Sarah is a longtime expert on sustainable purchasing. Prior to joining the SPLC she was Director of the multi-stakeholder Clean Electronics Production Network (CEPN) working on the elimination of worker exposure to toxic chemicals in the electronics supply chain. For more than a decade previously, Sarah led global purchaser and brand engagement with the EPEAT … Read more
Lisa Pellegrino is a self-professed “zero waste geek”. She takes great pride (and joy!) in transforming waste streams into supply chains, through fulfilling TerraCycle’s mission in eliminating the idea of waste. She got her MBA in Sustainable Systems and is the Strategic Partnerships Manager focused on building up TerraCycle’s public collection network for hard-to-recycle materials. … Read more
Ms. Muir has managed Stanford University’s Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Program for the last 25 years. She leads Stanford University toward a zero waste campus through a rigorous and comprehensive program of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. Julie has led over 30 audits of the campus trash to determine what can be done … Read more
Alice Koehler leads WasteZero’s Marketing Department, partnering with both municipalities and corporations to create and execute winning waste reduction initiatives. She has extensive and varied marketing experience, building such iconic brands as adidas, Oscar Mayer, Playtex and Butterball, as well as experience launching and growing private label businesses. She holds a B.A. from Colby College … Read more
Kourtnii Brown is worm wrangler, soil slinger, and the Founder and Director of Common Compost in Oakland, California. Her on-site community compost projects empower sustainable resource recycling and improve local food systems throughout Alameda County. Before Common Compost was hatched, Kourtnii spent 15 years as an environmental policy analyst working to strengthen natural resource management … 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
Mandi McKay is the Sustainability Manager for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. where she leads the company’s environmental initiatives aimed at building an enduring and resilient company. With a focus on both operational efficiency and external advocacy, Mandi manages efforts to reduce greenhouse gas impacts within the company’s two breweries as well as across the supply … Read more
Kate Davenport is the co-president of Eureka Recycling, a zero-waste social enterprise that demonstrates zero waste as a strategy to address climate change, local economic development, workforce development and inclusion and social and environmental justice located in the Twin Cities. With key recycling contracts servicing the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and over 100 … Read more
Matt Cotton Bio: • Over 30 years in the organics recycling industry; • Permitted and helped develop some of the major composting facilities in California; • Almost two decades on the Board of the US Composting Council, including three terms as President; • Lead instructor for USCC’s 40-Hour Compost Operator Training Course; • Author and … Read more
Clytie Binder is a Waste Educator with Brisbane City Council, encouraging schools, community groups, business and individuals to reduce their waste. She is passionate about sustainability and her background includes establishing a community garden, coordinating professional development conferences for teachers on school gardening, and working as an environmental educator in community, schools and local government … Read more