081: Plastics Renewal and Waste to Fuel with Brightmark's Bob Powell
A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast
Marjorie Alexander
4.6 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Bob Powell's dreams and vision about how we can leave the world a better place are being realized at Brightmark, the company he founded to change the way the world sees and manages its waste. As founder & CEO, Bob looks beyond what we are doing now to create the path for what we will realize many years in the future. Bob is passionate about solving the world's most complex environmental problems with innovation and optimism. Prior to founding Brightmark in 2016, Bob spent the majority of his career working in the energy industry.
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In this episode Marjorie and Bob discuss:
- How Brightmark uses all forms of plastic from every type of waste stream and creates circular renewed products
- How Brightmark turns organic waste into fuel and what responses people have had over the years to this practice
- What is the difference between methane and CO2 and their impact on the environment
- Why banning ALL plastics isn't yet part of Bob's overall vision and why
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
- The World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/
- The Uninhabited Earth by David Wallace-Wells https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586541/the-uninhabitable-earth-by-david-wallace-wells/
- Website: https://www.brightmark.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpowelllinkedin/
- Bob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobpowell_/
- Brightmark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Brightmark/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightmarkenergy
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Brightmark
- Bob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobpowell_
- Brightmark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/brightmarke
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is A Sustainable Mind, Episode 81. |
| 0:04.2 | Today, we will be speaking with Bob Powell from Brightmark. |
| 0:08.2 | Brightmark is a leader in the field of plastics renewal technology, and Bob will be sharing |
| 0:13.0 | with us exactly what plastics renewal is, how it works, and what role it plays in our current |
| 0:18.5 | waste stream as well as landfill waste reduction for the future. |
| 0:22.4 | But before we get into that, I want to remind you that we will be hosting our very first live event. |
| 0:28.4 | Mass. Eco Live will be taking place this April 30th through May 2nd. |
| 0:33.1 | Mass. Eco Live will be three days of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshops, and I am so excited to have you all participate. |
| 0:40.9 | If you are an expert in topics like conservation, sustainable business, food waste, renewable energy, new sustainable technologies, or any other topic in the realm of sustainability, or if you find these topics super interesting, just like I do, |
| 0:55.1 | and you want to get a front row seat for these interesting and educational discussions, |
| 0:59.2 | head on over to mass equalive.com. |
| 1:01.9 | There you can apply to be a panelist and sign up for event reminders as a participant. |
| 1:07.0 | Tickets go on sale in just a few days, so again, head on over to mass equalive.com to get the latest updates. |
| 1:15.5 | Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers of tomorrow. |
| 1:28.3 | I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander. |
| 1:31.3 | Bob Powell has a dream and a vision to help leave the world a better place, and he is doing so through Brightmark, a company |
| 1:45.4 | that he founded to change the way that the world sees and manages its waste. As founder and |
| 1:50.4 | CEO, Bob looks beyond what we are doing now to create the path for what we want to realize |
| 1:56.1 | for many years to come. Bob is passionate about solving the world's complex, environmental problems with |
| 2:02.4 | innovation and optimism. Prior to founding Brightmark in 2016, Bob spent the majority of his career |
| 2:09.2 | working in the energy industry. Bob, welcome to the show. Marjorie, thank you very much. It's |
| 2:14.8 | great to be here. Let's talk about how nature, the environment, |
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