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The MassRecycle Podcast is hosted by Gretchen Carey, MR President (New England Recycling and Organics Coordinator for Republic Services) and Waneta Trabert, MR Vice President (Director of the Sustainable Materials Management Division, City of Newton). Waneta and Gretchen discuss hot topics in recycling, reuse, and organics diversion, as well as interviewing people who are doing great and noteworthy things in the field of sustainability in Massachusetts.
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- Episode 61: EPR Explained: Policy, Product Stewardship, and Producer Responsibility · 1 t. 17 min.Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, is a valuable legal tool to shift the costs of a product’s waste management away from taxpayers and onto the manufacturers. In this…
- Episode 60: When the Funding Dries Up · 43 min.When a key state grant vanished, one Cape Cod town’s marine debris recycling program nearly sank. Mike Cicale, foreman of the Wellfleet transfer station and former MassRecycle…
- Episode 59: When Sustainability Meets Social Justice · 38 min.The Boston University “Goodwill, Not Landfill” team faced a recurring challenge after student move‑out: thousands of pounds of good-quality bedding left behind that Goodwill…
- Episode 58: Litter, Legislation, and the Path to a Cleaner Commonwealth · 36 min.Do you suffer from “Extreme Litter Awareness”? Neil Rhein does, and he has turned that constant noticing into a statewide mission. As the founder and executive director of Keep…
- Episode 57: The Changing Face of Recycling: Insights from Recycling Today’s Brian Taylor · 31 min.Want a bird’s‑eye view of how far recycling has come in the last 30 years, and where it’s headed next? In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta chat with Brian Taylor, senior editor…
- Episode 56: Don’t Call It a Dump!: Inside a Modern Landfill · 29 min.Source: Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta talk with Anthony Novelli, executive director of the Greater New Bedford…
- Episode 55: Designing for Zero Waste: How Space Shapes Behavior · 1 t. 0 min.What if spaces were intentionally designed to optimize waste diversion and zero waste practices? In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta talk with Cory Page, landscape designer and…
- Episode 54: The State of Plastics Recycling · 39 min.Few recyclable materials generate as much skepticism as plastics. In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta welcome Steve Alexander, president and CEO of the Association of Plastics…
- Episode 53: Putting Our Best Foot Forward: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Shoes · 38 min.Shoes are not just an item of clothing; they are our main form of transportation. In this episode, Gretchen and Waneta welcome Dr. Yuly Fuentes, Project Manager for Fiber…
- Episode 52: Cell Phones for Soldiers · 34 min.In this episode, we spotlight Cell Phones for Soldiers, a nonprofit that’s been bridging the digital divide for over 20 years. With 10,000 devices collected monthly from unique…
- Episode 51: The Hidden Carbon Cost: How Our Stuff Fuels Climate Change—And What We Can Do About It · 55 min.In this episode of the MassRecycle Podcast, Waneta and Gretchen are joined by MassRecycle Board member and former NEWMOA Executive Director Terri Goldberg and Dave Allaway a…
- Episode 50: Disaster Debris Management · 38 min.In this episode Waneta and Gretchen are joined by John Fischer, Deputy Division Director for Solid Waste Materials Management at MassDEP, and Delia Camacho, a Vice President at…
- Episode 49: An Insider’s View with Mary Ann Remolador · 36 min.In this episode, Waneta and Gretchen sit down with Mary Ann Remolador, of the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), to discuss her decades of experience in waste reduction and…
- Episode 48: Vaping Device Disposal · 27 min.Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Jan Ameen, Executive Director of the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District to discuss her research into what to do with vape devices…
- Episode 47: Organics Diversion in K-12 Schools · 39 min.Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Gail Sowerder Garron, Regional Planner for MassDEP, and Alison Beucler, Sanitation and Hazardous Material Program Manager for the City of…
- Episode 46: Contracting for Zero Waste · 47 min.11/16/22 — Boston, Massachusetts Center for Computing & Data Sciences at sundown Nov 16.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography Waneta and Gretchen are joined by…
- Episode 45: Why Can’t I Recycle This? · 50 min.Waneta and Gretchen answer the perennial question “Why can’t I recycle this?”. Recycling is a commodity, and not only does it need to be collected and sorted, someone needs to…
- Episode 44: Recycling Programming in Multilingual Communities · 53 min.Waneta and Gretchen are joined by Jessica Camarena, City of New Bedford Recycling Coordinator, and Rosanna Deldosario, City of Lawrence Recycling Coordinator, to discuss their…
- Episode 43: Unveiling the Invisible: PFAS and Compost · 35 min.Embark on a revealing journey as Gretchen, Waneta, and Andrew Brousseau of Black Earth Compost delve into PFAS. Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, or PFAS, is a group of…
- Episode 42: Demolition vs. Deconstruction: Careful Practices for a Sustainable Future · 39 min.Woodbridge Project Team at Rockland Psychiatric Center demolition. Future Data Center. Photo Credit: STO Building Group Join Waneta and Gretchen as they delve into…
