Guest is Mary Copenbaker is the Assistant Solid Waste Manager at Hamilton County ReSource. Free programs available to businesses and residents to reduce the amount of waste and unwanted items thrown in the landfill.

Hamilton County businesses throw away an estimated 138,050 tons of food scraps every year — worth about $312 million in wasted value. A new 2025 study found that 64–84% of what local businesses discard could be diverted from landfills, depending on the industry.

Hamilton County ReSource — a free county resource — helps businesses waste less through on-site consulting, customized plans, and grant funding. In April 2026, they launched the Sustainability Pledge: a free, public commitment any Hamilton County business can sign online. All three Hamilton County Commissioners signed at the kickoff.

You don’t have to figure this out alone. ReSource does the work with you, at no cost.

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Guest is Christopher Parent, is the author of Fragments of a Decent Man and his writing has appeared in Across the Margin, Dappled Things, The Good Men Project, and Points in Case. Chris earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs. Prior to attending law school, he was a journalist, defense analyst and speechwriter. He has served as Chief Trademark Counsel for several Fortune 500 companies. Chris was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, and is devoted to his wife, Melissa, and two daughters, Mimi and Sophie. They have lived in Denver, Seattle, Manhattan, and Zurich, Switzerland but currently call New Hampshire home.

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Guests are Megan Park, Marketing + Communications Manager at Bethany House Services, and Naeyah Woods, a resident and mother of four at Bethany House

Bethany House is the largest provider of family homelessness services in Greater Cincinnati, serving more than 2,500 people each year, two-thirds of them being children

BHS is the only local organization that addresses every stage of housing instability, offering prevention programs, emergency shelter, and post-shelter support to help families achieve lasting stability.

Since BHS’s founding in 1983, they have provided life-changing services to more than 39,000 people, including 25,000 children

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