Jacob Heller & Tami Koenigs

Sustainable Steps

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What happens to your donations when you drop them off at Goodwill? Join Tami & Jake from Goodwill of the Great Plains as they talk with local environmental leaders on the Sustainable Steps podcast. From the behind-the-scenes environmental work going on at Goodwill to easy ways you can go green at home or work - saving the planet starts with you taking a few easy "Sustainable Steps."

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Jacob Heller & Tami Koenigs

Episodes

GoodShred - How Goodwill's "Demolition Expert" keeps your identity safe 26.02.2026 27:29

You've got bundles of old bills, mountains of medical documents and a hard drive you put in a drawer back in the '90s? How can you clear the clutter without someone stealing your identity? Goodwill of the Great Plains can help! In this episode of Sustainable Steps, Tami & Jake talk with Goodwill's very own "demolition expert," Dan Peters. As manager of GoodShred, Goodwill's secure document and har...

Sustainable Steps - Going Green with the Sioux City EAB 19.02.2026 14:02

There are easy, small steps you can take to make your home, city and life more sustainable! From re-usable bags to "26 on 26," Samantha Daily and Arah Montagne with the Sioux City Environmental Advisory Board talk with Tami & Jake in this episode of "Sustainable Steps." The Environmental Advisory Board is located in Sioux City's City Hall, for more information, please visit: Environmental Adviso...

Meet Goodwill's Sustainability Manager 12.02.2026 17:20

Did you know sustainability could be a career? In the second episode of the Goodwill of the Great Plains Sustainability Steps podcast, Jake and Tami find out what a sustainability manager does and just how much Goodwill re-uses, repurposes and recycles donated items that can't be sold. Find out more at https://www.goodwillgreatplains.org . The Sustainable Steps podcast is made possible due to a ge...

First "Sustainable Steps" 05.02.2026 7:56

What is Goodwill of the Great Plains and how did it get started? Join Jake and Tami as they take us into the 'wild west' of 1920s Sioux City, Iowa, as Dr. John P. Hantla, Sr. steps into the role as head of the Wall Street Mission, which would later become Goodwill Industries and Goodwill of the Great Plains. Find out more at https://www.goodwillgreatplains.org . The Sustainable Steps podcast is ma...