Zero Waste Trash Talk
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A zero-waste sustainability podcast offering global solutions and ideas originating from our East Nashville neighborhood. We discuss universal issues like circularity, recycling, reusing, composting, energy, and climate justice. We'll share what our friends, neighbors, and local businesses are doing and connect with innovative programs in other cities around the globe.
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
Would you sneak a plastic bag monster costume into your State's Legislature and wear it to meet with lawmakers? This is just one of the interesting things we found out in this inspirational interview with Sadie and Zach, the organizers behind Zero Waste Chattanooga. We discuss their Zero Waste journey and how they educate their community about environmental issues. Sadie has a great take on "Remedy Messaging" as it relates to recycling. She sites studies that show people are more prone to waste when they think there is a remedy like recycling. Listen in to find out if w ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
With world wide Covid-19 deaths in the millions, political upheaval, social unrest and a tumultuous economy, continuing the conversation about sustainability sometimes feels like some kind of privileged guilty pleasure. Michael and Maris discuss the struggles of the past year and the importance of talking about sustainability in order to engage listeners and unify our environmental efforts to slow down the impending climate catastrophe ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
Do you feel like you're the only one recycling, composting your food scraps and getting dirty looks from cashiers for bringing your own bags? Finding and supporting your local environmental organizations can be a great way to stay connected and leverage your environmental actions. ZWTT is active locally with Tennessee Environmental Council. Join us as we chat with CEO Jeff Barrie about the 50 year history of TEC and what their plans are for the future ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
Have you thought about sustainable gift giving? How do you personalize a gift experience when sending an electronic gift card? Why do we even give gifts? Maris and Michael have a conversation about how to approach gift giving as Zero Waste practitioners ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
How do you "pull a Maris"? Is there a waiter in East Nashville with a zero waste chopstick injury from Jess? How does Michael offset air conditioning for furry Akitas? Life is full of trade offs for what's good for us, the environment and our pocketbooks. Zero Waste isn't just trying to fit all of your trash into a mason jar. It's about conserving and reusing resources. The Trash Talk hosts share some of the things they do on a daily basis to lower consumption and produce less waste ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
Karen McIntyre from Nashville's Westmead Elementary is much more than a librarian. She's helped start a compost program, a school garden, recycling drives and a way for students to donate uneaten food from the lunchroom. She shares her successes and the lessons learned along the way to making her school an example for the entire Nashville school system. Karen is proof that one persons dedication can affect systemic change. Find out how you can support what she's doing and/or get inspired to help your local school become more environmentally friendly ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
There are a lot of items that sit in our closets, attics or basements that only get used a couple of times a year. Do you know how many resources it took to produce, ship and sell all that stuff so that it can just sit around unused? Ruckify is a new peer-to-peer rental marketplace that makes it super easy to put unused items back into circulation AND make money in the process! THEY ALSO PLANT A FRICKEN TREE FOR EVERY TRANSACTION! In episode 12, founder Steve Cody tells us how he started the company and how you can rent products locally instead of buying more crap that you might on ..read more
Zero Waste Trash Talk
3y ago
In this episode, Michael talks about his experience with his new bidet and about how the process works down to the nitty gritty detail. We also hear from a couple of listeners who gave us audio testimonials about why they love their bidets.
Save some fricken trees by using a bidet and/or toilet paper made from recycled or sustainable materials. The average American uses 184 trees worth of toilet paper in their lifetime. That's a forest about the size of three football fields. Using trees that capture carbon and clean our air for toilet paper is a low value use that can ..read more