Podcasts about national sword

Ashley Etling is the CEO and co-founder of LimeLoop, a smart shipping platform building reusable packaging and sustainable logistics solutions.In our conversation with Ashley we cover the origin story of LimeLoop, and discuss how their product evolved from reusable packaging to a smart platform helping companies make their supply chains sustainable. We dig deep into the issues of minimizing the environmental impacts of global supply chains, and discuss interesting innovation happening in that space.We also discuss the recent political actions for environmental impact like carbon taxes in EU and China's National Sword policy, and how governments worldwide are dealing with the issues of waste management and climate change. As a repeat founder, mentor and advisor, Ashley shares her approach to building a great team, finding co-founders, key hires and early startup employees. She also speaks on issues like dividing equity between co-founders, and common mistakes made by first-time founders.

We take a break from Zulene's story and investigate the US global waste management system. David begins to learn the insidious way America handles waste.

If you put a plastic bag in a bin outside your grocery store - will it really end up being recycled? Are some utilities trying to sabotage the solar industry? We've got answers to these questions and more incredible info about kelp (we are glad you love it as much as we do!) If you have a burning climate-themed question, send us a voice memo to howtosaveaplanet@spotify.com! Calls to Action Find a drop off location for the plastic bags collecting under your sink by visiting PlasticFilmRecycling.org (and where possible, refuse new plastic bags and bring your own) Look up if your city or state has a plastic bag ban or tax legislation in the works through PlasticBagLaws.org and share your thoughts with your representative(s) Register for the The Climate Reality Project free virtual training centering ecojustice in climate leadership to engage with climate change on a broader level Learn More Listen to our original episode about recycling on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts Listen to 99% Invisible’s episode on China’s National Sword policy to learn more about the plastic recycling market Home or business owner? The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has a Homeowners guide to going solar, as well as a calculator that can help you estimate the costs of going solar North Carolina State University's Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency can help you figure out what solar incentives and tax credits are available where you live If you want to learn more on the policy side, the National Conference of State Legislators has a Solar Policy Toolkit that covers fees (and incentives), net metering (it's under rates), and financing among other topics  

Feet on the Street was originally launched as a pilot program by The Recycling Partnership (TRP) in part to answer China’s National Sword policies. It now serves as a foundational model for TRP’s contamination-fighting methods implemented in communities across the country. Join the stakeholders involved in Feet on the Street (FOTS) – Atlanta and learn about the program’s inception, execution and success. Hear about their role in FOTS, challenges faced, lessons learned and initial results from the program’s first year. You’ll see never-before-shared data about the program, including: updated contamination rates after tagging Atlanta’s 98,000 single-family homes; multicultural communications best practices; capture rate studies from 15-plus multi-family properties; and more. Walk away with the inspiration and data to make real changes or improvements in your own cities or businesses. Speakers: Kanika Greenlee, Executive Director, Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission at City of Atlanta Nicole Smith, Sustainable Packaging Program Director, Coca-Cola North America Moses Tejuoso, Community Affairs Manager, Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission at City of Atlanta Moderator: Cecilia Shutters, Recycling Technical Advisor for Atlanta at The Recycling Partnership (TRP)

One city used an old English folk song to create a culture of recycling and domestic waste separation, while the other finds itself on the wrong side of China’s National Sword policy

How China’s National Sword policy caused a global disruption to domestic recycling programmes, encouraged Southeast Asian nations to reject Western waste, and inspired a massive Chinese investment in American recycling facilities

