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Trash Magic!

Change the world one purchase, one piece of trash at a time. Your hosts: Oakley J-Fast, a chemical engineer, and Sara Fuentes, a waste and recycling expert, are here to demystify the circular economy. There is so much potential in what others see as disposable - that"s what we call Trash Magic!

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33. TRUE Zero Waste Certification with Celeste McMickle

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2022/12/26

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 Trash Magic! is

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00:17:35

32. ReDish: ReThinking Single-Use Food Containers...

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2022/12/19

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

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00:27:42

31. Office Space Zero Waste!

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2022/12/12

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 Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider supporting us by following on ⁠Instagram⁠, rating on your favorite podcast platform or ⁠Buy Us a Coffee⁠. Thank you Dumpster Divas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trashmagic/message

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00:25:51

30. Compost of the Future: Andy Smerek with Clementine

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2022/12/05

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:

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00:32:41

29. Clean Robotics: Recycling Made Easy with Tanner Cook

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2022/11/28

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

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00:19:46

28. Ceramics: Throwing Ceramics into a Sustainable...

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2022/11/21

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

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00:25:45

27. Technology for Sustainability with Jessica Groopman

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2022/11/14

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/ Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider supporting us by following on ⁠Instagram⁠, rating on your favorite podcast platform or

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00:26:22

26. Climate Anxiety: Mental Health with Lorrine...

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2022/11/07

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,

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00:26:40

25. What is Trash Magic!?

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2022/10/31

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. Link to Buy Nothing Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider supporting us by following on ⁠Instagram⁠, rating on your favorite podcast platform or ⁠Buy Us

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00:27:55

24. Terrill Haigler aka YaFavTrashman: How a...

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2022/10/24

Terrill Haigler became an essential worker less than three months after accepting the position as a laborer for the Philadelphia Sanitation Department. To bridge the gap between residents and sanitation workers he created the Instagram page @_yafavtrashman to give residents an insider look of what sanitation workers experienced during the pandemic. When Terrill noticed that his co-workers didn’t have the proper PPE to execute their jobs safely, he decided to stand in the gap and start a Custom Ink

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00:27:54

23. Makeup: Making the Planet Ugly?

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2022/05/16

Sara and Oakley explore the health and environmental impacts of makeup. Dive in for some dirty secrets on the beauty industry. Note: We refer to "women" a lot in the episode but this information applies to anyone who wears makeup. Lots of resources mentioned in this episode! Here they are: Cosmetic Ingredient Review Story of Stuff: Cosmetics EWG: Skin Deep Think Dirty Ulta Clean Ingredients Recycle Coach Women of Color Personal Care Products Good Hair Explained: Beauty

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00:44:11

22. Interview with Derek Ruckman: CEO of WasteXperts

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2022/03/21

Derek Ruckman is the CEO of WasteXperts. WasteXperts does onsite waste sorting and training and save their customers money while improving recycling/environmental performance. Derek has over a decade of experience in the waste and recycling industry and he is dedicated to keeping waste out of the landfills and creating a circular economy. Today we learn about the power of proper residential recycling, the economics of recycling, and much more! Advice from Derek when you do not know which bin

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00:30:50

21. Your Sustainability Alter Ego with VIRIDESCENT

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2022/02/22

Being a sustainability professional or climate change activist can be draining. Burnout is high when we are all trying to save the world. That's why Chance Thompson (aka The Designer) created VIRIDESCENT! He helps change makers create their Sustainability Alter Egos - the superhero version of ourselves we can lean on when our work becomes too much. VIRIDESCENT adds fun and creativity to sustainability - because solving these problems needs a new perspective! We hope you enjoy our interview with

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00:21:57

20. Sustainable Wardrobe: Style with an Impact with...

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2022/02/19

Lena Ziegler gives us practical tips and tricks to creating a sustainable wardrobe! Join us for this special episode where we explore what we can do as individuals to be more conscious of our impact and look good doing it! Sources Lena mentions in Episode: Good on You Fashion Revolution Redress Lena Ziegler on LinkedIn Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider supporting us by following on ⁠Instagram⁠, rating on your favorite podcast platform or ⁠Buy Us a Coffee⁠. Thank you

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00:51:09

19. Book Club: Unraveled (The Life and Death of a...

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2022/02/15

Have you ever wondered what happens to that old band t-shirt when you donate it? Or who sewed your jeans together? Where did this sweater really come from? In her book Unraveled, Maxine Bédat takes an incredible journey around the world to discover exactly how our clothes are made and where they end up when we discard them. Oakley and Sara review her book and give our reflections on an industry that is dismissed as "girly" but is in need of much needed attention in the climate and human

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00:26:43

18. Voices of Women in Waste & Recycling

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2022/01/31

For the majority of people, waste management is a mystifying force with operations that vary widely from state to state and even differ across county lines. In this episode Oakley and Sara interview a variety of thought leaders in the waste and recycling space. Trash Magic is excited to feature our friends and colleagues from the National Waste and Recycling Associations (NWRA) Women's Council! Featuring: Samantha Podgorny, the Product Manager of the Electric Refuse Trucks at Heil

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00:33:39

17. Plastic Isn't the Problem with Dr. Kat Knauer

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2021/08/30

Is plastic itself the problem or just how we are handling it? We answer that question and so much more with a good friend and plastic expert: Dr. Kat Knauer! She is a PhD in polymer science and dedicated her career to research and implement the latest in plastic recycling technologies! We talk about the technologies which will change the future of plastic recycling, her volunteer efforts with Ocean Plastics Recovery and about her new book coming in 2022 about chemical recycling for plastics! As a

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00:26:17

16. Fashion: The Many Layers of the Self with...

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2021/07/25

This episode is dedicated to Morgan Ruth Vickers who sadly passed due to complications from her chronic illnesses on December 2023. She will live on in our memories. Think of her when you wear something you love and feel good about yourself in. She would want nothing else! In this episode we explore the many layers to fashion - and I don't just mean the layered tanks we wore in the early 2000's. Today we are joined by Angelica Maulucci - founder of Glow Up Glow Together where she helps

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00:22:38

15. Ocean Plastics: Wave Goodbye to Pollution with...

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2021/07/15

This is one of our favorite episode yet! Our amazing friend and hydrologist, Kirpa Grewal explains to Sara and Oakley how plastic gets into our oceans, waterways, air, and EVEN FOOD. It is an alarming issue but Kirpa does an incredible job explaining the reality of the issue and giving us actionable steps and hope to fight this pressing issue. So grateful for your knowledge and expertise Kirpa! You can find her on instagram @climatekirpa Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider

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00:22:06

14. Plastic: Clear Answers from Waste Experts

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2021/07/12

Sara and Oakley explore the complex issue of plastic and give ya'll clear tips on what exactly you can recycle! We go through the myths around plastic, the pros and cons of the material, the technology to change the industry, and what you can do about your own plastic! Trash Magic! is made with love (and self-funded). Consider supporting us by following on ⁠Instagram⁠, rating on your favorite podcast platform or ⁠Buy Us a Coffee⁠. Thank you Dumpster Divas! --- Send in a voice message:

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