10.12.11: When you hear the term “green collar job”, you most likely think solar panel installer, energy efficiency expert, Tesla car dealer. But there are also companies that on the surface are not branded with the mark of “Green”, but at the core of how they do business or what they hope to achieve, are environmentally progressive.

Producer Makeba Seargeant speaks with Ron Williams, the CEO and Co-Founder of Snap Goods, the peer to peer startup that let’s you use or test out a product, tool or piece of gear for short period of time at a low cost. Think the power drill you need to hang a framed painting or the 15 martini glasses for next Saturday night.

It’s a service that falls under the emerging trends of collaborative consumption and what Ron calls the “access economy” – communities and networks opening up to share resources.

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Tags: access economies, barter, collaborative consumption, recycling, reuse, ron williams, snap goods, sustainability, trade, upcycling, used

Whether you and yours are huddling at home for Super Bowl Sunday, scrutinizing the stars on Oscar Night or just getting loose on a Saturday night, we can all party hard and be softer on the planet.

Emily Doubilet, founder of Sustainable Party, walks producer Ben Pomeroy through the easy and fun steps on how to green his upcoming Superbowl party. She also lets him know that you can heat things up by turning your heat off.

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Tags: compost, food, heat, packaging, party, recycling, superbowl