Plastic Surgery: Cutting Plastic Out of Our Lives. Tiny Climate Challenge Episode 4 is all about minimizing waste, eliminating plastic from our daily lives and reducing our carbon footprint. @ 0:50 Our Challenge Guest - my lifelong best friend, April Powers and her kids learn to flex their sustainability muscle by eliminating single-use plastic from their school lunches and their dining experiences. @ 29:10 Our Challenge Expert, Lori Sommers from Waste Management provides us with an update on recycling, China’s National Sword policy and the R’s of sustainability.  Tiny Climate Challenge Guest: April Powers is the Managing Director of First Impression Rx, a full-service consulting firm that helps companies manage differences through training and diversity and inclusion strategy. She is a highly-rated trainer for Fortune 500, government and non-profit companies and is also a Climate Reality Leader. She just started a children’s book and website called Finicky Fiona to encourage children to eat the rainbow and to help people with allergies learn how to cook delicious food. Tiny Climate Challenge Expert: Lori Somers is the Community and Municipal Relations Representative for Waste Management where she has worked for 30 years. She works closely with multiple Southern California cities to help them develop comprehensive recycling and diversion programs to meet their zero waste goals and comply with local and state waste diversion mandates. Outside of work, Lori has been involved with Soroptimist International of Oceanside-Carlsbad since 1998. From 2006 - 2007 she served as President of the Soroptimist and was honored as Soroptimist of the Year for her leadership and service to the organization and her community. In her spare time, Lori also enjoys traveling, skiing and reading. Links mentioned Waste Management Waste Management: What Can I Recycle? April Powers Finicky Fiona First Impression RX OLIO - The Food Sharing Revolution Ripe Near Me Crop Swap Plant Food +Wine Green Drinks Contact Mayela Manasjan TinyClimate.com

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Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). From there, much of it is shipped off to mills, where bales of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic are pulped or melted into raw materials. Some of these mills are here in the U.S. And once upon a time, many of them were in China. Since 2001, China was one of the biggest buyers of American recycling.  That is, until last year, when China pulled a move that no one saw coming: they stopped buying. National Sword

Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). From there, much of it is shipped off to mills, where bales of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic are pulped or melted into raw materials. Some of these mills are here in the U.S. And once upon a time, many of them were in China. Since 2001, China was one of the biggest buyers of American recycling.  That is, until last year, when China pulled a move that no one saw coming: they stopped buying. National Sword

Recycling programs as we know it are at risk, because China, as one of the world's biggest recycled goods buyers, has increased their standards for the recycled goods they will import. Standards have gotten so tough that even one dirty pizza box can contaminate tons of recyclable material and send them to the landfill. According to Republic Services, as much as 30% of the materials in the recycling stream are currently contaminated. So, what's the solution? In the long-term, companies are improving technology to better sort and clean recycling. But for now, it's more important than ever that people know what to recycle and how. The nation's recycling model is broken, but it can be fixed. Republic Services has recently launched a new consumer campaign called Recycling Simplified, to discuss the general issues facing the recycling industry. It's an important issue for every town in America– if people know the guidelines, they won't risk ruining the recycled goods of others.

Beth Porter, Climate and Recycling Director at Green America, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, has studied the recycling system carefully. In her new book, Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System, Porter challenges established thinking and recounts the history of the single-stream recycling system introduced decades ago in the United States. With recycling rates stuck near 34 percent in the United States, and in the face of China's National Sword contaminated recycled materials ban, the country needs to establish a new recycling ethos. Porter also reintroduces an important American story about Scrap For Victory recycling campaigns during World War II that galvanized the homefront. Children, adults, communities, and companies pulled together to gather scrap metal to produce planes and tanks to fight the war. Why can't we make the same shared commitment today? Beth Porter thinks we can. Tune in to hear this inspiring conversation.

Recycling in the U.S. is highly dependent on the ability to export our recycling overseas. In California alone, 62 percent of the states' recycling is exported to China. However, in July 2017, China announced a policy called National Sword, which limits the import of contaminated recyclable commodities and increases inspections of recyclable commodity imports. Tune in as we speak with Zoe Heller, Assistant Director for Policy Development at the California Department of Resources Recycling, about how National Sword is impacting local recycling efforts across the U.S., and what investments would be required to create the domestic recycling infrastructure needed to keep U.S. recycling onshore.

Recycling programs as we know it are at risk, because China, as one of the world's biggest recycled goods buyers, has increased their standards for the recycled goods they will import. Standards have gotten so tough that even one dirty pizza box can contaminate tons of recyclable material and send them to the landfill. According to Republic Services, as much as 30% of the materials in the recycling stream are currently contaminated. So, what's the solution? In the long-term, companies are improving technology to better sort and clean recycling. But for now, it's more important than ever that people know what to recycle and how. The nation's recycling model is broken, but it can be fixed. Republic Services has recently launched a new consumer campaign called Recycling Simplified, to discuss the general issues facing the recycling industry. It's an important issue for every town in America– if people know the guidelines, they won't risk ruining the recycled goods of others.

