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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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Toward a Global Plastics Treaty

Episode 158: Behind the scenes at the INC-4 meeting in Ottawa, plus what’s next for an international agreement to reduce plastic pollution.

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Championing DEI & Emerging Leaders

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.

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Reuse Rockstars

Episode 156: How the arts, design, and action can help change culture and make throw-away go away, with Dianna Cohen and Annie Rothschild Farman of Plastic Pollution Coalition.

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Pioneering reuse in Banff

Episode 155: The town of Banff was among the first in Canada to pass a comprehensive single-use item reduction bylaw. Hear from Environmental Coordinator Carla Bitz about the grassroots efforts that spurred the journey to passing this policy, plus successes and challenges along the way.

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Tips for reuse advocates

Episode 154: Reusable LA co-leaders Emily Parker and Alison Waliszewski share some key insights about advocating for Reuse for Onsite Dining and other reuse policy within their community.

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Student Solutioneers

Episode 138: For the first episode in our series on reuse in schools, three high school students join us to share their perspectives as young leaders in the movement.

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Centering community for a plastic-free future

Episode 133: As an international advocate for a plastic-free future, Alejandra Warren is helping build a community-focused movement to create more equitable, sustainable systems.

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Making Restaurants More Reusable

EPISODE 94: Hollywood actor turned Solutioneer John Charles Meyer shares how a little investment goes a long way toward creating Plastic Free Restaurants in the US.

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Coalition Building in Seattle

EPISODE 93: Join Reuse Seattle’s Stephanie Thomas & Pat Kaufman as they discuss their journey from building recycling programs to building reuse on the municipal level.

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Environmental Justice: Past, Present and Future

EPISODE 77: In honor of Black History Month, Upstream’s Marcel Howard discusses the historical scars of environmental racism, the rise of the environmental justice movement – and why reuse is an important part of the solution.

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