Caleb is the CEO of EcoGlobal. EcoGlobal is a values-driven social enterprise established in Vermont, USA to bring Ekopolimer (an exciting way to re-use plastic waste) technology into North America. Caleb’s mission to find a solution for our plastics problem while enhancing economic development in local communities.
There’s so much that we talked about in this interview, including:
- What LDPE is used for and why
- How plastic actually helps lower the carbon footprint in import and export
- The importance of educating ourselves about making better choices
- How EcoGlobal takes one-use plastics to create a new material - Ekopolimer - that lasts for years
- Why it’s key to design a long-term business plan that’s carbon centric
- The need to educate people on how recycled products can be better than virgin products
- Why the waste management industry is like the wild, wild west