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Episode 55: Designing for Zero Waste: How Space Shapes Behavior
What if spaces were intentionally designed to optimize waste diversion and zero waste practices? In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta talk with Cory Page, landscape designer and alum of the Harvard…
Episode 54: The State of Plastics Recycling
Few recyclable materials generate as much skepticism as plastics. In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta welcome Steve Alexander, president and CEO of the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), to…
Episode 53: Putting Our Best Foot Forward: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Shoes
Shoes are not just an item of clothing; they are our main form of transportation. In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta welcome Dr. Yuly Fuentes, Project Manager for Fiber Technologies at MIT and…
Episode 52: Cell Phones for Soldiers
In this episode, we spotlight Cell Phones for Soldiers, a nonprofit that’s been bridging the digital divide for over 20 years. With 10,000 devices collected monthly from unique sources like MBTA lost…
Episode 51: The Hidden Carbon Cost: How Our Stuff Fuels Climate Change—And What We Can Do About It
In this episode of the MassRecycle Podcast, Waneta and Gretchen are joined by MassRecycle Board member and former NEWMOA Executive Director Terri Goldberg and Dave Allaway a senior policy analyst in…
Episode 50: Disaster Debris Management
In this episode Waneta and Gretchen are joined by John Fischer, Deputy Division Director for Solid Waste Materials Management at MassDEP, and Delia Camacho, a Vice President at AshBritt. A disaster…
Episode 49: An Insider’s View with Mary Ann Remolador
In this episode, Waneta and Gretchen sit down with Mary Ann Remolador, of the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), to discuss her decades of experience in waste reduction and recycling. Mary Ann…
Episode 48: Vaping Device Disposal
Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Jan Ameen, Executive Director of the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District to discuss her research into what to do with vape devices. Complicated…
Episode 47: Organics Diversion in K-12 Schools
Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Gail Sowerder Garron, Regional Planner for MassDEP, and Alison Beucler, Sanitation and Hazardous Material Program Manager for the City of Somerville, to discuss food…
Episode 46: Contracting for Zero Waste
11/16/22 — Boston, Massachusetts Center for Computing & Data Sciences at sundown Nov 16.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Sarah Healey,…
Episode 45: Why Can’t I Recycle This?
Waneta and Gretchen answer the perennial question “Why can’t I recycle this?”. Recycling is a commodity, and not only does it need to be collected and sorted, someone needs to want to buy it. To…
Episode 44: Recycling Programming in Multilingual Communities
Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Jessica Camarena, City of New Bedford Recycling Coordinator, and Rosanna Deldosario, City of Lawrence Recycling Coordinator, to discuss their work to make recycling…
Episode 43: Unveiling the Invisible: PFAS and Compost
Embark on a revealing journey as Gretchen, Waneta, and Andrew Brousseau of Black Earth Compost delve into PFAS. Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, or PFAS, is a group of human-made chemicals found…
Episode 42: Demolition vs. Deconstruction: Careful Practices for a Sustainable Future
Woodbridge Project Team at Rockland Psychiatric Center demolition. Future Data Center. Photo Credit: STO Building Group Join Waneta and Gretchen as they delve into deconstruction and mercury with…
Episode 41: Make Paper out of Paper: Johnny Gold
Recycling legend Johnny Gold joins Waneta and Gretchen to talk paper recycling – where it all began and how we got here. Have you ever wondered how paper drives earn money? How did paper recycling…
Episode 40: Sustainability on Campus: 2023 Edition
In this episode, Waneta and Gretchen are joined by four experts who have dedicated their careers to reducing waste and promoting sustainability on college campuses. Laurie Simmons of UMass Amherst,…
Episode 39: The Recycling Miracle: MassDEP’s RecycleSmart
In 2018, China National Sword cut off imports of foreign recyclables and brought recycling in the US to a screeching halt. In Massachusetts, MassDEP created RecycleSmart: the one stop resource to…
Episode 38: An Insider’s View of Recycling, Solid Waste, and Pollution Prevention.
Pull up a chair and join Gretchen and Waneta in conversation with Terri Goldberg. Terri has had an extensive career in recycling, solid waste, and pollution prevention. She is retiring from her…
Episode 37: Lithium Batteries: Blowing Up!
Lithium batteries are exploding in popularity, and literally exploding. Gretchen and Waneta welcome Stan Walczak, Rob Gogan, and Dave Ditata, to discuss the dangers of batteries in the waste…
Episode 36: Simplify the Holidays & Reduce Waste – a Re-Release for 2022
Gretchen and Waneta talk with Kelley Dennings of the Center for Biological Diversity about simplifying the holidays and reducing waste. They discuss top holiday waste generators, alternative gift…
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