Dal LaMagna, CEO of Icestone USA, explains how the unity of his staff helped save his company after Hurricane Sandy left his factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in shambles. Dal, who also founded the company Tweezerman, practices Responsible Capitalism, which incorporates employees into the decision practices of the company, as well as making sure they have good wages and healthcare. We also talk about the benefits of being a B Corporation. It’s good to be socially responsible, and Dal LaMagna is leading the way.
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#1319: Syd Mandelbaum, Founder of Rock and Wrap It Up
Join TMSOG in a discussion with Syd Mandelbaum of Rock and Wrap it Up as we talk about the musicians who participate to help feed the hungry by donating food left over, but not served at concert events. Some of the artists include Phish, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and more. We also talk about the Hotel and College Wrap programs. Tune in to find out how one person’s vision has helped feed millions of people, as well as reduce waste that clogs our landfills, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Visit www.rockandwrapitup.org for more information.
#1320: Megan Offner, New York Heartwoods
Downed trees are an asset to wood sawyers and the environment at large. Wood from those trees are used for lumber and furniture, which in turn helps divert waste from landfills. Tune in to get great information from Megan Offner of New York Heartwoods. Trees are are precious and give life to Mother Earth. Humans can work intelligently with our environment for mutual prosperity. Go to www.newyorkheartwoods.com for more information.
#1314: Yerdle
Lindsay Bleier, Community Team member of Yerdle, talks about this new sharing platform, which makes it easy to give, get or borrow items in an effort to reduce waste. We live in a throwaway society, and Yerdle is moving to update the mantra “reduce, reuse, recycle,” by bringing it into the 21st Century via social media. For more info go to yerdle.com
#1318: Syd Mandelbaum, Rock and Wrap It Up
Syd Mandelbaum and I discuss hunger and poverty issues that affect 50 million Americans each day. We also delve into the Rock and Wrap It Up program called Sports Wrap, and the upcoming event at Citi Field on April 23rd at 6pm, as the New York Mets and ARAMARK are honored recipients of the Lena and Joseph Mandelbaum Humanitarian Award for their service to help feed the hungry. Go to www.rockandwrapitup.org for more information.
#1308: Rock and Wrap It Up
Syd Mandelbaum talks about feeding the hungry andfighting poverty. He has helped feed millions of people through the work of Rock and Wrap It Up. Syd uses greening tactics to collect food that is prepared but not served at concerts, sporting events, schools and hotels. Go to rockandwrapitup.org and hungerpedia.com for more info. Hunger is NOT a game.
Bringing “green” to Brooklyn, Elissa Olin’s shop, Green in BKLYN has products that are Fair Trade, organic and functional. It’s a one stop shop for eco-friendly items.
#1306: Eva Radke
Friend of the show Eva Radke, founder of Film Biz Recycling, viagra pfizer canada chats with us about what the organization is planning for 2013, and about how she helped the Gowanus community through the difficult times post Super storm Sandy. Film Biz Recycling has diverted over 300 tons of materials from landfills since 2008, as waste from film sets gets recycled and repurposed. For more info go to www.filmbizrecycling.org
#1302: Elissa Olin, Green in BKLYN
#1104: Glenn Robinson of Bags for the People
Features Glenn Robinson, founder of Bags for the People, delves into the subject or replacing plastic bags with reusable bags. With the motto “sew me, use me, wash me, reuse me.” Glenn is working to educate the public to use less plastic, by learning how to sew bags made from reusable materials. He is on the path to get people to redue, reuse and recycle, in order to promote positive change and earth friendly habits.
