Raising the Circle: Recent Episodes
Raising the Circle
Raising the Circle is a podcast show interviewing passionate people who share stories of creative circular solutions.
Your host, Solveiga Jurgaityte, interviews ambitious go-getters and entrepreneurs who share stories of their contribution to building a circular economy.
Each episode features someone passionately working with on either sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, recycling or refurbishing materials to prolong life cycle and reduce waste.
Tune in and raise the bar in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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Keeping an open-mind! 🧠 Matt Homewood, a passionate food waste campaigner and Denmark’s Country Manager and Head of Sustainability at Throw No More, joined me in an informal chat with We're Not Really Strangers talking cards. Our conversation explored topics of having natural talent for broadcasting, love for non-fiction literature and he answered my burning question, 'why are you not vegan anymore?'. I was met with an illuminating answer and a reminder to always keep an open-mind and continue learning.
Matt's book recommendations:
- The Case for Keto: The Truth About Low-Carb, High-Fat Eating by Gaby Taubes
- The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Jason Fung & Jimmy Moore
- Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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Supermarkets - the friend and foe of food waste 🐖🥕 In the last episode of Season 1, we welcomed Matt Homewood to share more about his recent collaboration with Throw No More. Matt is fostering global consciousness about food waste and busting food waste myths along the way. He joined Throw No More as Denmark’s Country Manager and Head of Sustainability to scale the mission of ending supermarket food waste!
Throw No More is an app that aims to reduce food waste by connecting consumers with discounted food in supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste. So far, the app is fully launched in Norway with over 500 partnering supermarkets and has ambitious plans to expand across Europe.
In PART 2, we covered:
- Campaigning together with supermarkets instead of against
- Challenges in convincing supermarkets to invest in technology for minimizing food waste
- Need for policy and legislation to set food waste framework
Sources from our chat:
- SIGN THE PETITION for Food Waste Legislation!
- Project Drawdown
- Berlinske article with Matt Homewood (Danish): Den første container er fyldt med kartofler. Den næste får os til at måbe
- COP26 talk by Matt Homewood
- Zero Waste Chef HBO
- WWF report - 2021 Driven to Waste
- Book Recommendation: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart
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Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability #socialentrepreneurship
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Supermarkets - the friend and foe of food waste 🐖🥕 In the last episode of Season 1, we welcomed Matt Homewood to share more about his recent collaboration with Throw No More. Matt is fostering global consciousness about food waste and busting food waste myths along the way. He joined Throw No More as Denmark’s Country Manager and Head of Sustainability to scale the mission of ending supermarket food waste!
Throw No More is an app that aims to reduce food waste by connecting consumers with discounted food in supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste. So far, the app is fully launched in Norway with over 500 partnering supermarkets and has ambitious plans to expand across Europe.
In PART 1, we covered:
- The silo system of food waste (food loss and food waste) for hoarding and profit
- Effective solutions to fight food waste (policy & technology)
- How @anurbanharvester grew to make a sizable impact
Sources from our chat:
- SIGN THE PETITION for Food Waste Legislation!
- Project Drawdown
- Berlingske article with Matt Homewood (Danish): Den første container er fyldt med kartofler. Den næste får os til at måbe
- COP26 talk by Matt Homewood
- Zero Waste Chef HBO
- WWF report - 2021 Driven to Waste
- Book Recommendation: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart
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Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability #socialentrepreneurship
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What's your go-to karaoke song? 🎤 Simone Mørch Jensen, the creator of Atelier Tonni, an interior and furniture design studio using plastic waste as the main ingredient for production joined me in a round of We're Not Really Strangers card game to round off our interview.
Hear us and her intern, Line, chime in as we share about what we noticed of one another, karaoke jamming, and the happiest memory of the year (thanks to Theo Croker)!
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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Tune in and raise the bar on circular standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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Designing a future without plastic waste💡 Simone Mørch Jensen, the visionary and creator ofArtelier Tonni joined me on this episode. Atelier Tonni is an interior and furniture design studio with sustainability at heart. From materials to the fabrication processes, Atelier Tonni focuses on turning trashed plastics & electronics into unique sculptures and pieces of art.
Together with Atelier Tonni, we chatted about:
- The unknown challenges of using recycled plastic
- Using the skills we have to move the green transition forward
- Inspiring systemic change against plastic waste
Sources from our chat:
- Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index (2021 Report, Based on 2019 Data) - https://peri.umass.edu/greenhouse-100-polluters-index-current
- Critique of Exxon Mobil’s investment into recycling plants: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/california-subpoenas-exxon-for-details-on-role-in-plastic-pollution.html
- DONNI LAMP - https://www.ateliertonni.com/collection/donni-lamp
- Precious Plastic Community - https://community.preciousplastic.com/academy/support/chat
- The new plastics economy: A Danish research, innovation and business opportunity (2019) - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/europe/the-new-plastics-economy-a-danish-research-innovation-and-business-opportunity
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Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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What would others never guess about you, just by looking at you? 🎭 Dionysia Moschou, a passionate volunteer and manager of Christianshavn for Foodsharing Copenhagen, an organization that is fighting food waste by sharing food as a community, and I share a conversation with We're Not Really Strangers conversation cards.
