Recycling with Helen Lowman

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🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to recycling, it can be difficult to know what you can toss in that blue bin. Luckily, there are plenty of resources and organizations that can help you recycle properly. Helen Lowman, President & CEO of Keep America Beautiful, is here to help. Helen has had an impressive career (including working for President Obama) and is an expert on the background of the recycling industry, common recycling myths, and some tips and tricks.

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0:00.0	There are a lot of statistics out in the world about recycling and what we do with our waste.
0:08.0	For example, every year, 8 million metric tons of plastics enter our oceans on top of the estimated 150 million
0:16.3	metric tons that are already there. That's like dumping one New York City garbage
0:21.7	truck full of plastic into the ocean every minute of every day for an
0:26.7	entire year. With numbers like that, it's easy to feel discouraged and feel like your own actions won't make a difference.
0:35.0	But that's just not true.
0:36.9	By being a better recycler, you can not only reduce the amount of plastics and waste being
0:41.3	dumped in our oceans, you can also have the potential to help
0:44.8	create jobs, reduce the use of fossil fuels, and have a huge economic impact.
0:50.9	This episode is a little different than normal.
0:53.0	It's focused less on one person's adventure
0:55.0	and more on how all of us can improve our own recycling habits
0:59.0	and reduce our waste.
1:01.0	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is wild ideas worth living.
1:09.5	Back in April, when I was at an event learning about Igloo's re-cooled biodegradable cooler,
1:15.0	I met a woman named Helen Loment.
1:18.0	Helen's the president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful,
1:22.0	an organization that's been around since 1953.
1:26.0	They inspire and educate people to take action, to improve and beautify their own communities.
1:32.0	They have a bunch of different programs and initiatives focused
1:35.0	on ending littering, improving recycling, beautifying communities, and they even lead events like
1:41.6	plogging, which is basically picking up litter while jogging.
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