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Remake

101 EpisodesProduced by Eran DrorWebsite

Remake is a podcast about Design, Systems, and Society. And I'm Eran Dror, a product designer and researcher of eastern religions. In each episode I interview someone who’s trying to change our lives for the better in some meaningful way, whether through a new product, new venture, or new way of loo… read more

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032. Eric Lombardi: A World Without Waste

TODAY'S GUEST   Eric Lombardi has been working at the cutting-edge of the Zero Waste and Social Enterprise Movements across the world since the mid-90's. His working mission has been to transform the waste management industry into a “resource management” industry.

 

Eric was a national spokesperson for the first Zero Waste organization in the U.S.A. (1997), and was a co-founder of the Zero Waste International Alliance (2002). Eric was invited to the Clinton White House in 1998 as one of the Top 100 USA Recyclers and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Association For Recycling.

 

From 1989-2014, he grew Eco-Cycle, a small nonprofit, into the largest zero waste social enterprise in the U.S.A. Eric is now the President of Buy Social USA and an Associate of the Social Enterprise World Forum.

 

After 24 years of building the largest Zero Waste Social Enterprise in the U.S.A., Eric has recently re-focused his efforts to helping to grow the global Social Enterprise Movement.

 

EPISODE SUMMARY

 

In this conversation we talk about:

  • His journey into the Zero Waste Movement
  • Hope vs. Despair in promoting for the environment
  • Individual behaviors vs. Systemic change
  • Why he calls Capitalism “a beautiful beast”, and how can we point it in safe directions?
  • New and exciting environmentally responsible innovations in government, business, and NGOs,
  • And his involvement with the Buy Social Movement

 

This conversation with Eric Lombardi is one of dozens of hopeful, inspiring conversations we’ve got lined up for you with leading designers, thinkers, makers, activists, and scientists who are reimagining and remaking our world today.

 

To make sure you don’t miss them - simply follow this show on your favorite podcast player.

 

And now, let’s jump right in with Eric Lombardi.

 

TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS

 

[3:07] Life During Covid

[4:37] Early Driving Forces

[6:23] A Spiritual Psychedelic Journey

[10:18] Europe Travels and an Awakening

[14:12] The Oil Embargoes

[16:15] Technology and Human Affairs

[18:26] A Career Trajectory

[25:35] Scaling the Vision

[33:05] The Three Z's to Z Squared

[35:30] A Beautiful Beast

[38:06] A True Social Enterprise

[46:06] Impact Investing

[53:39] The Water Bucket

[54:40] Fair Profit vs Maximum Profit Industry

[59:25] A Business Strategy

[1:02:54] A Sermon for Changemakers 

 

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