Waste Diversion Episodes

Avishai (Avi) Greenstein is the innovator behind Bamboozle, the brand that helped composting become an urban household must with its eco-chic countertop bin. Before launching Bamboozle in 2016, Avi innovated a new plant-based material that would become the essence of the Bamboozle brand. A repurposed bamboo mold supplemented by melamine, this bamboo fiber became the first ever sustainable and biodegradable plastic that was both cost effective and dishwasher safe. Following Bamboozle’s success u...

Black Sheep Mattress Co. began with a belief that there was a more sustainable and beneficial way to make and sell mattresses. Developed from a growing awareness of the negative health and environmental impacts of conventional mattress manufacturing, the company has delivered an artisanal approach to the industry for over 10 years. Over this time, Black Sheep Mattress Co. has grown in their knowledge of quality, sustainability and craftsmanship, continuously expanding their products and services...

LOOP Mission rescues perfectly good fruits and veggies that would have been thrown out simply for aesthetic reasons like shape and size. Then they make delicious & healthy products like cold-pressed juices (a weekly staple in host Lauren Scott's grocery haul) and more. Even their leftover pulp gets repurposed! On this episode, we are joined by Co-Founder and Superhero (yes, that is his official title!): David Cote. Often described as hyperactive, David is recognized as a serial entrepreneur al...

Jonathan Defoy is the Founder and CEO of FoodHero, an app that brings merchants and consumers together to sell surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfill. FoodHero bridges the gap between these two groups with its easy-to-use marketplace-based platform. Designed to reduce food waste, the app allows merchants and consumers to save money, while doing their part for the planet. FoodHero is an absolute success here in Quebec, with plans of aggressively expanding across Canada over the com...

If the name Nutshell Coolers sounds familiar to you, you might have seen their innovative coconut husk-insulated coolers being covered by Forbes, Fast Company or CNN. Or maybe you saw it on Kickstarter where they reached their funding goal in just 7 hours. Or maybe, like me, it stopped you mid scroll when you saw their gorgeous product on Instagram. So who is Nutshell Coolers and how did they become one of the chicest, most environmentally and socially conscious coolers out there? On this epis...

When considering sustainable solutions, many of us are quick to think about the final good or service being sold. But as we start to understand the broader impact of supply chains, certain areas are really coming into focus. At the top of this list? Packaging. Our next guest has spent the past decade disrupting this industry, and she and her company are impeccably positioned to lead the change as companies around the world turn to more sustainable packaging options. Daphna Nissenbaum is the CE...

Plastic. This one word has taken on monumental weight in today's economic and environmental conversations. And yet, I am sure all of us have come in contact with dozens or more plastic products over the past 24 hours alone. Could the solution possibly lie in recycling plastic at an industrial level? Jonathan B.-Mailhot joins host Lauren Scott as they nerd out on all things recycling and upcycling, from how plastic is even recycled, the ways in which it can be integrated into products, the rol...