Buying second hand for the planet and our wellbeing, with Jo Spolton
The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show
Liz Earle
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that 22 million items of furniture end up in landfill in the UK every year? And fashion represents 10% of global carbon emissions?
On this episode of The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Liz is joined by Jo Spolton, the co-founder of Rumage, a platform designed to make second hand shopping easier.
Liz and Jo share staggering statistics on the impact of waste on our planet, the wellbeing benefits of buying second hand, and how we can all consume more sustainably.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of the Lizzle Wellbeing Show, the podcast that brings |
| 0:10.6 | you your weekly dose of wellness wisdom that you can trust. |
| 0:15.3 | And thank you as ever for all your feedback about the podcast, but also thank you for letting |
| 0:19.9 | us know how positive you feel about being part of the Lizzle Wellbeing Community. |
| 0:25.0 | We've had some really lovely comments recently, actually on Instagram, especially, including |
| 0:30.9 | this one who says, I love that I learn so much from Lizz and guests. |
| 0:36.6 | The brilliant Wellbeing Magazine's stories and podcasts, there's always so much input |
| 0:41.8 | and sharing ideas from the community, it's a two-way flow and I love it. |
| 0:47.1 | Well, thank you very much and talking about sharing ideas, that's exactly what we're |
| 0:51.2 | going to be doing today. |
| 0:52.2 | Stay tuned for my guest today who has lots to share. |
| 0:56.8 | Another has written in to say, I used to love watching your program filmed at your house |
| 1:01.3 | many years ago. |
| 1:03.3 | You used to have guests on talking about all things health and beauty, I used to watch |
| 1:07.3 | it on an afternoon as I was on maternity leave. |
| 1:10.5 | My daughter is now 31 years old, you are still inspirational. |
| 1:15.3 | Thank you very much for that, yes, my goodness, so I did have a TV show that was filmed at |
| 1:20.6 | my house in Putney and that was about, gosh, 26, 27 years ago, and like you, my daughter |
| 1:27.7 | is also 31, so thank you for staying with me all these years. |
| 1:32.8 | Another comment here, it always looks so beautiful if I didn't have my own commitments, I'd |
| 1:36.6 | love to join the team and work for Lizzo Inc. |
| 1:40.2 | Is that incorporated? |
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