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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 38 MIN

How A Toaster Oven Sparked A Islandwide Recycling Movement | EP 212

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Send us your Questions We sit with Deborah from Limpy Recycling to unpack how a toaster oven experiment grew into a local circular-economy shop that turns Curaçao’s plastic waste into souvenirs, furniture parts, and school sports gear. We dig into safe materials, custom molds, community collection, and why hands-on workshops change minds.• origin of Limpy Recycling and early DIY machines• why HDPE works and PET is exported• safe melting practices and ventilation• sourcing from households and partner recyclers• process from sorting and washing to shredding and molding• product range including coasters, clips, art, beams and sheets• art from washed-ashore plastics and storytelling• workshops, tours, and sustainable tourism experiences• soccer goals made from bottle caps and fishing nets• team growth, in-house design and mold-making• Sambil awareness space and plans to expand regionally• how mindset shifts reduce waste habits on the islandSubscribe to the channel, leave a comment, get a coaster, get pinsSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL:    / @nofilterinparadise  INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/nofilterinp... 

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Send us your Questions We sit with Deborah from Limpy Recycling to unpack how a toaster oven experiment grew into a local circular-economy shop that turns Curaçao’s plastic waste into souvenirs, furniture parts, and school sports gear. We dig into safe materials, custom molds, community collection, and why hands-on workshops change minds. • origin of Limpy Recycling and early DIY machines • why HDPE works and PET is exported • safe melting practices and ventilation • sourcing from household...

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