Best Dr Rhys Young Podcasts (2024)

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REISSUE Eco-friendly Advertising with RAZE... 22:51

1+ y ago22:51

22:51

On this episode here from Shosh Shetty of Bagboard, a new eco-friendly advertising platform that is bringing brands and people together to help eliminate single-use plastic bags in London. The brand is now RAZE - find out more and sign up here; https://www.raze-app.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpodcast/ https://twitter.com/andrea_fox h…

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Reissue, with AUTHOR and activist Mikaela Loach... 51:34

1+ y ago51:34

51:34

In honour of the release of her first book IT'S NOT THAT RADICAL: CLIMATE ACTION TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD here is a reissue of the episode with activist Mikaela Loach... Mikaela Loach is an Edinburgh based climate justice and anti-racism activist. She has written articles for Eco-age, you may have seen her featured in Elle magazine or seen her talkin…

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REISSUE, with Catch Rhys, sustainable jewellery brand... 38:40

1+ y ago38:40

38:40

Today a reissue... let’s talk GOLD.. and other precious metals. Catch Rhys Jones is the founder and creative director of jewellery brand Catch Rhys, ‘solid jewellery that doesn’t cost the earth.’ The brand is described as honestly priced, plus it’s plastic free with recycled paper and reusable packaging and use 85% recycled metals, hoping to be 100…

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Reissue... with Lora Gene, Sustainable Fashion Brand 1:04:53

1+ y ago1:04:53

1:04:53

Another reissue advert episode. Enjoy! Today I’m in discussion with Lora Nikolaev Gene, founder of contemporary British based label Lora Gene, who produce each garment through conscious sourcing and with care about the environment and the workers. This discussion is about pushing the conversation around fashion and sustainability forward, from acti…

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REISSUE, with Earthshot Prize winners NotPla... 47:03

1+ y ago47:03

47:03

Today's episode is another chance to hear from guest Pierre Paslier, from start up NOTPLA. With co-founder Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, he developed this material, Ooho - at Imperial College London. It's an edible flexible plastic replacement which biodegrades and disappears without harm to the environment in a few weeks, all made from seaweed! And in …

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Getting Carbon to Nought (Naut) with The Carbonauts Graham Hill... 48:15

1+ y ago48:15

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Todays guest wants to Create a simpler, wealthier, greener and happier planet. But how? Find out on today’s episode as I’m joined by Graham Hill, CEO of The Carbonauts, a company that teaches people how to reduce their carbon footprints in under six weeks while saving money and influencing others. Before The Carbonauts, he founded the ground-breaki…

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...with the legendary Chris Packham 22:36

1+ y ago22:36

22:36

Actual Chris Packham! I was overjoyed to get some time to chew the fat with the author, presenter and long time naturalist. It was all to do with his support for the The National Lottery funded Flows to the Future project, and the artwork celebrating Flows to the Future's Milly Revill Hayward. GET IN TOUCH! https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpod…

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Round Up! And Restart! 4:36

1+ y ago4:36

4:36

OMG she's back again! Age of Plastic podcast is back with a little reminder of Series 10! Plus... listen to me chat to Chris Packham on the next episode - available right now. GET IN TOUCH! https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpodcast/ https://twitter.com/andrea_fox https://www.iamandreafox.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/ageofplasticpodcast Suppo…

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Biodegradable backpacks with Young Woman Engineer of the Year Dr Ciara McGrath 20:51

2y ago20:51

20:51

Today Dr Ciara McGrath, IET's Young Woman Engineer of the Year discusses a brand new competition for the young science experts in your life, and reveals what the space industry are doing to curb their carbon footprint. https://www.engineer-a-better-world.org/get-involved/ https://www.biophilica.co.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63048071 ECO LI…

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Carbon footprints and COP27 with GIKI 40:50

2y ago40:50

40:50

Carbon footprints, how to reduce them, and your costs. Plus Cop 27. That's what we get into with today's guests. Giki co-founders Jo and James Hand! https://giki.earth/ A free guide to getting involved in COP27 from Giki. https://giki.earth/the-ultimate-guide-to-cop27-and-how-you-can-cut-carbon/ ECO LIFE HACK https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/pakis…

