IB Green Minds #22: In conversation with Christian Sigmund

This week's episode of Green Minds features Christian Sigmund, co-founder and CEO of Hamburg-based startup WILDPLASTIC. WILDPLASTIC aims to recover as much wild plastic waste as possible from the environment and return it to the recycling cycle. Working with collection organisations in regions severely affected by the plastic crisis, WILDPLASTIC purchases wild plastic and transforms it into new products such as WILDBAGS and mailing bags made of WILDPLASTIC. 

 

In this episode, Chris shares his journey from working at companies like YouTube and Google to co-founding WILDPLASTIC. He provides valuable insights into WILDPLASTIC's mission, operations and future ambitions, as well as an in-depth discussion of the plastic crisis and the challenges of waste management and potential solutions. 

 

For listeners interested in learning more about WILDPLASTIC, a link to the website can be found here. 

 

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