Simple sustainable connections - The EarthyB podcast with Rebecca B. Kimber

#12: How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion: An interview with Upcycle it Now co-founder Christina Johnson

18 min · 6 mrt 202018 min
aflevering #12: How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion: An interview with Upcycle it Now co-founder Christina Johnson cover

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In this episode, Christina Johnson explains how she started Upcycle it Now. Here are a few topics we cover in the episode: * What upcycling is and how it's different from recycling. * How she changed rain jackets into fanny packs for Patagonia. * What consumers can do to help the circular economy movement. * What can sustainability-minded entrepreneurs can do if they're interested in using previously used materials and upcycling. Read "How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion" on EarthyB.com [https://earthyb.com/blog/how-one-entrepreneur-changed-recycled-clothing-into-upcycled-fashion/] or visit Upcycle it Now [https://www.upcycleitnow.com/] to learn more about Christina and the products she makes.

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aflevering #12: How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion: An interview with Upcycle it Now co-founder Christina Johnson artwork

#12: How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion: An interview with Upcycle it Now co-founder Christina Johnson

In this episode, Christina Johnson explains how she started Upcycle it Now. Here are a few topics we cover in the episode: * What upcycling is and how it's different from recycling. * How she changed rain jackets into fanny packs for Patagonia. * What consumers can do to help the circular economy movement. * What can sustainability-minded entrepreneurs can do if they're interested in using previously used materials and upcycling. Read "How one entrepreneur changed recycled clothing into upcycled fashion" on EarthyB.com [https://earthyb.com/blog/how-one-entrepreneur-changed-recycled-clothing-into-upcycled-fashion/] or visit Upcycle it Now [https://www.upcycleitnow.com/] to learn more about Christina and the products she makes.

6 mrt 202018 min
aflevering #11: Home electrification: Why cities are phasing out natural gas artwork

#11: Home electrification: Why cities are phasing out natural gas

In this episode, I talk to Diane Bailey, the executive director of Menlo Spark in Menlo Park California, about home electrification and carbon-neutral cities. She explains: * What carbon-neutral cities and communities are. * What Reach Codes are. * Bay Area cities that have adopted Reach Codes. * Why natural gas is bad for the environment. * The problem with fracking. * How natural gas impacts climate change. * The alternative to natural gas. * What home electrification is and why it's important. * The alternative to natural gas cooktops. * Induction cooktops and the next generation of electric cooktops. * The cost savings associated with building all-electric homes. * How natural gas affects your health. Learn more about the Campaign for Fossil-Free Buildings [https://fossilfreebuildings.org/] and how Menlo Spark [https://menlospark.org/] is helping Menlo Park become climate neutral by 2025. Read the Q & A about home electrification [https://earthyb.com/blog/home-electrification/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=home_electrification] on EarthyB.com. Sign up for the newsletter to keep up with the latest clean and circular economy products and innovations.

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