What if your car was easier to recycle? Hyundai’s Amanda Nummy is helping make it happen. In Episode 52 of Sustainably Speaking, we explore how biomimicry, recycled plastics, and smart design choices are helping the auto industry tackle its waste footprint — and what that means for the next generation of our cars and trucks.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How Hyundai’s goal is to use 20% recycled plastics by weight in vehicles by 2030

• Why designing for disassembly is key to making cars easier to recycle

• What we can learn from beetles and tree bark about sustainable design

• How advanced recycling could reshape the auto supply chain

Greenwood Cemetery is the final resting place of over 50,000 African Americans whose legacies stretch back generations. But for years, erosion and neglect made the site nearly impossible to access. That changed when a group of volunteers decided not to let history disappear.

In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, we visit with the Greenwood community about how they worked with engineers, nonprofits, and recycled materials to reopen the cemetery's main road and preserve the stories buried there.

In this episode, you'll hear:

● How recycled materials and permeable pavers were used to restore the cemetery for years to come

● Why Engineers Without Borders, the ACC and the community came together to support the project

● What the restoration has meant for families across the country

● How Greenwood is now inspiring similar restoration efforts nationwide

Recorded live at SXSW, this episode brings together leaders from Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Dow, and Greyparrot to explore how AI is reshaping the recycling system. From real-time data and material tracking to smarter packaging design and policy reform, it's a conversation about what's working, what's broken—and what could finally close the loop.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• How AI helps sort waste faster, better—and more accurately than humans
• What the data tells us about redesigning packaging for recycling and remanufacturing
• Why transparency tools like QR codes matter for consumers
• How companies test products for recyclability before they hit the market