Listener Reviews

Great podcast the presenters make what could be a dry subject entertaining and really informative. I’ve been binfluenced!

I have been listening to this podcast for a while and found the latest episode very informative and I learned many new facts. James mentioned that some listeners may not appreciate so many details, but I for one do. Many thanks for the hard work that obviously goes into making the podcast.

Talking Rubbish has become my new fav podcast, so much so that my 8 year old daughter complains loudly when she gets in the car and finds it on yet again….admittedly I am biased (hi Robbie & James!) - but honestly there is so much I’m learning each week that I never knew I wanted to know! The complexities of making purchasing decisions based around environmental health - and also human health - are vast and really hard to unravel as a consumer, so I appreciate that the format allows for examination of the minutia as well as the big picture. Guys, keep up the good fight for your growing band of Binfluencers!

This podcast is a breath of fresh air. I’m a fellow waste warrior and I’m busy catching up on all the episodes. I really enjoy the light heartedness of what could be a rather dull topic. As a South African immigrant I also love Robbie’s impersonations of the accent. I have so many rubbish or not questions but will catch up on all the episodes to check they haven’t been covered. Please keep it up. I’ve even got my kids hooked to listening during the school run.

Stumbled upon this podcast today and I’ve listened to a number of episodes. I would happily say I’m a recycling nut - and regularly dive through our household black bag to recover whatever I can, collect vapes off the street and pickup recoverables in the pack / beach / roadside. I’ve a real issue with flexible plastics and great to hear that discussion in an earlier episode, but I’d love to see collected curbside! Other topics I’d love to hear more about: deposit return, pens (my wife is a teacher!), worn out clothing / cloth, nappies and anything with “not currently recycled” printed on them! Keep up the good work.

Stumbled on to this podcast and have listened ever since. As a garbage man in California, I love hearing about the differences in recycling on that side of the pond. Keep up the great job. Thank you.

I have powered through 77 episodes since Nov 25 and Talking Rubbish has officially rewired my brain. I now wash my recycling (in left over suds), hoard soft plastics, read every label twice and getting more frustrated that I cannot (yet) give the council my food waste. It’s fun, informative and somehow has made rubbish the highlight of my day. My only complaint? I am now stuck waiting a whole week for the next episode 😩. A full blown 5 star show. Listen at your own risk: you may become a better human.

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This podcast reduces my stress levels, I can reuse all the episodes and recycle the info to anyone who will listen. And I’m also pretty sure James & Robbie are compostable!

Yes - I now genuinely look forward to finding out about rubbish!

Surprisingly fascinating. Really makes you think.

Love it!

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Longtime listener to podcasts, medium-time listener to The Rubbish Podcast, first-time reviewer. When I tell my friends that I listen to a podcast about recycling they roll their eyes in worry that I am becoming a grotesque parody of myself, and few of them take my entreaties that it’s a great listen seriously. Those that do take me seriously, out of parental obligation, have caught the bug hook line and sinker. Inexplicably relaxing and endlessly informative, Robbie and James (listed in order of propensity to laugh like an elephant seal) are engaging, knowledgeable hosts, whose wisdom is great for passing off as your own, and lovely company. I listen as a silent third wheel of a conversation between friends that just happens to refer to Extended Producer Responsibility and DRS, as though I too know what a Murf(?) looks like, and all is right with the world. Everywhere you have people you have waste. Rubbish is therefore the most universal of subjects, the teeming systems that keep our pavements free of spilling binbags or, even more pertinently, not. My thanks to all the binmen and binwomen (binpeople?), the recycler pros, the washer-outers of jars and cans, the landfill enthusiasts, packaging nerds, and assorted recyclo-geeks, and to the podcast and podcasters that lifts the binlid on them. I salute thee. Considered me binfluenced. (I’m cancelling my WGAC subscription)

A consistently excellent podcast about rubbish, recycling and sustainability, with a great balance of industry insight and practical advice for the “average” person wishing make informed choices and do their bit from home.

I used to listen to music whilst litter-picking, but not anymore. You are both so funny yet informative - I find myself laughing out loud in the middle of the woods and as passers-by give me odd looks, they do not know what pure entertainment I am listening too! The different discussions and topics really vary week by week, and keep me up to date on enviro news all whilst chuckling over bad humoured fish jokes or recycling bin days. Thank you!

I started listening to this podcast after following clips on social media, but the full episodes are on another level (James you will know who this is ) The mix of recycling facts, witty humour, and natural conversation makes it incredibly engaging. I’ve binged six episodes (even backwards!) and now I look forward to each new one. It’s made my gym workouts fly by and genuinely brightens my day. A must-listen for anyone who wants to learn and laugh at the same time!

You’ve made me angry on my dog walks. I can’t help but judge people now on their dog poo bags now! Great pod cast, so informative. Sharing all the tip bits you share. Look forward to bin day each week (my actually bin day is Friday though).

Recycle and reuse. a a very rubbbish podcast that makes my Thursday night a rubbish experience.keep up the rubbish act!,p.s: this podcast needs to be 5 star not 4.9!!!!!!!!!!

Few shows make me laugh and rethink recycling the way this one does. James and Robbie keep it light funny and genuinely insightful every week. I work in the recycling tech and still learn from every episode, but you don’t need to be in the industry to enjoy it it’s a great lesson for anyone curious about what really happens after the bin.

Few shows make me laugh and rethink recycling the way this one does. James and Robbie keep it light funny and genuinely insightful every week. I work in the recycling tech and still learn from every episode, but you don’t need to be in the industry to enjoy it it’s a great lesson for anyone curious about what really happens after the bin.

Binforming, enjoyable - who knew there was so much rubbish to talk about - or that more you learn the more curious you become

Love how down to earth this pod is, answering all the questions we ask ourselves every day. In the last week alone, I have changed my toothpaste subscriptions (apparently the main brands tubes are now recyclable), cancelled my toilet paper subscription (from China) and learnt about balloon clips to make balloons reusable!