On this edition of Conversations, Kate Wheeler and Trent Huntington join host Dan Skinner to talk about “Team Trash: A Time Traveler's Guide to Sustainability.” The middle-grade graphic novel features the adventures of Oliver and Charlie as they travel through time learning about sustainability efforts from ancient times to the present. Wheeler is a cartoonist and author. She works primarily in autobiographical comics and comic journalism, but also is an author of middle grade graphic novels. Huntington is a sustainability expert whose work focuses on circular economy, recycling, and product sustainability.
“Team Trash: A Time Traveler's Guide to Sustainability”
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