Eco-Warriors Podcast | Sustainability, Environmentalism, Conservation

Leftovers from your office party? Replate has a solution for you.

Utilizing paid workers, Replate gives companies a way to connect their leftover food with non-profits that are helping to combat food insecurity. Katie Marchini, COO of Replate, shares with us how the company utilizes Project DASH (DoorDash's philanthropic arm) to establish new markets and just how much water is saved through the 2 million pounds of food they helped divert from landfill.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Darby Hoover at NRDC
• Food Recovery Hierarchy
• Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act 1996

If you need Replate for your office, check them out here.

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Tal Chitayat, Co-Founder and CEO of Full Circle Home, and his partners founded their company because they believe consumers should have a sustainable option for everything - even for something as mundane as a dish sponge. Tal shares what it was like to grow a sustainability company after the 2008 economic crash, landing and then failing to sell products at Target, to the sponge problem at the New York City Marathon and Full Circle Home's seemingly quirky sponsorship of this year’s race.

If you're interested in filling your home in some wonderful products with fun, quirky names like the Soap Opera Dish Soap Dispenser and Fun Guy mushroom cleaner, use code 'sustainable20' for 20% off your entire purchase of Full Circle Home products. 

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Martyna Sztaba is a quintessential self-made millennial founder - she started her first company when she was 19 and her previous careers include being in publishing. When her fellow co-founders of Syntoil wanted to take the company to the next level, they asked Martyna to come on as CEO. Why Martyna took a job in an industry she knew nothing about and what the heck is carbon black? Listen in to hear how Syntoil is changing the tire industry and why a revolution in this hidden industry is so important.

• Kuwait Tire Graveyard
• MUDA Talks - Martyna's podcast

Follow Martyna on Instagram.

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After working for the Social Responsibility Department at Converse and changing to a vegan diet, Florencia Gallino started dreaming of how she could make a bigger impact on the planet. What started as an idea to start a vegan restaurant became a rooftop farming initiative that is now in Mexico City and Argentina. This became Sitopia, an urban farming initiative for educating people about sustainable urban farm systems.

PRIVATE TOUR OF BROOKLYN GRANGE NEXT WEEK ON JULY 11TH

If you're interested in seeing the working Brooklyn Grange farm complete with sustainable drinks and bites by Proud Pour, Nomad Trading Co., Food For All and The Wally Shop, join us for a rooftop farm tour specially for Trash Talking listeners. Tickets are limited.

Check out Sitopia on Facebook and Instagram.

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Links from the show:

• TedTalk on Food Systems
• Hombres de Maíz, Guanajuato
• Las Cañadas, Veracruz

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Imagine going to work everyday on a 1.2 acre farm in the heart of New York City, with beautiful views and fresh produce daily. For Michele Kaufman and her colleagues, this is their every day routine at Brooklyn Grange, an urban farm with 3 locations, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Long Island City and Sunset Park. Michele explains how awe-inspiring it is to get your hands dirty at Brooklyn Grange and all of the amazing green rooftops around NYC that have been created by this group.

WE'RE HAVING A TRASH TALKING MEETUP @ BROOKLYN GRANGE

If you're interested in seeing the working Brooklyn Grange farm complete with sustainable drinks and bites, join us for a private tour just for listeners of Trash Talking. Tickets are limited and on sale now. 

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Yvanna Lacémon was traveling the world when she realized that she wanted to start her own project to help the environment. We lived together at a surf camp in Ecuador and after seeing my own reusable water bottle, Yvanna decided this was an easy way to get people in her native France to change their habits. With that, Yvanna founded Oaï (pronounced why), a company that produces and sells insulated stainless steel bottles in France and neighboring countries in Europe. Having worked in the music industry for years, Yvanna focused on aligning with artists like Patrice and selling her bottles to companies like LiveNation, who can help influence and change an industry laden in plastic usage.

This episode was recorded live in Paris, France just outside Garé Montparnasse the weekend of the Good Planet Foundation Festival of Change. 

Check out Oaï on Instagram.

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Imagine if your experience of going to get your shopping done each week was meeting up friends, educating yourself and building community with others. That was exactly what Flavie Morin envisioned when she opened up the bulk store, La Récolte, in Quebec City. While working as a server and running her business on the side, Flavie turned her vision of sharing zero waste living in her hometown into a reality. La Récolte now has two locations and hosts a number of events to give others the opportunity to share and learn about sustainable living. If you understand French, check out their website. If you don't, check out Facebook or Instagram.

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 Naama Tamir founded The Lighthouse restaurant in Williamsburg with her brother. Before sustainability became hip, the Tamir siblings wanted to open a place that fed affordable food with a light footprint in an atmosphere that was warm and welcoming. Since opening the Lighthouse, Naama has gone from being a small player in a non-existent field to being a big voice the movement for sustainable restaurants. Naama will be one of the participating chefs at the Zero Waste Challenge during this year’s Food Waste Fair on May 23rd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. If you’re not already going, you should definitely check it out. Tickets are still on sale and include tastings from chefs like Naama and other famous chefs from Gramercy Tavern, Untitled and Made Nice. 

This episode was recorded live at Lighthouse Brooklyn.

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New York City recently banned all single-use plastic from being purchased for city agencies, including schools and prisons. Lauren Liles is the Communications Advisor for Rafael Espinal, Council Member for District 37 here in NYC, covering parts of Brooklyn in Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, and East New York. Council Member Espinal was responsible for this push towards a plastic-free NYC government and green roofs being required now in all city buildings. We chatted with Lauren about this movement and why plastic bags have yet to be banned in NYC.

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Tyler Chanel is an expert thrifter, blogger, model, and sustainability advocate who uses her love for thrifting to help promote a sustainable lifestyle. Her ingenious blog Thrifts and Tangles is where she highlights the outfits she finds for major discounts at local thrift stores and how she changed her life from eating off paper plates everyday to carrying around a reusable water bottle.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Behind the Scenes tour of Savers Thrift Store
• Andrea Bonelli Jewelry
• Role Models Management
• Craigs List
• Freecycle
• OfferUp
• The Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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