Lin managed the R4 Recycling Program at UC Davis for fifteen years and Cal Zero Waste at UC Berkeley for the past nine years. UC Berkeley has won the Pac-12 Road to Zero Waste Basketball competition four consecutive times and has earned a USGBC TRUE Zero Waste platinum certification for Haas Business School’s Chou Hall….
Kate O’Neill is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. She is known for her work on global environmental politics and governance and the global political economy of waste. Her work has been featured…
Kira Stoll is the Chief Sustainability & Carbon Solutions Officer for the University of California, Berkeley. Her work involves strategic advising with leadership to institutionalize sustainable practices into campus administration and operations; developing cutting-edge carbon reduction, renewable energy, waste and water use reduction, and green building initiatives; and, developing long- and short-range sustainability plans and…
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 30 years, and a professional in solid waste management for over 35 years. Maggie is chair of the National Recycling Coalition’s Committee to advance the NRC clearinghouse…
Enzo Favoino is with Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza, a not-for-profit Research Centre based in Northern Italy. He and his team have long been involved across Europe in scientific and technical issues related to optimisation of schemes for separate collection, definition and implementation of Zero Waste programmes, process management in composting and anaerobic digestion…
Cecilia Allen is the Global Projects Advisor for GAIA, focused on strengthening the work on zero waste through global initiatives. She re-joined GAIA in 2017, and previously served as GAIA’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America and The Caribbean for nine years. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and now based in Cordoba, Cecilia is a Sociologist…
Bob Gedert is the President of the National Recycling Coalition. In 2019, he was awarded the Lifetime Recycling Achievement Award from the National Recycling Coalition. Bob is a Cincinnati-based consultant with 40+ years of experience in guiding communities toward sustainable materials management through a systems approach, bridging recycling best practices and sustainability toward local circular…
Nichole Dorr joined PaintCare in December 2015 as the Central California Regional Coordinator. PaintCare, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was created by the US paint industry to serve as the national stewardship organization for the purpose of managing postconsumer paint. Prior to joining PaintCare, Nichole managed the Town of Truckee’s Solid Waste and Recycling program for…
Sarah O’Brien is Director of Strategic Initiatives and Stakeholder Engagement for the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC). Ms O’Brien’s career has focused for 20 years on sustainable purchasing and supply chain issues, working with healthcare, government, and enterprise purchasers and suppliers, with a special focus on the procurement of more sustainable electronics. Ms O’Brien was…
Joseph Button has been the Sustainability Director at Straus Family Creamery since 2016. He implements best-in-industry practices related to environmental sustainability throughout the mission-driven company’s operations, including achieving TRUE Zero-Waste Gold certification in 2019. Joseph also works to ensure the economic and environmental sustainability of family organic dairy farms in Marin and Sonoma Counties of…