Practical(ly) Zero Waste

Food waste is avoidable in SO MANY WAYS but it's not just up to the individual. Second Harvest, Canada's Largest food rescue charity is hard at work to connect farmers and distributers who have a surplus of edible, perishable foods, with the people who don't have access to fresh healthy food on a daily basis. Check out my conversation with CEO of Second Harvest Lori Nikkel about the damage food waste does to the environment, the obvious solution of taking the surplus to give to those in need, and exactly how Second Harvest accomplishes such a monumental task.

Second Harvest's Website:

https://secondharvest.ca/

To sign up for the Food Rescue Program:

https://www.foodrescue.ca/

Report: The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste:

https://secondharvest.ca/research/the-avoidable-crisis-of-food-waste/

Find Second Harvest on social media

@secondharvest

Listen to Episode 007 of Practical(ly) Zero Waste about Food Rescue:

https://anchor.fm/practicallyzerowaste/episodes/007--Take-Out--Food-Rescue-e2ge89

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"Our world is in crisis. Life itself is under threat. Yet every crisis contains the possibility of transformation." Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that is using non-violent civil disobedience to disrupt society in order to MAKE things happen. Today I talk with Peter Morgan, a local Peterborough activist and member of Extinction Rebellion and we talk about the movement, the Green New Deal, How to get involved and what's coming up on October 7th 2019 (psst.. INTERNATIONAL REBELLION). 

Extinction Rebellion's site:

https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/about-us/

@extinctionrebellion

Roger Hallam, Founder of Extinction Rebellion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HyaxctatdA

Peterborough XR Movement:

@extinctionrebellionptbo

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In the wake of the week of the global climate strikes I caught up with Nico Ossa, a grade 12 student helping to lead the Fridays for Future strikes in Peterborough Canada. Nico talks about the longevity of the strikes, their demands and the moral quandary of the climate crisis. 

Learn more about Fridays for Future school strikes here:

https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/

The CBC's vote compass here:

https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada/

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/

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The age of fossil fuels will come to an end sooner or later. Either we adapt to new (old) options before we run out or we run out and have to adapt. Electric vehicles are becoming more high-tech, more reliable, and more affordable than ever before and the time to make the switch was yesterday (but seriously, next time you need a car, really think about this)! Bill Bruesch, electric vehicle enthusiast talks with me today about how electric vehicles work, what the benefits are to the planet and the resiliency that can come from adopting an EV for your next vehicle. Ready to reduce your dependence on fossil fuels? Let’s hit the road!

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What to do, what to do? The clock feels like it's ticking and I'm stuck between buying a product in plastic or driving across town to buy it in glass? Then I'm stuck and a wave of eco-anxiety freezes me. Sound familiar? Today Theresa and I talk all about our current dilemmas, confusion and climate anxiety, and how to find the balance through it all. Remember to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!

Global Climate Strike website:

https://globalclimatestrike.net/

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Forgo the casket or the fire and instead, naturally decompose back into soil? Today's conversation with Katrina Spade of Recompose, an alternative to conventional burial or cremation, has the answers. We talk all about how it works, how long it takes (you'd be surprised!), and how it's an incredible opportunity to reconnect with the planet. Do yourself and the earth a favour and learn all about natural organic reduction!

Check out Recompose's Website:

https://www.recompose.life/

Invest in Recompose:

https://www.recompose.life/invest

Follow Katrina on Twitter:

@recomposelife

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Have a great week!

A vegetarian cafe cooperative with local ingredients + reusable take away dishes sounds like the best thing since the mason jar! Today's chat with Aimee Blyth, general manager of Trent University's Seasoned Spoon Cafe covers all that and more. We hear all about The Spoon's efforts to revive local, sustainable agriculture and make use of their killer root cellar to preserve the harvest. AND THEY COMPOST. I mean how could they not? SO good.

Learn more about The Spoon:

https://www.seasonedspoon.ca/

Contact Aimee for resources on building your own food cafe coop on campus:

[email protected]

Facebook:

@seasoned.spoon

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Theresa and I dream package-free dreams in today's episode all about some zero waste wishes for the world and our ideas for how to get the rest of the population on board with saving the planet!

Some brands we mention:

Elate Cosmetics

Oneka

Crush&Brush

Nu Grocery

Sustain Eco Store

Ritual Apothecary

Trash is For Tossers DIY Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIpTXQl7qT0

Woke and Confused

https://www.wokeandconfused.com/

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What to do when your shirt gets a tear? MEND IT! What about when your shoe breaks? REPAIR IT! What if I don't have the skills? There is help out there! Today I chat with Jess from 1000 Tiny Changes all about the power of repairing, the self-sufficiency in mending and the how to save the planet by not sending things to landfill early. Just. Fix. It!

Find Jess on Instagram 

@1000tinychanges

Mending Matters by Katrina Rodabaugh

https://www.amazon.ca/Mending-Matters-Stitch-Repair-Favorite/dp/1419729470

Sashiko Mending Technique

https://www.diynetwork.com/made-and-remade/fix-it/repair-holes-in-pants-with-sashiko-mending

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What to do with those hard to recycle items that you hate to just throw in the landfill? Repurpose them through Close the Loop USA's take-back program where they reuse or recycle everything from toner cartridges and cosmetic packaging to Keurig cups. CEO Tom Ogonek talk about Close the Loop's mission and how we are all called to take action from individuals to manufacturers to government bodies. Let's get to work!

Close the Loop's Website:

https://www.closetheloopusa.com/

Find them on Facebook:

@closetheloopusa

Instagram:

@closetheloopinc

New episodes every Sunday. You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, Overcast and more.  Support the podcast at www.anchor.fm/practicallyzerowaste/support  Contact us at [email protected] Instagram @practicallyzerowastepod @elsbethcallaghan Facebook Practically Zero Waste Podcast