From biodegradable to carbon neutral, there is so much jargon used by brands marketing themselves as sustainable. But what do these terms actually mean? And how can we keep ourselves from getting overwhelmed by confusing jargon?
Join our guest Dr. Kat Knauer from the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as she talks us through common "green" jargon like bio-based, biodegradable, compostable, organic, recyclable, recycled content, and carbon neutral. We discuss the definitions of these terms, and what they mean for you in terms of products you should buy and how you should dispose of them.
Think of this episode as your sustainability cheatsheet!
Learn more about the BOTTLE Consortium here: https://www.bottle.org/
Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.
From biodegradable to carbon neutral, there is so much jargon used by brands marketing themselves as sustainable. But what do these terms actually mean? And how can we keep ourselves from getting overwhelmed by confusing jargon?
Join our guest Dr. Kat Knauer from the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as she talks us through common "green" jargon like bio-based, biodegradable, compostable, organic, recyclable, recycled content, and carbon neutral. We discuss the definitions of these terms, and what they mean for you in terms of products you should buy and how you should dispose of them.
Think of this episode as your sustainability cheatsheet!
Learn more about the BOTTLE Consortium here: https://www.bottle.org/
Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.