The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) is a packaging extended producer (EPR) law that was signed into law in California in 2022. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that holds producers responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products, including post-consumer waste management. It shifts the burden of…
Category: Plastic Pollution
Sustainable Packaging: Foam made from shrimp shells?
We all know that plastic pollution is a major problem that our planet is currently facing and much of the packaging waste the ends up in our environment, which then harms plants and animals is styrofoam. In fact, styrofoam has become such a nuisance that towns, like Folly Beach have banned styrofoam and plastic bags…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Atlantic Packaging President Wes Carter
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast I interview Atlantic Packaging President Wes Carter, and we take a deep dive on plastic pollution, specifically centered around plastic packaging. We discuss everything from zero waste and designing for circularity; the carbon footprint of plastic packaging and what Atlantic Packaging is doing to clean…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Bajio Sunglasses CEO Al Perkinson
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview Bajio Sunglasses CEO and Founder Al Perkinson and we discuss everything from cause marketing and sustainable business; to our mutual love of flats fishing (Bajio is the Spanish word for the shallows, that part of the ocean that sits between land and deep…
Top 5 Podcasts of 2020
Rick Crawford As you already know, 2020 has been a crazy year, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for taking the time to listen to The Sustainable Angler podcast! I really appreciate all the support and thought I’d share the top 5 The Sustainable Angler podcast episodes of 2020: 5. Trout Unlimited CEO…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Charleston Waterkeeper Executive Director Andrew Wunderley and we talk about everything how Charleston Waterkeeper is relentlessly fighting to keep our water clean; how plastic pollution is Charleston’s dirty little secret; the impact climate change is having on Charleston’s water quality; and how nature has…
