About this podcast
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!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 53 episodes
- 50. Final Episode! Reflection on Trash Magic! · 22 minWe have some important news: after much reflection, we’ve decided to stop releasing regular episodes of Trash Magic! While the podcast is coming to a close, the philosophy of…
- 49. Lisa Ann Pinkerton with the Earthlings 2.0 Podcast · 27 minOur special guest in this episode: Lisa Ann Pinkerton started out as an award-winning reporter for NPR radio and PBS television and is now the founder and CEO of the multi…
- 48. Trashify: Bringing AI to the Recycling Industry · 25 minHow is AI being used to improve the recycling industry? Find out in this episode with Nikhita Bhagwat, Co-Founder of Trashify! If you liked this episode, here's 3 ways to…
- 47. Metal Recycling: Jennifer Betts Steels the Show · 36 minIn this episode, we’re joined by Jennifer Betts, the CEO of Recycled Media, ScrapTrader and Magnar Metals. She brings almost two decades of experience in the circular economy…
- 46. Texas Trash Talker: Stacy Savage · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 11Stacy has been called the Texas Trash Talker. She is an eco-preneur out of Austin, TX. She’s the founder & CEO of Zero Waste Strategies, an environmental consulting firm…
- 45. Carpet: Floored by these Sustainability Facts · 30 minCarpet America Recovery Effort (a national non-profit) is Developing Market Based Solutions for the Recycling & Reuse of Post-Consumer Carpet. Today we are joined by Bob Peoples…
- 44. Sustainable Packaging: with Cory Connors! · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 5Guest Cory Connors delves into the world of packaging alternatives. What are some alternatives to plastic packaging? What does the future of packaging look like? Plastic often…
- 43. Death: Think Outside the Casket with The DeathWives · 57 min · Season 5 Episode 9Is cremation actually environmentally friendly? Is it truly possible to "return to the earth" after we die? Can our bodies heal the earth? How to get in touch with The…
- 42. EV Batteries: Steve Feinberg and Bijan Palme with Bluewater Battery Logistics · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 8Worried about electric vehicle battery recycling? Let Steve and Bijan put your mind at ease in this episode of Trash Magic! -------------------------- Trash Magic! is made out…
- 41. Producer's Responsibility in End of Life of Products with Heidi Sanborn · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 6This episode is a game changer!! Heidi Sanborn, the renowned advocate for an Equitable Circular Economy, has dedicated over 32 years to championing Extended Producer…
- 40. Tire Recycling: Stop Spinning your Wheels with Brittany Wright · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 5Tired of spinning your wheels on what to do with old tires? Discover the tire recycling revolution with Brittany Wright. Join us as we explore Schuyler Rubber's pioneering…
- Bonus: Sustainable Packaging Podcast: Featuring Trash Magic's Sara Fuentes! · 30 minSara Fuentes, co-host of Trash Magic! Podcast was recently interviewed on the Sustainable Packaging podcast hosted by Cory Connors. All Trash Magic! listeners get a sneak peek to…
- Bonus: Earthlings 2.0 Podcast - Land of the Lost Food · 35 minSpecial episode today from our fellow sustainability warrior: Lisa Ann Pinkerton, CEO of Technica Communications! This episode is from her podcast, Earthlings 2.0 and she is…
- 39. Imagining a Circular World · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 4Co-hosts Sara Fuentes and Oakley J Fast imagine a future, sustainable world run by a circular economy! Book Recommendation: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey Trash Magic! is…
- 38. Level Up Your Recycling Game: Essential Knowledge for Everyone · 22 min · Season 5 Episode 3This special episode is brought to you by Level Up Planet! Oakley (Level Up Planet Founder) takes listeners through everything you need to know about recycling: Where does the…
- 37. Electric Vehicles: Supercharge your Knowledge with Julianna Garibay Sparacio · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 2In this electrifying episode of Trash Magic!, hosts Oakley and Sara are joined by special guest Julianna Garibay Sparacio, an esteemed expert in electric vehicles. Together, they…
- 36. Trash Talk Project Washington! with Athena Burk Bravo · 21 min · Season 5 Episode 1Welcome to Season 5 of Trash Magic! In this episode, our co-hosts, Oakley J Fast and Sara Fuentes interview Athena Burk Bravo, the founder of the Trash Talk project in Washington…
- 35. The Power of Poop: Ecological Sanitation with Daniel Tillias and Sasha Kramer · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 12Yes, you read that right - Poop! Daniel Tillias and Sasha Kramer are creating a sanitation revolution in Haiti by safely converting human waste into compost. In 2006, Sasha…
- Bonus: Oakley Talks Trash on TazzyPhe's Unfazed Podcast · 30 minOur own Oakley Jennings-Fast was invited to talk about circular economy, climate change and the future of humanity on TazzyPhe's podcast called Unfazed. Support TazzyPhe's…
- 34. Software Driving the Circular Economy: Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli with WATS · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 11Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli joins Trash Magic! on this episode to enlighten us on the fact that there is no throwing something "away." We all live on the same planet and our…
