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Discarded furniture and bulky items comprise one of the biggest challenges for diversion from landfills. Innovative approaches across the continent, coupled with corporate partnerships and new technology, are making a mark in social equity, cleaner communities, and resource conservation — with reduced GHGs as a qualitative benefit. Learn how non-profits, including those with profit business models, remain nimble and responsive in their programs, aided by ever-evolving AI technology.
Moderator: Mary Lou Van Deventer, Co-Owner, Urban Ore
Speakers:
- Stacie Johnson, Sustainability Manager, Goodwill of the Heartland, “Herding Zero Waste “Cats””
- Dan Kershaw, Executive Director, Furniture Bank, “From Pilot to Impact: Scaling Zero-Waste Solutions in Furniture”
- Joshua Mastromatto, CEO, Rego, “Leveraging AI to Divert Used Furniture from Landfills”