Trash Talking With Eco-warriors | Sustainability, Green Business, Conservation

Leftovers from your office party? Replate has a solution for you. Utilizing paid workers, Replate gives companies a way to connect their leftover food with non-profits that are helping to combat food insecurity. Katie Marchini, COO of Replate, shares with us how the company utilizes Project DASH (DoorDash's philanthropic arm) to establish new markets and just how much water is saved through the 2 million pounds of food they helped divert from landfill. Resources mentioned in this episode: Darby Hoover at NRDC Food Recovery Hierarchy Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act 1996 If you need Replate for your office, check them out here. -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. For as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we cultivate and help us continue to spur more eco-warriors to action. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't

Tal Chitayat, Co-Founder and CEO of Full Circle Home, and his partners founded their company because they believe consumers should have a sustainable option for everything - even for something as mundane as a dish sponge. Tal shares what it was like to grow a sustainability company after the 2008 economic crash, landing and then failing to sell products at Target, to the sponge problem at the New York City Marathon and Full Circle Home's seemingly quirky sponsorship of this year’s race. If you're interested in filling your home in some wonderful products with fun, quirky names like the Soap Opera Dish Soap Dispenser and Fun Guy mushroom cleaner, use code 'sustainable20' for 20% off your entire purchase of Full Circle Home products.  -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. For as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we cultivate and help us continue to spur mor

Martyna Sztaba is a quintessential self-made millennial founder - she started her first company when she was 19 and her previous careers include being in publishing. When her fellow co-founders of Syntoil wanted to take the company to the next level, they asked Martyna to come on as CEO. Why Martyna took a job in an industry she knew nothing about and what the heck is carbon black? Listen in to hear how Syntoil is changing the tire industry and why a revolution in this hidden industry is so important. Kuwait Tire Graveyard MUDA Talks - Martyna's podcast Follow Martyna on Instagram. -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. For as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we cultivate and help us continue to spur more eco-warriors to action. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this po

After working for the Social Responsibility Department at Converse and changing to a vegan diet, Florencia Gallino started dreaming of how she could make a bigger impact on the planet. What started as an idea to start a vegan restaurant became a rooftop farming initiative that is now in Mexico City and Argentina. This became Sitopia, an urban farming initiative for educating people about sustainable urban farm systems. PRIVATE TOUR OF BROOKLYN GRANGE NEXT WEEK ON JULY 11TH If you're interested in seeing the working Brooklyn Grange farm complete with sustainable drinks and bites by Proud Pour, Nomad Trading Co., Food For All and The Wally Shop, join us for a rooftop farm tour specially for Trash Talking listeners. Tickets are limited. Check out Sitopia on Facebook and Instagram. --- Links from the show: TedTalk on Food Systems Hombres de Maíz, Guanajuato Las Cañadas, Veracruz -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on

Imagine going to work everyday on a 1.2 acre farm in the heart of New York City, with beautiful views and fresh produce daily. For Michele Kaufman and her colleagues, this is their every day routine at Brooklyn Grange, an urban farm with 3 locations, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Long Island City and Sunset Park. Michele explains how awe-inspiring it is to get your hands dirty at Brooklyn Grange and all of the amazing green rooftops around NYC that have been created by this group. WE'RE HAVING A TRASH TALKING MEETUP @ BROOKLYN GRANGE If you're interested in seeing the working Brooklyn Grange farm complete with sustainable drinks and bites, join us for a private tour just for listeners of Trash Talking. Tickets are limited and on sale now.  -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. For as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we cultivate and help us continue to spur more e

Yvanna Lacémon was traveling the world when she realized that she wanted to start her own project to help the environment. We lived together at a surf camp in Ecuador and after seeing my own reusable water bottle, Yvanna decided this was an easy way to get people in her native France to change their habits. With that, Yvanna founded Oaï (pronounced why), a company that produces and sells insulated stainless steel bottles in France and neighboring countries in Europe. Having worked in the music industry for years, Yvanna focused on aligning with artists like Patrice and selling her bottles to companies like LiveNation, who can help influence and change an industry laden in plastic usage. This episode was recorded live in Paris, France just outside Garé Montparnasse the weekend of the Good Planet Foundation Festival of Change.  Check out Oaï on Instagram. -- If the content we make here at Trash Talking inspires you, become a sponsor! Go to anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support T

