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Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I'm a full-time podcaster, wife + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.
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The Sustainable Minimalists Podcast is where sustainability, minimalism, zero-waste living, decluttering, parenting + conscious consumerism intersect. I offer eco-friendly tips + incremental strategies for cutting through clutter as a means to more fully enjoy life’s sweetest moments.
Latest podcast:Every week, we drag our trash bins to the curb, close the lid, and forget about them. But where does "away" actually go? And does the mere existence of waste "management" mean we can continue to consume more and more without major consequence?
On today's show, author and sanitation worker Simon Paré-Poupart discusses what he's learned in his 20 years on the back of a Montreal haul truck. He's here to pull back the curtain on the grueling yet essential work of waste collection. He's also here to offer a sociological reflection on modern consumerism, systemic waste, and the human cost of hiding our cultural detritus.
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[5:00] We didn't always have all this trash, and we didn't always have a need for "waste management"
[12:00] A society's trash reveals an awful lot about a society. What does our trash reveal about us?
[19:00] Recycling might give us a boost of moral satisfaction, but that moral satisfaction is ultimately just fuel to buy more stuff
[22:00] On why waste management is integral to maintaining the status quo
[27:30] The mere existence waste management is a symptom of this much larger problem
Resources mentioned:
- Trash! A Garbageman's Story
- The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer (via The New York Times)
- Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash (by Suzanne Strasser)
- Book Club! We're reading Beyond Decluttering: Forty Days to Simplicity Through Connection for our Wednesday, June 24 meeting at 7 pm EST. Join us! Details here.
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