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To make sustainable change, to protect our oceans and environment, and create a lower-carbon future, we need to have a dialogue with everyone involved.

So, we’re Sustainably Speaking with innovators, policymakers, academicians, and scientists. The people who are helping address the most critical issues of our time.

Our podcast touches on ways to create a brighter future through the lens of sustainability.

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Recycling Electronics

While electronics devices have become an integral part of our everyday lives, Cody Oliver is working to make recycling these devices just as common. On this episode, we’ll hear more about how the plastic in our electronics is being diverted from landfills and repurposed into new materials.

(Un)Covering the Global Recycling Industry Part 2

Paper or plastic? It turns out the answer is not so black and white. In the second episode of our two-part series, Adam Minter, award-winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books on global recycling, dives into this great sustainability debate.

(Un)Covering the Global Recycling Industry Part 1

In the first installment of our two-part episode on Sustainably Speaking, author and Bloomberg columnist Adam Minter shares his remarkable journey–from working in his family’s scrap yard to becoming an award-winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books uncovering details about the world’s waste industry. In this episode, hear Adam discuss his global adventures in recycling and his mission to get the facts out.

New Recycling Technology

Technology is primed to make the recycling industry more efficient and sustainable than ever before. In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Brian Schmatz, a chemist and inventor at BASF subsidiary TrinamiX, shows us the innovative technology he’s developed to enhance the recycling industry.

Austin’s Path to Zero Waste

Austin’s reputation for innovation is inspiring its approach to sustainability and circularity. In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Maddie Morgan, Austin’s Circular Economy Program Manager shares how the city is engaging with businesses, entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and everyday Austinites to promote sustainability in their thriving city.

Unpacking U.S. Recycling

Explore the fascinating journey of Keefe Harrison from a college job to CEO of The Recycling Partnership on Sustainably Speaking. Hear her advice on joining the recycling movement, myths and facts about plastic recycling, and how you can contribute to a circular economy for a better planet.

The Technology Creating Value from Used Plastic

Jeremy DeBenedictis shares an inspiring story about what it takes to become an environmental entrepreneur. As President of Alterra, Jeremy leads and mentors his team which has developed an innovative technology to help keep used plastics out of landfills through advanced recycling.

Why We Need to Study Microplastics

In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, host Mia Quinn is joined by Dr. Jeanne Hankett, Sustainability Lead, North American Biodegradation & Microplastics Center of Excellence at BASF, to explore the critical role that science is playing when it comes to identifying solutions for microplastics pollution.

The Urgency of Now: Advocating for Plastics Recycling & Sustainability

In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Ross Eisenberg, president of America's Plastic Makers® at the American Chemistry Council, discusses his journey in advocating for sustainable solutions, current priorities, and policy implementation challenges.

Energy Efficient Building Innovations

"We've developed a solution that takes landfill or ocean bound plastic and tried to convert it into something that is usable to help solve for some of the challenges that we're seeing in the construction industry."

Will Americans Embrace the Next Era of Recycling?

“I started off where the vast majority of Americans start off, with not a lot of background or information about what advanced recycling means. But once I heard more about it, and I understood it more, I was like, wait a minute, this is fantastic. I'm absolutely all in for this. Which, is same thing that happened to the voters and consumers in our poll.”

Slam Dunk! Atlanta Hawks x Sustainability

"Every decision matters, right. And being a part of an organization where in 2022, we had 1.5 million fans coming into our venue, whether that's for a Hawks game or to come see your favorite artist perform, there is an opportunity to make an impact."