Bob Watts

Bob has been the Executive Director of the Chester County Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA) for over 22 years. CCSWA operates a landfill gas collection system, composting operation and a residential recycling drop off at the Lanchester Landfill and Reclamation Center (LLaRC) near Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. Bob received a BS and MS in Civil and Environmental … Read more

Michelle Barton

Michelle grew up in Flagstaff Arizona where she fell in love with the natural world and got her undergraduate degree in Geology. While she was studying at Northern Arizona University she worked as a Peer Teaching assistant, hiking guide, preschool teacher, pizza slinger, and was the recipient of the NASA Space Grant internship. Her love … Read more

Mathew Lubari

Co-Founder & Executive Director @Community Creativity For Development(CC4D),Fixer, Maker, Advocate for Repair & Reuse, Open Technology, Open Source Hardware & Science, Gender Inclusion and Equality. I am a refugee from South Sudan living in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda Community Creativity For Development (CC4D-Uganda)Co-Founder and Executive Directorhttps://www.facebook.com/CC4D.Uganda/

Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.

Maggie Clarke, Ph.D. is a zero waste consultant at Maggie Clarke Environmental, has been an educator and researcher in environmental science and advocate for zero waste practices for over 30 years, and a professional in solid waste management for over 40 years. Maggie is chair of the National Recycling Coalition’s Committee to establish a NRC … Read more

Peter Mui

Peter Mui is the founder of Fixit Clinic (www.fixitclinic.org) which conveys critical thinking and troubleshooting skills through both in-person and virtual events. Over 750 in-person Fixit Clinic events have been hosted at elementary, secondary and high schools, colleges and universities, libraries and through teleconferencing software. “Education, entertainment, empowerment, elucidation, and, ultimately, enlightenment through all-ages do-it-together … Read more

Laura Anthony

Laura Anthony is a 2nd generation zero waste community organizer. Graduated from San Diego State University with a Women’s Students major and a Communications Minor in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in 2012. In 2007, she helped start and now current President of a local … Read more

Alejandra Warren

Alejandra Warren is a sustainability consultant and intersectional environmentalist working on diverse Zero Waste, resource conservation and intersectional justice projects across the Bay Area. She co-founded Plastic Free Future in 2020, a non-profit organization dedicated to the reduction and elimination of plastic pollution through promoting reusable alternatives and focusing on education to systemically excluded communities. … Read more

Terry McDonald

Terry McDonald has served as Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. (SVdP) for 37 years. He is a hands-on, visionary leader with undergraduate degrees in political science and history and a Master of Education degree from the University of Oregon. Terry’s road to entrepreneurial leadership began with a modest … Read more

Ryan McMullan

Currently consulting on strategic sustainability, over his career Ryan McMullan has led several sustainability and zero waste programs including the Mattress Recycling Council, Toyota’s Corporate Responsibility department and Rice University’s Facilities & Engineering department. These have included shifting cultures from recycling to focus on reduce and reuse, establishing new recycling programs, and using zero waste … Read more

Nikhil Balachandran

Nik is an electrical engineer-turned-entrepreneur who found his passion to keep trash out of the environment after encountering it during open water swimming and hiking expeditions all around the world. He founded Zabble in 2016 to help organizations reach zero waste by championing a novel waste measurement process that engages stakeholders and closes the loop. Nik is … Read more