Trash into Treasure podcast

The Trash into Treasure podcast explores the real-world applications, challenges, and cultural shifts driving circularity forward.

Each episode explores how rethinking resources can help build a more sustainable, better world for everyone.

From biowaste and plastics to batteries and community action, every episode dives into a different piece of the circular puzzle, showing how innovation, collaboration and everyday choices can make a big difference.

Four podcast episodes, one mission: turning waste into something that matters.

Podcast episodes

Waste not, want not: Circular living in action

This episode dives into the power of citizen engagement in driving the circular economy forward. We speak with circular economy expert Teele Joost from the City of Tallinn, who shares her insights on how collective actions connect to something bigger and create meaningful impact.

Not just leftovers: Biowaste driving circularity

In this episode, we explore how household biowaste, from kitchen scraps to leftovers, can become a valuable resource. Our expert guests Nora Berglund (MTK), Magdalena Edvardsen (Fredrikstad Municipality), and Jaana Koivisto (EcoFellows Ltd) share practical insights on how biowaste can be used, and why sorting organic waste matters for a more sustainable future.

Bin there, done that: The plastic puzzle we are still solving

In this episode, we sit down with plastics experts Uğur Kaya (VTT) and Mika Surakka (SUMI) to explore how plastics can become part of the circular solution rather than the problem. Plastic is one of the most debated materials in our everyday lives, and we discuss how innovation and circular thinking are reshaping its story.

Power play: Circular world in charging

In this episode, we explore how electric vehicle batteries have a story that continues beyond the road. Experts Jacob Hadler-Jacobsen (SINTEF) and Aksel Junge Klemsdal (ECO STOR AS) discuss how second-life batteries can find new purposes in energy storage and help power a more sustainable future.