In this episode of Life on Planet A, we sit down with Austin Turpin, the innovative founder of FlipTech, a start-up tackling one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental issues: electronic waste. Austin walks us through the inspiration behind the company and the e-waste problem it aims to solve. We explore why e-waste matters — the environmental harm, greenhouse gas emissions, and the precious materials being discarded — and dig into the regulatory landscape in Australia, including how i...
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In this episode of Life on Planet A, we sit down with Austin Turpin, the innovative founder of FlipTech, a start-up tackling one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental issues: electronic waste. Austin walks us through the inspiration behind the company and the e-waste problem it aims to solve. We explore why e-waste matters — the environmental harm, greenhouse gas emissions, and the precious materials being discarded — and dig into the regulatory landscape in Australia, including how i...
#69: Traditional Knowledge in the Pacific with Salanieta Kitolelei
Life on Planet A
46 minutes
3 years ago
#69: Traditional Knowledge in the Pacific with Salanieta Kitolelei
NEW EPISODE NOW UP: Part 3 of our epic journey across the vast and expansive Pacific. This week we’ll hear about traditional knowledge in the Pacific and how it can aid us in managing te environment. Our guest was the inspiring, Salanieta Kitolelei. You’ll learn:- what it’s like fishing with indigenous groups in Fiji? (A crucial part of Sala’s research!) - different fishing methods - cultural keystone species - the relationship between government and indigenous groups in F...
Life on Planet A
In this episode of Life on Planet A, we sit down with Austin Turpin, the innovative founder of FlipTech, a start-up tackling one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental issues: electronic waste. Austin walks us through the inspiration behind the company and the e-waste problem it aims to solve. We explore why e-waste matters — the environmental harm, greenhouse gas emissions, and the precious materials being discarded — and dig into the regulatory landscape in Australia, including how i...
