At 27 years old I feel like I have lived many lives moving and traveling around the world and changing careers twice. I wear many hats that allow me to be a project manager, Zero Waste Advocate, and environmental content creator as a mission-driven social media and marketing consultant. I enjoy the opportunity to create … Read more
Adi Varshneya is the US/Canada Membership Coordinator at GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives). She graduated from New York University, where she received the Metropolitan Studies Program Prize and high honors for her thesis titled “Climate Justice in New York City: community resilience after Hurricane Sandy.” A former Community Organizer & Outreach Coordinator at WE ACT … Read more
Dennis Uyat (they/them) is an environmental educator and consultant whose work centers zero waste and environmental justice. Professionally, they provide technical assistance, outreach, and education to public agencies, universities, schools, businesses, and non-profits. They previously organized programming for Zero Waste Youth USA convergences from 2017-2020 to highlight voices at the frontlines of environmental racism. Dennis … Read more
Max Wechsler grew up surrounded by a scrap metal junkyard near Philadelphia, PA. He is the Operations Manager for Urban Ore, the mission-driven for-profit reuse retail and recycling Ecopark in Berkeley, CA since 1980. He began with the company in 2011 as a salvager at the Berkeley transfer station. Urban OreOperations Managerhttps://urbanore.com
Kearni Nichelle Warren is a determined organizer and activist across multiple local and global issues. She is also an author. Hailing from Chester, Pennsylvania, she has mentored youth in her hometown and honors community elders through the Caregiver Society, which she founded in 2018. Kearni is a 2022 Environmental Leadership Senior Fellow and a 2021 graduate … Read more
Sarah Baillie, Population and Sustainability Organizer, leads outreach efforts to help people understand how the pressures of our growing human population and high levels of consumption hurt wildlife and habitat. She manages the Wildlife-friendly Wedding Guide and SoKind Registry. Sarah holds a bachelor’s in wildlife conservation from the University of Delaware, a master’s in biology … Read more
Adoma Addo is an associate at the Center for Biological Diversity, where she supports campaigns centered around addressing human impacts on the environment. At the Center, Adoma’s work focuses on waste prevention, advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the systemic injustices associated with unequal environmental burdens and unequal access to health services. … Read more
Alex brings a unique perspective to his work derived from over 20 years of experience in social enterprise development and advocacy around zero waste and recycling. With a strong operational, policy, and entrepreneurial background, Alex excels in business and zero waste planning, financial evaluation and projections, waste system modeling, social and environmental impact quantification, recycling … Read more
Bart is the EH&S leader for MDRR with over 30 years of expertise in the recycling and waste management, precious metal and aggregate mining, asphalt and Ready-Mix concrete production, utility construction, telecommunications, and environmental consulting industries. He is responsible for developing MDRR’s vision in safety excellence, managing MDRR’s day-to-day EH&S program compliance, influencing safe decisions … Read more
Sal is the main day-to-day point of contact and manager for all of the jurisdictions that we serve. He is also responsible for all aspects of environmental & regulatory permitting for all projects including the Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery Park and ensures that Mt. Diablo can meet all of its current and future contractual obligations … Read more