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Plastic. Climate. Future.

Mat Wielopolski & John Sewell

Plastic. Climate. Future. enables engagement among industry members, climate activists, innovators, and the rest of world (the general public) to ultimately achieve positive changes related to plastic and the climate.

In their podcast, Mat & John host guests from these groups of stakeholders and talk about their views, activities and opinions to foster trustful communication and learn from each other.

Check out more at www.plasticclimatefuture.com

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Episodes

100 episodes

  1. Why Great Ideas Are Not Enough 43:11
  2. The Unexpected Ways Plastics Change Lives 39:46
  3. What It Takes to Make Circularity Mainstream 33:56
  4. Looking at PVC with Fresh Eyes 34:59
  5. A CRISP Vision for the Future of Manufacturing 43:37
  6. When Recycling Starts with Design 38:12
  7. Beyond Sustainability: The Strategic Value of Circularity 38:57
  8. Scaling What Matters: From Innovation to Industry 34:29
  9. Turning Germany’s Industrial Strength into Action 16:45
  10. A Front-Row Perspective on the Plastics Industry 35:01
  11. The Invisible Chemistry Behind Safer Materials 45:55
  12. When Conventional Recycling Isn't Enough 49:34
  13. Building the Energy Infrastructure of Tomorrow 37:15
  14. Rethinking How We Innovate Materials 46:18
  15. Building Circularity at Industrial Scale 37:37
  16. The Next Chapter for Germany’s Plastics Industry 11:45
  17. The Plastic That Fades Away, and Ends Up Saving Coral Reefs 47:32
  18. Are Circular Plastics Ready for the Mainstream? 37:51
  19. Is Seaweed a New Hope for Sustainable Packaging? 54:49
  20. Is Plastic Recycling in Europe Really Broken? 36:30
  21. Can Design Thinking Change the Future of Plastics? 42:34
  22. Electrifying the Future: Can Power Drive Circularity? 40:54
  23. Are Enzymes the Missing Link in Plastics Circularity? 52:48
  24. The Packaging Puzzle: Will Digital Twins Bring Us Closer to Circularity? 44:30
  25. YEAR-END WRAP UP (2025) 19:22
  26. Is This the Most Unexpected Sustainable Material Yet? 41:31
  27. The Lignin Solution: From Forestry Waste to Plastic Innovation 50:35
  28. Is This the Future of Sustainable Food Packaging? 47:49
  29. Conference Countdown: Why CRE Forum 2025 Matters Now 38:13
  30. Circular by Design: What It Takes to Rethink Plastics 40:47
  31. Policy Meets Practice: Scaling Circularity Through Regulation 49:54
  32. Voices of the Ocean: Turning Trash and Data into Action 48:36
  33. Serious Fun: The People Behind Plastic Progress with Antero Ahvenainen 40:12
  34. Bio-Based and Beyond: Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Chemistry with BASF 46:43
  35. Transforming Waste into Wonders: WildPlastic's Mission with Christian Sigmund 42:15
  36. Can You Reimagine Performance Through Circularity in Sportswear? with Christian Goldhahn from On Running 44:15
  37. The Tight Knot of Sustainability in Fashion with Nicolò Giusti from Tommy Hilfiger 49:27
  38. Carbon Cuts at the Core: BASF’s vision for a Greener Chemistry Future Ivana Krkljuš from BASF 49:27
  39. Shaping the Future of Carbon with Michael Carus and Lara Dammer from Nova Institute 49:27
  40. Into the Mycelium (R)Evolution with Timo Van Vooren and Steff Van Loy from Citribel 50:51
  41. Sustainable Threads: The Journey of Plastic Waste to Eco-Friendly Textiles - with Emil Pettersen from Reparell 50:51
  42. Scuba Diving into the Circular Economy - with Karel Golta from Indeed Innovation 50:51
  43. Rethinking Plastic Waste - with Eric Appelman from Aduro Clean Technologies 50:51
  44. Sustainability of plastics - a journey with Jeff Wooster 56:44
  45. The in’s and out’s of the packaging revolution - with Cory Connors from Orora Packaging Solutions 50:51
  46. Unwasting for a Change - with Akshay Gunteti from Green Worms 50:51
  47. Waste Management: Everywhere, Everyone - with Joel Tasche from CleanHub 50:51
  48. Making Sustainability Stick - with Sjoerd Dijkstra from Henkel Adhesive Technologies 50:51
  49. Turning Waste into “Like a Virgin” plastics! - with Outi Teräs from Neste 50:51
  50. From Plastic Waste to Concrete Solutions - with Ben Norton, Simon Teede, and Rainer von Urff Kaufeld from Ele Collection 53:24