Age of Plastic

Frances Tophill (BBC GARDENERS WORLD) and Claire Hattersley (Weleda Biodynamic gardening expert) discuss how your gardening efforts could give the UK’s degraded soil a much-needed boost!

Tree Sisters
https://treesisters.org/

Weleda Save Earths Skin
https://www.weleda.co.uk/save-earths-skin

Microplastic from water discovery!
https://twitter.com/FrRonconi/status/1490273313112965123?s=20&t=6W_UnDh0MZgdMOnj4H6SNw

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Today’s guest is Tim Forman, Senior Research Associate and Senior Teaching Associate at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, at the University of Cambridge.

He’s authored New report from the University of Cambridge and Epson - the company making appliances probably best known for printer… on energy consumption from plug-in appliances - To meet the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Scenario, which calls for appliance energy usage to fall to 60% of 2020 levels by 2050, a new report from Epson and the University of Cambridge explores the little things that can be done to reduce appliance energy consumption.

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How do you convince the government to give you land at a bargain rate for a community project?

Find out from the volunteer group hoping to transform an East London industrial site into community-owned natural swimming ponds and a biodiverse park.

Support the Crowdfunder here;
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elwp

And contact the ELWP group via  [email protected]

ECO LIFE HACK
https://billi-london.com/

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30,000 plastic and aluminium coffee pods are sent to landfill each minute.

Today talking composting and coffee I'm joined by TV gardening guru Daisy Payne and Grind founder David Abrahamovitch to find out more!
https://grind.co.uk/

Plus a look back at former coffee-loving guests, James Proter Blane & Sarah Lynn from Halo Coffee - worlds first compostable coffee capsule.
https://halo.coffee/

And Vicky Poon from Alpaca Coffee talking about greenwashing tactics 

https://alpacacoffee.co.uk/

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https://giki.earth/
 
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Back in 2019 I spoke with then REN SKINCARE CEO Arnaud Meysselle.  In 2018 the company had pledged to become Zero Waste by 2021, meaning 100% of all REN Clean Skincare packaging would be recycled, recyclable or reusable.

And guess what they did it! 

To tell us about the trials and tribulations of being a Zero Waste beauty brand is REN Global Ambassador - with 20 years in the skincare industry and a glowing complexion - David Delport!

Listen to the original episode with REN Skincare ‘How to become a Zero Waste Beauty Brand?’

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Watch me talk about the podcast on ITV's Katie Pipers Breakfast Show, Sun 7th August 8:30am
https://www.itv.com/

Check out episodes on…

Kids Toys..

https://podfollow.com/age-of-plastic/episode/1aa9cfe00a7c8dda16ce969967060a75afe5686c/view

Kids Clothes

https://podfollow.com/age-of-plastic/episode/d9a5519df73c70bb42bd75c110605eadf89af713/view

Washed Up Cards

https://podfollow.com/age-of-plastic/episode/815e76a98154d090b082eba1209ef78dcbbbfcdd/view

Plastic made from ocean organisms

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Do we really realise how much plastic is involved with periods?

Find out more with Celia Pool, Co-Founder of DAME, Award-winning effective period care free from single-use plastic.

DAME Giveaway Terms & Conditions

 This giveaway features two deliveries of 34 DAME organic tampons, 68 tampons in total, with the average person using 8-10 tampons per period, according to an average from Statista

·         Each delivery costs £1, and a new subscriber will receive their first delivery within a week and their second delivery three months after - the offer is limited to one order per household

·         The giveaway ends on Sunday 31st July (depending on stock availability) - to continue with the subscription after the first free six months, subscribers will be charged £7.99 per delivery

·         Subscribers should pick the absorbency needed. It can easily be paused, skipped or cancelled from subscribers’ personal account portal, where they can also view past orders

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Ella Daish Plastic Period Campaigner

https://podfollow.com/age-of-plastic/episode/569a7fb7b66b9a6203c437276212a2a55e8c7f28/view

An end to microfibres?

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Today I am joined by two young activists and founders.

From Tel Aviv, Sharona Shnayder who in 2020 founded Trash For Tuesdays to encourage people to take part in trash picking, conversing about the waste management issue, demanding better practices from big businesses. My second guest is Oluwaseyi Moejoh from Nigeria the Executive Director of U-recycle Initiative Africa - a youth-led organization committed to advancing a circular economy across Africa.

Both are part of the Youth-Led Intergenerational Action Network Arctic Angels.

Find out more below

https://www.globalchoices.org/arctic-angels

https://tuesdaysfortrash.com/

https://movingworlds.org/organization/1513

ECO LIFE HACK!

Help The Big Plastic Count by…

• Sharing the video
• Retweeting the tweet / LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook 

Listen to Dan Webb on the Age of Plastic Podcast

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Former British no. 1 tennis player Johanna Konta is on the Age of Plastic Podcast today! Johanna is a keen environmentalist, is passionate about protecting our planet and is supporting the UK’s first ever doorstep ‘flexible plastic’ recycling service, collecting hard to recycle plastics from people’s front doors from ABEL & COLE.

Abel & Cole Plastic Recycling

https://www.abelandcole.co.uk/contentpage?altmenu=cucumber&folder=AboutUs&file=recycling-collection.htm

Wimbledon

https://news.sky.com/story/wimbledon-under-pressure-to-ban-plastic-bottles-over-littered-courts-11426238

Eco Life Hack

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Dotte

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A round up of all this series guests!

https://thebigplasticcount.com/

Thanks for listening! For the 100th episode soon I'd love to hear, who your favourite guests have been and the best tip you've learnt from the podcast!? Get in touch below for a shout out!

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How to travel with a light touch, with Explore Worldwide Managing Director Michael Edwards. They’ve launched an industry first Carbon Rating Scale for their trips.

Find out how the scale works  - what they can’t include yet - how many people are thinking of their environmental impact when travelling - and the most environmentally friendly holiday!

https://www.explore.co.uk/about/sustainability

Find out more about Tourism Declares

https://www.tourismdeclares.com/

Good news…

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210401-the-worlds-first-commercial-hydrogen-plane

THE BIG PLASTIC COUNT 16th - 22nd May

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