Turning Trash into Treasure: How One Network Is Creating Environmental Gold

From organic waste to fast fashion, tune in to this episode to discover how we can collectively transform trash into resources, curb wasteful production, and decarbonize our planet.

Discover how our linear "take-make-dispose" system wastes limited resources and how the circular economy transforms waste to resource opportunities. Join Ian McKee, founder of the Carrot Network, as he reveals how environmental economics and sustainable business models revolutionize resource management. Learn why organic waste which accounts for more than half of global waste is fully recyclable, how Extended Producer Responsibility creates corporate accountability, and how climate finance solutions like liquidity pools drive sustainability investment. This conversation offers essential insights for anyone interested in waste management innovation or transforming environmental challenges into economic opportunities. 

Listen to Discover:
-How environmental economics reveals hidden value in waste streams
-How waste to resource thinking fundamentally changes economic models
-The sustainable business models emerging from circular economy principles
-Why composting organic waste is the foundation of circular systems
-How Extended Producer Responsibility programs are creating economic incentives for proper waste management
-Why putting a price on waste is essential for driving system-wide change
-The innovative liquidity pool solution to the climate capital trilemma
-How the circular economy could be our most powerful tool for decarbonization
-The importance of connecting all participants in the waste management ecosystem
-How small individual actions compound into significant environmental impact

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Website: https://www.carrot.eco/

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