Today on the Age of Plastic Podcast CEO of compostable tableware brand Repurpose Lauren Gropper tells us why we have Hollywood to thank for Repurpose, the major innovations on the way in the space and why the cultural icon - the red plastic cup - is on it’s way out!

Plants Over Plastic - Tableware for people and planet.

https://repurpose.com/

Pela Phone Case

https://pelacase.com/

Lomi Home Composter
https://pela.earth/lomi

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Today I’m in discussion with Lora Nikolaev Gene, founder of contemporary British based label Lora Gene, who produce each garment through conscious sourcing and with care about the environment and the workers.  This discussion is about pushing the conversation around fashion and sustainability forward, from action to words.

Lora Gene

https://loragene.com/

Lora Gene’s article in Live Frankly 

https://livefrankly.co.uk/fashion/lora-gene-enough-talk-lets-start-the-fashion-revolution/

Lora’s shout out for Jason Hickel

https://www.jasonhickel.org/

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We went #3 in the US in the Earth Science category! Thanks so much for listening! 

For the start of this new series, find out about the innovation creating new PPE from old PPE

Andy Straisfeld is the VP of Business Development of Lifecycle Revive in Canada. 

lifecyclerevive.ca

info@lifecyclerevive.ca  

End Plastics Now Founder;

https://twitter.com/SadrachNirere 

Article on Black female travel writer Jessica Nabongo 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/she-visited-every-country-on-earth-heres-what-she-learned

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A round of of the guests we've heard from in this series plus a taste of the topics for the next series of the Age Of Plastic Podcast.

Plus as promised in the low carbon gardening episode - Sally Nex, recipe for compost! 

What would you love to hear in the next series?  I'd love to know...

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Petria Leggo-Field from Coco Rose Eco and the Sustainable Shift Podcast talks to me about eco entrepreneurs. She works to helping them make the biggest impact, but what does sustainable business impact mean in reality?

More on today’s episode! 

https://cocoroseeco.com.au/podcast/

https://cocoroseeco.com.au/

https://ocg.org/

https://www.instagram.com/ethicalinfluencers/

https://www.sendle.com/

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What is the solution to single use plastic waste?
Today we are delving into single-use plastic alternatives, what bio plastic is, and the future of food packaging with Sales Manager from BIOPAK Richard Harries.

Biopak is an eco-friendly packaging company (in the UK and Australia)

 www.BioPak.com/uk


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Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe on the Age of Plastic Podcast
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Amy Nguyen works as a sustainability strategist — but is more commonly known on Instagram as @sustainableandsocial, a blog dedicated to educating people about sustainability in fashion, beauty, business, and more. Since 2018, she’s turned research and scholarly articles into digestible Instagram posts for her audience, while also working her main job helping businesses to integrate sustainable development goals into their daily operations.  Today's she's busting some plastic myths on the Age of Plastic Podcast.
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Compare Ethics website 

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Outland Denim

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https://canopyplanet.org/people/nicole-rycroft/

Cora Ball
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Today me and Matt Rees from Climate Solutions Podcast discuss Covid and Climate Change. Now the latest Climate Solutions delved into this.

Matt Rees is a former foreign correspondent with Time and Newsweek and the author of nine novels and a book of non-fiction.

As well as the results of a survey into climate attitudes across the world we talk Bitcoin! And that most difficult of questions; What hardest things to give up to stop climate change?

Matt Rees Award Winning Climate Solutions Podcast

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Did someone say beveragino…? 

Seachange Wine are passionate about two things: protecting our oceans from plastic pollution and great tasting wine. 

Simon Rolfe from Seachange talks innovation in wine packaging, why people want to buy from a company that does good. Covid & wine and climate change and the wine industry. And the issues around organic wine production… 

Every bottle of Sea Change helps fund ocean conservation projects across the globe and our minimal packaging reduces waste and environmental impact. Their partners range in size from global charities like Plastic Oceans UK to smaller charities like the Olive Ridley Project and Sea-Changers UK.

https://seachangewine.com/

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Jo Ruxton on the Age of Plastic Podcast

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Sally Nex worked as a journalist on BBC radio for 15 years. Since leaving the BBC, Sally has devoted herself to horticulture, qualifying to RHS Level 3 and gaining a planting design diploma. Teaching sustainable gardening and writing for BBC Gardeners World. In 2019 Sally won the Garden Media Guild, Beth Chatto Environmental Award for a series of articles about going plastic-free in her garden.

Her book How to Garden the Low Carbon Way is out now.

It's such a useful book for all levels and all spaces, I have a very windy balcony and it’s inspired me… how chat has got low carbon tips on plants to chose, water saving, sustainable sheds and plastic free compost - and you learn about what a FEDGE is!

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https://www.dk.com/us/book/9780744029284-how-to-garden-the-low-carbon-way/

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