sports Alliance, Portland Trail Blazers, and Bold Reuse to learn about winning off-the-field with reuse at stadium events.

Episode 157: Bryan Lewis, head of GreenBiz’s Emerging Leaders program, discusses empowering young sustainability professionals, a just transition to a circular economy, and what he is doing to ensure DEI doesn’t DIE.

Episode 152: How compostable are bioplastics really? The answer: it depends. Learn more from Dr Lisa Erdle of the 5 Gyres Institute.

Episode 151: Perpetual is working to bring reuse to everyone by collaboratively designing reuse systems in mid-side cities across America.

Episode 150: More on navigating the challenges and opportunities in moving toward a new reuse economy built on principles of equity and justice for all.

Episode 149: A candid discussion on an equitable vision of a new reuse economy and aligning on how we talk about a Just Transition toward non-toxic reuse - a Reuse Solutions Network recast.

Episode 148: Executive Director of Plastic Free Restaurants John Charles Meyer returns to update us on progress made and lessons learned in funding foodservice establishments to switch to reuse.

Episode 147: Reuse Seattle collaborators McKenna Morrigan and Moji Igun share the inspiring story of the coalition’s growing success since we first chatted with them.

Episode 144: Tune in to learn about the opportunities and challenges in building and scaling circularity in the apparel industry with The Reusies 2023 Winners, The Renewal Workshop at Bleckmann.

Episode 142: Talking shop with Caroline Vanderlip of Re:Dish, a Reusies 2023 Most Innovative Company Winner and pioneer in scalable reuse infrastructure.

Episode 136: Learn about the innovative, student-centered business model of Generation Conscious - one of the winning Most Innovative companies at The Reusies 2023.

Episode 135: Lara Seng, Senior Sustainable Living Manager at Sodexo, discusses the challenges and opportunities in bringing reuse to scale—with pilots, partners, data, and now, Chart-Reuse™.

Episode 134: Recorded at Circularity 23 in June, an engaging panel discussion on the successes, challenges, opportunities and collaboration needed to enact the vision of a new reuse world.

Episode 131: Tim Wolters, co-founder and CEO of CrowdSolve, a platform for climate entrepreneurs, discusses using technology to identify at scale the most impactful solutions and then accelerating change through human-to-human collaboration.

Episode 129: A deep dive into sustainability considerations for textiles and apparel, with Reusies judge Lewis Perkins of the Apparel Impact Institute.

Episode 127: Camila Vega, Solutions Portfolio Manager at Sustainable Ocean Alliance, offers a window into SOA’s approach to ending ocean plastic pollution through funding solutions-focused startups.