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10 - How to Give a Scrap About the Planet with Daniel Bagnell of the Scrap Exchange
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At one end of the Lakewood Shopping Center in Durham, North Carolina, a nonprofit organization called The Scrap Exchange is doing its part to promote a circular economy. The Scrap Exchange’s mission is to reduce waste and promote creative reuse.
When exactly is the last time that you threw something in the trash? How many things do you throw away each week? It’s not surprising if you don’t exactly remember.
On average, Americans throw out almost 5 pounds of trash per person every day (a little over 2 kg). Every 15.5 hours, Americans throw out enough plastic to fill the AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which is the largest NFL stadium in the country.*
Throwing things away is the trademark of a linear economy. But these days, more and more people are talking about creating a circular economy. In a circular economy, the people who design and sell products and the people who use those products take steps to minimize waste and ensure that goods and materials can be reused.
In 2023 The Scrap Exchange collected approximately 300,000 pounds of donated materials and helped keep those items from being dumped in landfills.
In this episode we talk with Daniel Bagnell, a longtime employee of The Scrap Exchange. Daniel knows a lot about how The Scrap Exchange operates and has seen many of the changes that the organization has been through over the years. We go behind the scenes with Daniel to learn what it’s like to work at a creative reuse arts center.
* Source: https://environmentamerica.org/center/resources/trash-in-america-2/
Check out The Scrap Exchange web site: https://www.scrapexchange.org/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/scrapexchange
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrap-exchange/
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