About be Waste Wise
Wayne Williams
May 23, 2022 | be Waste WiseWayne O. Williams is an Environmental Engineer and a Wastewater Subject Matter Expert. Read More
Timothy Augustus
May 23, 2022 | be Waste WiseTimothy Augustus has been involved in the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants, sanitary construction of water and wastewater systems, and the supervision of wastewater treatment plant operators for over 16 years. The vast knowledge and experience of various … Read More
Measuring Food Waste: The Global FLW Standard | with Gijs Langeveld
April 5, 2022 | be Waste Wise 1The Food Loss & Waste Protocol, a multi-stakeholder partnership, has developed the FLW Standard. The steering committee includes seven expert institutions: Consumer Goods Forum, Food, and Agriculture Organization (FAO), EU Fusions, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Resources Institute (WRI), and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).Read More
Brian Lipinski
April 5, 2022 | be Waste WiseBrian Lipinski is a research associate with the Food Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI). During his time at WRI, he has worked extensively on the topic of food loss and waste, having served as the lead author on the paper “Reducing Food Loss and Waste.”Read More
Bio-economy: Connecting Crops, Carbon & Cash | with Jonathan Cocker
April 5, 2022 | be Waste WiseWith a lively panel of international industry experts, we discuss lower carbon intensities and related monetary opportunities for both the waste and energy industries.Read More
Jayson Zwierschke
April 1, 2022 | be Waste WiseFor over 20 years, Jay Zwierschke has been a noteworthy leader in the Canadian cleantech space. Read More
Brittney Drake
April 1, 2022 | be Waste WiseBrittney Drake’s background is in technical design across the refining, petrochemical and mining industries including the extensive time spent in the field provides unconventional strategies for the changing environment and challenges of decarbonization. Read More
Brent Lyon
April 1, 2022 | be Waste WiseBrent Lyon, PEng is Scovan Engineering’s Director of Business Development, with a strong focus on biogas projects. Prior to this, he was an executive recruiter for renewable energy and mining companies, a management strategic consultant, the chief feedstock negotiator for a 66MW biomass-fueled power plant, and even the assistant brewmaster for the first craft brewery in Canada. Brent is a Professional Chemical engineer with an additional academic background in industrial microbiology.Read More
Enabling Effective Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: Public Consultation Workshop
March 29, 2022 | be Waste WiseThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and be Waste Wise (bWW), in partnership with The Incubation Network, is conducting a series of 12 online workshops for a city network consisting of select cities in India, namely Panjim, Varanasi, East Delhi, Surat and Vadodara on aspects relating to solid and plastic waste management.Read More
Plastic Credits and Its Applicability in Latin America | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
March 14, 2022 | be Waste WisePlastic credit is a novel concept that allows financial leverage for social projects that seek to reduce plastic pollution.Read More
Kamal Raj
March 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseBiotechnologist by education, Kamal Raj is a Solid Waste Management professional. In the past, he has co-founded a social enterprise that works in environmental and civic action through behavioural change.Read More
How Local Organics Recyclers in the US Are Weathering the Pandemic | with Cole Rosengren
February 28, 2022 | be Waste WiseLearn how organics recyclers in two major U.S. cities have approached this challenge while remaining vocal advocates for change in their communities.Read More
Marvin Hayes
February 28, 2022 | be Waste WiseMarvin Hayes has been a youth educator and mentor for over 20 years. Read More
Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli
February 28, 2022 | be Waste WiseMeredith Danberg-Ficarelli sits on the US Composting Council board of directors and the steering committee of the Institute for Local Self Reliance’s Community Composting Coalition.Read More
How Environmental is Social Value? | with Adam Read
February 24, 2022 | be Waste WiseThis webinar looks at the role of the sector in embedding activities as part of and above the day to day which create community benefits, training opportunities, local economic improvements while moving towards a more circular and carbon-efficient economy.Read More
Graham Duxbury
February 24, 2022 | be Waste WiseGraham Duxbury was appointed Groundwork UK’s Chief Executive in 2014, having served in a number of other roles in the organisation building national relationships and partnerships, generating income, developing programmes and leading on policy and communications.Read More
Charlotte Österman
February 24, 2022 | be Waste WiseCharlotte offers tailored support and technical expertise to Social Value UK’s private sector members to help them on their social value journey.Read More
What’s the Best Metric to Drive Down Consumption and Drive Circularity?
