The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady

Sean Grady
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The Environmental Transformation Podcast explores the future of Sustainability, EHS, the Circular Economy, and Environmental Innovation. Host Sean Grady interviews industry leaders and changemakers about emerging technologies, digital transformation, and the trends reshaping the environmental sector. Stay informed, lead the change, and join the ET Nation on every major platform as we dive into the conversations driving real environmental impact.

  1. How Terracycle is leading the reuse and recycling industry with its Loop platform & expanding the circular economy with CEO Tom Szaky

    JAN 6

    How Terracycle is leading the reuse and recycling industry with its Loop platform & expanding the circular economy with CEO Tom Szaky

    TerraCycle CEO and co-founder Tom Szaky returns to the Environmental Transformation Podcast with host Sean Grady for an update on what has changed since his last appearance in episode 20 in 2020. Szaky breaks down why most items are “not recyclable” because of economics, not technology, and why reuse is TerraCycle’s biggest investment through the Loop platform, including what it has taken to scale in France. The conversation also digs into U.S. recycling headwinds, extended producer responsibility, Senate Bill 54 and Senate Bill 343 in California, and why education and “making it fun” can move behavior fast. Szaky also explains TerraCycle’s current Regulation CF raise, the planned Regulation A offering, and where to learn more at www.terracycle.com. Thanks to our Sponsors: Cascade Environmental, E-Tank, and WASTELINQ

    53 min
  2. Climate Optimism and Pragmatic Action with Author and Microsoft Sustainability Leader Charlie Sellars

    12/09/2025

    Climate Optimism and Pragmatic Action with Author and Microsoft Sustainability Leader Charlie Sellars

    On the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady talks with Charlie Sellars, author of “What We Can Do, a Climate Optimist Guide to Sustainable Living” and a director of sustainability at Microsoft. Topics include:• Why “crisis language” can burn people out, and how Sellars frames “pragmatic” climate optimism. (“crisis language kind of burns people out”; “The optimism language is a pragmatic language.”)• Carbon accounting basics and early carbon footprint labels in food. (“we’re kind of at day one of carbon accounting”; “Sweet Green will actually put the, uh, carbon footprint of your meal”)• Life cycle assessment and the “make it, move it, use it, lose it” framework. (“It’s called lifecycle assessment”; “make it, move it, use it, lose it framework.”)• Right to repair, product longevity, and the power of buying signals and reviews. (“right to repair movement”; “voting with their, uh, their wallets”; “leaving a positive review”)• Clean energy debates on nuclear, solar barriers, and how AI is driving data center energy demand. (“discouraging nuclear power generation”; “preventing people and companies from installing solar panels”; “what they’re used for is now ai”; “AI obviously takes a lot of energy.”)

    1h 4m
  3. Enviro Apps Co Founder Explains how it’s Digital platform is transforming Hazmat Manifesting

    12/02/2025

    Enviro Apps Co Founder Explains how it’s Digital platform is transforming Hazmat Manifesting

    On this episode of the Environmental Transformation Podcast, host Sean Grady speaks with Enviro Apps co founder Amit Bhargava live at the EHS Hazmat Summit. Bhargava explains how his platform streamlines digital hazardous waste and dangerous goods documentation, improves emergency response times, reduces administrative burden, and helps shippers and carriers save money. He also discusses regulatory hurdles, SAP integrations, sustainability features, and real time data access for emergency responders. Thanks to our Sponsors for their support of the podcast: WASTELINQ, Cascade Environmental, E-Tank

    22 min
  4. How Alan McKim Built Clean Harbors into a Five Billion Dollar Environmental Services Company

    11/18/2025

    How Alan McKim Built Clean Harbors into a Five Billion Dollar Environmental Services Company

    Alan McKim, founder of Clean Harbors, joins the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how he grew the company from a four-person startup in 1980 into one of North America's largest environmental and industrial services providers. McKim reflects on early emergency response work, major acquisitions including Safety Kleen, going public during the 1987 crash, and building a nationwide network of 20,000 employees, 10,000 vehicles, 700 service centers, and 100 permitted waste facilities. He also shares insights from his Undercover Boss experience, the role technology plays in Clean Harbors operations, and lessons from his book, “Doing the Doing.” Thanks to our Sponsors: WASTELINQ, E-Tank, and Cascade Environmental

    58 min
  5. The Evolution of the Waste Liquid Recycling Industry with Enfinite's Executive Director Scott Parker

    11/11/2025

    The Evolution of the Waste Liquid Recycling Industry with Enfinite's Executive Director Scott Parker

    Host Sean Grady welcomes Scott Parker, Executive Director of Enfinite—the Industrial Liquid Recycling Association—to discuss the organization’s rebrand from NORA and its mission to connect, educate, and protect the industrial liquid recycling industry. Parker shares Enfinite’s history, key regulatory advocacy work, challenges like PFAS management and driver shortages, and how members are embracing technology and sustainability. Get more episodes of The Environmental Transformation Podcast for in-depth discussions on environmental leadership and innovation.

    53 min
  6. How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Industrial Water and Energy Management

    10/14/2025

    How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Industrial Water and Energy Management

    Dr. Slava Libman, co-founder and CEO of FTD Solutions, joins host Sean Grady on the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how digital twin technology is transforming industrial water and energy use. Libman shares FTD’s origin story, explains how digital twins help facilities optimize performance and reduce costs, and explores their impact on sustainability and ESG goals. He also covers real-world applications in semiconductor manufacturing, collaboration through SEMI and IRDS, and how AI and data analytics are shaping the future of industrial efficiency. Thanks to our sponsors: Cascade Environmental, E-Tank, and WASTELINQ

    56 min
  7. Robert Bilott on PFAS, Dark Waters and Fighting Forever Chemicals

    09/28/2025

    Robert Bilott on PFAS, Dark Waters and Fighting Forever Chemicals

    Host Sean Grady interviews attorney Robert Bilott live from the AHMP EHS Hazmat Summit in Louisville, Kentucky. Bilott, the lawyer whose work inspired the film Dark Waters, shares his decades-long fight against DuPont over PFAS contamination, the failures of early chemical disclosure, and the challenges of pushing the EPA to regulate forever chemicals. He discusses his book Exposure, the ongoing litigation nationwide, the impact on water utilities and ratepayers, and how consumer demand is forcing change. Bilott also explains how states like New Jersey and Minnesota are leading regulation, the global scope of PFAS contamination, and the need for new technology and laws to address the crisis. Thanks to our Sponsors: Cascade Environmental, E-Tank, and WASTELINQ

    37 min
  8. Sourgum CEO Joe DiNardi-Mack on Bringing Tech Innovation to Waste and Recycling

    09/16/2025

    Sourgum CEO Joe DiNardi-Mack on Bringing Tech Innovation to Waste and Recycling

    Sourgum co-founder and CEO Joe DiNardi-Mack shares how his team is using technology, AI, and data analytics to modernize the waste and recycling industry. He discusses scaling a nationwide waste management platform, supporting local haulers, improving routing and diversion rates, and offering enterprise waste solutions. Topics include waste management software, recycling technology, sustainability strategies, startup growth, Series A funding, and building an operating system for waste services across the U.S. Thanks to our Sponsors: WASTELINQ, E-Tank, and Cascade Environmental

    39 min
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The Environmental Transformation Podcast explores the future of Sustainability, EHS, the Circular Economy, and Environmental Innovation. Host Sean Grady interviews industry leaders and changemakers about emerging technologies, digital transformation, and the trends reshaping the environmental sector. Stay informed, lead the change, and join the ET Nation on every major platform as we dive into the conversations driving real environmental impact.

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