Hardware Podcasts

176 - The Green Queen, Sonalie Figueiras

People of Packaging · 27 Dec 2022 · 34m

What this episode covers

Sonalie Figueiras, founder of the sustainability media outlet Green Queen and the software company SourceGreen, discusses the urgent need to decarbonize the food system and eliminate plastic packaging. She explains how her personal health struggles led her to investigate the link between diet, toxins, and environmental impact, ultimately driving her to co-create a tool that quantifies the 'true cost' of plastic for brands. Figueiras highlights the failure of recycling, the rise of EPR legislation in places like California, and the critical role of packaging in reducing food waste and emissions.

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companies scaling up

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Green Queen, SourceGreen, TerraCycle, Spark Packaging

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