MassRecycle Podcast

About MassRecycle Podcast

The MassRecycle Podcast is hosted by Gretchen Carey, MR President (New England Recycling and Organics Coordinator for Republic Services) and Waneta Trabert, MR Vice President (Director of the Sustainable Materials Management Division, City of Newton). Waneta and Gretchen discuss hot topics in recycling, reuse, and organics diversion, as well as interviewing people who are doing great and noteworthy things in the field of sustainability in Massachusetts. MassRecycle is always looking for great topics for our podcasts! If you have a great idea, send it along to Admin@MassRecycle.org!

Publisher

MassRecycle

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jun 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Episode 61: EPR Explained: Policy, Product Stewardship, and Producer Responsibility

   Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, is a valuable legal tool to shift the costs of a product’s waste management away from taxpayers and onto the manufacturers. In this episode, Gretchen interviews Waneta, MassRecycle’s resident EPR expert, on her experiences with EPR and product stewardship throughout her career. They discuss the evolution of EPR policies in Europe and in the U.S., and the challenges in holding producers fiscally and operationally responsible for their products. Waneta explains how the current process of passing EPR policies works (and doesn’t work) in Massachusetts, and how the MassPSC (Massachusetts Product Stewardship Council) plays a major role. Tune in to learn what we can do to move EPR forward and make sustainable product management a win for manufacturers, consumers, and the environment.The post Episode 61: EPR Explained: Policy, Product Stewardship, and Producer Responsibility first appeared on MassRecycle.

2. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Episode 60: When the Funding Dries Up

   Mike Cicale, foreman of the Wellfleet transfer station, shares with Gretchen and Waneta how Wellfleet's marine debris recycling program creatively navigated funding loss and logistical challenges to continue its vital work.

3. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Episode 59: When Sustainability Meets Social Justice

   Maria Gorret Nampiima and Sarah Healey discuss with Gretchen and Waneta how their innovative project bridges sustainability and social justice by redistributing laundered bedding to those in need.

Who has been a guest on MassRecycle Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Cicale
• Maria Gorret Nampiima
• Sarah Healey
• Neil Rhein
• Brian Taylor

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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