WHO IS NRC? The National Recycling Coalition is a non-profit organization that is focused on the promotion and enhancement of recycling in the United States. We are 23-affiliated recycling organizations strong, and have a network of more than 6,000 members that extends across waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. The organization works to maintain a … Read more
A Zero Waste advocate consultant, Portia Sinnott enjoys leading and taking part in a wide variety of projects. Past favorites include: UN Habitat’s Solid Waste Management in the World’s Cities, USEPA’s Managing and Transforming Waste Streams, and more recently, the Palo Alto Zero Waste Plan Update, and Mountain View Zero Waste Plan and Materials Characterization … Read more
Gary Liss has 47 years’ of experience in recycling, is a leading advocate of Zero Waste, and has worked on more Zero Waste Plans than anyone else in the U.S., including: Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Oakland, San Jose, Boston, Austin, and Fort Collins. He also has helped major businesses and colleges develop Zero Waste Plans. … Read more
Director, Market Transformation & Development TRUE Zero Waste Certification As director of market transformation & development for the TRUE Zero Waste Certification, Stephanie Barger is responsible for the growth and development of the TRUE program. Barger helped launch TRUE, owned and administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) in 2017. GBCI is the premier organization … Read more
Dr. Lisa Skumatz – Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc Lisa Skumatz is an economist with over 38 years in solid waste research. She has conducted solid waste program and policy research around the nation, and published more than 100 articles on trash, recycling, organics, and reduction strategies. Lisa is known for her quantitative analysis expertise … Read more
Nina Bellucci Butler is the CEO of Stina Inc., a mission-based research and information technology firm, striving to harmonize human behavior with the natural world. Her team has developed a suite of tools (e.g., www.CircularityInAction.com) to support more sustainable choices in resource management. Stina’s information management system, relationships and understanding of the plastics recycling industry … Read more
[1989 – Present] 32 years in industry operations, 15 of which as General Manager. [2006 – 2014] Policy Advisor for the Recycling Council of BC (Policies created include: Zero Waste Hierarchy, EPR evaluation criteria & compostable bags). [2013 – Present] Board Member & Lead Policy Advisor of Zero Waste Canada – The Canadian National Affiliate … Read more
Ms. Collins is the President of the Container Recycling Institute (CRI) and has worked exclusively on recycling and sustainability issues for more than 25 years. Ms. Collins leads research projects for the Container Recycling Institute and works with environmental organizations, activists and state and federal governments throughout the United States and around the world to … Read more
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County is Lane County’s largest nonprofit human services organization, serving more than 84,000 individuals annually through its robust homelessness, emergency services, and affordable housing programs. The dynamic nonprofit generates revenue through a small empire of reuse, recycling and upcycling businesses that together diverted 44.1 million pounds of materials … Read more
Zero Waste Gainesville is a community-led initiative supporting policies and lifestyle choices that focus first on reducing waste and reusing products, and then recycling and composting the rest. http://www.zerowastegainesville.com