EP06 | “Plastic is not the problem, we are” | Sustainability and more with Eleonore Eisath

Info Under The Radar

In the 6th episode of Info Under the Radar, we are covering a topic that is a global issue. We are talking about sustainable living with a focus on recycling plastic. We have a very special guest with us, Eleonore Eisath. Eleonore's empathetic relation with nature led her to embark on a journey to resolve the problem of plastic pollution. Her brainchild, beworm.org, is a BioTech startup working on recycling processes using microorganisms to decompose plastic material into their building blocks.

We covered various aspects of plastic, issues with current plastic pollution, our responsibility as informed citizens and much more. This was a topic that deeply impacted the way we look at sustainability now and we hope that you get to take something out of it as well.

(00:00) - Intro

(13:05) - Welcoming Eleonore

(13:45) - Growing-up in South Tyrol and Ele's empathetic relation with nature

(17:40) - What is Ele's understanding of sustainability?

(19:35) - Why is discussion around sustainability important?

(27:30) - Why is single use plastic demonized?

(32:50) - What are Microplastics?

(39:30) - What is Ele's company beworm doing to recycle plastic?

(45:10) - What's wrong with the current recycling process and how is Ele's team doing it differently?

(50:10) - What is the byproduct of this new process?

(52:05) - What are your expectations from this process in future?

(54:00) - When was this worm/magic-enzyme discovered?

(56:20) - Are there any other research endeavors happening to recycle plastic?

(59:55) - Our clothes have plastic as well

(61:15) - What small life choices we can make to go towards a sustainable lifestyle

(66:30) - Is there a good type of plastic we can live with?

(69:40) - Does the current approach towards plastic pollution make Eleonore optimistic?

(72:50) - Which are the most common questions that annoys South Tyroleans?

(76:10) - Concluding notes

(77:25) - Recording Afterthoughts

Some Links mentioned during the conversation:

Recycling numbers -> https://millerrecycling.com/plastics-recycling-numbers/

Recycling using AI -> https://recycleye.com/

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Reach out to our guest, Eleonore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleonore-...​

Checkout her startup : https://www.beworm.org/

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Devendra: @InDevOut

Vishwajeet: vishwajeets3

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