Episode #37: [Wild Waste Audio Clip 3] Plastics
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Episode #37: Podcast Show Notes
Introduction
Plastics are on everyone's lips! They won many quests in the packaging Wild West.
If plastic reputation is well established, do you know what is true and what is rubbish?
Luckily, in our series of «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clips, Mr & Mrs Recycling captured the plastic lobbyists' arguments for you: Are plastics really
safe,
strong but lightweight (less CO2 emitting),
recyclable,
and versatile?
Don’t forget your reward is worth millions of dollars with unbiased technical vulgarization, tips, and some extra links in the show notes from
the Plastic Health Coalition,
A Plastic Planet and Plastic Free with Sian Sutherland,
the Circular Economy Podcast with Catherine Weetman and her guest Alice Mah,
and M & Mme Recyclage with their multiple resources!
And yes, as you could suspect it, the next «wanted» material is bioplastic!
Here are the recommended resources
We mentioned the Plastic Health Coalition. Learn more here: https://www.plastichealthcoalition.org/.
We quoted Sian Sutherland of A Plastic Planet and Plastic Free. Listen to her interview in our episode 34 «Designing plastic free: Why and what does it take?»: https://www.look4loops.com/packaging-podcast/ep34-plastic-free-material-design-campaigns-platform.
We also recommend listening to episode 97 «Unpicking plastics propaganda» with Alice Mah and Catherine Weetman, the host of the Circular Economy Podcast: https://www.rethinkglobal.info/97-alice-mah-unpicking-plastic-propaganda/.
You are invited to read
«Les Plastiques Mémos» = some more technical information on plastics and recycling in French: https://m-mme-recyclage.com/plastique-memos.html;
«Les Micro/Nano Plastiques» = infographics based on scientific articles: https://m-mme-recyclage.com/microplastiques.html;
Several in-depth guides around recycling, plastics, and reuse: https://m-mme-recyclage.com/guides.html;
and, last but not least, the very clear infographics about packaging complexity: https://m-mme-recyclage.com/la-complexite-des-emballages.html.
Where to find Lise, Enzo, and M. & Mme Recyclage?
About Lise Nicolas and Enzo Muttini from M. & Mme Recyclage
Lise and Enzo are both French engineers from the Polytech School of Paris-Saclay University.
They started their recycling careers at Miniwiz in Asia by building the Trashpresso, the first mobile and autonomous plastics recycling unit. While working in the same company, they also created an Opensource Material Database.
Nowadays, they lead an engineering office: M. & Mme Recyclage, which is specialized in materials impact and recycling issues. They are on a mission to vulgarize their knowledge and challenges related to this industry thanks to free-of-access data, infographics, and videos. Their activator and educative initiatives are largely recognized and followed. They have been recognized as National Geographic Green Heroes in 2019. Selected by the foundation pour la Nature et l’Homme in 2020 and awarded by Emballage Magazine in 2021. Last but not least, this year Lise has been selected for the European year of Youth.
They are also wearing other professional hats such as independent researchers, lecturers, as well as founders of Precious Plastic France.
Podcast music
Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here.
I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.