On tonight’s episode of Perpetual Notion Machine host Emily Morris talks with Emily Spilman from the Environmental Working Group. We talk about the ingredients in personal care and cleaning products […]
Taking Stock of the World’s Waste
As part of our annual Earth Day programming, on today’s show we do a deep “dumpster dive” into the world of waste: food waste, medical waste, construction waste, e-waste, and […]
How Big Oil Lied About Plastic Recycling
Last week, the city of Madison announced that it will no longer be recycling plastic bags now that it doesn’t have a buyer for them. This got us thinking: What […]
No More Landfill! Complex Plastic Recycling in Post-Industrial Waste
Tonight the Perpetual Notion Machine talks with Professor George Huber and Professor Reid van Lehn of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the […]
Living in a Plastic World
Plastic is all around us: our electronics, our furniture, our clothes, our shoes—and even our food. It’s hard to imagine a world without plastic. So what do we do with […]
“Stop Sucking” Campaign for Strawless Ocean Impacts Disabled Perso...
The “Stop Sucking” campaign on the “strawless ocean” website invites visitors to post a video of themselves challenging a restaurant or bar owner to stop serving plastic straws with their […]