158. Solutions to the Tension Between Convenience and Sustainability with Brandi Parker

Brandi Parker, has some uplifting and even “freeing” new ways for us to think about our lives as consumers (with less guilt and shame.) She’s helping us all—industry included—get clarity about who should be responsible for the things we need to “throw away.” Instead of consumers bearing the burden for the “end of life” for everything we buy, she is proposing that the brands we love should be responsible for what they’ve made and put out into the world. And we can push them to do that! --TIMESTAMPS-- 00:00 Intro & Welcome 03:56 Confronting Consumerism 06:12 Spaceship Earth 09:42 The World Beyond Plastics 13:06 Urgency in Sustainability 15:09 Awareness in Sustainability 17:20 End-of-Use and Consumer Shame 18:34 Break 21:23 Planned Obsolescence 25:26 The Value Chain 30:44 Lessons from Apollo 13 34:29 Sustainable Solutions 43:28 Personal Journey 50:33 Harnessing Fear 54:50 Insights for a Sustainable Future 58:48 Closing