Have you noticed how much plastic debris wash ashore every day? What can we do to stop this? Is there any way to change our behaviours? These are the questions that Angela Hazeltine Pozzi decided to address 7 years ago when starting the non profit community art project Washed Ashore. Find out more on her story and how she is using art to raise awareness on plastic pollution by listening to Episode #12 of Ecoinbrief podcast!

Do you know that some species of seaweeds grow almost as fast as bamboo? As such, is there any applications for these seaweeds to replace chemical alternatives for example? The answer is yes! Find out how seaweed can be responsibly harvested to make skincare products with the Seaweed Lady, Diane Bernard!

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Have you heard of complementary currency? Find out how a local currency can benefit local economy, community and the environment by listening to Mike Unrau, Calgary Dollars Manager.

Do you want to reduce your waste and need some tips? Listen up to Daniel Papania, who founded a zero waste café in Vancouver with his wife Lisa. The Lupii café opened a few years ago and is operating with sustainability and community in mind. In the episode, Daniel gives us his thoughts on how to live a more sustainable lifestyle and operate a business as such, he tells us more on the work his wife and himself did to set up the café through upcycling and gives us his take on why community and ecofriendly behaviour are tied together.

Have you heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Have you ever wondered where our plastics may end up after we throw them away? Listen to the award winning documentary film maker Angela Sun talk to us about her “Plastic paradise: the great pacific garbage patch” documentary in this episode!

Steve Rose who is the president of the Maui hemp institute for research and development demystifies what the hemp plant is, gives us example of use for the crop, details hemp benefits and clarifies what the current challenges related to hemp farming are on Maui.

In this episode we are listening to Kahi Pacarro who is the executive director of the Hawaiian non-profit organization Sustainable coastlines. Kahi takes us through some of the local ocean pollution issues and the solutions that are considered to address them. In particular, he presents the project of using a trash water wheel to clean up the Ala Wai canal.

This is a great story to get some inspiration on the steps that Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii followed to turn their vision into a reality.

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We meet Kelly King, vice president of a successful and very inspiring company named Pacific Biodiesel, based on Maui, in Hawaii. Listen up to learn more on how used cooking oil from restaurants can be used to create biofuel!

In this episode, we meet with Jeannie Richardson who is one of the owner of a shop that helps others live a fuller life with less waste by providing many products in bulk and advising community members on options to reduce waste.

In this podcast episode, we are meeting with Craig Muzeroll who is the owner of a café in which paper cups were banned. This means that consumers either enjoy their coffees in the cafe or using a reusable cup. Listen to the episode to get some inspiration, get a better understanding of the environmental impact of non-reusable cups and tips on how to get yourself and your favourite coffee shops on board!