Lyn Mayes's guest appearances

Lyn Mayes

The Country

The Lentil Intervention Podcast

James Wilson

Mike Joy

Ryan Alexander

Ryan Andrews

Andrew Knight

Luke Wilson

Susan Scott

Robyn Chuter

Peter Johnston

Mark Messina

Mark Craig

Ondine Sherman

Adam Guthrie

Malcolm Mackay

Jenny Cameron

OwlTail

Lyn Mayes joins us in this episode to talk about the New Zealand soft plastics stewardship scheme and touch on the Australian equivalent, REDcycle - so this chat will be applicable to both our Aussie and NZ listeners!Lyn is director and founder of the sustainability consultancy Mad World, the sustainability advisor to the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council, a member of the Institute of Directors and Chair of the Auckland Conservation Board.  Lyn also manages the NZ soft plastics stewardship scheme. A very busy and passionate human!Over the period from 1950-2015, cumulative production of plastics reached 7.8 billion tonnes worldwide – more than one tonne of plastic for every person alive today! As our listeners would know, soft plastics cannot be recycled via regular curbside collection, so this is an important issue to address.In this episode we discuss:• Lyn’s background, her business Mad World and why she ventured into the realm of sustainability• The NZ soft plastic recycling scheme and mention of REDcycle in Australia.• The Packaging Forum and partnership with Future Post and Second Life Plastics to create a circular economy• The number of soft plastics saved and the future direction of the scheme• Some quick-fire FAQs on what can and cannot be recycled through the schemeWe hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear your feedback! And don’t forget to tag The Lentil Intervention on your social media posts.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Lyn Mayes joins us in this episode to talk about the New Zealand soft plastics stewardship scheme and touch on the Australian equivalent, <a href="https://www.redcycle.net.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REDcycle</a> - so this chat will be applicable to both our Aussie and NZ listeners! Lyn is director and founder of the sustainability consultancy <a href="https://madworld.co.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mad World</a>, the sustainability advisor to the <a href="https://www.fgc.org.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Zealand Food and Grocery Council</a>, a member of the Institute of Directors and Chair of the <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/statutory-and-advisory-bodies/conservation-boards/auckland/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auckland Conservation Board</a>.  Lyn also manages the NZ soft plastics stewardship scheme. A very busy and passionate human! Over the period from 1950-2015, cumulative production of plastics reached 7.8 billion tonnes worldwide – more than one tonne of plastic for every person alive today! As our listeners would know, soft plastics cannot be recycled via regular curbside collection, so this is an important issue to address. In this episode we discuss: • Lyn’s background, her business Mad World and why she ventured into the realm of sustainability • The NZ <a href="https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soft plastic recycling scheme</a> and mention of REDcycle in Australia. • The Packaging Forum and partnership with <a href="https://www.futurepost.co.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future Post</a> and <a href="http://www.2lp.co.nz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Second Life Plastics</a> to create a circular economy • The number of soft plastics saved and the future direction of the scheme • Some quick-fire FAQs on what can and cannot be recycled through the scheme We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear your feedback! And don’t forget to tag The Lentil Intervention on your social media posts.Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_lentil_intervention/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLentilIntervention" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lentil-intervention/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

Lyn Mayes - Mad World