chopvalue

The circular economy is a set of principles which serve as a guide in how we use our resources in an efficient and sustainable way. Felix Bock is the CEO and the Founder of ChopValue and we are honored to have him as a guest on today’s episode, to talk about turning waste into a resource and building a movement around the circular economy.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• What is Chopvalue and Why Chopsticks?
•  The Scale Of Waste
• Building A Movement Around The Circular Economy
• Starting A Microfactory
• The Connection Between Profit And Impact
• Non-Toxic Resins
• Creating Modular Components
• Creating Cradle To Cradle Products
• From Raw Material To High-Value End Product
• Developing A Market
• Creating Long Term Partnerships
• No Bad Ideas
• Employee Engagement
• Growing Responsibly
• Using Franchising As A Tool For Growth
• Hungry For Change
• Redefining Waste To Resource
• Scaling and Doing Good

Learn more about ChopValue and Felix’ work: https://chopvalue.com/

Felix is also a resident speaker and facilitator of The Bamboo U Online Course: The Fundamentals Of Building With Bamboo: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

This week hear how the storming of the US Capitol tests democracy, about the ancient café uncovered in Pompeii, how millions of chopsticks are reused and an Indian man's rice ATM.

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Also, here is a link to the super cool Pompeii discovery and the chopstick recycler.