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Welcome to Ecoish Podcast and in this episode, we're delving deep into the realm of responsible investing in Canada, a topic that's not only reshaping the financial landscape but also making a positive impact on society and the environment. Join our host Tracy Lydiatt as she navigates the world of ethical investing and its growing importance in Canada. Our expert guest, Tim Nash from Good...

Episode 16 - Reeling in Sustainability: Fish Skin Leather In this eco-conscious episode of Ecoish Podcast, we're diving deep into the world of sustainable fashion with a unique twist - leather made from fish skins! Join us as we explore the innovative and eco-friendly process of turning discarded fish skins into luxurious, durable, and ethical leather products. Our host, Tracy Lydiatt, is join...

Episode 15 - Sustainable Endings with DeathCare BC Welcome to "Sustainable Endings," the podcast episode that delves into the world of eco-friendly death care solutions. Join us as we embark on a journey to discover innovative and sustainable practices that are transforming the way we say our final goodbyes to loved ones while minimizing our environmental footprint. In this episode, we exp...

Title: Episode 14 - Creating a Toxin-Free Home with Anna Turns  Have you ever considered how toxins might be affecting your health and your home? It’s easier to imagine the impact of toxins on the environment when you hear news about an oil spill or a chemical train derailing. It’s less easy to see the dangers of indoor toxin exposure of daily micro doses of toxins that we’re exposed to through th...

Episode 13: Get Mouthy Dental Care Box - The Hidden Truths about Toxins in Your Dental Care Products How often do we think about the impact our smiles might have on environmental issues? Probably not that often…it’s likely a semi-automatic, routine action you take in your daily life, brushing and flossing your teeth…how can this make an impact? The answer is slowly over time, your daily actions ad...

Episode 12: Waste Knot Weddings - How to Easily Plan Environmentally Conscious Weddings Are you planning a wedding in the future and want it to be as environmentally conscious as possible but feel overwhelmed? Tune in to today’s episode with Mallory Gladman of Waste Knot weddings to learn a sustainable minded wedding planner’s top eco-friendly wedding tips!  Join us as we embark on a green journey...

Episode 11: Rachel and Jesse - Kooshoo: Leading the way for zero-waste hair accessories Did you know the standard elastic hair tie will last in the environment as waste for 4 generations? How many of you have seen them on the sidewalk or have lost many yourself? It’s a full cringe moment on a simple, background item that likely many of us don’t pay much attention to!  Kooshoo Founders Rachel and J...

Episode 10: Brad Scott - Transmutation: Innovations in Plastic Recycling from Rural Australia   Ever wonder what to do with those stray or accumulating bread tags in your kitchen junk drawer and if there’s plastic bread tag recycling you’re missing out on? Do you struggle with polystyrene recycling methods and how to find them?  Tune in to our episode today to discover how Transmutation in Austral...

Episode 9: Tracy Lydiatt - My Personal AH-HA moment & Guidance on Practical Sustainability  We often hear the words 'sustainable' and 'sustainability' in our daily lives. But what does sustainability actually mean? What is sustainability and why is it important? How can we define it so that it’s easy to practically apply to our lives?  Tune into this episode with Sustainable Li...

TITLE: Episode 08: Sonja Picard - Recycling Old Jewelry within an Ethical Luxury Jewelry Brand Did you watch the movie Blood Diamond and recoil in horror learning about how the gem and jewelry industry can be so unethical? Are you curious about ethical and sustainable jewelry?  If you’ve ever pondered, “How do I go about recycling my old jewelry?” and wondered who might do this, you’ll want to tun...

Episode 07: Erin Fay - How to recycle hard to recycle recyclables Ever wish you had ONE place to take all your hard to recycle items such as toothbrushes, silica packets, batteries, shoes and many other household products?  Meet Erin Fay, the board president of the Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub. This hub is a unique facility that aims to help people rethink how they think about "waste&#34...

Have you ever wondered how to start permaculture gardening or even just what permaculture is? Anyone looking to boost their greenthumb and gardening knowledge will want to tune in to this latest episode of Eco-ish podcast, where we surf the digital waves all the way to Ireland to speak with Cormac Harkin, one of the co-founders of Vine Permaculture. We cover questions like: “what is permaculture?”...

DESCRIPTION:   How many backyard barbeques, birthday parties or events have you been to that used disposable plastic (or paper) plates and plastic cutlery? Ever wonder what happens to them after the party or where they originally came from? In today’s episode, we meet Krishna, the passionate owner of Bosnal, a company with a social enterprise heart working to create disposable plate alternatives t...

Did you know...Vancouverites throw away 441 million single-use cups and containers each year!? In this Episode of Eco-ish Podcast, we talk to Cody Irwin, Shareware’s founder and CEO. Sharewares is a rapidly growing company in the circular economy in Canada on a mission to make reusable containers convenient and accessible so that they become the default choice for all packaging selection. We discu...

Earth Warrior is an Edmonton based zero waste small business founded by Katrina Hillyer focused on creating home and lifestyle products for zero waste living made from reused and repurposed textiles she saves from going to the landfill. Calling in from her Zero Waste Studio, we discuss the environmental impacts of our disposable, throw away culture, her most popular product, the Unpaper Towel Roll...

Finding the best eco friendly products on Amazon.com has never been easier with the Chrome plug in, askBelynda. In this episode of Eco-ish, we meet Founder Irete Hamdani, a computer sciences engineer who created askBelynda as a way for consumers to distinguish between eco friendly and non eco friendly products for sale on Amazon.com. Irete and her team are passionate about helping shoppers underst...

Do you ever forget your reusable coffee cup when you visit your favourite coffee shop or when you head out for a work meeting? If you care about the impact that single use coffee cups have on the environmental you’ll be happy to discover there’s a powerful solution available to any coffee shop in North America. In this episode of Eco-ish, we meet Jen Henry, the CEO of Perk Eco, a specific recyclin...