Plastic. Climate. Future.
Mat Wielopolski & John Sewell
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Plastic. Climate. Future. enables engagement among industry members, climate activists, innovators, and the rest of world (the general public) to ultimately achieve positive changes related to plastic and the climate.
In their podcast, Mat & John host guests from these groups of stakeholders and talk about their views, activities and opinions to foster trustful communication and learn from each other.
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S4E6 Is Seaweed a New Hope for Sustainable Packaging?
In this episode, we speak with Neil Morris, founder of Kelpi, about how seaweed-based materials could help reshape the future of packaging — and what it really takes to move beyond fossil-based…
S4E5 Is Plastic Recycling in Europe Really Broken?
What if the problem isn’t that we’re failing to recycle, but that the system itself is working against it?In this episode, we speak with Joan Marc Simon, founder of Zero Waste Europe and one of the…
S4E4 Can Design Thinking Change the Future of Plastics?
What if the future of plastics doesn’t start in a lab, but in a design studio?In this episode of Plastic. Climate. Future., we speak with Beat Karrer, founder of FluidSolids, who took an…
S4E3 Electrifying the Future: Can Power Drive Circularity?
Circularity isn’t just about materials. It’s about energy.In this episode of Plastic. Climate. Future., we speak with Constantine Lau from Schneider Electric, who is leading electrification…
S4E2 Are Enzymes the Missing Link in Plastics Circularity?
What if the breakthrough in plastic recycling doesn’t come from higher temperatures or bigger reactors — but from biology?In this episode of Plastic. Climate. Future., we speak with Oliver Borek from…
S4E1 The Packaging Puzzle: Will Digital Twins Bring Us Closer to Circularity?
We’re kicking off the next series of Plastic. Climate. Future. —𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 — a 12-month journey exploring the innovations, systems, and people shaping a circular plastics…
S3E12 YEAR-END WRAP UP (2025)
New Year, New Episode – But First, Let’s Rewind. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. – 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙥 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 (2025) We’re kicking off 2026 with something different: a raw, reflective conversation about the…
S3E11 Is This the Most Unexpected Sustainable Material Yet?
What began as a curious design experiment has grown into a pioneering materials company, one that’s rethinking circularity, material value, and how we deal with overlooked waste streams.In this…
S3E10 The Lignin Solution: From Forestry Waste to Plastic Innovation
What if plastic could be made — not from fossil fuels — but from forestry residues?In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, we speak with Fredrik Malmfors, CEO of Lignin Industries, about how this…
S3E9 Is This the Future of Sustainable Food Packaging?
In this episode, we speak with Ved Krishna, the visionary behind Pakka, a company creating compostable food packaging from sugarcane waste — and aiming to scale regenerative packaging across the food…
S3E8 Conference Countdown: Why CRE Forum 2025 Matters Now
In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, we speak with Valentijn de Neve, CEO of BlueAlp and President of Chemical Recycling Europe, ahead of the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 (𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) —…
S3E7 Circular by Design: What It Takes to Rethink Plastics
In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, we speak with Dr. Christine Bunte, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, about what it really means to make plastics circular — and why achieving it is far…
S3E6 Policy Meets Practice: Scaling Circularity Through Regulation
In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, we speak with Olivier Van Volden, a leading expert in plastics regulation and circular policy across Belgium and the EU. With a PhD in polymer science and a…
S3E5 Voices of the Ocean: Turning Trash and Data into Action
What if every bottle cap, cigarette butt, or food wrapper washed up on a beach was more than just waste? What if it represented a data point, a story, and a call to action?In this episode of Plastic…
S3E4 Serious Fun: The People Behind Plastic Progress with Antero Ahvenainen
At just 30 years old, Antero Ahvenainen was trusted to lead the most critical technology project in his company — a polyethylene innovation that would eventually power some of the largest polymer…
S3E3 Bio-Based and Beyond: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Chemistry with BASF
In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, BASF experts Dr. Ivana Krkljuš, Dr. Christian Krueger, and Prof. Peter Saling discuss the future of sustainable chemistry through the lens of bio-attributed…
S3E2 Transforming Waste into Wonders: WildPlastic's Mission with Christian Sigmund
In the second episode of the podcast series Plastic. Climate. Future: A Journey into Circular Solutions for a Sustainable World, Christian Sigmund discusses WildPlastic’s mission and its innovative…
S3E1 Can You Reimagine Performance Through Circularity in Sportswear? with Christian Goldhahn from On Running
In the first episode of this new podcast series: Plastic. Climate. Future.: A Journey into Circular Solutions for a Sustainable World. , we are joined by Christian Goldhahn, a material scientist at…
S2E72 The Tight Knot of Sustainability in Fashion with Nicolò Giusti from Tommy Hilfiger
In the latest episode of the Plastic. Climate. Future. podcast, we sit down with sustainability expert Nicolo Giusti to untangle some of the toughest challenges facing the fashion industry as it…
S2E70 Carbon Cuts at the Core: BASF’s vision for a Greener Chemistry Future Ivana Krkljuš from BASF
In the latest episode of the Plastic. Climate. Future. podcast, we sit down with Ivana Krkljus from BASF to discuss the company’s innovative approaches to sustainability. As a leader in the chemical…
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