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Getting Dirty in your garden... for the planet 13:21

2y ago13:21

13:21

Frances Tophill (BBC GARDENERS WORLD) and Claire Hattersley (Weleda Biodynamic gardening expert) discuss how your gardening efforts could give the UK’s degraded soil a much-needed boost! Tree Sisters https://treesisters.org/ Weleda Save Earths Skin https://www.weleda.co.uk/save-earths-skin Microplastic from water discovery! https://twitter.com/FrRo…

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Turn Down The Heat... 23:06

2y ago23:06

23:06

Today’s guest is Tim Forman, Senior Research Associate and Senior Teaching Associate at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, at the University of Cambridge. He’s authored New report from the University of Cambridge and Epson - the company making appliances probably best known for printer… on energy consumption from plug-in applianc…

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Community Crowdfunding in Action... 23:56

2y ago23:56

23:56

How do you convince the government to give you land at a bargain rate for a community project? Find out from the volunteer group hoping to transform an East London industrial site into community-owned natural swimming ponds and a biodiverse park. Support the Crowdfunder here; https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elwp And contact the ELWP group via info@…

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Composting, and coffee with GRIND 30:56

2y ago30:56

30:56

30,000 plastic and aluminium coffee pods are sent to landfill each minute. Today talking composting and coffee I'm joined by TV gardening guru Daisy Payne and Grind founder David Abrahamovitch to find out more! https://grind.co.uk/ Plus a look back at former coffee-loving guests, James Proter Blane & Sarah Lynn from Halo Coffee - worlds first compo…

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100th EPISODE!... revisiting REN Skincare's Zero Waste Pledge... 40:32

2y ago40:32

40:32

Back in 2019 I spoke with then REN SKINCARE CEO Arnaud Meysselle. In 2018 the company had pledged to become Zero Waste by 2021, meaning 100% of all REN Clean Skincare packaging would be recycled, recyclable or reusable. And guess what they did it! To tell us about the trials and tribulations of being a Zero Waste beauty brand is REN Global Ambassad…

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How much plastic? Periods and plastic with DAME 32:00

2y ago32:00

32:00

Do we really realise how much plastic is involved with periods? Find out more with Celia Pool, Co-Founder of DAME, Award-winning effective period care free from single-use plastic. DAME Giveaway Terms & Conditions This giveaway features two deliveries of 34 DAME organic tampons, 68 tampons in total, with the average person using 8-10 tampons per pe…

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Two Young Global Activists Saving the World from Plastic Waste 34:45

2y ago34:45

34:45

Today I am joined by two young activists and founders. From Tel Aviv, Sharona Shnayder who in 2020 founded Trash For Tuesdays to encourage people to take part in trash picking, conversing about the waste management issue, demanding better practices from big businesses. My second guest is Oluwaseyi Moejoh from Nigeria the Executive Director of U-rec…

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Game, set and doorstep recycling with Former British no. 1 tennis player Johanna Konta 15:30

2+ y ago15:30

15:30

Former British no. 1 tennis player Johanna Konta is on the Age of Plastic Podcast today! Johanna is a keen environmentalist, is passionate about protecting our planet and is supporting the UK’s first ever doorstep ‘flexible plastic’ recycling service, collecting hard to recycle plastics from people’s front doors from ABEL & COLE. Abel & Cole Plasti…

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Round up of the Series! 13:03

2+ y ago13:03

13:03

A round up of all this series guests! https://thebigplasticcount.com/ Thanks for listening! For the 100th episode soon I'd love to hear, who your favourite guests have been and the best tip you've learnt from the podcast!? Get in touch below for a shout out! GET IN TOUCH! https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpodcast/ https://twitter.com/andrea_fox…

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How to have a holiday that's better for the planet... 19:08

2+ y ago19:08

19:08

How to travel with a light touch, with Explore Worldwide Managing Director Michael Edwards. They’ve launched an industry first Carbon Rating Scale for their trips. Find out how the scale works - what they can’t include yet - how many people are thinking of their environmental impact when travelling - and the most environmentally friendly holiday! h…