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with Geri DiNardo about helping found Worcester’s Mustard Seed Catholic Worker community and soup kitchen, Ofo bikes, the wisdom of not framing 2018 Worcester as a “Renaissance,” recycling (Worcester, Australia [PDF]), how Boston increases Worcester housing costs, and the future of handicapped transit. Audio: Download … Continue reading "National Sword (508 #305 w/Geri DiNardo)"

Cole Rosengren is a senior reporter for Waste Dive. Cole has many years of front-line experience with the waste industry having worked in many environments where he observed a myriad of problems that exist in the handling of waste and recycling. With a passion for forward-thinking solutions to planetary problems that the waste industry poses, Cole seeks to write and report on the pertinent issues that are shaping our conversation about waste and sustainability. Mr. Rosengren holds a BFA in writing and publishing from Emerson College as well as an MA in urban reporting (CUNY Graduate School of Journalism). The waste and recycling journalist dives into a dense discussion of the many issues facing the global waste industry. As Mr. Rosengren states, China's unfathomable exponential growth into a dominant global industry player has increased their need for raw materials and scrap. Thus for many years, they have been the final stop for recycled materials that they could turn into new products and export out. However, Rosengren states this ‘perfect circle' of sorts may have reached its endpoint. With the launch of their National Sword policy, China announced that they would no longer take 24 various types of recycled materials. This policy comes on the heels of China's Green Fence policy just five years previous, which introduced new standards for lower contamination levels for the recycling.  The new policy will certainly be felt around the world, and will especially strike a blow to recycling operators in China, many of which rely heavily on the ongoing import of a wide assortment of raw materials. And while the retooling of China's recycling intake process will be an opportunity for China to begin cleaning up their own environment, the economic impact will be an adjustment for material exporters as they feel the sting of stringent regulations. Rosengren discusses some of the issues that are becoming pivotal points in the conversation, post-China's new rules. Perhaps a silver lining for environmentalists could be that China's harsher regulations are driving the push toward a decrease in the use of plastics and single-use paper, etc. in general. But flipping the coin, American businesses and governments are taking a hit when it comes to recycling, as China's policies have driven up the cost of recycling domestically. As these costs go up, some communities are taxing the recycling, while others are ramping up their efforts to inform the community about proper recycling. And other communities are taking more draconian measures to enforce recycling, even to the point of refusal of pickup if materials are not sorted properly.  Rosengren explains how businesses and manufacturers alike are engaged in a fair amount of finger-pointing in regard to who is to blame for the current waste dilemma. And in regard to governance, the EPA largely views these issues as state and local concerns, thus leaving the decisions, and quagmire, in the hands of various officials on the state level. Some states are even turning to private funds to invest further, and more heavily, into recycling infrastructure.  The waste expert details how the next wave of the movement toward a reduced waste planet is the rethinking of how we consume, in that we have developed a culture that has signed off on the ‘buy anything and everything as long as you recycle it” mindset. Perhaps, ultimately, it is time to rephrase the question to, “do I even need that,” to cut down on waste overall. But the wheels of change are slow and it's up to everyone to contribute to the solutions that will help solve our growing problem with waste. On a positive note, as the public becomes more informed, for the most part, they do want to be a part of the solution.

The first in a two-part series, this episode frames the new and concerning waste recycling problem in Australia. The situation has grown critical since China's “National Sword” decision earlier this year, not to take our recycling. Changing the ground rules on what they will — and won't — accept has closed the door, leaving our councils effectively buried under a pile of waste.We talk to Councillors and Council staff to find out the very real stress the decision has placed them under to make changes and what consequences this will have for residents and ratepayers. We also talk to climate activist Dug Holmes for his take on the crisis and — as an added bonus — Mark shares with us what inspired him to start Climactic.In our second episode we'll be looking at the bright side: the opportunities the recycling crisis presents.Enjoy the show!Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — ComposerSpecial Guests: Dugald Holmes and Katherine Copsey.Support ClimacticLinks: A billion kilograms of rubbish in need of a new home A crisis too big to waste: China's recycling ban calls for a long-term rethink in Australia China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis Garbage in, garbage out: Incinerating trash is not an effective way to protect the climate or reduce waste Waste-to-energy incineration should be 'last resort' as Josh Frydenberg flags expansion - Science News - ABC News — Mr Frydenberg described Australia's waste management problem as an "important, urgent issue" that he was looking forward to working with the states to solve."We've already got more than 30 [waste-to-energy] projects underway in Australia...and we look forward to expanding these over time," Mr Frydenberg said. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first in a two-part series, this episode frames the new and concerning waste recycling problem in Australia. The situation has grown critical since China's “National Sword” decision earlier this year, not to take our recycling. Changing the ground rules on what they will — and won't — accept has closed the door, leaving our councils effectively buried under a pile of waste.

