Caleb Rick's guest appearances

Caleb Rick

Sustainable: The Podcast

Stephen Dunn

Ryan Hunt

Brian Keane

Jason Gregory

Cameron Brown

Galahad Clark

David Hogg

Andrew Hunt

Nick Davies

Wayne Turner

Heather Anderson

William Richardson

Eric Williams

Rob Davis

Emily Taylor

OwlTail

Caleb is the CEO of EcoGlobal.  EcoGlobal is a values-driven social enterprise established in Vermont, USA to bring Ekopolimer (an exciting way to re-use plastic waste) technology into North America.  Caleb’s mission to find a solution for our plastics problem while enhancing economic development in local communities. There’s so much that we talked about in this interview, including:  What LDPE is used for and why How plastic actually helps lower the carbon footprint in import and export The importance of educating ourselves about making better choices How EcoGlobal takes one-use plastics to create a new material - Ekopolimer - that lasts for years Why it’s key to design a long-term business plan that’s carbon centric The need to educate people on how recycled products can be better than virgin products Why the waste management industry is like the wild, wild west 

<p>Caleb is the CEO of EcoGlobal.  EcoGlobal is a values-driven social enterprise established in Vermont, USA to bring Ekopolimer (an exciting way to re-use plastic waste) technology into North America.  Caleb’s mission to find a solution for our plastics problem while enhancing economic development in local communities.</p> <p>There’s so much that we talked about in this interview, including:</p> <ul> <li>What LDPE is used for and why</li> <li>How plastic actually helps lower the carbon footprint in import and export</li> <li>The importance of educating ourselves about making better choices</li> <li>How EcoGlobal takes one-use plastics to create a new material - Ekopolimer - that lasts for years</li> <li>Why it’s key to design a long-term business plan that’s carbon centric</li> <li>The need to educate people on how recycled products can be better than virgin products</li> <li>Why the waste management industry is like the wild, wild west</li> </ul>

143: Finding New Uses for Plastic Waste with Caleb Rick, CEO EcoGlobal