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Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: Reduce, Reuse, Refuse
Description: With tariffs leading to higher prices on everything from clothing to electronics, is this an opportunity to rethink what we buy, and how often we buy it?
In Chicago, a range of businesses and groups are helping residents rethink the typical consumer mindset by reusing items, and even buying locally.
Reset learns more about the “circular economy,” how it works in Chicago, and how it could help your wallet – and by extension, the environment. We checked in with Jonathan Pereira, executive director Plant Chicago; Bob Shea, founding director of Devices 4 the Disabled; and
Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumha...