In ending Season 4 of the Eco-Warriors Podcast, we wanted to bring you an update from the guests we spoke to during the early days of the show. We're so excited to bring you updates from Ecosia with Katharina Spethmann, Head of Social and Econo

The Blue Standard for preventing ocean pollution with Cassia Patel @ Oceanic Global

Jan 24th, 2022 21m 24s

Being able to incentivize companies and businesses like Royal Sands and Corona to become more sustainable takes lots of small steps - from single-use plastic reduction to the installation of filtered water stations with refillable bottles. Crea

Re-thinking Food Waste with Qiting Fang

Jan 18th, 2022 15m 43s

In her Design Class, Qiting Fang was challenged to come up for a solution to food waste. The problem she thought to pursue was figuring out a useful solution to all of the tea that is drank in her homeland China. The solution: tea desiccants. D

Saving what stores throw in the trash with Anna Sacks @thetrashwalker

Jan 11th, 2022 19m 11s

Following a stint on an integrated farm, Anna Sacks changed her career from investment banking to working on helping to solve our economy's big waste problems - products that are like new are thrown out by business to make room for more product

Sustainable toilet paper for the outdoors with Anastasia Allison @ Kula Cloth

Jan 3rd, 2022 14m 53s

After a near-death accident, Anastasia Allison quit her job as a railroad police officer and created her own company, Kula Cloth. Kula Cloth are reusable pee cloths that are functional and environmentally friendly for anyone who spends time on

Planting trees with your purchases from Grant LaCorte @ TreeCard

Dec 27th, 2021 16m 21s

Using transaction fees, TreeCard is the wooden debit card that helps to plant trees. Grant LeCorte, Community Leader for TreeCard, gave us all the details on how we can all automate our small sustainable actions by doing things like making dail

Starting out your sustainability journey with Belinda Chiu + Hanz Rodriguez @ The Eco-Warriors Podcast

Dec 20th, 2021 10m 9s

When we get started on our sustainability journeys, we’re all coming to it from different ways and for different reasons. As a move to help diversify the voices we share on this show, we’re happy to present Hanz Rodriguez, Eco-Warrior Podcast’s

Measuring carbon in our soil with Sonali Lamba @ The Soil Inventory Project (TSIP)

Dec 13th, 2021 23m 6s

At 120 gigatons of carbon stored in the ground, soil is the largest terrestrial pool of carbon on earth. The Soil Inventory Project is building technology and a database that will help farmers, ranchers and land managers be able to measure the

Reforestation post wildfires and Christmas Trees with Austin Rempel @ American Forests

Dec 6th, 2021 18m 57s

Austin Rempel works at American Forests, one of the oldest conservation organizations in the US founded in 1875. After getting his degrees in Ecology from University of Boulder and attending the Yale School of Forestry, Austin has been working

Saving lightly damaged clothing from landfill with Nicole Bassett @ The Renewal Workshop

Nov 29th, 2021 26m 59s

Nicole Bassett is a Co-Founder of The Renewal Workshop. After spending time in film and production, Nicole decided to build a business that could be a force for change. After completing a Masters in Environmental Studies, Nicole worked at Patag

Lab-grown meat and the future of food with Larissa Zimberoff @ Technically Food

Nov 22nd, 2021 23m 25s

From melty fake cheese to cultured lab-grown meat, investigative journalist Larissa Zimberoff is researching and sampling her way through some of the most innovative food products on the market. Following a couple of bumps in her career and for

Bringing recycling to the 42% of Americans who don't have access with Paula Michelle Andrade @ Recyclops

Nov 15th, 2021 20m 35s

Today is America Recycles Day! Did you know that 42% of Americans don’t have a convenient way to recycle. Recyclops is looking to change that by crowd-sourcing the means for folks in communities without curbside recycle to get their recycling t

Cleaning up the energy grid using carbon offsets with Laura Zapata @ Clearloop

Nov 8th, 2021 20m 22s

Laura Zapata is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clearloop, a company that helps businesses of any size reduce their carbon footprint by building clean energy infrastructure for projects on the grid. Laura’s goal is to make coal-powered grids a thing

Mitigating climate change using autonomous robotics with Suma Reddy @ Future Acres

Nov 1st, 2021 19m 5s

Suma Reddy is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Future Acres. Previously, Suma has done everything from work at a microfinance company to build a company called FarmShelf that helped bring herbs and microgreens to restaurants and kitc

Closing the single-use packaging loop with Lindsey Casella @ TerraCycle's Loop

Oct 25th, 2021 18m 33s

Imagine one day, instead of tossing your containers into a trash bin, you put them in a bin to be washed and reused by the brands you know and love. We're bringing back TerraCycle's Loop project to Trash Talking with Eco-Warriors to chat about

Corporate sustainability with Kate Gaertner @ Triple Win Advisory

Oct 18th, 2021 18m 6s

“I don’t think there’s anything more meaningful than trying to mitigate climate change.”Kate Gaertner is a Corporate Sustainability Consultant who works with name brands, like Nike and L’Oréal, to help reduce the impact their business practic

Creating eco-friendly mushroom-based premium textiles with Sophia Wang @ Mycoworks

Oct 11th, 2021 22m 4s

“Luxury is being able to say I have this designer bag that is made with a new revolutionary material and I want to show the world that I’m living my values.”Sophia Wang met her Co-Founder Phil Ross while she was completing her Ph.D in Writing.

The Eco-Warriors Podcast - Season 4 Trailer

Oct 10th, 2021 2m 40s

We’re back with Season 4 of The Eco-Warriors Podcast. This season, we’ll be diving deep on Visionaries and the Future. We’re getting into the nitty gritty. There are no questions off limits this season. And for the next 12 episodes, we want to

Saving ugly produce from the landfill with Madeline Rotman @ Imperfect Foods [BONUS EPISODE]

Dec 28th, 2020 17m 9s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Eat imperfect products.More than 40% of food grown is not eaten and all that food turns into CO2 in landfills. If food waste was a country it would be the third worst contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, only

Helping business and individuals reduce their carbon footprint with Kathrin Dellantonio @ myclimate

Dec 21st, 2020 19m 25s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Offset your carbon footprint every year.Kathrin Dellantonio is the Head of Corporate Partnerships at MyClimate, a non-profit company with programs to reduce the carbon footprint of businesses and individuals thoug

Creating clothing from coffee waste with JM Fabrizi @ Coalatree

Dec 14th, 2020 16m 38s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Wear clothes that help to close the loop.From the most supported clothing launch on Kickstarter to using coffee grounds in their hoodies and socks, Coalatree has created a brand that thinks as much about durabilit

Reducing single-use waste with Sierra Brodleit @ ChicoBags

Dec 7th, 2020 15m 9s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Stop using single-use plastics.Sierra Brodleit always grew up with sustainably minded parents. When she graduated from college, she knew she wanted to be at a company that aligned with her values. What started as

Building off-grid communities with Fran Whitlock @ Global Ecovillage Network

Nov 30th, 2020 15m 27s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Live off-grid.Fran Whitlock is the Communications Manager of Global Ecovillage Network Europe. She tells us about her journey of going from working in climate policy in London to living in a rural community in Nor

Creating sustainable and fair trade coffee with Anu Menon @ Driftaway Coffee

Nov 23rd, 2020 14m 53s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Buy sustainable gifts.More than 63% of American adults drink coffee and about 500 billion cups are consumed each year. Since coffee grows near the equator, that is a pretty big impact as a whole industry. Anu Meno

Creating a green community with Jordana Vasquez @ Women of Color Collective in Sustainability

Nov 16th, 2020 16m 3s

Small Act of Green Rebellion: Find your green community.Jordana Vasquez is an architect turned sustainability and energy consultant. Following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Jordana decided to use her skills to help protect vulnerable c