Sustainable(ish)

The home of easy, everyday sustainability for the #imperfectlygreen

Sustainable(ish) is a science podcast hosted by Jen Gale, with 214 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jen Gale hosts Sustainable(ish), a science show with 214 episodes published.

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  Reducing E-waste and improving repair skills with Anaïs Engelmann from Team Repair

  Aug 14, 202653 min

  There are 60 million tonnes of e-waste generated every year globally – that's around the same as the weight of nearly 6,000 Eiffel Towers! And E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally, with the UK as the second biggest e-waste producer in the world. Team Repair are on a mission to change that through education and repair kits to help us all feel a bit more confident having a go at mending our broken electronics. Tune in to to hear from co-founder Anaïs Engelmann about some of the wider issues around e-waste, how Team Repair got started, and the great work they're doing with kids, schools, and their new mobile phone repair kit for grown ups. USEFUL LINKS: Team Repair- Website - Instagram - Facebook - You Tube - TikTok - Kits for kids - For schools - Mobile phone repair kit UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Right to Repair Restart Project - Repair and Reuse Declaration - International Repair Day – 17th October iFixIt Repair Cafes - Find a Repair Café near you Follow Sustainable(ish) on Instagram , and do get in touch with Jen on jen@sustainableish.co.uk with feedback, questions, or guest suggestions.Come on the September Carbon Literacy course!More details and how to book here . Join the waiting list for the Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse - doors opening for September very soon!

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  "What I did in my summer holiday" by Jen, aged 48

  Aug 7, 202636 min

  This weeks episode is a solo episode for me - a little bit about our holiday in Switzerland, which isn't really about our holiday in Switzerland. It's more about the logistics of a flight free holiday to Europe from somebody who finds organizing and travel arrangements really quite stressful!USEFUL LINKS: · Episode 042 - Flight Free 2020 with Anna Hughes · Episode 139 - European Rail Adventures with Georgina Wilson-Powell · Episode 142 - Can a travel editor travel flight-free? With Helen Coffey · Zero Altitude by Helen Coffey · Byway · Man in Seat 61 · Flight Free UK - Take the flight-free challenge · Interail & Eurail Travellers FB group · Interail website · Bonjour RATP · Giki flight calculator · Eurostar carbon footprint · Paris – Geneva carbon footprint Let me know your thoughts on this episode! If you've been thinking about European train travel but it's all felt a bit overwhelming, has this been helpful? If you're a seasoned train traveller across Europe, please do share your own top tips and resources. Leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts!Thanks for listening ????

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  Secondhand fashion as a lever for change with Gemma Metheringham

  Jul 31, 20261h 4m

  Could secondhand fashion be a lever for positive change within the wider fashion industry? And what might that look like?Join us as this weeks guest Gemma Metheringham shares her journey from Creative Director at Karen Millen, to PhD student exploring these big questions. Gemma shares her journey on her instagram account, @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe, where she does a brilliant job of bringing people along with her, encouraging us all to ask more questions of our own choices, but also of the brands and businesses we're choosing to give our money to. LINKS TO STUFF WE TALK ABOUT: @the_elephant_in_mywardrobe The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. Mackinnon Ep 124 - The Day the world stops shopping with JB Mackinnon Human Touch Earth Overshoot Day Hot or Cool Institute – Resizing the fashion industry Ep 205 - Sustainable Style with Becky Barnes ReLondon – London’s fashion footprint Only 10-20% of donated clothes are sold on through charity shops Patrick Grant – Less Rob Hopkins WWF Living Planet Report How the dawn chorus has changed over the last 50 years The Little Loop Ep 96 - Kids clothes - why buy when you can rent? With Charlotte Morley from The Little Loop What are your thoughts on that one? I’d love to know! Drop me an email on jen@sustainable(ish). co.uk , or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

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  Parents for Future with Charlotte Howell

  Jul 24, 202654 min

  The idea of 'activism' can be off putting and perhaps a little daunting for many of us. If that's you, then do listen in to my chat with Charlotte Howell, one of the co-Directors of Parents for Future, a growing group of parents navigating the climate crisis together, campaigning on national and local issues to secure a safer, fairer world for children everywhere.I’ve been following Charlotte for ages on social media, and I wanted to get her on the podcast to share more about Parents for Future and the work that they’re doing, because I think it’s such a brilliant way for us all (because despite the name, it’s not just for parents) to engage in ‘activism’ in a way that works for us. It’s a really inclusive way to dip your toes in and join together with other people, all working towards the same goal of a safe future for our kids and kids all around the world. USEFUL LINKS: Parents For Future - Website - Instagram - Facebook - You Tube – you can find the comedy sketches on here (and on socials) - Join the community Charlotte Howell on Linked In UN 2018 report on climate – Global Warming of 1.5C Reading Uni/Met Office/Parents for Future event – forecast for 2056 Related episodes: Money money money with Lisa Stanley-Mann Everyday influencers with Sam Hampton Hosting a People’s Emergency Briefing 7 acts to save the world with Hugh Montgomery Do let me know if you’re already a member, or if you’re now going to give them a follow, or join up! I love to hear from you. Drop me an email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk , or leave a comment wherever you get your socials.

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  Poo bags! With Alice Judge and Gavin Gan from Pet Impact

  Jul 17, 202650 min

  This episode we’re doing a deep dive into Poo bags!If you’re one of the 41% of households in the UK who own a pet dog, you will (hopefully) be familiar with poo bags, and may be getting through a fair few of them. (If you’re not a dog owner, please do keep listening – we have lots of chat about biodegradable and compostable plastic and what that means – honestly, I’ve made that sound super dull, but it’s actually really interesting!) and it applies to all kinds of plastics that are labelled as compostable eg coffee cups, plastic cups you might get at festivals etc etc. So keep listening!).Pet Impact are on a mission to reduce waste from the veterinary and pet spaces. When they first started looking at poo bags, they made the same assumption as I had done, and possibly you might have done too, that a compostable poo bag must be the most environmentally friendly option. But as you’ll hear in the podcast, sometimes trying to figure out what the most environmentally friendly option is complicated, and if we just focus on the disposal end of a products life cycle, we’re not getting the full picture.I love the depth of research that Alice and Gav have gone into with their Reseacled poo bags, and their honesty around their poo bags still not being a perfect solution. Because, spoiler alert, when it comes to poo bags, at the moment, there is no perfect solution. USEFUL LINKS: Pet Impact- Website - Instagram - Facebook - You Tube - TikTok - Pet Impact research and FAQs Alice on Linked In Gavin on Linked In How to reduce your pets carbon pawprint with Laura Binnie (podcast episode) Stroud dog poo composting project - Crowdfunder I would love to hear from you off the back of this episode. What poo bags are you currently using? Do you compost your dog poo? Would you be willing to buy compost made from dog poo if it had been tested and proven safe? Are you now questioning your poo bag choices? So many questions!Do let me know – you can email me, jen@ustainableish.co.uk or find me on socials, OR leave a comment on your podcast platform of choice! That last option doubles up as also being a brilliant way to boost the podcast up the charts and get it out there to more people, which would be marvellous!Thank you as ever for listening – please do share this episode with all your dog walking buddies!

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