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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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
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