
Earth Your While
Join Jack and Ellie from Reuseabox as they chat with industry experts, sustainable business leaders and change-makers as they try to uncover the simplest ways to make your business better for people and the planet.
Episodes
44 episodes
Episode 42 – Rethinking Agriculture: Can Insect Farming Tackle Climate Change? with Julian Knight
On this episode, Jack and Ellie are joined by Julian Knight, Co-Founder of Fairman Knight & Sons, a company at the forefront of sustainable agriculture and circular innovation. They are tackling two global issues, food waste and carbon emis...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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47:46

Episode 41 – The Dirty Truth About Kitchen Sponges (and What It’s Costing the Planet) with Matt Guest
Each year, over 400 million kitchen sponges end up in landfill in the UK alone and most of them are made of plastic. In this episode, we’re joined by Matt Guest, Co-founder of Composty, a family-run business on a mission to reduce the environme...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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37:48

Episode 40 - Act Now, Not Later: Rethinking Events for Positive Impact with Holly Arnold
Today we’re joined by Holly Arnold, Director of Impact at Raw Tipis, a certified B Corp creating stunning outdoor events without harming the planet. Holly is on a mission to help transform the events industry into a regenerative one.In t...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:00:11

Episode 39 – How Plants, Cocktails, and Conservation Can Work Together with Paul Mathew
What if your favourite drink could help protect the planet?Today, we’re joined by Paul Mathew, founder of Everleaf Drinks, who turned his background as a conservation biologist and bartender into a mission-driven brand. In 2019, he set o...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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35:55

Episode 38 – How One Small Change in Your Wardrobe Can Save Animals with Lucy Jeffrey
Today we're talking to Lucy Jeffrey, founder of Bare Kind. Lucy's love of animals and her desire to help the world led her to create planet-saving socks. Each pair of socks is made from bamboo and features a cute animal design. With each sale, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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53:08

Episode 37 – Why Business as Usual is Broken (And How to Fix It) with Hannah Cox
This week, we’re joined by Hannah Cox, founder of the Better Business Network and Better Not Stop. Hannah's work is all about helping businesses to become a force for good, creating positive impact, building purposeful communities and advocatin...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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52:08

Episode 36 – “Can Pizza Help Save the Planet?” with Joe Hill
This week, we’re joined by Joe Hill, Founder of One Planet Pizza. Joe started One Planet Pizza with his dad, Mike, after discovering that plant-based frozen pizzas just weren't up to scratch. As self-confessed vegans and pizza lovers, they want...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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57:03

Episode 35 – Fast Fashion’s Race to The Bottom (And Why We Need to Stop It) with Lily Rice
This week, we’re joined by Lily Rice, founder of The Long Run Club, a brand specialising in sustainable custom sportswear. They provide athletes with high-quality apparel while ensuring an honest and transparent supply chain. Their commitment t...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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47:24

Episode 34 - Turning Food Waste into Green Power with Sharon Foster
This week, we’re joined by Sharon Foster from BioteCH4, one of the UK’s leading anaerobic digestion operators. BioteCH4 transforms food waste into clean, green energy, processing around one-third of the UK's commercial food waste. In 2023 alone...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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37:53

Episode 33 - The Cost of Toxic Workplaces and How to Change Them with Henry Nelson-Case
This week, we’re joined by Henry Nelson-Case, a UK-based lawyer, TEDx speaker, and mental health advocate. Henry has spoken at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, appeared on BBC World News, and built a huge following on TikTok and Instagram by ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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56:45

Episode 32 - How Visual Thinking Inspires Action for People and Planet with Ellie Chapman
In this episode, we are talking with Ellie Chapman, Founder of Lim. Lim is a studio of creative thinkers that helps companies get stuff done by visualising what they talk about.We'll be discussing the psychology behind visualising meetin...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:00:47

Episode 31 - Why We Need to Stop Using Wood for Disposable Products with Andy Cameron
We’re kicking off Series 5 with Andy Cameron, Founder of Bamboo Bobbi. Bamboo Bobbi manufactures and supplies unbleached, plastic-free, carbon-neutral toilet paper made from 100% bamboo. For every roll sold, they donate an eco-friendly roll to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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51:46

Episode 30 - Redesigning Businesses to Tackle the Climate Crisis
This week, we're celebrating a major milestone - the 30th episode of the Earth Your While podcast!Jack and Ellie take a moment to reflect on the journey of Reuseabox, from starting as a ‘boring’ cardboard box company to its transformatio...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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39:03

Episode 29 – Why going out of business means we’ve succeeded with Rob Wilson
This week, Jack and Ellie talk to Rob Wilson, CEO of Toast Brewing. Since 2015, they have saved millions of slices of bread from landfills and inspired over 100,000 brewers worldwide to adopt similar practices. A B Corp certified business...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:01:39

Episode 28 - How we can revolutionise men's skincare with sustainability in mind with Jake Xu
This week, Jack and Ellie talk to Jake Xu, Co-Founder of Shakeup Cosmetics. Shakeup cosmetics exists to enhance men's self-being through self-care with face care products specifically designed to meet the unique needs of men's skin, empowering ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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56:08

Episode 27 – Making sustainable tourism just normal tourism with Rebecca Thompson
In this week’s episode, we're joined by Rebecca Thompson, founder of Ecosy Travel. Ecosy Travel has been set up to make it easier for green travellers to plan and book low carbon and flight free holidays. They're on a mission to educate and ins...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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51:07

Episode 26 – “We need collective action to address the biodiversity crisis” with Ed Crowther
This week, Jack and Ellie are joined by Ed Crowther, the founder of My Square Metre, which was launched in 2021 to help restore wildfire meadows—now one of the UK's rarest habitats. Ed, a TEDx speaker and one of Lincolnshire's "30 under 30" in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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59:33

Episode 25 – The journey to making electric cars more affordable with Thom Groot
In the first episode of series 4, Jack and Ellie talk to Thom Groot, Co-Founder of the Electric Car Scheme. The scheme, launched in 2021, allows employees to lease EVs through salary sacrifice and is on a mission to make EVs accessible to all, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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48:38

Episode 24 – "Why you won’t find our tea in supermarkets" with Krisi Smith
This week, we’re talking to Krisi Smith, Co-founder and Chief Tea Mixologist at Bird & Blend Tea Co.Bird & Blend is an independent, award-winning tea company on a mission to spread happiness and reimagine tea! It was set up by Kr...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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53:30

Episode 23 - The Importance of Creating and Growing a Brand with Authenticity in Mind with Alan Mahon
This week we’re talking to Alan Mahon, co-founder of Brewgooder.Brewgooder produces great beer that has a positive impact on the planet with every pint sold helping to fund clean water projects across the world. They are also B Corp cert...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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52:12

Episode 22 - Proving Your ‘Why’ with Your Environmental Credentials with Robert Holdway
Today, we’re joined by Robert Holdway, Co-Founder and Director at Giraffe Innovation. Robert is an expert advisor on EU environmental regulations and sustainability initiatives, with a wealth of experience in helping businesses track, report, a...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:02:09

Episode 21 – Investing in a Longer, Healthier Life with Steff Wright
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Steff Wright, chairman and founder of the Gusto Group, a certified B Corp company. Alongside building the Gusto Group Steff has a passion for giving back and has re-invested back into numerous...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:18

Episode 20 – “We need to make life better for those living longer” with Bailey Greetham-Clark
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Bailey Greetham-Clark. Bailey is the CEO and Founder of the award-winning Be Great Fitness, an inclusive community health and well-being company.Be Great Fitness works with schools, care homes, com...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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32:55

Episode 19 – Treat Everything as Waste? You’re Wasting Money with Roz Edwards
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Roz Edwards, also known as "The Mannequin Lady."Roz is the Founder and Director of Mannakin, a company that diverts mannequins away from landfills and back into reuse. In this episode – and with s...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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34:54

Episode 18– “Small businesses are the ones pushing for change” with Adam Bastock
This week, we’re talking to Adam Bastock, Founder of Small99. Small99 empowers small businesses to start their sustainability journey and become more successful and profitable by doing so. They aim to guide 1 million small bus...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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55:56
