Did you know flip flops make up 25% of the ocean's plastic pollution?  Luke McMillan is on a mission to solve this massive issue, flip flops are the worlds most used footwear. Often made from cheap low quality plastics, which break and are discarded often ending up in the sea.  This is only adding to the existing plastic pollution crisis in our oceans, but Luke from Sea Sense flip flops has a solution.  The biodegradable flip flop, made from natural rubber and dyed using natural colouring. He doesn't stop there though.  Luke's business is actively involved in supporting and ..read more

Seaweed is emerging to be one of the most important ingredients in the plant based vegan food industry.  It has so many plus points, the biggest is how good it is for you, with so many incredible health benefits including being high in protein and rich in iodine.  Mark Kulsdom is a TedX speaker and also created a documentary all about vegan food and plant based food.  The documentary was where Mark researched and discovered how cultivating seaweed could be the answer to ensure anyone who wants to be vegan ensures they get their imporant protein hit. Once Mark had the idea, he we ..read more

Stop press!  Stop world!  Seaweed has once again potentially answers our problems of having to rely on plastic and the dirty oil based industries.  Charlie Cadin, a student and surfer from Jersey has invented and made the worlds first ever biodegradable surfboard, made from seaweed.   Surfboards are traditionally made from a combination of plastic based polyurethane, fibre glass and resins.  Whilst there has been some advances to create 'greener' surfboards they still remain a huge toxic piece of modern day sports equipment.  They break easily and can't be recycle ..read more

So it's the final week of the Kickstarter to create a clothing range made from seaweed fibre and invest in seaweed farms here in the UK.  I am trying to find any issues with the overall idea of seaweed farms, are they a bad or good idea?  What problems could they cause?  Is the idea or investing in seaweed farms to offset our carbon footprint going to enable us to carry on with our hedonistic fast paced lifestyle of travel and consumption?  Could seaweed farming help to solve all the complexities of the climate crisis?   I chat with Dr Tony Butt to try and work it all ..read more

Today is the eve of my 40th birthday!  I give an update on the Kickstarter to create a clothing range made using seaweed fibre and how challenging that can be to run during the pandemic, home schooling and keeping a business going.   The guest on todays show is founder of Green Ocean Farming, Alec Watt.  Green Ocean Farming acts as a consultancy helping people to setup seaweed farms here in the UK.  If you are thinking about doing this, Alec would be the best man to speak to as he has a wealth of knowledge and contacts to get licenses and help with all the issues you have t ..read more

Meg has been involved with helping setup Car y Mor seaweed farm, Pembrokeshire in Wales for 3 years now and this is the incredible story so far.  Learn how seaweed is grown, how this is a completely new industry here in the UK as well as how the business is setup though a Community Benefits Society model. It’s truly incredible stuff, we try and debunk questions raised about whether seaweed farms can help tackle the client crisis and how we all must work together, if we stand any chance of solving climate change. We chat about how protesting for climate action to force the government to ch ..read more

I introduce this podcast talking about Inland Sea's Kickstarter to create a clothing range from seaweed fibre.  This leads nicely into our first guest of 2021, Howard Gunstock from Carbon Kapture. The description is on the tin, Howard Gunstocks mission is to capture carbon from the atmosphere and contribute to solving the climate crisis.  Howard started the business in August last year after a chance meeting with business partner Dave Walker Nix at a film showing of The Race is On: Secrets and Solutions of Climate in September 2019.  During the film Dave remarked that kelp grows ..read more

Georgina is on a mission to reduce overconsumption through positive storytelling. As the founder of pebble, she has been inspiring consumer change through her much-loved magazine, events and community for the last 4 years. She has 17 years experience as a magazine publisher and editor, has worked with corporations and charities as an editorial and comms strategist and her first book, Is It Really Green? is out in January 2021. She hates the word sustainable and is allergic to jargon ..read more

Hear the mind blowing story and brainchild idea of Ed Sandison's golf tee made from bamboo.  This story proves that the smallest and simplest ideas are often the best and can only be the catalyst to help create change within an industry.  Ed, a keen sportsman and golfer noticed just how problematic the golf industry was with a huge plastic problem as well as apparel and equipment being unsustainable and highly pollutive.  Learn how Ed is pushing the boundaries with new materials for sportswear and how he has truly made a big impact on the golf industry within just a couple of ye ..read more

Dirtbags was founded in 2017 by Jennifer Wood in Kendal, the Lake District.  Dirtbags is a climbing accessories company who up-cycle (not re-cycle) old climbing gear such as ropes, coats, bags, hats, buckles - you name it Jen has a use for any waste product which would more than likely end up in land fill.  We chat about how recycling is really not the answer, waste within the climbing industry, current and new projects and how Covid has impacted climbing and bouldering ..read more