Show Notes
In this episode we will meet Ali Niesen, who has always been passionate about sustainability. Ali works at CleanRobotics, where they've built a robot called TrashBot, that sorts waste in receptacles. Think - the recycling bin of the future. Ali will tell us all about her company and then play Trivia with us.
How many tons of plastic are produced each year globally? 200 million tons 300 million tons * 600 million tons Listen to the episode to hear the answer!
Then Waldo the weatherman will tell us about the Mustard shortage and how this delicious spread has been affected by a drought… We will finish up with our Action Step of the Week. As we learned today, there are regulations about what you can and cannot recycle. Please listen and feel free to share your thoughts or questions on our social media. Thanks for listening.
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