Alex is determined that zero waste is possible, and loves working with students and staff on college campuses to envision what it will take to get them there. He has been involved in zero waste programs since 2010, when he and his friends started the UNH Trash 2 Treasure program. At PLAN, Alex enjoys training … Read more
Julie has spent the last 30 years at the intersection of human health and the environment. Prior to working at Clean Water Action she consulted on numerous candidate and issue campaigns throughout the country, as well as served in leadership positions on federal races. Over the last decade, Julie served as Chief of Staff and … Read more
Anita Schwartz brings over 20 years of experience in sustainable business strategies, supporting Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, and public sector entities. Prior to Re:Dish, she had a decade-long tenure at WM Inc and WSP as Vice President of Circular Economy and Zero Waste. Anita is currently the President of Circularity Consulting Inc, a co-author and … Read more
Jenna Arkin is the forceful innovator behind ECOS®’s safer and greener cleaning products. With a degree in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a graduate degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Design and Technology, Jenna brings a unique combination of scientific expertise and creative passion to her work. As … Read more
Apurva Singh supports European cities and bioregions in setting progressive circular economy targets and carbon neutrality roadmaps. Under various EU Horizon 2020 projects, Apurva has developed impact monitoring frameworks, environmental performance indicators and city-level action plans to reconfigure and strengthen their regenerative capacities. Organization:MetabolicTitle:ResearcherWebhttps://www.metabolic.nlLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/apurva-singh-0a9b0379/
Nayeli Campos is the Community Outreach and Policy Coordinator at Zero Waste Washington, a non-profit organization focused on sustainability and waste reduction. Her journey in environmental advocacy began during her time as a UC Global Food Initiative fellow at UC Santa Barbara, where she worked on initiatives centered around food accessibility and sustainability. Since joining … Read more
Mary Lou Van Deventer has been involved with Urban Ore in Berkeley, California, since itsfounding in 1980 and incorporation in 1981. After college she was a high-school teacher andenvironmental journalist. Now she is co-owner of all of Urban Ore’s shares, with her husband,Dr. Daniel Knapp, and is currently the Special Projects Manager. In 1980 Urban … Read more
Kirstie Pecci is the Executive Director of Just Zero, a national Zero Waste non-profit. Kirstie established and was the Director of the Zero Waste Program at Conservation Law Foundation, and is a former MASSPIRG Staff Attorney actively engaged in waste reduction and opposing the expansion of landfill and incinerator capacity. She also founded the central … Read more
Nena Shaw has over 30 years of environmental law and policy experience from work in the public and private sectors. Nena is the Senior Advisor for Circular Economy and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law recycling efforts in the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery within the Office of Land and Emergency Management. She holds degrees from Duke … Read more
Jay Bassett served the public over 35 years both as a naval military officer (retired) and as a civil servant and leader with the US Environmental Protection Agency. He was a charter member of EPA’s leadership cadre in transforming EPA’s land and waste program’s “Road Ahead” principles building capacity on materials management approaches, and broad, … Read more