59. A Game Show! Circular Economy with Double Dribble, REnato Lab, AIT

Double Dribble is a fashion & accessories brand that upcycles basketballs. The founders come from product design, but they’re now trying to design a new system for upcycling sports waste.Today, we bring you “The Incinerator” - a game show where a circular economy startup goes in front of a panel and gets their ideas burned and turned into better ideas. (Cheat sheet: Circular Economy = Environmental Impact + Business)
Contestant today is Roy Huang, co-founder of Double Dribble, based in Taiwan.Panelists: Aining Ouyang, COO of REnato Lab, a circular economy consultancy based in Taiwan. Luke Martin, Cultural Affairs Office at the American Institute in Taiwan, responsible for educational and cultural programming. And Nate Maynard (Nature N8), an environmental consultant focusing on waste, ocean, and energy.We have a prize for one lucky listener! That’s right we are giving away a prize, it’s like we are rewarding you for listening to our podcast! Name another podcast that does that! Here is what you do: Go on Instagram - to Double Dribble’s page at @2doubledribble (https://www.instagram.com/2doubledribble/)Share the design you want.Tag Ghost Island Media (@ghostislandme), AIT (@ait_taipei), and Double Dribble (@2doubledribble). 
Write “I heard about this on the Waste Not Why Not podcast.” Good Luck!This is Waste Not Why Not, a climate podcast from Ghost Island Media. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Check out our digital library at wastenotwhynot.com/#library+ Follow us on Twitter @wastenotpod** Today’s episode is sponsored by American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Check out our full-length bonus video interview about its LEED Silver certified green building in Taipei. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PPlzYFa78&list=PLZzATvbhwVo_a0vn1oydVOXDzoccyaECY&index=2 **EPISODE CREDITHost is Nate Maynard (@N8May)Audio editing by Yu-Chen Lai (@aGuavaEmoji)Produced by Emily Y. Wu (@emilyywu)Production assistant Gerald WilliamsNew show logo by Southwicks Graphics New theme tune by Dac ChangA Ghost Island Media production (@ghostislandme)Support the show: https://patreon.com/wastenotwhynotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.