Sustainably Speaking

Mia Quinn

molly.harrington@bcw-global.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on sustainability, recycling, plastics, and lower-carbon solutions, with external guests including industry innovators, policymakers, academics, scientists, and municipal leaders. Agencies could credibly pitch sustainability executives, recycling and packaging specialists, circular-economy practitioners, public officials, and researchers with practical initiatives or measurable environmental results; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 59

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3k subscribers

Instagram: 3.2k followers

Contact Information

molly.harrington@bcw-global.com

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Host

Mia Quinn - Host who interviews innovators, policymakers, academics, scientists, and other leaders about practical approaches to sustainability and environmental progress.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Sustainability executives, recycling and packaging leaders, policymakers, municipal officials, academics, scientists, and professionals leading practical environmental initiatives.
Required Achievements:  
Leading sustainability, recycling, packaging, or circular-economy initiatives, Implementing measurable waste-reduction or materials-recovery programs, Advancing environmental policy, research, manufacturing, or community systems

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Thompson - Salon Waste Reduction, Packaging Design, Recycling Programs, Refill Systems, And Circular Materials Recovery

Laura Stewart - Plastic-bottle Recycling Systems, Materials Recovery, Recycling Access, Facility Modernization, And Circular Packaging

Recent Topics

Sustainability, Recycling, Plastics, Circular Economy, Climate

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Sustainably Speaking
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How Salons Are Reducing Waste

July 13, 2026

Step inside the beauty industry's sustainability journey and discover how salons, brands and consumers are working together to keep more materials in use and out of landfills. What happens to your shampoo bottle after it's empty? Or the foils, applicators and other materials from your trip to the salon? In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, host Mia Quinn travels to SalonCentric in Chicago to meet with Ben Thompson—a chemical engineer and sustainability leader—to explore how the beauty ind...

Life After The Blue Bin

June 08, 2026

Most of us toss a plastic bottle into the recycling bin without thinking twice. But where does it actually go? Does recycling really work? And what happens after the truck drives away? On this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Mia Quinn sits down with Laura Stewart, executive director of NAPCOR, to discuss the recycling system most people never see. From high-tech sorting systems powered by AI to the surprisingly important role of bottle caps and labels, Laura walks through how plastic bottles...

How Akron's Mayor is Reimagining Manufacturing

April 27, 2026

From startups to hands-on STEM education, Akron is emerging as a model for how cities can grow jobs, strengthen recycling systems, and build a circular economy for plastics. In this conversation, Mayor Malik shares how Akron is leveraging its roots in rubber and plastics to drive innovation—investing in pilots that help startups scale, strengthening ties between universities and industry, and creating pathways into manufacturing careers at every level. You’ll also hear how Akron is tackling r...

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