{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/61a3ce24452548001ab67cde?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference - Flossie Donnelly","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/1638124874502-918638fa5d0fc7210e6bb69186a7ac6b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You can hear how much I enjoyed this chat with Flossie Donnelly on all things beach cleaning! The name Jeremy will forever have a new meaning… Stay up to date with her ventures on Instagram&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/flossieandthebeachcleaners/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Flossieandthebeachcleaners</a>! and you can find out more about their workshops on their website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.flossieandthebeachcleaners.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.flossieandthebeachcleaners.com</a>. Don't forget to rate, review, share, and if you can, please support this podcast on Patreon (&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bookofleaves\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/bookofleaves</a>&nbsp;). More on:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://bookofleavespodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bookofleavespodcast.com/</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>[04:30] Getting to know Flossie and how she learned about plastic waste.</li><li>[08:10] How the beach cleans started and how often they go.</li><li>[10:45] The most common waste items they find.</li><li>[11:55] What they do with intact clothes &amp; objects they save.</li><li>[16:25] What Flossie thinks needs to change so people aren’t discarding as much waste on the beach.</li><li>[19:20] How the name came about.</li><li>[22:50] Making&nbsp;<a href=\"https://chng.it/p4MrPNCrmX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">environmentalism a core subject</a>&nbsp;in schools.</li><li>[26:40] Flossie’s experience of adults treating her or her activism differently because of her age.</li><li>[31:05] Some of the more unusual items Flossie has found on cleans!</li><li>[36:10] Random Questions.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to please to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://chng.it/p4MrPNCrmX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sign and share this petition</a>&nbsp;to make environmentalism a core subject in secondary schools.</p><p>To find a clean up community, as well as Flossie you can check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https://cleancoasts.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Clean Coasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/climateloveireland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Love Ireland</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/understory_ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Understory</a>&nbsp;or search the web for ‘local clean up group’. You’ll be surprised as to what’s already near you!</p><p>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https://jiminy.ie/products/recycled-ocean-plastic-litter-picker?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4e1bdc7b3&amp;_ss=r&amp;variant=37799487635624\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jiminy</a>&nbsp;or<a href=\"https://reuzi.ie/products/recycled-ocean-plastic-litter-picker-clean-up-thepowerofone?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4b04c8266&amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Reuzi</a>&nbsp;for a litter picker. And listen to their episodes too&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.bookofleavespodcast.com/ep-9-the-solution-to-plastic-toys-toy-miles-sharon-jiminy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#9</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.bookofleavespodcast.com/ep-8-a-minimal-waste-lifestyle-from-kids-to-corporate-reuzi-pat-kane/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#8.</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/player/series/my-story-flossie-the-beach-cleaner/SI0000006490?epguid=IP000065449\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RTÉ Flossie Programme</a>.</p>","author_name":"Ceara Carney "}