Starting Sustainability: Sustainable Living: eco-friendly: environment: green: recycle: zero-waste

www.startingsustainability.com Starting Sustainability and Realistic Sustainability podcasts teamed up for a crossover event. Kaylin hosts brothers Michael and Nick Nazarian to learn and discuss carbon footprints, how to track them, and how to reduce them. Also, a new concept of positive footprinting is revealed. The episode ends with a fun challenge of who can share the weirdest yet oddly sustainable story of them all. Be sure to go to the Starting Sustainability Facebook page to vote for your favorite and to share a weird yet oddly sustainable story you know of as well.  Show notes at www.startingsustainability.com/episode56

For more information on carbon emissions listen to Starting Sustainability episode 54.
For more information on embodied energy  listen to Realistic Sustainability episode 7.

www.startingsustainability.com Thanksgiving is in a few days! What are you doing to be more environmentally friendly? Need ideas? Kaylin discusses transportation, decorations, and of course food. It's not all about sustainability. Kaylin is a registered dietitian and also shares healthful tips for this glutenous holiday. Show notes at www.startingsustainability.com/episode55 

www.startingsustainability.com What are carbon emissions? Why are they bad? What are greenhouse gases? Why are they bad? What is the difference between carbon neutral and carbon offsets? How can you make money destroying greenhouse gases? Do you hear all these terms and get a little overwhelmed or confused? This episode explains all the differences so you can have a better understanding of what each term means. Show notes at www.startingsustainability.com/episode54 

www.startingsustainability.com This is a continuation of Episode 2 How to Recycle. If we all recycled the world would be a better place. However, not everyone recycles. Those who do don't always get it right. Recycling centers vary city to city, state to state, and in all countries. So what items can you recycle and which can you not? Did you know that there is a limit on how many times plastic can be recycled? Same with paper. Some items like aluminum and glass can be recycled endlessly. How can you as a consumer change your habits to better support the recycling systems? Show notes available at www.startingsustainability.com/episode53 

www.startingsustainability.com Why is plastic so bad? It generally makes out live easier with cheap to go containers, easy clean up at a party with plastic cups, cutlery, and decorations, definitely great for grocery bags. But what happens to all that disposable plastic? It gets recycled, right? Only 12-15% of plastic gets recycled the rest ends up in the landfill or oceans and it takes 500 years to break down. Learn about microplastics, the great pacific garbage patch, fracking, and ghost gear. At the end of this episode you will have a full understanding of why so many people are anti-plastic. Show notes available at www.startingsustainability.com/episode52

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www.startingsustainability.com George Berthon of Clean and Proud shares his remarkable journey into cleaning up the mass amounts of trash in Malawi and creating high quality bags, travel cases, and laptop sleeves with it. From finding funding, training tailors, and employing three lovely ladies to collect the trash and iron it Clean and Proud has had many ups and downs. Their perseverance created the Clean and Proud as we know it today; handcrafted ethical products made in Malawi. Show notes available at www.startingsustainability.com/episode51 

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www.startingsustainability.com Its here! We made it to Episode 50! Have you been listening closely since Episode 1? Fans of the podcast teamed up to play Kaylin's Quizzical Questions. The teams are Force of Natures and The Compostables. Enjoy this nail bitter, on the edge of your seat, neck and neck competition. Play along at home to see how much you have learned.

We have teamed up with a merchandise maker; Amanda. If you have extra cloth or fabric material lying around like a stained t-shirt, stretched out pants, or table cloth with a hole in it, don't throw it away! Send it to Amanda to be repurposed into some lovely reusable items. Her business address is 719 Chase Lake Rd Howell, MI 48855.

Show notes: www.startingsustainability.com/episode50

www.startingsustanability.com Halloween is coming up and it is time to get your spook on! Review tips on keeping your Halloween celebration eco green and covid safe when it comes to decorations, costumes, and treats. www.startingsustainability.com/episode49 

www.startingsustainability.com Do you remember your New Year's resolution or bucket list? It is not too late to accomplish it. You still have 3 months left of this chaotic year. Lets turn it around and get it back on track. Show notes available at www.startingsustainability.com/episode48 

www.startingsustainability.com Do you understand all the different sustainable lifestyles? Kaylin clarifies what it means to be zero-waste, a minimalist, plant based or vegan. www.startingsustainability.com/episode47