Episode #33
Year-Round E-Waste Drop-Offs, Free Camera Gear & 3,000 Trees a Year in Memory of Union Members — Alex Coyle & Allison Elvolve| Best of The Tie-In
In this Best Of excerpt, Alex and Allison, co-chairs of IATSE Local 600's Sustainability Committee, break down how the camera department is tackling waste before it becomes waste — from a year-round e-waste drop-off in Chicago to a free camera-expendables exchange with EcoSet in Los Angeles. They also share the story behind One Tree Planted, the committee's tradition of planting a tree for every year of life of union members who've passed away — roughly 3,000 trees a year. This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: — How a volunteer committee grew into a five-city national network — Why the committee's focus shifted from recycling to reduction — How EcoSet keeps camera expendables out of the landfill and gets them free to film students and indie filmmakers — What it took to turn a union office into a year-round e-waste drop-off — The story behind One Tree Planted and why the committee plants in honor of members who've passed — How partnerships with Everyday Action LA and the Labor Network for Sustainability connect camera work to climate action This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode. Listen/watch the full episode! YouTube: https://youtu.be/qajDOOxNtQQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T3ssRqVK8KiuicbftOSHC?si=NSw7nK1IQuGpvcONrZmdXg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-e3-focusing-all-film-departments-on-waste-reduction/id1753867919?i=1000684829515 Connect with Alex & Allison and the Local 600 Sustainability Committee: @life_according_to_allison @accoyle @600sustainability ️ Connect with your hosts: Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/ Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/ SUBSCRIBE for more sustainability and clean energy content from inside the entertainment industry. #Local600 #IATSE #Sustainability #EWaste #CircularEconomy #FilmProduction #GreenProduction #CameraDepartment #OneTreePlanted #SustainableEntertainment #TheTieIn TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro & welcome 1:10 How the Local 600 Sustainability Committee started 2:06 Going regional — five cities, one mission 2:57 Building a year-round e-waste program 3:54 The EcoSet partnership — free camera expendables for film students 5:25 Why "reduce" beats "recycle" 6:32 Trade show panels & tailoring the message city by city 7:43 Earth Day: tree planting, river cleanups & an adopted highway 9:07 Connecting camera work to climate change 9:54 Partnering with Everyday Action LA 10:51 One Tree Planted: honoring members who've passed 12:17 Credits