Imagine if your experience of going to get your shopping done each week was meeting up friends, educating yourself and building community with others. That was exactly what Flavie Morin envisioned when she opened up the bulk store, La Récolte, in Quebec City. While working as a server and running her business on the side, Flavie turned her vision of sharing zero waste living in her hometown into a reality. La Récolte now has two locations and hosts a number of events to give others the opportunity to share and learn about sustainable living. If you understand French, check out their website. If you don't, check out Facebook or Instagram. -- If the content we make here on Trash Talking makes an impact on you, become a sponsor! It’s as easy as visiting the link in the show notes, visit anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. For as little as $2.99 a month (the cost of a cup of coffee), you can help support the stories we share and help us continue to spur more eco-warrior

 Naama Tamir founded The Lighthouse restaurant in Williamsburg with her brother. Before sustainability became hip, the Tamir siblings wanted to open a place that fed affordable food with a light footprint in an atmosphere that was warm and welcoming. Since opening the Lighthouse, Naama has gone from being a small player in a non-existent field to being a big voice the movement for sustainable restaurants. Naama will be one of the participating chefs at the Zero Waste Challenge during this year’s Food Waste Fair on May 23rd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. If you’re not already going, you should definitely check it out. Tickets are still on sale and include tastings from chefs like Naama and other famous chefs from Gramercy Tavern, Untitled and Made Nice.  This episode was recorded live at Lighthouse Brooklyn. -- If the content we make here on Trash Talking makes an impact on you, become a sponsor! It’s as easy as visiting the link in the show notes, visit anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the

New York City recently banned all single-use plastic from being purchased for city agencies, including schools and prisons. Lauren Liles is the Communications Advisor for Rafael Espinal, Council Member for District 37 here in NYC, covering parts of Brooklyn in Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, and East New York. Council Member Espinal was responsible for this push towards a plastic-free NYC government and green roofs being required now in all city buildings. We chatted with Lauren about this movement and why plastic bags have yet to be banned in NYC. -- If the content we make here on Trash Talking makes an impact on you, become a sponsor! It’s as easy as visiting the link in the show notes, visit anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. Even with as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we share and help us continue to spur more eco-warriors to action. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share

Tyler Chanel is an expert thrifter, blogger, model, and sustainability advocate who uses her love for thrifting to help promote a sustainable lifestyle. Her ingenious blog Thrifts and Tangles is where she highlights the outfits she finds for major discounts at local thrift stores and how she changed her life from eating off paper plates everyday to carrying around a reusable water bottle. Mentioned in this episode: Behind the Scenes tour of Savers Thrift Store Andrea Bonelli Jewelry Role Models Management Craigs List Freecycle OfferUp The Society of St. Vincent de Paul -- A big, special thanks to our first supporter, Amanda Edwards. If the content we make here on Trash Talking makes an impact on you, become a sponsor! It’s as easy as visiting the link in the show notes, visit anchor.fm/trashtalking and click on the link to Support This Podcast. Even with as little as $2.99 a month, you can help support the stories we share and help us continue to spur more eco-warriors to action. Join the conversa

Julie Raskin is the Senior Advisor for Partnerships and Executive Director of the Foundation for New York’s Strongest at The Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY). Julie talks to us about how she got to her dream job and also the Food Waste Fair coming up on May 23rd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I love how Julie has combined her love of the environment, giving back to the community and business into her current job. If you’re around on May 23rd, definitely go and check out the Food Waste Fair. It’s going to be an amazing day filled with delicious food and educational talks. Tickets are on sale now and $50 covers interactive exhibitions and meet and greets. Money goes to support the Foundation of New York's Strongest. Mentioned in this episode: Central Park Conservancy Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Re-Think NYC Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability Food Waste Fair Challenge - $60 for Early Bird tickets until May 3rd Adam Kaye of Blue Hill Curb side organics collection map in NYC You’ll recognize a lo

Sandra Ann Harris is the founder of EcoLunchBox, a completely plastic free food container solution. From humanitarian aid work to wanting to use a product to help with the plastic pollution issue, Sandra has grown her business from the ground up. Her most innovative product is the Blue Water bento, which is a plastic free, leak proof container made from stainless steel and silicone. Check out EcoLunchBoxes amazing Blue Water Bento line and more about the great studies on impact that Sandra has on her website. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecowarriorspodcast/support

Ana De Luco is the former chairperson and one of the founders of Sure We Can, a non-profit organization that specializes in recycling cans and creating community for “canners.” Used as a way to help the planet and those looking to collecting recycling materials as a way to earn an income, Ana talks about the incredible journey to getting this organization from scrap to miracle center.  If you're interested in helping Ana or volunteering for Sure We Can, email Ana or Sure We Can directly. This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear.  Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/

Education that inspires participation and connecting people back to nature - that is the mission of Take 3 for the Sea, a movement started by Roberta Dixon-Valk and her friend. Over the last 10 years, Take 3 has inspired the removal of over 10 million pieces of plastic from the ocean and waterways. With over 8 million tonnes of plastic entering the ocean annually, this movement is helping to turn the tide against plastic pollution. Roberta speaks to us about how she was inspired from her life growing up near the ocean and her work as a marine ecologist to start this movement. Check out the amazing photos from participants around the world on their Instagram.  This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warr

From an ecological perspective, there's almost nothing sexy about swag. It's often not useful, promote grabbing free things we won't often make good use of, all in the name of promoting a company or business. However, Gia Machlin realized that companies are going to print freebies with their logos on them as promotional material - and that the products might as well be sustainable. EcoPlum now creates customer sustainable swag for businesses and universities who want to make a big impression with a small footprint. This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- Support this podcast: h

What do you get when you mix one part rebel with one part sustainability? Shia Su, the owner of the popular zero waste blog, Wasteland Rebel. Shia is a zero waste blogger living in Colon, Germany. She’s a minimalist and a vegan and she has a huge following. But most importantly, she doesn’t focus on being perfect. Shia started her journey into sustainability somewhat slowly and focuses on doing what you can rather than being perfect. This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecowarriorspodcast/support

Tune in for our very first live recording completed at Ancolie, the package free cafe and coffee shop located in West Village, New York City. Chloe Vichot, owner of Ancolie and formerly from France, started Ancolie with the intention of creating food that was both delicious and kind to the environment. The concept went from wildly successful $50,000 startup to WeWork vending machines in less than 3 years.  Ancolie is located off West 4th Street at 58 West 8th Street in Manhattan's West Village. This episode was recorded live from Ancolie in West Village. The restaurant is now closed. -- This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread

Imagine trying to find a balance to your life and going from living in NYC working in the fashion industry to living out of a van in Portugal working on eco-conservation projects. There is a balance that can be struck between these extremes and this is the story of Ellen Hielkema. Ellen is the Founder of ecofemmag, which helps to uncover the amazing stories of female entrepreneurs who work in the green space. This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners 20% off on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecowarriorspodcast/support

Tom Szaky was frustrated by the notion of business being purely for profit. So, he dropped out of Princeton and started a company creating fertilizer from waste, packaged in waste. Now, his company TerraCycle generates $13 million annually and his new initiative, Loop, is set to change the eco-system of CPG through its innovative, package free goods delivered to your door. In school, Tom’s economics professor said something that struck him as quite profound: “The purpose of business is profit to shareholders.” But Tom wanted to challenge that. So he started a for-profit company that could also change and make things better for both society and the environment called TerraCycle. From selling compost to now upcycling weird to recycle things like chewing gum, Tom’s company is about to change the trajectory for the entire CPG market by the introduction of Loop. Announced at the World Economic Forum, Loop is a first of its kind system that will reduce single-use containers through a convenient, circular solution.

Jodie Taylor had left behind her job in financial services and was on a mission to document the waste here in New York City. During the four months she spent working on this project, Jodie ended up at e-waste facilities, followed compost services across Manhattan, went dumpster diving with the freegans and discovered a part of the city that is relatively unknown to most New Yorkers. Jodie's Work Dumpster Diving with the Freegans Rescuing Leftover Cuisine -- This episode is sponsored by Organic Basics. The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. Organic Basics is offering Trash Talking listeners FREE shipping on your first order of cozy organic socks and high-tech underwear. -- Join the conversation on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action. Tune in again next week where we’ll be back with more Trash Talking with E