Can No Waste Culture Solve The Garbage Problem?

THE FULL STORY

WSHU FOR NPR

Hosted by Ron Ropiak

June 3, 2019

Municipalities across New York and Connecticut are considering, or implementing, recycling goals to reduce pollution, such as bans on plastics from single-use bags to straws and takeout containers. But how hard will it be to break residents of their wasteful culture? We’ll discuss the zero waste movement with guests:

• Martin Melosi, Ph.D., Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of History, University of Houston

• Sherill Baldwin, environmental analyst, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• Bridget Fleming, legislator, D-Noyack, Environment, Planning & Agriculture Committee, Suffolk County Legislature

• John Boccuzzi Jr, owner, BD Provisions

• Alexander Williams, owner and director of operations, Blue Earth Compost

• Tamara Lim, founder and CEO, The Wally Shop

Listen here:

https://www.wshu.org/post/can-no-waste-culture-solve-garbage-problem