Episodes
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Ep 13 - Michele Fox of MUSE(Members United for Sustainable Events)
Recycle Michael and Michele Fox talk about MUSE and how their members make events a greener experience. As a grassroots environmental activist, Michele merged her passion for people and the planet with event planning by championing sustainable event management. Michele founded MUSE (Members…
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Trash Talk ep 12 - Stephanie Miller and Going Zero Waste the 80/20 Way
Recycle Michael talks with Stephanie Miller about her new book
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Trash Talk Ep 11 - Sally Brown on bio resources
Recycle Michael interviews the esteemed Sally Brown, talking about bio resources, compost vs. anaerobic digestion, carbon sequestration using biosolids and more good s**t. Sally Brown is a Research Professor, in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University…
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Trash Talk Ep 10 - Will Zurier and Sam Yeoman SWEEP Talking
Recycle Michael interviews Will Zurier and Sam Yeoman to learn more about the new performance standard for waste, similar to LEED for buildings. SWEEP, (Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Performance)is a non-profit start-up developing a market transformation, environmental leadership, and...
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Trash Talk Ep 09 - Dieter Eckels on the Character of Waste
Recycle Michael talks with Dieter Eckels of Cascadia Consulting Group on the absurd and fascinating topic of waste characterization; the process of sorting garbage to gather data to better understand it. Getting intimate with trash is important to understanding what it is we are wasting and...
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Trash Talk Ep 08 - Tracie Onstad Bills, Super Woman Recycling Consultant
Recycle Michael interviewing Tracie Onstad Bills for International Women's Day. They discuss doing business outreaching the age of Covid19, California's SB1383 and other topics related to the journey towards Zero Waste. Tracie Bills has over 25 years of materials management experience, including...
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Trash Talk Ep 07 - Nik Balachandran the Waste Guru
Recycle Michael interviews Nik Balachandran, Founder and CEO of Zabble Inc. and certified TRUE™ Zero Waste Advisor. During the Conversation, Michael coins the term "Garbology 2.0" as they discuss technology and waste reduction. Nik’s passion for hiking and open water swimming led him into the…
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Trash Talk Ep 06 - Laura McKaughan the Envirolutionary
Recycle Michael interviews Laura McKaughan of Envirolutions Consulting, talking trash, Large Refuse Generators and sorting it all out. Envirolutions Consulting was started in 2014 by Principal Laura McKaughan in Oakland, CA. Laura served as Associate Director of Green Programs for the SF...
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Trash Talk Ep 05 - Green Mary the Green Event Queen
Recycle Michael interviews Green Mary on Earth Day. Mary Munat "Green Mary" tells her story about getting inspired to make events Zero Waste. Mary Munat entered the waste diversion world from her position as Human Resources Manager with The Health and Harmony Festival in Sonoma County in 2001....
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Trash Talk Ep 04 - Gary Liss and the meaning of Zero Waste
Recycle Michael interviews Gary Liss about the meaning of Zero Waste and his plan(s) to make it happen. Gary Liss has over 45 years of experience in solid waste and recycling and is President of his own consulting firm, Gary Liss & Associates. Mr. Liss is a leading advocate of Zero Waste and has...
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Trash Talk Ep 02 - With Matt Cotton the Compost Guy
Recycle Michael Talking Trash with "Compost Guy" Matt Cotton https://mattcotton.com/ Topics include: What is compostable? How compostable products affect composters Reusables vs compostables Gap between organics generation and composting capacity Compost Normative Behavior Plugs mentioned on…
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Trash Talk Ep 01 - With Chris Brokate of Clean River Alliance
Recycle Michael Interviews Chris Brokate of the Clean River Alliance and Russian River Keepers about removing trash from the Russian River Watershed and beyond. https://cleanriveralliance.org https://russianriverkeeper.org/ Episode engineered by Crystal Awareness This is a public episode. If you...