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EPISODE · Sep 21, 2021 · 29 MIN

Trash or Treasure: Jennifer McDonnell on Resource Recovery and the Circular Economy

from The Real State · host Bleav Podcast Network

Is it trash or treasure? Resource-recovery leader Jennifer McDonnell joins Alex and Jamie to demystify the circular economy—from why participation rates make or break recycling, to how AI, robotics, and optical sorting are changing MRFs, to the truth about landfills, methane, and landfill mining. We dig into organics programs, incentives vs enforcement, and what buildings and residents can do now to turn waste back into value. Environment, Cities, Real Estate, Sustainability, Policy, Technology Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Resource-recovery expert Jennifer McDonnell explains how cities and companies can move from take-make-waste to a circular economy with AI-powered sorting, smarter policy, and programs people will actually use.

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