Category: ZWAC Show

SB 1383 Compost Procurement Updates, 4/23

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Please join our ZWAC show on Tuesday, 4/11 where we will talk about updates on California’s SB 1383 organics procurement requirement and the implications that has on carbon sequestration as a tool for soil renewal and drawing carbon out of the atmosphere. Anyone in zero waste unfamiliar with carbon sequestration should attend.
In our Archives segment, we will celebrate this time of year and its theme of renewal across many religions, whether it be Passover, Easter, Ramadan, or the joy of the Goddess Demeter that her daughter Perspehone can join the planting season for 6 months. The archives will present some of the many stories of spirituality in zero waste, such as Will Bakx’ feelings towards the compost that he made. 
 
Agenda:
5:00 PM virtual social hour with snacks, cocktails, and stories
5:30 PM Show starts with Recycling Archives Segment
6:00 PM Interview with Ruth Abbe

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People Over Plastic Interview, 3/23

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ZWAC Show on March 14th @ 5:30 PM PDT. We will meet Shilpi Chhotray a plastic pollution activist on a mission to change the future of #environmentaljustice storytelling.

Currently, she is the co-founder and executive director of People over Plastic (PoP), a new BIPOC-led media platform dedicated to uplifting the #intersectional stories behind environmental racism.PoP prides itself in developing platforms and safe spaces for #frontlineleaders to share their lived experiences in an unfiltered context. She previously served as #BreakFreeFromPlastic’s (BFFP) Global Communications Lead, where she got her chops in challenging and shifting the pro-industry narrative on plastic pollution and developing counter-narratives with frontline leaders around the world.

Pairing this interview with the theme of environmental catastrophes based on bad recycling decisions,  I will interview Shilpi Chottray the founder and CEO of Oakland-based People Over Plastic https://www.shilpichhotray.com/  and https://peopleoverplastic.co who will discuss the environmental consequences of the East Palestine release of PVC and other bad plastic chemicals that burned.

For the Recycling Archives, we are trying a new format that includes Q&A about the archives. For this month, Jerry Rust who will discuss the explosion of a WTE facility in Lane County, Oregon in the 1970s.

Agenda:

  • 5 PM PDT – Social Hour
  • 5:30 PM PDT – Show Starts
  • 6:00 PM PDT – Interview with Shilpi Chhotray, People Over Plastic

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Love for Zero Waste With Sparkl Reusables, 2/23

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The Zero Waste Advocacy Committee (ZWAC) is hosting a special Zero Waste Valentine’s Day show. Host NCRA Member, John Moore will interview Paul Liotsakis, founder and CEO of SF-based company Sparkl Reuseables. Paul will share how his love for zero waste supports Sparkl’s mission to replace single-use plastic with reusables all over the Bay Area. 

The Recycling Archives segment will feature love stories of how some of Berkeley’s zero waste pioneers found their life partner through recycling. Feel free to bring your significant other, love stories to share, chocolates, and whatever else to make this evening special for you!

Agenda:

    • 5:00 PM virtual social hour with snacks, cocktails, campaign, etc.
    • 5:30 PM Show starts with zero waste pioneer love stories
    • 6:00 PM Interview with Paul Liotsakis, Founder of Sparkl Reusables

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Using Pyrolysis to Convert Plastic Waste Into Fuel, 1/23

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This month we talk with NorCal local, Brian Bauer CEO of Resynergi, and the technology he designed that uses an advanced pyrolytic method in order to efficiently convert 1 kilogram of plastic waste into 1 liter of fuel.

Resynergi has yet to undergo strict environmental review per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in order to determine if outputs release significant toxic particulates into the environment. In the meantime, Brian shares with us his current happenings and future plans for the technology and why his method sets the bar higher compared to companies undergoing conventional pyrolysis.

We look forward to following back with the data. Listen for yourself. Is this greenwashing? Does this promote the continued use of single-use plastics? If CEQA determined no significant environmental impact could this be a solution that has a place to restore and protect the Earth?

This month’s Recycling Archive segment features recycling pioneer, Dr. Paul Connett, Executive Director at Fluoride Action Network.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/

Hello Mushroom™ Packaging, Goodbye Plastic Waste, 12/22

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This month’s ZWAC Show is about the need for enlightened architecture to promote Zero Waste. We will feature an interview with James Ferrier, CEO of New Zealand-based BioFab which aspires to create compostable products from mycelium to replace plastic.

Our Recycling Archives will feature the late Mark Gorrell, architect of multiple resource recovery parks.

Contact NCRA to learn more about ZWAC and get involved https://ncrarecycles.org/about/contact/