Material Matters with Grant Gibson

← Material Matters with Grant Gibson7 apr · 58 min

Recycling the Unrecyclable with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle

Recycling the Unrecyclable with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle7 apr58 min

Can we actually recycle cigarette butts, dirty nappies, and coffee pods? Tom Szaky, founder of TerraCycle and the reuse platform Loop, joins Grant Gibson to reveal how 'Material Intelligence' can turn global rubbish into a viable business. In this episode, we dive into the economics of waste and the design of a circular future. We discuss: The ‘Milkman’ Model: How Loop is bringing back convenient reuse.Dirty Nappies & Chewing Gum: The tech behind recycling the ‘unrecyclable’.The Problem w...