Hear us dive into revealing what others do not know about us from simply seeing us, how we met and our reflections of the whole conversation.
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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Tune in and raise the bar on circular standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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Food sharing as food for thought!🥝 In this episode, I welcome Dionysia Moschou fromFoodsharing Copenhagen. Foodsharing Copenhagen is a volunteer based organization raising awareness about food waste and sharing food to reduce it since 2016.
Together with Dionysia from Foodsharing Copenhagen, we chatted about:
- How community is a solution to fight food waste
- How shared fridges effectively fight food waste
- What motivates people to waste less food
Sources from our chat:
- Join the community: https://foodsharingcph.org/join-us/
- United Against Food Waste Report: http://unitedagainstfoodwaste.com/facts-about-food-waste.html
- Free Fridge Copenhagen: https://madbroen.dk/faellesskabetkbh/
- Free Your Stuff Copenhagen - Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freethestuffcph/
- Other food waste prevention initiatives: Madbox: https://www.facebook.com/Madboks/ Too Good To Go https://toogoodtogo.org/en/ & WeShare
- Make potato chips from peels, recipe: https://www.framedcooks.com/2015/11/potato-peel-chips.html
- Need some dumpster diving inspiration? https://www.instagram.com/anurbanharvester/?hl=en (hint hint Matt will be on the podcast in Season 1)*
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Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability #socialentrepreneurship
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Western films, tattoos, & self-expression. 🐎 Alejandro Franco from Kaffe Bueno, a company upcycling untapped potential of coffee grounds, joined me in a chat guided with We're Not Really Strangers conversation cards. We dive into an array of answers about western films, tattoos, self-expression.
In self-reflection, we end the episode sharing what we learned about ourselves (curious like cats).
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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Tune in and raise the bar on circular standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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Coffee is stronger than you think. ☕ Yes, coffee can be more than just a caffeine boost. In this episode, we welcome Alejandro Franco from Kaffe Bueno to share about the untapped potential about coffee grounds.
Kaffe Bueno utilizes coffee by-products, such as spent coffee grounds, by upcycling them into ingredients for personal care, nutraceuticals, and functional foods.
Together with Alejandro, we chat about:
- Changing perception of waste
- Overcoming the challenge of traceability
- Looking beyond green washing as a consumer
Sources from our chat:
- Benchmarking Eco-Efficiency and Footprints of Dutch Agriculture in European Context and Implications for Policies for Climate and Environment
- Alejandro's book recommendation: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️
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Meeting first impressions. 👋 Lili Dreyer from VAER, a waste-free upcycled sneaker company, and I chat about how first impressions and meetings can lead our curiosity into bigger expressions (that's how VAER came to be!).
Our conversation is guided by We're Not Really Strangers conversation cards.
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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Sneakers, the Superman in textile waste! 👟 In this episode, we welcome Lili Dreyer from VAER!
VAER is waste-free fashion, seeing value where others see trash! VAER contributes to a circular fashion industry by using textile waste to create sustainable, modern and unique sneakers for the conscious consumer.
Together with Lili, we will chat about:
- Rediscovering value in textile waste
- Fighting textile waste with community and collaboration
- Big bold moves of persistence
Learn more about VAER here!
Sources from chat:
- Al Gore - An Inconvenient Truth
- Textile Remakers Denmark
- Tekstil Revolutionen
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From strangers to friends.
Hear into an authentic chat with Gabu from Bagabù with the help of conversation cards, We're Not Really Strangers, as we discuss the 3 most important things in life to us.
Yes, not an easy question, but we were up for the challenge!
*We're Not Really Strangers is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections.
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From fashion waste to fashionable! 🎒 In this episode, we welcome Gabu from Bagabù. Bagabù is a sustainable fashion brand made of upcycled material created and brought to life by Gabu.
It all started in a makeshift studio in the middle of Italy, with 5 thrifted leather jackets and a borrowed sewing machine and now is sending her beloved pieces to people all around the world.
Together with Gabu, we will chat about:
- from resourceful roots to self-taught entrepreneur
- importance of relaxation and celebration to reignite creativity
- slow and conscious growth
Continue to follow Bagabù's journey here!
[Sources from our chat: Environmental Sustainability in the Fashion Industry]
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Welcome to Raising the Circle — a podcast show interviewing passionate people who share stories of creative circular solutions.
In this first season, your host Solveiga Jurgaityte, will welcome Bagabù, VÆR, Matt Homewood with Throw No More, Food Sharing Copenhagen, Atelier Tonni, and Kaffe Bueno onto the show.
Together, we will discuss:
- Upcycling textiles into fashionable goods
- Making something beautiful from plastic waste
- Hear about community and company efforts for tackling food waste
- And end with making you rethink the purpose of coffee!
Mmm coffee. ☕
Want to be a guest on the show or have feedback? Write us an email to raisingthecircle@gmail.com!
#circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability #socialentrepreneurship
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