092: Reusable cups: form and function, with Vince Dickson, co-creator of HUNU
A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast
Marjorie Alexander
4.6 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
After finding out that over 165 million single-use cups end up in landfills every day, Vince Dickson and Megan Williams went looking for a reusable alternative that was convenient and easy to carry around all day, every day. They couldn't find one so they created HUNU, a reusable cup that folds down small enough to fit into even the tightest pockets. Today's Sponsor: Wondrium offers documentaries, series, lessons, how-to's, and more, on any topic you can imagine. Watch on any device and on the go! To get your free trial go to Wondrium.com/ASM
In this episode Marjorie and Vince discuss:
- Consciousness about personal environmental impact and what determines a person's choices about things like reusables.
- What led to Vince and Megan coming up with the design for the HUNU cup and what features make it unique.
- The important role that usability, portability, and aesthetics play in popularizing reusables.
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
- EcoAge Sustainable business experts: https://eco-age.com/
- Good on You sustainable clothing: https://goodonyou.eco/
- Sea Shepherd: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: https://amzn.to/3r0A1vM
Connect with Vince and the HUNU Team:
- Website: wearehunu.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearehunu/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_aYKhyT7Acmx5ZjJ3JFyg
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| 0:00.0 | the way things are going, single-use plastics will be a lot more regulated or outright band, |
| 0:06.0 | and consumers will hopefully be a lot more aware of it. So you will probably leave the house |
| 0:10.4 | with everything you need, whatever's in your pockets you walk around with all day. And that, |
| 0:14.5 | I think, just flip to switch and it's just like, well, actually there's nothing out there |
| 0:20.0 | that does fit in our pockets and we can carry around all day, every day. And, well, actually, there's nothing out there that does fit in our pockets and we |
| 0:22.4 | can carry around all day, every day. And that's where it came from. Like, can we create a cup? And I |
| 0:28.9 | think cups were the one focus files because we tended to do a lot of coffees during the day |
| 0:33.5 | and kind of be out and about. And we each had a water bottle and things like that. |
| 0:38.3 | And we just, we never had a cup. |
| 0:40.3 | We never had something we could use. |
| 0:41.3 | And it was one area we were sort of looking for something at the time. |
| 0:44.3 | And it just made sense. |
| 0:45.3 | It was like, can we create something that is as close to being as convenient |
| 0:50.3 | as something that you'd pick up at a coffee shop and throw away. |
| 1:13.4 | This is 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. I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander. After finding |
| 1:20.3 | out that over 165 million single-use cups end up in a landfill every single day. Vince and Megan went looking for a reusable |
| 1:29.5 | alternative. There are a lot of cups out there, but they couldn't find one that was both |
| 1:34.4 | convenient and easy to carry around all day, every single day. So they made one. Vince and Megan are |
| 1:41.3 | the creators of the HUNU Cup, HUNNU, and it folds down small enough to fit in even the tiniest of pockets. |
| 1:49.2 | I've been using the HUNU Cup personally for some time now, and I am super impressed with the design. |
| 1:54.7 | Today, we are joined by Vince Dixon to talk about the Hunu Cup and their business journey. |
| 2:03.3 | So, Vince, let's get right into things. Tell us about how nature, the environment, and sustainability played a role in your |
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