Episode description

Every Wednesday on the Hippie Haven podcast, learn how to live harmoniously with yourself, others & the planet. We talk about all things hippie, including eating vegan, reducing your trash, starting an ethical business, eco-activism, gardening, beekeeping, tiny house living, and so much more.

My guest today is Daniel Ruttenberg. She attended Tyler School of Art and then operated a glass art and fabrication business from 2007 to 2015. In 2016, she co-founded Remark Glass, a small business in South Philadelphia. Remark's mission, through the creation of small batch home accessories made exclusively from discarded bottle glass, is to build a more sustainable art form in manufacturing practice. Remark Glass has been recognized by the City of Philadelphia as its first Gold Level Zero Waste business. They were awarded the 2019 SustainPHL Business Impact Leader award and their Champagne Bottle Mug was recognized in the 2018 DesignPhilly Best in Design competition. Ruttenberg and her team have also been featured in ABC’s Localish, a 2019 DiscoverCard commercial, and HGTV home improvement show “Philly Revival”. Today we're talking about glass recycling, how one glass product is made into a different product, Danielle's new nonprofit and more so let's get started.

Remark Glass Website + Bottle Underground's Website

This episode is made possible by Sustain. Shop shame-free products for periods and sex at hippiehavenpodcast.com/sustain

The Hippie Haven Podcast is hosted by Callee - a zero waste activist & business owner. Formerly a translator for the US Navy, Callee was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 2017 following an episode of severe depression & alcoholism fueled by not living in alignment with her core values. That same year, at age 23, she started Bestowed Essentials, a handmade line of eco-friendly beauty & home products that are now stocked in over 100 stores around the US & Canada. Callee began hosting this free podcast in August 2018, as well as speaking at events and teaching educational workshops across the country, as part of her life mission to arm you with the knowledge & tools you need to spark positive change in your community. In December 2019, she opened The Hippie Haven in Rapid City, South Dakota - a zero waste retail store & community space with a little free library - the first of its kind in the state. 

Follow along on Instagram - @hippie.ceo & @hippiehavenshop & @bestowedessentials
Shop zero waste home goods at www.hippiehavenshop.com
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