Jessica Shrout

Jessica Shrout owns Circle Three Branding – a marketing agency dedicated to the waste and recycling industry. Her passion grew from frustration that no outside agency seemed to understand the needs of the waste world – and so it became a mission to provide quality marketing services from someone who understands what you’re talking about. … Read more

Jessica Jane Robinson

Jessica Jane Robinson

Jessica Jane Robinson has been a zero-waste advocate and environmental leader in the Bay Area for over a decade and currently serves as President of the Northern California Recycling Association. She used her platform as Miss Alameda, a crown she held from 2010-2011, to showcase sustainability and climate issues by creating a superhero called “Recycle … Read more

Bruce Buchan

Bruce is a driver and promoter of sustainability change and believes that Culture, Communication, and Collection are the 3 key factors for achieving zero waste. This redefined concept – CleanRiver’s 3C process – has been adopted by organizations such as Google, Tesla, Facebook, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Bruce shares his 33 years of industry experience … Read more

Michael Savarie

Michael Savarie

Michael Savarie is the Sustainability Program Manager for Circularity and Textiles at UL Solutions, where he manages the Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) and the Textile Exchange programs. Michael has a background in sustainability in the apparel and textile industry, helping to launch an apparel and material innovation brand successfully and later developing and leading the … Read more

Neil Seldman

Neil Seldman, Ph.D., is a Zero Waste advocate with extensive experience in the field. He co-founded the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and was Director of its Waste to Wealth Initiative for 48 years. He also co-founded the National Recycling Coalition, ZW USA, Zero Waste International Association, and the Save the Albatross Coalition. Seldman is known … Read more

SWANA Gold Rush Chapter

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SWANA is an organization of professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, safety, advocacy and research. In 1961, several local officials from southern California started a new association which was called the “Governmental Refuse Collection Disposal Association” (GRCDA). Their objectives were: Today the Northern California … Read more

GreenEducation.US

GreenEducation.US offers online learning for sustainable resource management professionals. GreenEducation.US connects industry renowned experts in the fields of Zero Waste, sustainable resource management, recycling, waste reduction, reuse, and composting with individuals and businesses around the world. Through innovative online instruction and cutting-edge experts, GreenEducation.US can deliver modularized training that meets the needs of all training … Read more

HF&H Consultants, LLC

HF&H Consultants, LLC’s (HF&H) purpose is to provide environmentally responsible economic, financial, strategic planning, and management consulting services to local governments throughout the Western United States. HF&H’s reputation is well established, having performed more than 1,900 engagements for nearly 400 clients since founding in 1989. HF&H’s credentialed accountants, economists, engineers, public policy experts, and management … Read more