Making Great Products from Recycled Plastics by Tammy Ven Dange (part 1)
01:30 Why Tammy launched The Refoundry to help Mother Nature by making great products from recycled plastics
07:00 Leaving a job as the CEO of an animal welfare charity, paddling across 5 continents to witness plastic pollution everywhere and taking action to tackle the problem
09:30 From organizing rubbish collection near Canberra to the idea of manufacturing recycled plastic
11:30 A senior position in a small town and the challenge of recreating the public identity
14:30 High capital investment to make molds and prototypes
16:00 “Stray no more” crowdfunding campaign to raise fund, to market and test the products
19:00 Learnings from the crowdfunding campaign
22:00 Shifting to make another product
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NUGGETS:
- The plastic pollution problem is visible on the 5 continents
- Creating products using recycled plastic is one way to tackle the plastic pollution problem
- A recycled plastic product needs to be useful if not, it will just end up in the landfill quickly. The key is to design an innovative product that solves a problem
- Injection plastic molding and prototyping requires high capital investment
- Creating the right momentum is key to a successful crowdfunding campaign
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CONNECT with Tammy:
To find out more about Tammy Ven Dange: https://tvendange.com/
To find out more about The Refoundry: https://refoundry.com.au/
Tammy’s podcast: Plastics Revolution
Connect with Tammy on socials @tvendange
Host: Leekei Tang
Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com
Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes