In this episode of Plastics Revolution, I'm chatting with Camille Reed, the founder of the Australian Circular Fashion Conference and the Australiasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA) about sustainable fashion.

Camille started her career as a graphic designer and eventually translated those skills to the world of fashion.  While working as a textile designer, she realised the need to make her industry more sustainable. And a short time later, she went from designing with recycled materials to creating an industry conference and association to tackle this problem more collaboratively.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Camille Reed.

You can read the full transcript of this episode on Tammy's blog.

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In this episode, I chat with Paul Frasca – the co-founder and director of Sustainable Salons in Sydney, Australia.

Paul started his career in the hair salon business at the tender age of 11, and then began working full time as a hairdresser at age 14.  This career took him around the world and into the most glamorous places as he did the hair of the rich and famous.

Yet, Paul didn't find his true purpose until he met his partner, Ewelina. Together they are eliminating waste in the Australian hair salon industry while feeding thousands of people through their corporate donations.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Paul Frasca of Sustainable Salons.

You can read the full transcript of this episode on Tammy's blog.

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In this episode, I chat with Scott Cooney – the founder of Pono Home and Pono Home Essentials in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Scott is a serial entrepreneur in the sustainability space, starting his first business years ago with an electric lawn mowing service. Now his latest start-up provides a line of fully organic, natural body care products for consumers in refillable bottles.

While his desire to provide all things green for your home is obvious, the software company that lies beneath all of these businesses is not.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Scott Cooney of Pono Home and Pono Home Essentials.

You can read the full transcript of this episode on Tammy's blog.

Companies, Organisations and Products Mentioned in this Podcast:

• Pono Homes
• Pono Homes Essentials
• Down to Earth
• Surfrider
• Sustainable Coastlines

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In this second half of a two-part series, I'm continuing to chat with David Hodge of Plastic Forests, a full circle recycler of industrial, agriculture and consumer plastic film waste.

In this episode we talk more about why recycling is still the best road to take for plastic waste and the role that buyers – whether that be consumers, governments or businesses need to take to help the circular economy work.

I hope you enjoy the second part of this Plastics Revolution interview with David Hodge of Plastic Forests.

For the full transcript visit Tammy's blog.

In this two-part series, I'm chatting with David Hodge, the Managing Director of Plastic Forests based in Albury, Australia. David entered the plastic recycling business about ten years ago and his business created the first ever commercial process for cleaning contamination from recycled plastic films without water. 

Today, the company is truly a circular recycler of industrial, agricultural and even consumer plastic waste, and we'll explore how David and his team got here. 

I hope you enjoy this Part I episode of Plastics Revolution with David Hodge of Plastic Forests.

For the full transcript visit Tammy's blog.

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Today I'm chatting with Cathy Costa of the Conder House Laundry and Linen Services. They provide the only modern cloth nappy or diaper cleaning service in the greater Canberra, Australia area.

Cathy started this business originally as a side hustle to meet her own family's needs.  However, in just two years, her business has also diverted an approximate 62,000 disposable nappies or 3.4 tonnes away from landfill. Her business is making it easier for environmentally conscious families and day care centres to switch to cloth diapers.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Cathy Costa of the Conder House.

Companies, Organisations and Products Mentioned in this Podcast:

Conder House Laundry and Linen ServicesCanberra Cloth BumsCathy Costa on Linkedin

Other Resources:

Australian Nappy Association Clean Cloth Nappies Down UnderAll About Cloth DiapersCloth Diapering Mamas

Check out the full transcript on Tammy's blog.

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Today I'm speaking with Jonathon Draper and Olivia St-Laurent of Local Press Café + Wholefoods in Canberra, Australia.  Local Press began with sustainability in mind from the day they opened their first café in 2016.

And yet since then, they've continued to add practices that have reduced their waste by 90% and encouraged an amazing loyal following from both staff and customers alike – showing that you can be both a profitable and sustainable.

This episode is truly a case study of what food businesses could do just about anywhere if they consciously chose to reduce their own impact on the environment.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Jonathon Draper and Olivia St-Laurent of Local Press.

Companies, Organisations and Products Mentioned in this Podcast:

Local Press Café + Wholefoods Woolly Pockets 1% for the Planet REDcycle Go Strawng

Check out the full transcript on Tammy's blog page.

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In this episode of Plastics Revolution, I chat with Damien Clarke and Martin Brooks, the founders of Green Caffeen. Both of them were stay at home dads struggling with mental health issues until they decided to start a business that essentially rents reusable takeaway cups.

In 15 short months they have taken their idea across Australia with interest from overseas as well. And in this episode the guys also make a big announcement which explains why they're in Canberra, the nation's capital that day.

I hope you enjoy this episode of Plastics Revolution with Damien Clarke and Martin Brooks of Green Caffeen.

Check out the full transcript on Tammy's blog page.

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In this second episode of a 2-part series, I chat with Mark Yates, the founder of Repeat Plastics, now called Replas in one of the most educational and insightful shows we've done yet involving the plastics industry.

Today, Mark's company is one of the very few in Australia that makes products from mixed plastic waste.  And in this second half, we chat more about the industry challenges including what can be done from a packaging design and government policy perspective to make plastic waste more valuable for recycling.

I hope you enjoy this Part 2 episode of Plastics Revolution with Mark Yates from Replas.

Check out the show notes and full transcript on Tammy's blog page.

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In this 2-part series, I chat with Mark Yates, the founder of Repeat Plastics, now called Replas in one of the most educational and insightful shows we've done yet involving the plastics industry.

Mark unintentionally entered the recycled plastics business 28 years ago when he decided to make something with the plastic packaging waste that was being generated in his father's gum factory.

Today, Mark's company is one of the very few in Australia that makes products from mixed plastic waste.  If you ever wanted to know what happens to the soft plastic that the grocery stores collect, this is the show for you.

I hope you enjoy this Part I episode of Plastics Revolution with Mark Yates from Replas.

Check out the show notes and full transcript on Tammy's blog page.

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