Sustainable in the City
"Sustainable in the City" is a podcast co-hosted by Urban Green Lab and the Nashville Department of Waste Services that highlights the small sustainable actions that are making a big impact on Nashville. We chat with everyday Nashvillians like your neighbors, coworkers, and fellow community members. From reducing waste to planting trees, our guests share their stories about the benefits, barriers, and motivators behind everyday choices.
Episodes air on the third Tuesday of each month. Sustainable in the City can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Tune in and be inspired by the power of individual action!
Sustainable in the City
Litter in the City
In this month's episode, join DJ as he shares how small actions like organizing litter cleanups and urbanism meetups can have a big impact. Urbanism is all about shaping our cities to make them more livable and connected. From cleaner streets to better public spaces, DJ reminds us that every *litter* bit counts to make Nashville neighborhoods clean and green. Tune in and be inspired by the power of individual action!
Resources mentioned during the episode:
- Watch S1E6 - The Life of Litter in Our Environment and Ecological System
- Borrow neighborhood clean-up supplies from Metro Nashville Beautification
- Learn about the trash robots in Memphis
- Volunteer to pick up trash in neighborhoods with Recycle Reinvest
- Is East Nashville about to experience a setback? Article written by DJ
- Urban Planet Nashville
- Books recommended by DJ
- Walkable City by Jeff Speck
- Collapse by Jared Diamond
- The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler
- Human Transit by Jarrett Walker
- Check out the Happy Urbanist
- Follow DJ @UrbanEastNash on X
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Hosts: Allie Omens & Karissa Hampton
Producer: Simone Chhut
Music: Draped Apes
Contact Sustainable in the City!
Email: sitcnashville@gmail.com
Learn More
Nashville Waste Services: WasteServices.Nashville.gov
Urban Green Lab: UrbanGreenLab.org
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