OM DENNE EPISODE
In this Best Of excerpt, Alex and Allison, co-chairs of IATSE Local 600's Sustainability Committee, break down how the camera department is tackling waste before it becomes waste — from a year-round e-waste drop-off in Chicago to a free camera-expendables exchange with EcoSet in Los Angeles. They also share the story behind One Tree Planted, the committee's tradition of planting a tree for every year of life of union members who've passed away — roughly 3,000 trees a year. This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode.
🌱 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
— How a volunteer committee grew into a five-city national network
— Why the committee's focus shifted from recycling to reduction
— How EcoSet keeps camera expendables out of the landfill and gets them free to film students and indie filmmakers
— What it took to turn a union office into a year-round e-waste drop-off
— The story behind One Tree Planted and why the committee plants in honor of members who've passed
— How partnerships with Everyday Action LA and the Labor Network for Sustainability connect camera work to climate action
This is an abridged excerpt of a previously released episode. Listen/watch the full episode!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qajDOOxNtQQ
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T3ssRqVK8KiuicbftOSHC?si=NSw7nK1IQuGpvcONrZmdXg
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-e3-focusing-all-film-departments-on-waste-reduction/id1753867919?i=1000684829515
🌱 Connect with Alex & Allison and the Local 600 Sustainability Committee:
📸 @life_according_to_allison
📸 @accoyle
📸 @600sustainability
🎙️ Connect with your hosts:
Zena Harris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenaharris/
Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabinmark/
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🎬 TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro & welcome
1:10 How the Local 600 Sustainability Committee started
2:06 Going regional — five cities, one mission
2:57 Building a year-round e-waste program
3:54 The EcoSet partnership — free camera expendables for film students
5:25 Why "reduce" beats "recycle"
6:32 Trade show panels & tailoring the message city by city
7:43 Earth Day: tree planting, river cleanups & an adopted highway
9:07 Connecting camera work to climate change
9:54 Partnering with Everyday Action LA
10:51 One Tree Planted: honoring members who've passed
12:17 Credits
