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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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The 2.0 of bottled H2O

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

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The “secret sauce” to scaling circular systems

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

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Zero waste that keeps on giving

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

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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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Amazon’s 709 million pound gorilla

Episode 114: Matt Littlejohn of Oceana discusses their report on Amazon.com’s massive contribution to the global plastic problem – and what we can do about it.

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Flipping the script on single-use

Episode 111: Actress, activist, producer and self-described “eco-Mom,” Alysia Reiner uses her platform to promote an optimistic and forward-thinking vision of a better way than throw-away.

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Collaboration as the key to reuse innovation

Episode 109: Miranda Helmer, Vice President of Innovation Discovery at The Clorox Company, discusses how the company is acknowledging the call for a circular economy with new reusable products.

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Scaling reuse with smart packaging

Episode 107: Brian Bauer of Algramo shows us how his company is transforming customers’ relationship to packaging with technology, elegantly designed systems and standardization across a number of big brands.

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