About this episode
The episode discusses various ways to reduce waste and promote sustainability in consumer culture.
In our consumer culture, it’s easy to buy low-cost goods that will ultimately end up in a landfill. The true cost of living that way is one we’ll all end up paying. On this encore edition of Talk of Iowa, different ways to reduce, reuse, repair, recycle and compost. Host Charity Nebbe spoke with Jane Wilch, the recycling coordinator for the City of Iowa City; Joe Bolick, the director of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center; Laura Crosett, communications lead for the Iowa City Repair Cafe, and Jamie Nicolino, owner of The Collective, a sustainable 'general store' in Des Moines. (This show was originally produced on July 15, 2025)
People in this episode
Host: Charity Nebbe
Guests: Jane Wilch, Joe Bolick, Laura Crosett, Jamie Nicolino
Topics covered
- recycling
- sustainability
- waste reduction
- consumer culture
- composting
- repair
Keywords
- landfill
- reduce
- reuse
- repair
- recycle
- compost
- sustainable goods
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: City of Iowa City, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Iowa City Repair Cafe, The Collective
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