Uplifting reuse heroes: the story of UPSTREAM

What did Americans do before we had public waste management? What did UPSTREAM do before the plastic pollution movement began? What were the big turning points that got us to this dawn of Reuse we find ourselves entering in 2021? What’s the world we’ll live in after plastic pollution is gone? From 1800s horse poop to today’s innovative reuse companies, paddle along through this conversation with UPSTREAM CEO Matt Prindiville and Indisposable Podcast co-host Brooking Gatewood as they tell the tale of UPSTREAM.

Resources:

• UPSTREAM’s Learning Hub
• Skip the Stuff Campaign
• Recent Research on The Awesome Potential of Reuse Job Creation
• Adventures in activism: The story of 5 Gyres
• Once upon a beautiful disruption (a conversation with the Dancing Foxes)