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.  Today, she's tackling the industry's sustainability issues.

You can read the full transcript of this episode on Tammy’s blog at https://tvendange.com/podcast.

Today, 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 age of 11. 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.

You can read the full transcript of this episode on Tammy’s blog at https://tvendange.com/podcast

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 environmental sustainability space, starting his first business years ago. Now his latest start-up wants to provide all things green for your home.

You can read the full transcript and show notes of Plastics Revolution at tvendange.com/podcast.

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.

For the full transcript visit Tammy's blog at https://tvendange.com/podcast.

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, and we’ll explore how David and his team got here. 

For the full transcript visit https://tvendange.com/podcast

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. In just two years, her business has diverted an approximate 62,000 disposable nappies away from landfill.

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

See the full transcript and resources at https://tvendange.com/podcast

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 day one.

And yet since then, they’ve reduced their waste by 90% and created a loyal following from both staff and customers alike.

This episode is truly a case study of what food businesses could do just about anywhere.

Check out the full transcript on Tammy’s blog at https://tvendange.com/podcast

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 months, they have taken their idea across Australia with interest from overseas. And in this episode the guys also make a big announcement.

Check out the full transcript on Tammy’s blog at https://tvendange.com/podcast

In this second episode of a 2-part series, I chat with Mark Yates, of Replas. 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.

Check out the show notes and full transcript at https://tvendange.com/podcast

In this 2-part series, I chat with Mark Yates, the founder of Repeat Plastics, now called Replas. Mark unintentionally entered the recycled plastics business 28 years ago. 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.

Check out the show notes, credits and full transcript at https://tvendange.com/podcast