A Scrap Life

About A Scrap Life

Follow Brett Ekart as he finds people throughout the country living "A Scrap Life"

Publisher

Recycled Media

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jul 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

160 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   A Scrap Life: Episode 135 | Generational Courage | M&M Recycling

   In this episode of A Scrap Life: Generational Courage, Brett sits down with Clinton, Ryan, and Saren Weinstein to explore how their family built M&M Recycling into a thriving scrap management business in Atlanta. They share their inspiring story of immigrating from South Africa, working through early struggles, and expanding from small-scale metal processing into operating four locations with heavy industrial recycling equipment. *Note: Please excuse the audio quality on one section of the episode, which experienced technical issues during recording and had to be re-recorded later. Produced by Recycled Media.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   A Scrap Life: Episode 134 | American Made | Damon Carson

   On this episode of A Scrap Life: American Made, Brett interviews Damon Carson, the founder of Repurposed Materials, about his business model of running an "industrial thrift store" that rescues industrial waste and byproducts for direct, high-value reuse. They explore Carson's background in the waste industry and discuss diverse, real-world examples of repurposing materials, such as ski lift cables, conveyor belts, and ballistic glass, to showcase the economic and environmental benefits of the reuse economy. Produced by Recycled Media.

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   A Scrap Life: Episode 133 | Generational Courage | ScrapRight Team

   On this episode of A Scrap Life: Generational Courage, Brett is joined by Shon Duty, Montana Duty and Kaila Burkett of ScrapRight. They dive deep into what it takes to run a multi-generational family scrap business, sharing the unique challenges, lessons learned, and the journey of transitioning leadership to the next generation. Produced by Recycled Media.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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