Podcast — Jennie Romer

About

The Can I Recycle This? Podcast goes straight to the people who run local recycling and reuse programs. Each episode, host Jennie Romer — author of Can I Recycle This? — talks with the recycling coordinators, solid waste managers, and materials leads for U.S. cities and counties, often the smaller programs that don't usually get the press. An honest, approachable, and fun look at how recycling and reuse really work on the ground.

In every episode

The One Thing

If they could tell everyone in their community just one thing about recycling — what would it be.
Don't Wish-Cycle This

The number-one item people try to recycle that causes real problems.
Wish You'd Recycle This

The one thing operators wish people would recycle but don't see enough of.
Most Valuable in the Bin

The most valuable materials residents are already putting in for recycling.
Markets Reality

What sells easily, what's hard to move, and how that shapes the rules.
Reuse Before You Recycle

Donation, repair, e-waste, and textile options that work locally.

Who it's for

Municipal and facility recycling professionals
Local officials and sustainability staff
NGO, circular-economy, and waste-reduction practitioners
Brand and packaging sustainability teams
Anyone who's stood at the bin wondering — caps on or off, pizza box or not

About the host

Jennie Romer is the author of Can I Recycle This? (Penguin Random House) and a recycling and plastics policy expert with 15+ years across government, NGO, and private sectors — including the U.S. EPA and the Surfrider Foundation. She is the founder of PlasticBagLaws.org and a frequent speaker on recycling, reuse, and packaging policy.

Listen & Watch

Apple Podcasts · Spotify · YouTube

Coming August 2026

Insightful conversations with municipal recycling and reuse managers.

Want to be notified when it launches? Email jennie@jennieromer.com