OM DENNE EPISODE
Alex went deep on how Australia's container deposit scheme actually works and the numbers are wild. Cleanaway and Tomra are making hundreds of millions, Coca-Cola benefits when you don't recycle, and you're earning $8.50 an hour feeding cans into a machine. Plus Troy finally admits Alex was right about the knees over toes guy, we get into whether Australia should legalise drugs after Alex saw the zombie wasteland in Vancouver, and a tradie brings his own three-ply toilet paper to site in a sealed bag.
In this episode:
- The full breakdown of where your 13 cents per can actually goes
- Why Germany's 40 cent deposit scheme makes Australia's look embarrassing
- Troy admits defeat on Ben Patrick and the knees over toes method
- Alex's weed experience in Canada that changed his mind on legalisation
- The study that says having daughters makes men safer but having sons changes nothing
- Sex worker references and what the fuck that actually means
- Stinge or smart: the tradie with premium toilet paper in his tool bag
- Book club update for Blaine and Amber Burke's book
Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome back and the recording light disaster
(01:00) What actually is a stitch and why do they just disappear
(03:30) Troy admits Alex was right about knees over toes guy Ben Patrick
(08:50) Mum's retirement fitness glow up and her new job medical
(12:03) Container deposit scheme deep dive. How the money actually flows
(15:25) Running the numbers. What you actually earn per hour returning cans
(27:00) Germany's 98% recycling rate vs Australia's 68%
(34:47) Sex worker references. Who the fuck is giving you a reference
(42:01) The wild story from scrolling at work
(49:50) Legalising drugs. Alex's experience in Vancouver changed everything
(55:05) Portugal's model and why education beats prohibition
(01:01:15) The study on fathers, risk aversion and why daughters change everything
(01:10:46) Stinge or smart. The tradie with Quilton three-ply in his tool bag
(01:16:36) Book club reminder. Go buy the book now
Full episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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