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

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Envisioning the New Reuse Economy

Episode 105: If you missed our Indisposable Live panel, Envisioning the New Reuse Economy, catch the audio version of this engaging discussion here.

Guest User 11/22/22 Guest User 11/22/22

Reuse on the world stage

Episode 104: Ocean Plastics Leadership Network Founder Dave Ford walks us through the big picture ideas and strategies that are needed to bring about reuse solutions on a global scale.

Guest User 9/22/22 Guest User 9/22/22

Batting 1,000 on zero-waste

EPISODE 103: Former MLB player and co-founder of Players for the Planet Chris Dickerson talks about his vision for zero-waste athletic stadiums and a cleaner planet for future generations.

Brooking Gatewood 9/15/22 Brooking Gatewood 9/15/22

Real solutions in a virtual world

EPISODE 102: Kristy Drutman, aka Browngirl Green, uses storytelling and community-building to coalesce tens of thousands of followers around environmental and climate justice solutions.

Brooking Gatewood 9/8/22 Brooking Gatewood 9/8/22

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.

Brooking Gatewood & Matt Prindiville 9/1/22 Brooking Gatewood & Matt Prindiville 9/1/22

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.

Matt Prindiville 8/25/22 Matt Prindiville 8/25/22

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.

Brooking Gatewood 8/18/22 Brooking Gatewood 8/18/22

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.

Guest User 8/11/22 Guest User 8/11/22

The Plastics Pacts: Collaboration to scale a circular economy

EPISODE 97: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Marta Longhurst discusses the groundbreaking Plastics Pact Network, which connects national and regional initiatives worldwide to collaborate on solutions towards a circular economy for plastic.

Brooking Gatewood 8/4/22 Brooking Gatewood 8/4/22

Hug a plate: plastic-free solutions for kid friendly dining

EPISODE 96: Doctor, mother, & Solutioneer Manasa Mantravadi is on a mission to replace plastic wherever families dine – creating a brighter, healthier future for kids and planet.

Guest User 7/28/22 Guest User 7/28/22

Putting the “re” in “use” with William McDonough

EPISODE 95: Journey with legendary innovator William McDonough as he describes his approach to design, sustainability, and ultimately – a model for the new reuse economy.

Brooking Gatewood 7/21/22 Brooking Gatewood 7/21/22

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.

Matt Prindiville 7/14/22 Matt Prindiville 7/14/22

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.

Matt Prindiville 6/30/22 Matt Prindiville 6/30/22

Bringing back the refillable bottle

EPISODE 92: Caren McNamara of Conscious Container and Matt Swihart of Double Mountain talk about why reusable/refillable bottles win for the beverage industry.

Matt Prindiville 6/16/22 Matt Prindiville 6/16/22

What does restorative environmental justice look like?

EPISODE 91: Taking a look at the effects of racism, climate change, and unchecked consumption on communities of color – with environmental justice leaders Dr. Ana Baptista and Jose Bravo.

Brooking Gatewood 6/8/22 Brooking Gatewood 6/8/22

Plastic, Oceans, & a New Way Forward

EPISODE 90: For World Oceans Day, Oceanic Global’s Cassia Patel discusses why we all need our oceans to be healthy and plastic free.

Brooking Gatewood 5/26/22 Brooking Gatewood 5/26/22

AAPI Leadership and Advancing Reuse

EPISODE 89: Grace Lee of ReThink Disposable shares how fostering relationships with restaurant owners has led to some of the most groundbreaking pilots in the reuse movement today.

Matt Prindiville 5/12/22 Matt Prindiville 5/12/22

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.

Brooking Gatewood 5/5/22 Brooking Gatewood 5/5/22

Organizing for a Reusable Future

EPISODE 87: Thinking about organizing for reuse in your own city or town? Listen in for lessons from three leaders making change in their communities.

Matt Prindiville 4/28/22 Matt Prindiville 4/28/22

The Secret to EPR for a Circular Economy

EPISODE 86: What makes for good EPR legislation? Dive deep with policy experts Judith Enck (Beyond Plastics) & Kirstie Pecci (Conservation Law Foundation).

Brooking Gatewood 4/21/22 Brooking Gatewood 4/21/22

Reuse as a Climate Action Strategy

EPISODE 85: Linking climate, reuse, and environmental justice from both policy and business perspectives, with Marcel Howard and Rich Grousset.

Matt Prindiville 4/14/22 Matt Prindiville 4/14/22

Setting the stage for the new reuse economy

EPISODE 84: Join Clayton Kyle, chairman of innovative bottle redemption business CLYNK, to envision the circular future of bottle return.

Brooking Gatewood 4/7/22 Brooking Gatewood 4/7/22

Reuse Wins at Events

EPISODE 83: Revisit – or tune in for the first time – a recording of Indisposable Live: Reuse Wins at Events (originally held on March 24, 2022).

Brooking Gatewood 3/31/22 Brooking Gatewood 3/31/22

Redesigning How We Get Groceries

EPISODE 82: Designer/inventor and 2021 Reusies Activist of the Year finalist Anukampa Freedom Gupta-Fonner discusses the challenges of changing one of the most fundamental parts of American society: how we get our food.

Matt Prindiville 3/17/22 Matt Prindiville 3/17/22

Reuse for the Win! Reducing Waste in Sports

EPISODE 81: Hear from Roger McClendon, Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance as he talks about the potential for zero waste innovation at sports venues and the importance of holistically approaching sustainability for people, planet, and the bottom line.

Brooking Gatewood 3/4/22 Brooking Gatewood 3/4/22

Pioneering Reuse Down Under: A conversation with KeepCup

EPISODE 80: Listen to stories from an early reuse pioneer, Abigail Forsyth, Founder/CEO of Australia-based, KeepCup, recently named one of the top reusable cup companies in the world and voted #1 reusable cup by GQ in 2021.

Brooking Gatewood 2/24/22 Brooking Gatewood 2/24/22

Indisposable Organizing: Black Leadership on the Front Lines

EPISODE 79: Lessons from the Gulf Coast frontlines: connecting climate, racial, and environmental justice to turn off the tap on disposable, single-use production.

Matt Prindiville & Miriam Gordon 2/10/22 Matt Prindiville & Miriam Gordon 2/10/22

Tipping the Scale Toward Waste Reduction with Extended Producer Responsibility

EPISODE 78: Upstream’s Policy Director Miriam Gordon discusses how the U.S. is at a tipping point for passing EPR policies for packaging.

Matt Prindiville 1/6/22 Matt Prindiville 1/6/22

Craft Beer Takes the Reuse Route

EPISODE 73: Daniel Velez, Co-founder and CEO of Growly, discusses how reusable growlers are the next frontier in online beverage delivery.

Guest User 11/24/21 Guest User 11/24/21

Stopping Single-Use in the Shower

EPISODE 69: Join Lindsey McCoy, CEO and Co-Founder of Plaine Products, to discuss how The Reusies™ 2021 award winner is guiding reuse solutions for bath, beauty and beyond.

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