May 09, 2021

Zero waste is a collective effort: from community to business

18 minutes

Coral Ruz, founder of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival, joined us in this episode of sensecast, which we recorded at Impact Hub Berlin.

Zero Waste Berlin Festival is an event that aims to bring green entrepreneurs and citizens together to learn and exchange about zero waste, circular economy and sustainability.

What you will hear about in this episode:

How Coral’s project started out as a Meetup group and evolved into a festival and a business

Her two key motivators: the need to connect with others and her vision for a green future

Her holistic vision and definition of "waste", along with tips on how to reduce it on a daily basis

When the core of your business is a physical event and then suddenly a pandemic happens: turning difficult circumstances into an opportunity to rethink and reinvent

An example of how living more sustainably can start from taking small, simple actions

Her message to aspiring entrepreneurs: "You need to find your passion to chase an entrepreneurial life".

Zero Waste Berlin Festival is taking place on September 17-19 2021 (date has been updated) at Malzfabrik in Berlin. Find out more on zerowasteberlinfestival.com

Thanks so much to our partner, Impact Hub Berlin, for hosting us! If you would like to know more about a community that empowers entrepreneurs and organisations to create innovative solutions for people and the planet, visit berlin.impacthub.net

sensecast is produced by Fatou, Silvia and Antonis from makesense Berlin.

makesense Berlin is a community that connects individuals, social entrepreneurs and organisations through various events, workshops, and programs in the city, as well as digitally.

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