Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli joins Trash Magic! on this episode to enlighten us on the fact that there is no throwing something "away." We all live on the same planet and our environment is effected by everyone! Meredith believes that materials literacy and upstream/downstream supply chain transparency are foundational building blocks to the circular economy. Meredith is the co-founder of WATS (Waste Administration + Tracking Software)! WATS is a woman-owned SaaS product bringing business waste management operations into the 21st Century

Find WATS here: https://getwats.com/about

Celeste McMickle is the Director of Client Solutions for TRUE Zero Waste certification with the USGBC (United States Green Business Council). If you want to learn more about how you can become a TRUE Zero Waste Advisor, how you can reduce your own impact, or help your business reduce their waste - this episode is for you! We also mentioned the waste hierarchy in the episode. Here is a link to learn more: Waste Hierarchy

You can find Celeste @celeste_recycles on Instagram and Twitter

ReDish is Dishing out new possibilities for single-use food containers! With their completely re-usable clamshell food containers, ReDish is changing the game for single-use food containers! The have a full-cycle operation where they deliver, collect, and wash their containers. Have an event on the East Coast you are looking to make zero waste? Check them out! https://www.redish.com/

Find Trash Magic! on Instagram: @trashmagic_podcast 

Send us a voice memo with your waste or recycling questions! Link in the show notes and in bio

Have you ever wracked your brain to figure out how to make your office space zero waste? Find out step by step in this week's episode!

For more help, here's Sara's Company: Smart Waste

Andy Smerek is on a mission to increase the transparency of the waste/recycling industry and answer the questions: what really happens with my waste? Am I putting the right thing in the bin? Clementine aims not only to answer these questions, but also make it fun through gamification! Operating in Colorado, Clementine operates their own compost hauling and app where users can see exactly the weight of what they have composted and if they put the correct items in the bin.

Find Clementine: Website and Instagram

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Can a robot help demystify recycling for the rest of us? Clean Robotics knows that technology and machine learning can be used to help prevent contamination in the recycling bin. A robot scans the object you throw in the can and sorts it for you! Tanner Cook joins us today to tell us more about CleanRobotics, the future of recycling technology, and his hopes for the future of circular economy! You might see a CleanRobotics smart trash can in a stadium or airport near you! Check out CleanRobotics at their website: https://cleanrobotics.com/about-us/

Did you know Ceramics do not biodegrade? Think about it, ceramics are found buried from ancient civilizations! Shashank Nimkar was inspired by seeing all the ceramic waste from factories near his home and created an innovative solution! Shashank Nimkar founder and CEO of Earth Tatva is reducing mining for natural resources through closed-loop manufacturing of ceramics. Through his innovative process, he can take fired ceramics and recycle them into new ceramics which can be recycled this way forever!

Earth Tatv: https://www.earthtatva.com/

Shashank Nimkar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssnimkar/

Eart Tatv on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthtatva.recycledceramics/

In this episode we explore how technology can save the planet! Jessica is an industry analyst, current director of digital innovation at Intentional Futures, former founding partner of Kaleido Insights, and emerging technology advisor specializing in intersections of data, technologies, humans, and environment.

Find Jessica at: https://jessgroopman.com/

Lorrine Patterson, Best Selling Author of "Freeing Your Heart for Love" and Founder/CEO of a nonprofit, joins us today to discuss her own journey in loving herself and recommends how to deal with climate anxiety. She is a guiding light for people challenged with depression and abuse to discover self-love and internal happiness. You can find her work on her website ,TikTok, and Instagram

Today's episode carries a trigger warning for difficult topics such as: suicidal ideation/planning, and physical assault. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Please take good care.

The co-hosts of Trash Magic! - Oakley and Sara - dive deeper into the meaning of trash magic and why we LOVE TRASH, genuinely. Learn more about how Sara and Oakley met, our re-branding of our podcast from "What the hell do I do with this?" to "Trash Magic!" and dive deeper into our love of circular economy. 

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