Ever looked in your trash can and thought… wow, where did all this come from? This week, I’m sharing my honest debrief from our Trash Audit Challenge — what I discovered, what I didn’t expect, and the easy changes that actually make a difference. No guilt, no perfection, just practical ways to shrink your trash footprint and live a little lighter on the planet.

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What does voting have to do with sustainability? More than you might think.

In this episode of The Naked Sustainability Podcast, Ginny takes us on a journey through history — from the smog-filled skies of 1940s Los Angeles to the first Earth Day — to show how civic action and environmental progress have always gone hand in hand.

She explores how policies like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Energy Independence and Security Act were born from public demand and voter action, and how every ballot cast today still shapes our air, water, and future.

We also dive into:
🌿 The real-world impacts of environmental laws we often take for granted
⚖️ How voting determines what sustainability looks like in your city, state, and nation
💬 Why voting isn’t separate from sustainability — it is sustainability
🌍 Practical ways to stay informed and use your voice for change

This isn’t a political episode — it’s an empowering reminder that every sustainable action, from reusing to recycling to voting, adds up to something bigger.

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What actually happens after your blue bin gets rolled to the curb? And more importantly—how much of it really gets recycled?

In this week’s episode, Ginny gets back to basics (but in the real-world way, not the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” poster way) to break down what actually belongs in your recycling bin.

After a weekend in Colorado full of hiking, concerts, and a surprise recycling reality check at her Airbnb, Ginny dives into why recycling in the U.S. is so confusing, what happens after pickup, and how contamination can ruin entire truckloads of recyclables.

We also dig into:
♻️ How recycling really works—from your curb to the sorting line
♻️ Why 25% of what goes into bins ends up as contamination
♻️ The business of recycling and why some materials just aren’t profitable
♻️ The top recycling myths that keep tripping us up
♻️ What actually belongs in your bin (and what definitely doesn’t)

Plus, a reality check on where recycling fits into the bigger sustainability picture—and why it’s only part of the solution, not the end-all answer.

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