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Standing Together in Defense of Creation: A New Season | Ep. 142 – Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality

In this episode, Forrest Inslee reflects on the past and future of the Earthkeepers podcast, sharing personal experiences and new initiatives aimed at fostering community and addressing urgent environmental challenges. He introduces a new podcast series, Edgewalkers, and emphasizes the importance of asking difficult questions about ecological issues and the role of individuals in creating change.Earthkeepers websiteReach out to Forrest at forrest.inslee@circlewood.onlineTakeawaysForrest shares his personal journey and reflections on the podcast.The importance of community in environmental efforts is emphasized.New initiatives will be launched to foster learning and connection.The Edgewalkers podcast will explore faith and relevance in modern times.Forrest plans to share a bit about his personal ecological journey of learning the land where he now lives.The podcast will address the urgency of the environmental crisis..More difficult questions about ecological destruction will be explored in season 7.The need for radical action in the face of climate change is highlighted.Listeners are encouraged to share their thoughts and recommendations.Keywordsenvironmental crisis, community action, podcast, ecology, Edgewalkers, climate change, creation care, journey of ecological discipleship, Camano IslandFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple

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*Plastic, paper, glass, and cardboard at a Recology facility in San Francisco. Photo by Robert Galbraith / Reuters*.

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As the trash piles up, American cities are scrambling to figure out what to do with everything they had previously sent to China. But few businesses want it domestically, for one very big reason: Despite all those advertising campaigns, Americans are terrible at recycling.

If we can somehow figure out how to better sort recycling, some U.S. markets for plastics and paper may emerge. But selling it domestically will still be harder than it would be in a place such as China, where a booming manufacturing sector has constant demand for materials. The viability of recycling varies tremendously by locale; San Francisco can recycle its glass back into bottles in six weeks, according to Recology, while many other cities are finding that glass is so heavy and breaks so easily that it is nearly impossible to truck it to a place that will recycle it. Akron, Ohio, is just one of many cities that have ended glass recycling since the China policy changes.

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We’re in the middle of a recycling crisis. China, the biggest global buyer of recycled paper and plastic is no longer accepting shipments from other countries. So now, we need to ship recycled paper and plastic to factories and mills in more distant locations such as Southeast Asia. And, longer transports create higher costs, that ultimately effects everyone. As large a problem as this is, solutions can come from you, me, and businesses like Recology, the local recycling collection and resource recovery company. Recology is investing millions of dollars in both proven and new technologies while developing new markets to accept recycled materials to keep them from going to landfill, We have no choice. We all have to join in and help preserve our natural resources that provides clean air and water.