# Talking Rubbish > A weekly podcast that unpacks the complexities of recycling, whilst having a lot of fun! Each episode dives deep into the world of waste management, exploring innovations and solutions to help you reduce, reuse, and recycle better. Whether you're an eco-conscious individual or just curious about how recycling works, we break down everything from the basics of sorting your rubbish … This site is published with Podpage. The links below are machine-readable entry points for AI agents and other automated tools. ## Site - [Homepage](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/) - [Sitemap](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2617061.rss) - [Contact](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/contact/) ## Recent episodes - [114. How Norway gets 98% of its bottles and cans back](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/norway-deposit-return-scheme/): published 2026-10-01 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/norway-deposit-return-scheme/transcript.txt) - [113. Why can't we just make deposit return digital?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/digital-deposit-return/): published 2026-09-24 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/digital-deposit-return/transcript.txt) - [112. Why the UK Deposit Return Scheme is free for brands](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/uk-deposit-return-scheme/): published 2026-09-17 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/uk-deposit-return-scheme/transcript.txt) - [111. When does a Deposit Return Scheme become a tax?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/deposit-return-scheme/): published 2026-09-10 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/deposit-return-scheme/transcript.txt) - [110. Have we been talking about the environment all wrong? With Lucy Siegle](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/lucy-siegle/): published 2026-09-03 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/lucy-siegle/transcript.txt) - [109. Why recycling labels are about to get more confusing](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/recycling-labels/): published 2026-08-27 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/recycling-labels/transcript.txt) - [108. Why are we sending so much plastic to Turkey?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/plastic-waste-to-turkey/): published 2026-08-20 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/plastic-waste-to-turkey/transcript.txt) - [107. Why our bins keep catching fire](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/recycling-bin-fires/): published 2026-08-13 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/recycling-bin-fires/transcript.txt) - [106. Why your fridge is making you waste food](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/fridge-food-waste/): published 2026-08-06 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/fridge-food-waste/transcript.txt) - [105. The free food app rescuing millions of meals, with Tessa Clarke from Olio](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/olio-app-food-waste/): published 2026-07-30 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/olio-app-food-waste/transcript.txt) - [104. Why flexible plastic might never be recycled](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/104-why-flexible-plastic-might-never-be-recycled/): published 2026-07-23 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/104-why-flexible-plastic-might-never-be-recycled/transcript.txt) - [103. PFAS - what you need to know about forever chemicals](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/103-pfas-what-you-need-to-know-about-forever-chemicals/): published 2026-07-16 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/103-pfas-what-you-need-to-know-about-forever-chemicals/transcript.txt) - [102. Greenwashing exposed - what Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein got wrong](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/102-greenwashing-exposed-what-adidas-uniqlo-and-calvin-klein-got-wrong/): published 2026-07-09 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/102-greenwashing-exposed-what-adidas-uniqlo-and-calvin-klein-got-wrong/transcript.txt) - [101. PPWR - why packaging will never be the same](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/101-ppwr-why-packaging-will-never-be-the-same/): published 2026-07-02 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/101-ppwr-why-packaging-will-never-be-the-same/transcript.txt) - [100 episodes later...still Talking Rubbish](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/100-episodes-laterstill-talking-rubbish/): published 2026-06-25 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/100-episodes-laterstill-talking-rubbish/transcript.txt) - [99. Why cartons aren't being recycled](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/99-why-cartons-arent-being-recycled/): published 2026-06-18 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/99-why-cartons-arent-being-recycled/transcript.txt) - [98. Should we ban ‘plastic-free’ packaging?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/98-should-we-ban-plastic-free-packaging/): published 2026-06-11 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/98-should-we-ban-plastic-free-packaging/transcript.txt) - [97. Why we're getting reusable packaging wrong](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/97-why-were-getting-reusable-packaging-wrong/): published 2026-06-04 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/97-why-were-getting-reusable-packaging-wrong/transcript.txt) - [96. How recycling is really funded](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/96-how-recycling-is-really-funded/): published 2026-05-28 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/96-how-recycling-is-really-funded/transcript.txt) - [95. The tech that could end overpackaged boxes, with Jude Pullen](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/95-the-tech-that-could-end-overpackaged-boxes-with-jude-pullen/): published 2026-05-21 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/95-the-tech-that-could-end-overpackaged-boxes-with-jude-pullen/transcript.txt) - [94. From Kindle to kindling - how Big Tech creates waste](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/big-tech-e-waste/): published 2026-05-14 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/big-tech-e-waste/transcript.txt) - [93. The death of the barcode - a win for sustainability?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/93-is-the-end-of-barcodes-a-win-for-sustainability/): published 2026-05-07 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/93-is-the-end-of-barcodes-a-win-for-sustainability/transcript.txt) - [92. How the war in Iran is reshaping the plastic market](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/92-how-the-war-in-iran-is-reshaping-the-plastic-market/): published 2026-04-30 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/92-how-the-war-in-iran-is-reshaping-the-plastic-market/transcript.txt) - [91. Is the Government driving up plastic use?](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/91-is-the-government-driving-up-plastic-use/): published 2026-04-23 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/91-is-the-government-driving-up-plastic-use/transcript.txt) - [90. Inside Netflix's 'The Plastic Detox' - the story beyond the screen, with Eric Isaac](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/90-inside-netflixs-the-plastic-detox-the-story-beyond-the-screen-with-eric-isaac/): published 2026-04-16 — [transcript](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/90-inside-netflixs-the-plastic-detox-the-story-beyond-the-screen-with-eric-isaac/transcript.txt) ## Notes for agents - Any page on this site can be fetched as Markdown instead of HTML by sending the header `Accept: text/markdown`. The response comes back as `text/markdown; charset=utf-8` with an `x-markdown-tokens` count. - Every page emits schema.org JSON-LD (PodcastSeries, PodcastEpisode, Person, BlogPosting). - Episode transcripts, when available locally, are served as text/plain at transcript.txt. - Respect the directives at [robots.txt](https://www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com/robots.txt).