About Us


be Waste Wise (bWW) is a non-profit organization addressing the need for knowledge dissemination in waste management by bringing the best minds together to build a global waste management community.

be Waste Wise also manages grants and provides consultancy services in knowledge transfer and training, communications and content marketing, networking and community building, conference support and waste management.

Invest in Our Collective Future


Running a non-profit is a full-time job. We do it every waking moment. It takes us thousands of hours and dollars to research, coordinate and produce content which will remain free for a global audience. We are investing in our collective future through be Waste Wise.

Please make your investment in our collective future through a donation.

Our Moderators

Moderators
  • Adam Read

    Chief Sustainability & External Affairs Officer, SUEZ UK

    Adam Read is the Director of External Affairs at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery. Adam has specialized...
  • Cole Rosengren

    Lead Editor, Waste Dive

    Cole Rosengren is a lead editor at Waste Dive and Packaging Dive and has been with Industry Dive sin...
  • Emma Burlow

    Founder, Lighthouse Sustainability

    Emma Burlow is one of the UK’s leading specialists on the circular economy and sustainability in b...
  • Gijs Langeveld

    Principal Consultant, Project Gijs

    Gijs enjoys setting up initiatives which solve complex problems in areas of circular economy and was...
  • Kat Heinrich

    Director, Rawtec

    Kat Heinrich is a food waste specialist in Australia and winner of the 2017 GISA Women in Waste Lead...
  • Dr Mansoor Ali

    Solid Waste Management Expert

    Dr Mansoor Ali is a solid waste management expert with more than 35 years of experience in planning ...
  • Megan Quinn

    Senior Reporter, Waste Dive

    Megan has been covering recycling and waste issues since 2015. She is currently a senior reporter at...
  • Sarah Ottaway

    Sustainability & Social Value Lead, SUEZ UK

    Sarah Ottaway became SUEZ recycling and recovery UK’s Sustainability and Social Value Lead in 2019...