Kenneth Leong joins Karyn to discuss a nationwide recycling initiative to stop thousands of discarded used facemasks from entering the marine environment and landfill.
Sep 2022
Bin liners, cotton buds and more single-use plastics banned
In 2019 the Government banned single use plastic bags. Now, from October 1st, you will no longer be able to buy plastic cotton buds, polystyrene food packaging and more. Eugenie Sage, environment spokesperson for the Green Party talks to Karyn about what you need to know.
7m 47s
Jul 2024
Making Sense of Recycling with Nena Shaw
Blue bins, green bins, have we BEEN recycling wrong?? This week Raj and Noah work up the nerve to conserve and welcome Nena Shaw Director of Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division at the EPA, to talk through the problem with plastics, making haste with food waste, and ... Show More
40m 24s
Nov 2018
Why the plastics debate needs to focus on avoiding waste
Felix Gummer, director, Sancroft, and Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh debate why brands are becoming more fully engaged on packaging and focusing on keeping plastic out of the environment. They discuss how the combination of developments involving environmental concerns, government ... Show More
12m 25s
Mar 2024
88. That’s rubbish: How our waste is choking the planet and how we can clean it up
Just ahead of Zero Waste Day, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks trash with UNCTAD economist Henrique Silva Pacini Costa.
From plastic packaging to fast fashion to car batteries, we have been creating mountains of waste for decades. It’s everywhere – in landfills, in the ... Show More
9m 25s
Aug 2024
C&EN Uncovered: Solvent Waste Levels, EPA Regulations, and Disposal
On average, from 2011 to 2021, academic labs generated around 4,300 metric tons of hazardous waste each year. One of the largest lab-used solvents discarded is dichloromethane and more than half of that waste ends up burned. In today’s episode, policy reporters Krystal Vasquez an ... Show More
20m 47s
Jun 5
EP268. Recyclable, but not recycled – The impossible moment we’re all in
Right now, we're facing an impossible moment in beauty. Brands are under pressure to create fully recyclable packaging. Consumers are expected to recycle correctly, often with confusing or incomplete information. And regulators are pushing for urgent change, without enough fundin ... Show More
6m 28s