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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why TV, film, and commercial sets generate tons of waste

    At least 100 professional film, TV, or commercial shoots take place in the LA area each day. They produce tons of waste, such as uneaten food and plastic. Few organizations are trying help the industry reduce waste. EcoSet is one of them.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 5, 2019 • 1 min read

    At least 100 professional film, TV, or commercial shoots take place in the LA area each day. They produce tons of waste, such as uneaten food and plastic.

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    Homelessness is a state-wide crisis
    1. 0:00Homelessness up in LA, SF, and OC. What is the state doing about it?
    2. 9:40California Democratic Party Chairman Rusty Hicks on unity
    3. 18:37Nahnatchka Khan on 'Always Be My Maybe,' and how much the industry has changed since 'Fresh Off the Boat'
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Nick Kane

      works on sets in the Grip and Electric Department

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      Kris Barberg

      Executive Director of EcoSet

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Homelessness is a state-wide crisis
    1. 0:00Homelessness up in LA, SF, and OC. What is the state doing about it?
    2. 9:40California Democratic Party Chairman Rusty Hicks on unity
    3. 18:37Nahnatchka Khan on 'Always Be My Maybe,' and how much the industry has changed since 'Fresh Off the Boat'
    4. 32:15Why TV, film, and commercial sets generate tons of wasteYou’re reading this
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