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An end to ocean microfibres? 17:25

2+ y ago17:25

17:25

On today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr Laura Foster, Head of Clean Seas at the Marine Conservation Society. They have begun their #stopoceanthreads campaign. This is a petition calling for washing machine manufacturers to fit microfibre filters in all new domestic and commercial machines, by law, by 2023 and retrofitted in commercial machines by …

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Plastic Waste to Plastic Homes with Africa's Start Up of the Year Kubik 37:37

2+ y ago37:37

37:37

KUBIK turn plastic waste into low-carbon buildings, and the start up has just been awarded Africa’s Start Up of the Year! 100% Plastic Waste and 40% Cheaper. Today I’m joined by Kidus Asfaw Co founder and CEO to tell us the story of Kubik, which he came to via charity Unicef and companies like Google. Find out Kubik is, how his co-founder Penda Mar…

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I have a favour to ask... 2:08

2+ y ago2:08

2:08

Sorry for the silence, I’ve been ill, not Covid. While I am working on the next episode can I ask a favour? Leave a review on Apple Podcast and tell me your fav episode/fact/tit bit of info you’ve discovered on the Age of Plastic. The British Podcast Awards have a climate category this year, which I’m going to enter a demo for, so your help is grea…

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Can we say So Long to Plastic? 22:00

2+ y ago22:00

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we’ve spoken to plastic alternative innovators on this podcast before. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a lovely space online to showcase these innovations - heck maybe even with an award? BEYONDPLASTIC is the brainchild of Ulrich Krzyminski, an entrepreneur, engineer & inventor with a particular insight into the printing and packaging industry. A…

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From Waste Product to Award Winning Beauty Product with Upcircle 37:30

2+ y ago37:30

37:30

Circular skincare! By Product Beauty! What is it? Find out about Upcircle Beauty from co-founder Anna Brightman. They’re a natural, sustainable, refillable skincare brand, that is vegan, certified cruelty-free, comes in plastic-free packaging and many of their products have won awards… and you may have seen her and her brother on BBC’s Dragons Den …

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A fully circular solution for kids clothes with Dotte... 24:58

2+ y ago24:58

24:58

Dotte hopes to be a one stop, fully circular solution for parents for kids clothes. Buy, Sell, Donate, Recycle and more. According to Dotte shopping 2nd hand can save 75% of Co2 emissions caused by clothing. I’m chatting with Louise today as we find out what recycled clothes are used for and what percentage of parents throw kids clothes away becaus…

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With Garnier UK & Plastics For Change 30:11

2+ y ago30:11

30:11

Big companies, making bigs change has a big impact… Garnier UK have launched their ONE GREEN STEP campaign. Today we hear about that and their environmental pledges for 2025 and from their partner NGO Plastics For Change. Emily Bryne Garnier UK One Green Step https://www.garnier.co.uk/onegreenstep Andrew Almack Plastics For Change https://www.plast…

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Round up of Series 8! 12:49

3y ago12:49

12:49

This is a little taster of all the brilliant guests on the latest series of the Age of Plastic Podcast. A huge huge huge thank you to all our guests this series for giving their time, and to every single person who has ever spoken to me for the Age of Plastic Podcast. A massive massive massive thank you to you for listening. I'd love to know what y…

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Finding a creative use for Washed Up plastic... 37:11

3y ago37:11

37:11

Discover the joy of plogging, beach clean ups and a bit of plastic craft! Today’s guest is Flora Blathwayt, founder of greetings cards company Washed Up Cards, a project she started whilst furloughed in lockdown. These cards are almost plastic free, having been made using plastic found washed up on rivers and beaches around the UK. Washed Up Cards …

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Fashion, Colonialism, Climate Change and Consumption... with Aja Barber 1:00:00

3y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

So excited to be join today by Aja Barber. She is a writer, personal stylist and style consultant based in South London. Her work focuses on sustainability, ethics, intersectional feminism racism and all the ways systems of power effect our buying habits. Her debut book 'CONSUMED THE NEED FOR COLLECTIVE CHANGE: COLONIALISM, CLIMATE CHANGE & CONSUME…

