"Talkin' Trash" with Stacy Savage

Episodes

1. 20

   Episode 20 - "Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"

   Tune in for updates: 🍎 Honolulu's new household food scrap composting program ⚖️ New Jersey's stringent food waste law ♻️ Texas composters' struggles with restrictive new regulations 📦 California's ambitious SB 54 plastics & packaging law facing significant hurdles. Get the insights on…

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   Feb 6, 2026

   6 min
2. 19

   Episode 19 - "Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"

   Our top stories...👇 ✅ REAL PROGRESS: The U.S. Plastics Pact reports 54% of major brands' packaging is now designed to be reusable, recyclable, OR compostable. ❌ REAL PROBLEMS: Most commercial compost facilities WON'T accept "compostable" packaging—it contaminates their systems and doesn't break...

   Jan 16, 2026

   14 min
3. 18

   Episode 18 - Environmental News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

   This week’s video breaks down three timely stories that matter for practitioners, policymakers, and sustainability leaders. The Good: A new regional composting hub in the Richmond, VA area shows how cities and counties can collaborate to turn food scraps into valuable compost and methane...

   Dec 8, 2025

   9 min
4. 17

   Episode 17- Environmental News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

   This episode breaks down new U.S. stories shaping the future of zero waste, circular economy, food waste policy, and composting. If you’re tired of greenwashing and want fact-checked, policy-heavy content you can actually use in your work, this one’s for you. In this week’s show, we cover: - The...

   Nov 20, 2025

   7 min
5. 16

   Episode 16 - Environmental News: The Good, Bad, Ugly Recycling

   Discover the latest zero waste, recycling, and circular economy innovations in this week’s environmental news roundup! We spotlight rural Iowa’s groundbreaking e-waste recycling event, expose political gridlock sabotaging curbside recycling in major US cities, and reveal a Florida recycling...

   Nov 14, 2025

   4 min
6. 15

   Episode 15- Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

   This week we unpack how tech, policy, and profits collide in today’s sustainability battles and what you can do, from pushing plastics reform to supporting food recovery programs. Join the movement to reduce waste, demand accountability, and protect people and the planet.SCHEDULE: Free 30-minute...

   Sep 18, 2025

   4 min
7. Episode #14 - Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

   This week's edition covers:⚡ The Good: EPA reforms promise “faster green projects”… but is that just code for less oversight? 💀 The Bad: The EPA calls out a shipyard’s "sloppy" waste spills (yes, that’s the official language). 🔥 The Ugly: A lawsuit against the federal government for letting...

   Sep 2, 2025

   5 min
8. Episode #13 - Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

   Today's topics: A breakthrough in food waste reduction powered by AI, lingering gaps in recycling infrastructure holding cities back, and a decades-long toxic waste problem being addressed, but at a colossal cost.

   Aug 21, 2025

   6 min
9. Episode #12 - "Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"

   Welcome back to episode 12! This week, we're covering NYC's successful citywide compost mandate (The Good), air pollution issues around data centers (The Bad), and rescinding the EPA's "Endangerment Finding" that gives legal authority to regulate climate gases (The Ugly).SUBSCRIBE:🗞️ Monthly…

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   Aug 21, 2025

   7 min
10. Episode #11 - "Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"

    🎥 In this episode, we’re tackling some of the biggest headlines in U.S. environmental policy and zero waste innovation!🚨 THE GOOD:The bipartisan STEWARD Act hits Congress and could bring billions in recycling grants for underserved communities. ⚠️ THE BAD:Chemical recycling is being sold as a...

    Aug 7, 2025

    10 min
11. Episode #10 - Environmental News: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

    ♻️ AMERICA’S WASTE CRISIS: WHAT THEY’RE NOT TELLING YOU ♻️Every single day, Americans throw away 165,000 tons of edible food while recycling rates are stuck at a shocking 32%. Most of that recycling? Contaminated and dumped in landfills.But here’s the GOOD NEWS:The USDA just invested $7.5 million...

    Jul 23, 2025

    24 min
12. Stacy Savage "Talks Trash" with Marketing4Waste Podcast Host, Samuele Barill

    Stacy and Samuele get down to the nitty gritty on #business #trash, #recycling, and #foodwaste #composting. Learn how to save money & cater your green storytelling to capture the affinity and loyalty of Millennial and GenZ customers who care about the planet.

    Jun 23, 2023

    35 min
13. Edge Out the Competition with Green Marketing Strategies

    The statistics are clear, any company that masters their green marketing now will have an edge over their competition AND they will increase revenue deepen customer loyalty empower their employees internally All of this from the Green Marketing Edge? YES! The amazing ecopreneur that I interview…

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    Jun 16, 2023

    32 min