All About Waste with Denise Braun

<h2><strong>About the Episode</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine you are on a beach to have a relaxing moment, but the trash there triggers a turning point in your life. Our guest today tells us how waste on a beach changed her life for the better.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are humbled to have Denise Braun join us on this episode. Denise grew up in Brazil, and it’s incredible how her sustainability career started. She was having a good time at the beach when a flood came accompanied by so much trash that it raised the alarm for her. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2001 she created a beach cleanup remote program and started a waste audit to understand what kind of trash it was. She involved the media, the government and everybody she could to bring to their attention what was happening and created a beach cleanup education. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her initiative landed her job with an engineering company. In this episode, she tells us how her career evolved, how she moved to the US, and all the beautiful things she is doing for the industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h2><strong>Key Talking Points</strong><strong> </strong></h2> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">  Denise’s career</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">  All about zero waste</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">  Denise’s routine/rituals</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">  What is in her bucket list?</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h2><strong>Key Milestones of the Episode</strong></h2> <p><strong>[00:25]</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">  Denise’s introduction</span></p> <p><strong>[01:09]</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">  How Denise got into the sustainability industry</span></p> <p><strong>[05:45]</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">