Katy Osborn turns other people’s trash into upcycled treasures

With climate change accelerating and overconsumption booming, it can feel like we have no agency over our impact on the planet. But artists who work with upcycled and reclaimed materials want to challenge that narrative. “We’re the band playing as the Titanic goes down,” said Nowhere Collective founder Katy Osborn. Through the Nowhere Collective, she runs a series of Trashy Markets, which are exactly what they sound like: markets for makers who work primarily with trash. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to Osborn about upcycling, connecting consumers with sustainable goods and ways she finds hope.