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Learning from reuse-focused changemakers at the intersection of plastic pollution, climate change, and environmental justice.

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20 Years of Upstream

Episode 145: As Upstream celebrates its 20th birthday, COO & Chief Friendmaker Julie Lamy and our longest standing board member, David Stitzhal, take a walk down memory lane.

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“3 Rs” of Fashion: Repair, Renew, Resell

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.

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The real solution to plastic pollution

Episode 143: Judy Hilton, co-author of the recent groundbreaking report Making Reuse a Reality, dives deep on the paper’s findings and its implications for the Global Plastics Treaty.

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Re:Dish built it, here they come

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

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Indisposable Fabrics

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

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The path to no plastic in nature

Episode 128: Jess Zeuner, Program Specialist at World Wildlife Fund, discusses how WWF is helping companies translate plastic reduction commitments into measurable change.

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Community Powered Entrepreneurship

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.

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Reuse, reimagine, redistribute

Episode 126: Anita Schwartz, VP at WSP-USA, joins us to discuss how practices like redistribution and reuse can aid in a just transition to a circular economy.

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“CLYNK” Your Glass for Matt’s Next Steps

Episode 125: After 12+ years, our esteemed CEO Matt Prindiville talks about his tough decision to leave, and reflects on the gifts of his time with Upstream.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Indisposable Venture Capital

EPISODE 101: From climate tech to circular economy, talking about the business of venture capital for a better world with Doreen Wong of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

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The Indisposable Podcast Turns 100!

EPISODE 100: Celebrating 100 stories of solutions to plastic pollution – a walk down memory lane with hosts Brooking Gatewood and Matt Prindiville.

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Unlearning the past to build a circular future

EPISODE 99: GreenBiz Group is a media and events company that’s working to accelerate a just transition to a clean economy. GreenBiz’s Suz Okie and Jon Smieja talk “Circularity” - the concept and the conference - and the trends and opportunities that are going to make reuse scale.

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Downstream, upstream, in-between: innovating reuse globally

EPISODE 98: The World Economic Forum plays a key role connecting the dots of the Reuse Movement around the world. Poonam Watine delves into WEF’s work in providing resources to scale reuse and innovate solutions across the value chain.

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Setting the standard for reuse

EPISODE 88: Amy Larkin & Claudette Juska explain how PR3’s Reusable Packaging Design Standards can enable businesses to operate and thrive in the growing circular economy.

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