Young started with PLAN right after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. While on campus, they organized the fossil fuel divestment campaign, and worked for the Student Office of Sustainability. Young’s involvement with The People over Petro Co. & the fight to resist the petrochemical expansion of the Ohio River Valley led to … Read more
Heather has more than 25 years of experience in environmental work ranging from Zero Waste to toxic chemicals and habitat issues. At Zero Waste Washington, her focus has been on reducing upstream sources of waste and addressing downstream impacts, getting toxic chemicals out of products, eliminating plastic pollution, and building on the organization’s signature producer … Read more
Crystal Dreisbach is a solutionary whose life goal is to disrupt the status quo of our take-and-trash economy. She is the Founder & Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Durham, North Carolina called Don’t Waste Durham whose mission is to create solutions that prevent trash. She leads her organization in systemic change projects like … Read more
Casey Mahalick is a Senior Technical Associate of Environmental Sustainability for Colgate-Palmolive Company, a consumer products company based in New York City. She is responsible for developing and supporting the implementation of Colgate’s environmental sustainability programs including energy efficiency, climate, water stewardship and waste reduction. She is a TRUE Advisor with the U.S. Green Building … Read more
Using systems-thinking, innovation & design Dagny’s work pushes the boundaries of how we think about everyday decisions & builds the capacity in others to have a real impact on today’s pressing issues. She is the founder of Vessel, a reusables service system, Vessel Works, an educational and consulting firm focused on circular design, and the … Read more
A Sonoma County, California community-based bike upcycling program that makes fossil fuel-free transport accessible to all. In March 2022, Transition US and Community Bikes will be offering a four-part series on starting a reuse and repair training program like this in your community. Community Bikes is a project of Zero Waste Action – Sonoma County. … Read more
Rebecca has over a decade of experience in the field of sustainability and is passionate about waste reduction. Rebecca has worked in zero waste operations, sustainable food systems, textile waste reduction, salmon habitat restoration and environmental education. As an Environmental Studies graduate student at Western Washington University, Rebecca studied fast fashion, overconsumption and the psychology … Read more
Diane Cohen is executive director of Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc., an nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2007 to help reduce waste and recognize and reinvest this value back into the community. Diane is passionate about demonstrating and maximizing the triple bottom line (social, environmental and economic) benefits of reuse and helping to build momentum in … Read more
Ms. Teresa Bradley, CEO of Race to Zero Waste, has over 15 years experience developing progressive zero waste systems by implementing reuse, waste avoidance, composting and recycling techniques for special events, commercial businesses, institutions, and schools. Ms. Bradley has consulted with private firms providing technical assistance to commercial businesses and special events in Greater Pittsburgh … Read more
Ashpreet Kaur has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Panjab University, India. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology with a concentration in Sociology at the University of University of Florida. Her research focuses on the Zero Waste performance of higher education institutions of the USA. After graduating, she is interested in working … Read more