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From food waste to Food Co-Ops... with Weavers Way 40:40

3y ago40:40

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Today we hear from Jon Roesser General Manager at Weavers Way Co-Op in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania - a member-owned cooperative grocery. Find out what a food co-op is, what Weavers Way is aiming to do, the tiny percent of food we have to grow, to make a big difference, and what do keep in mind when food shopping to lessen our waste, Organic Fair T…

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Meet the Zero Waste Family, with no Bin! 30:49

3y ago30:49

30:49

Do you have a bin? Today’s guests don’t! Meet the Zero Waste family from San Diego called the Syrens, James, Fredrika and their 3 kids Bella, Noah and Liam. They worked on an NBC show in October 2021, from Ava DuVernay (behind movies Selma and a Wrinkle In Time) titled Home Sweet Home. Find out how they do it, what Fredrika thinks of as green money…

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From single use to single purchase with Last Object 36:49

3y ago36:49

36:49

What if nothing in your life was single use? If we valued things we own and not send them abroad to be incinerated or pollute other countries? Last Object co founder and co-designer Isabel Aagaard joins me from Copenhagen to talk about ending our throw away culture. https://lastobject.com/ Good News https://news.yahoo.com/pulled-63-000-pounds-trash…

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From plastic waste to disappearing packaging with Pierre Paslier of NOTPLA 46:38

3y ago46:38

46:38

Today's guest is Pierre Paslier, from start up NOTPLA who with co-founder Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez developed this material, Ooho - at Imperial College London. It's an edible flexible plastic replacement which biodegrades and disappears without harm to the environment in a few weeks. Find out the reasons behind those names NotPLA & Ooho - Piere’s hop…

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From Pollution to Solution with UNEP expert Jacqueline McGlade 40:17

3y ago40:17

40:17

Today’s guest, senior UNEP expert Jacqueline McGlade, spoke to me from Kenya, all about the new UN Plastic Pollution Report published recently. Jacqueline McGlade is a Marine Biologist, Environmental Science Professor, she’s worked for the European Environment Agency and now for the UN Environmental Programme. See the full UN Environmental Programm…

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From fossil fuels to 'earth kind' renewable energy with Ron Kamen... 38:39

3y ago38:39

38:39

Today’s guest is CEO of EarthKind Energy Consulting & host of the Awesome EarthKind Podcast, which discusses how the forces of nature Earth, Air, Water and the Sun can provide all the energy we need as a planet 1000% over! Today find out from Ron Kamen, how energy efficient are we? Whats the best flavour of clean energy? Hydro, Solar, Thermal, Tida…

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From phone cases to compost with Pela 33:47

3y ago33:47

33:47

This episode I'm talking composting and compostable biodegradable materials with Jeremy Lang, founder and VP of Sustainability at Pela. We also talk about the brand new countertop composter and cleaning up oil spills, why nature has it figured out and cutting out the middle man when it comes to garbage! “Theres no waste in nature, and no other spec…

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The end of plastic? 40:15

3y ago40:15

40:15

What if everything that looked like plastic wasn’t? What if it was something better? Better in that it was a truly biodegradable material, and a product that wasn’t just carbon neutral but carbon negative? In that it takes harmful greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere in its creation? California-based Newlight Technologies have spent more than a d…

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Can you save the planet with your mobile phone? 45:35

3y ago45:35

45:35

According to Reboxed, with 10 billion phones now in existence we’ve got more phones than humans on the planet! Reboxed want to fight e-waste by making it easier and cheaper to buy or sell certified refurbished devices with them than buy new. Today Phil Kemish the Co founder & CEO of Reboxed discusses the damage to our planet of e-waste, the right t…

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Recycled and responsibly made jewellery 38:04

3y ago38:04

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Today let’s talk GOLD.. and other precious metals. Catch Rhys Jones is the founder and creative director of jewellery brand Catch Rhys, ‘solid jewellery that doesn’t cost the earth.’ The brand is described as honestly priced, plus it’s plastic free with recycled paper and reusable packaging and use 85% recycled metals, hoping to be 100%. Find out w…