The first in a two-part series, this episode frames the new and concerning waste recycling problem in Australia. The situation has grown critical since China's “National Sword” decision earlier this year, not to take our recycling. Changing the ground rules on what they will — and won't — accept has closed the door, leaving our councils effectively buried under a pile of waste. We talk to Councillors and Council staff to find out the very real stress the decision has placed them under to make changes and what consequences this will have for residents and ratepayers. We also talk to climate activist Dug Holmes for his take on the crisis and — as an added bonus — Mark shares with us what inspired him to start Climactic. In our second episode we'll be looking at the bright side: the opportunities the recycling crisis presents. Enjoy the show! Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — Composer Special Guests: Dugald Holmes and Katherine Copsey. Support Climactic Links: A billion kilograms of rubbish in need of a new home A crisis too big to waste: China's recycling ban calls for a long-term rethink in Australia China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis Garbage in, garbage out: Incinerating trash is not an effective way to protect the climate or reduce waste Waste-to-energy incineration should be 'last resort' as Josh Frydenberg flags expansion - Science News - ABC News — Mr Frydenberg described Australia's waste management problem as an "important, urgent issue" that he was looking forward to working with the states to solve."We've already got more than 30 [waste-to-energy] projects underway in Australia...and we look forward to expanding these over time," Mr Frydenberg said. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first in a two-part series, this episode frames the new and concerning waste recycling problem in Australia. The situation has grown critical since China's “National Sword” decision earlier this year, not to take our recycling. Changing the ground rules on what they will — and won't — accept has closed the door, leaving our councils effectively buried under a pile of waste. We talk to Councillors and Council staff to find out the very real stress the decision has placed them under to make changes and what consequences this will have for residents and ratepayers. We also talk to climate activist Dug Holmes for his take on the crisis and — as an added bonus — Mark shares with us what inspired him to start Climactic. In our second episode we'll be looking at the bright side: the opportunities the recycling crisis presents.Enjoy the show! Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer Special Guests: Dugald Holmes and Katherine Copsey. Support Climactic Links: A billion kilograms of rubbish in need of a new home A crisis too big to waste: China's recycling ban calls for a long-term rethink in Australia China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis Garbage in, garbage out: Incinerating trash is not an effective way to protect the climate or reduce waste Waste-to-energy incineration should be 'last resort' as Josh Frydenberg flags expansion - Science News - ABC News — Mr Frydenberg described Australia's waste management problem as an "important, urgent issue" that he was looking forward to working with the states to solve. "We've already got more than 30 [waste-to-energy] projects underway in Australia...and we look forward to expanding these over time," Mr Frydenberg said. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Recycling in the U.S. is highly dependent on the ability to export our recycling overseas. In California alone, 62 percent of the states' recycling is exported to China. However, in July 2017, China announced a policy called National Sword, which limits the import of contaminated recyclable commodities and increases inspections of recyclable commodity imports. Tune in as we speak with Zoe Heller, Assistant Director for Policy Development at the California Department of Resources Recycling, about how National Sword is impacting local recycling efforts across the U.S., and what investments would be required to create the domestic recycling infrastructure needed to keep U.S. recycling onshore.

Recycling in the U.S. is highly dependent on the ability to export our recycling overseas. In California alone, 62 percent of the states' recycling is exported to China. However, in July 2017, China announced a policy called National Sword, which limits the import of contaminated recyclable commodities and increases inspections of recyclable commodity imports. Tune in as we speak with Zoe Heller, Assistant Director for Policy Development at the California Department of Resources Recycling, about how National Sword is impacting local recycling efforts across the U.S., and what investments would be required to create the domestic recycling infrastructure needed to keep U.S. recycling onshore.