Conscious
‘No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.’ Sylvia Earle, Goddess of Ocean Conservation.
Welcome to Conscious. I wanted to make this podcast so that we could, in the face of a tidal wave of environmental bad news, chat to the unsung heroes, normal everyday people with one thing in common - making change happen and inspiring us in the process.
Whether it’s growing their own food, running a sustainable hotel, helping us decide which foods to put on our plate or make-up to slap on our face, or the ins and outs of heating our homes and transporting ourselves without polluting the planet, we will be meeting people from all walks of life who have one thing in common - they are all conscious of the need to change the way we think and the things we do and they have some great ideas.
We’ll rampage through the trials, tribulations and ideals of what it really means to live a life conscious of the affects we are having on our planet.
Please subscribe for some fascinating conversations, as the more we know the better.
Conscious
Gemma Green: This week we're talking rubbish! Upcycling, recycling and even waste hierarchy
If, like me and many many millions of others you are loving repair shop on the BBC or you have got into making your own, restyling furniture, repurposing things or even just repairing things then you are going to absolutely adore today's guest. She works for FCC, a huge waste management company with a global presence. Here in the UK they deal with 1.3 million people's waste.
We all know that we have to take a lot of responsibility for that ourselves, that we all need to recycle, reuse, repurpose our waste, because our waste is one of our biggest issues when it comes to environmental matters.
For Gemma, is all about turning our waste into a resource so Gemma Green, also known as Gemma Green, recycling queen, is our guest today and it's lovely to welcome her.
