Love Your City Podcast

Episode 3 - Let’s Talk Trash: A look inside Glass Half Full and the Zero Waste Challenge

We have some good news to share! Love Your City TV has begun a new podcast series 'Let's Talk Trash!' featuring leaders who are helping solve our waste challenges in New Orleans.   Today we talk to Franziska Trautmann, the Co-Founder & CEO of Glass Half Full Nola, about what her company does to combat waste in New Orleans.   Episode Time Stamps:   :40 - Baldwin & Co. Episode Sponsor 3:03 - Guest Introductions 4:50 - Topic Introduction 5:20 - The beginning of Glass Half Full   7:20 - History of GHF 9:50 - How much has GHF recycled so far? 10:30 - GHF Sand Initiatives & Idea 13:33 - GHF Partnerships & Collaboration/Recycle Pick Ups 14:55 - Do people like recycling? 16:40 - Glass Recycling Drop off locations 17:09 - GHF expanding around Louisiana 18:40 - Energy Intensity around Glass Recycling 20:30 - Keeping it Local! 22:55 - How can we support GHF? 24:26 - How TO START RECYCLING WITH GHF 25:25 - The message GHF wants to send   This episode is sponsored in part by Baldwin & Co., an independent bookstore serving schools, businesses, nonprofits and individuals, and the largest Black-owned bulk book supplier in the southeastern U.S. - Open 7 days a week Monday - Sunday: 7am - 6pm -   Learn more at https://www.baldwinandcobooks.com/ Don't just get inspired though - take action by becoming a part of the Zero Waste Challenge in New Orleans.  Tag a restaurant or company you think should participate below!  #zerowastebadge #zerowastenola #circulareconomy #changestartswithyou #loveyourcity    Over the course of the series, we will be talking to various leaders in the community who are making the Circular Economy a reality.  See the recap of the Zero Waste Challenge workshop on our channel.   Episodes are available on Spotify and Apple Music and, you can join in on the conversation by watching Love Your City TV on YouTube!     Producers: Jourdan D. Bazley;  Liz Shephard;  Olivia Warren;

Episode 2 - Let’s Talk Trash! Can New Orleans Turn Its Image Around?

We have some good news to share! Love Your City TV has begun a new podcast series 'Let's Talk Trash!' featuring leaders who are helping solve our waste challenges in New Orleans....and boy, is it a mountain of garbage.   Today we talk to Kevin Ferguson, the vice president of external affairs for New Orleans & Company, the marketing arm of New Orleans.   Learn what New Orleans is doing to take the lead in the Zero Waste movement. Companies all over the city are looking to make a big change, and introduce reducing, reusing and recycling in everyday business. Let's talk about how.    Don't just get inspired though - take action by becoming a part of the Zero Waste Challenge in New Orleans. See the link in the bio! Tag a restaurant or company you think should participate below!  #zerowastebadge #zerowastenola #circulareconomy #changestartswithyou #loveyourcity Over the course of the series, we will be talking to various leaders in the community who work to fight this issue.   Coming up:   * Franziska Trautmann, Glass Half Full: How one organization stepped up to solve our glass recycling problem   Special guest sponsor, DJ Johnson, Baldwin & Co.: An inspiration for stronger literacy in New Orleans   See the recap of the Zero Waste Challenge workshop on our channel.   Episodes are available on Spotify and Apple Music and, you can join in on the conversation by watching Love Your City TV on YouTube!   Producers: Jourdan D. Bazley;  Liz Shepard;  Olivia Warren;

Episode 1 - Let’s Talk Trash Series: The Truth about Recycling

We have some good news to share! Love Your City TV has begun a new podcast series Let's Talk Trash! featuring leaders who are helping solve our waste challenges in New Orleans....and boy, is it a mountain of garbage. Today we talk to Jane Patton with No Waste Louisiana and Jake Lipsman with Life City about some solutions and major issues with plastic and recycling. Learn the TRUTH behind plastic recycling, how to support glass recycling, why leaders in our community are getting behind green initiatives like never before - and so much more! Don't just get inspired though - take action by becoming a part of the Zero Waste Challenge in New Orleans. See the link in the bio! Tag a restaurant or company you think should participate below! #zerowastebadge #zerowastenola #circulareconomy #changestartswithyou  #loveyourcity Over the course of the series, we will be talking to various leaders in the community who work to fight this issue. Coming up: * Kevin Ferguson, New Orleans & Company, Can New Orleans clean up our reputation? * Franziska Trautmann, Glass Half Full: How one organization stepped up to solve our glass recycling problem Special guest sponsor, DJ Johnson, Baldwin & Co.: An inspiration for stronger literacy in New Orleans Don't forget to join us on July 12th for a Zero Waste Challenge workshop, helping your company learn what it can do to reduce waste!! Episodes are available on Spotify and Apple Music and, you can join in on the conversation by watching Love Your City TV on YouTube! Producers: Jourdan D. Bazley;  Liz Shepard;  Olivia Warren;