The ChicoBag Podcast – Redefining Sustainability, One Step at a Time

Join Andy Keller, founder of ChicoBag and a passionate advocate for sustainability, as he explores the big and small ways we can all contribute to a cleaner, greener future. Whether it’s reducing waste, protecting our oceans, or rethinking the way we consume, The ChicoBag Podcast delivers actionable solutions that inspire positive change.Through thought-provoking conversations with sustainability leaders, innovators, and changemakers, this podcast equips you with the knowledge and motivation to leave everything better than you found it. Tune in and take your next step toward a more sustainable world.Listen now and be part of the movement for a brighter, cleaner future.

The ChicoBag Podcast – Redefining Sustainability, One Step at a Time is a education podcast hosted by Andy Keller, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Andy Keller hosts The ChicoBag Podcast – Redefining Sustainability, One Step at a Time, a education show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  Great Stories Need Enemies | Kevin Willard | ChicoBag Podcast Ep 31

  Jun 10, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>Most brands point the camera in the wrong place. Their best stories are buried on page 47 of an impact report no one reads.</p> <p>Andy Keller sits down with Kevin Willard, owner of brand storytelling studio Assembly and a copywriter who has spent two decades helping organizations like American Forest Foundation, Ocean Conservancy, Hyatt, and Jack Daniels find stories that actually move people. They get into why brands are losing ground in the attention economy, what Huckberry and North Face are doing differently, and what to do when virgin material is cheaper than recycled content and you still...

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  Episode #30

  Turn Your Posts Into Real Donations | Becca Ruiz | ChicoBag Podcast Ep 30

  May 7, 202614 minS0

  <p>What if posting your morning coffee could fund a mental health organization?</p> <p>Andy Keller sits down with Becca Ruiz, founder of Post on Purpose (POP), to talk about the gap between brand marketing and real-world impact — and the platform she built to close it. Every post, every tag, every verified action unlocks a real donation from a sponsoring brand. No new apps. No extra steps. Just Instagram doing something that actually matters.</p> <p>What you'll hear:<br> - Why Becca left corporate sustainability to build something new<br> - The disconnect between impact teams and marketing te...

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  Episode #29

  The Whole Village Approach: How Generational Change Happens With Guest Garrison Harward | ChicoBag Podcast Ep 29

  Apr 2, 202629 minS0

  <p>In Episode 29 of the ChicoBag Podcast, Andy Keller sits down with Garrison Harward, Executive Director of Andando, to talk about what makes real change last in rural Senegal.</p> <p>Andando’s “whole village” approach is built around long-term partnership and local ownership, spanning water, health, education, agriculture, literacy, and small business. Andy opens the episode with what that looks like in the real world: 41 market gardens producing over 2 million pounds of food, 16 health clinics serving more than 50,000 people, 21 schools reaching over 8,000 students, 2,700+ microloans, and 100,000+ trees planted.</p> <p>This conversation gets honest about the difference between short-term aid and lo...

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  Episode #28

  Plastic-Free Oyster Farming and the Truth About Microfibers | Abby Barrows Ep 28

  Feb 17, 202648 minS0

  <p>Microplastics are showing up everywhere, including in the food we eat. In this episode, Andy Keller talks with Abby Barrows, marine debris researcher and co founder of Deer Isle Oyster Co, about what she has learned from years of global microplastics sampling with Adventure Scientists and why plastic is such a complicated part of aquaculture and wild fisheries. Abby gets real about what the data actually shows, why “just recycle” is not a plan, and how we can reduce plastic without falling into perfectionism.</p> <p> </p> <p>What you’ll hear:<br> • What microplastics are, why microfibers show up in mos...

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  Episode #28

  Rebuilding After Wildfire: Resilient, Non-Toxic Homes with Marialyce Pedersen | Ep 28

  Jan 29, 202642 minS0

  <p>Marialyce Pedersen has spent decades in recycling and zero waste work, but wildfire changed her life in a personal way. After the Eaton Fire burned down her nearly 100-year-old home in Altadena, she began planning a rebuild focused on resiliency, health, and common sense.</p> <p>In this episode, Andy Keller and Marialyce dig into what “build back better” can actually look like, from straw bale buildings that survived the Thomas Fire, to the real-world friction of permitting and code adoption, to the uncomfortable truth that many rebuilds still rely on what her colleague Art Ludwig calls “kindling and toxic...

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