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Tableware for people and planet, and the death of the Red Cup 34:52

3+ y ago34:52

34:52

Today on the Age of Plastic Podcast CEO of compostable tableware brand Repurpose Lauren Gropper tells us why we have Hollywood to thank for Repurpose, the major innovations on the way in the space and why the cultural icon - the red plastic cup - is on it’s way out! Plants Over Plastic - Tableware for people and planet. https://repurpose.com/ Pela …

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Fashion & Sustainability. Moving the conversation forward. 1:04:02

3+ y ago1:04:02

1:04:02

Today I’m in discussion with Lora Nikolaev Gene, founder of contemporary British based label Lora Gene, who produce each garment through conscious sourcing and with care about the environment and the workers. This discussion is about pushing the conversation around fashion and sustainability forward, from action to words. Lora Gene https://loragene…

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Turning Old PPE into New PPE 41:33

3+ y ago41:33

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We went #3 in the US in the Earth Science category! Thanks so much for listening! For the start of this new series, find out about the innovation creating new PPE from old PPE Andy Straisfeld is the VP of Business Development of Lifecycle Revive in Canada. lifecyclerevive.ca info@lifecyclerevive.ca End Plastics Now Founder; https://twitter.com/Sadr…

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End of Series Round Up 3:00

3+ y ago3:00

3:00

A round of of the guests we've heard from in this series plus a taste of the topics for the next series of the Age Of Plastic Podcast. Plus as promised in the low carbon gardening episode - Sally Nex, recipe for compost! What would you love to hear in the next series? I'd love to know... GET IN TOUCH! https://www.instagram.com/ageofplasticpodcast/ …

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Having an impact as a sustainable business 35:19

3+ y ago35:19

35:19

Petria Leggo-Field from Coco Rose Eco and the Sustainable Shift Podcast talks to me about eco entrepreneurs. She works to helping them make the biggest impact, but what does sustainable business impact mean in reality? More on today’s episode! https://cocoroseeco.com.au/podcast/ https://cocoroseeco.com.au/ https://ocg.org/ https://www.instagram.com…

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The Future of Food Packaging 33:28

3+ y ago33:28

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What is the solution to single use plastic waste? Today we are delving into single-use plastic alternatives, what bio plastic is, and the future of food packaging with Sales Manager from BIOPAK Richard Harries. Biopak is an eco-friendly packaging company (in the UK and Australia) www.BioPak.com/uk Ella Daish on the Age of Plastic Podcast https://po…

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Plastic Myths 43:54

3+ y ago43:54

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Amy Nguyen works as a sustainability strategist — but is more commonly known on Instagram as @sustainableandsocial, a blog dedicated to educating people about sustainability in fashion, beauty, business, and more. Since 2018, she’s turned research and scholarly articles into digestible Instagram posts for her audience, while also working her main j…

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Climate Change and Covid 35:26

3+ y ago35:26

35:26

Today me and Matt Rees from Climate Solutions Podcast discuss Covid and Climate Change. Now the latest Climate Solutions delved into this. Matt Rees is a former foreign correspondent with Time and Newsweek and the author of nine novels and a book of non-fiction. As well as the results of a survey into climate attitudes across the world we talk Bitc…

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Wine that helps protect the ocean 40:03

3+ y ago40:03

40:03

Did someone say beveragino…? Seachange Wine are passionate about two things: protecting our oceans from plastic pollution and great tasting wine. Simon Rolfe from Seachange talks innovation in wine packaging, why people want to buy from a company that does good. Covid & wine and climate change and the wine industry. And the issues around organic wi…

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Plastic-free, Low-Carbon Gardening with Sally Nex 45:40

3+ y ago45:40

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Sally Nex worked as a journalist on BBC radio for 15 years. Since leaving the BBC, Sally has devoted herself to horticulture, qualifying to RHS Level 3 and gaining a planting design diploma. Teaching sustainable gardening and writing for BBC Gardeners World. In 2019 Sally won the Garden Media Guild, Beth Chatto Environmental Award for a series of a…

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