February 17, 2022 | be Waste WiseHow effective have carbon tools and targets been in changing service design and performance? Read More
Susan Evans
February 17, 2022 | be Waste WiseSusan Evans joined Green Alliance in September 2021 as a senior policy adviser, leading the organisation’s work on resource efficiency and the circular economy. Read More
Is There Such a Thing as a Sustainable Consumer? | with Sarah Ottaway
February 10, 2022 | be Waste WiseWhat is sustainable consumption, and how do we help individuals, organisations and governments understand and take action to make it a reality for all?Read More
Jen Gale
February 10, 2022 | be Waste WiseIn September 2012, Jen decided it would be a ‘fun’ challenge to spend a year buying nothing new and dragged the rest of her family along for the ride. Read More
What Helps Keep Waste and Recycling Collection Workers Safe? | with Megan Quinn
February 3, 2022 | be Waste WiseThis panel discusses some of the major hurdles, what strategies are working, and what strategies are still needed to help improve working conditions.Read More
Christy Adeola Braham
February 3, 2022 | be Waste WiseChristy Braham is Workers’ Health Coordinator at the global network Women in Informal Employment – Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO).Read More
Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
February 3, 2022 | be Waste WiseMarcy Goldstein-Gelb has been a leader and strategist in the occupational safety and health, and economic justice movements for over twenty-five years.Read More
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Waste Management
January 3, 2022 | be Waste WiseWant to understand the impacts of the pandemic on waste management? Begin your learning with this guide, which refers to panel discussions across several #wastedialog.Read More
Reimagining Sustainable Agriculture Through Innovation in Plastic Waste | with Daniella Russo
November 25, 2021 | be Waste WisePlastic film in agriculture is valuable and widely used, but is difficult to collect and recycle, and especially in the past few years has become a real challenge. Read More
Rich Uto
November 25, 2021 | be Waste WiseRich Uto is the owner of Satsuma Farms and the first strawberry grower in the world to achieve the Sustainably Grown certification from SCS Global Services.Read More
James duBois
November 25, 2021 | be Waste WiseJames duBois is the Senior Manager of Environmental Sustainability at Driscoll’s. James has worked within the Reiter/Driscoll’s enterprise for 15 years in both the U.S. and Mexico.Read More
How Compost Helps Feed the Globe and Tackle Climate Change | with Kat Heinrich
November 23, 2021 | be Waste Wise 2This webinar is for waste professionals, policymakers, and the curious-minded on how compost can help tackle global challenges.Read More
Jane Gilbert
November 23, 2021 | be Waste WiseJane is the current Chair of ISWA’s Biological Treatment Working Group and has gained her International Waste Manager status.Read More
Circular Economy Meets Climate Emergency | with Emma Burlow
November 1, 2021 | be Waste WiseThis panel explores the critical role of circular economy in carbon reduction.Read More
Chris Whyte
November 1, 2021 | be Waste WiseSince 1992, Chris has been involved in environmental and sustainable project developments across Africa and channelled his focus into waste from 1999.Read More
COP26 – What is the Role of the Waste and Resources Sector in Delivering Net-Zero? | with Adam Read
November 1, 2021 | be Waste WiseThis webinar explores a range of issues in the run-up to COP26, focusing on how the critical role of the resources & waste sector has been overlooked in the planning for the global carbon event.Read More
Solid Waste Management in El Salvador & Ecuador | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
September 20, 2021 | be Waste WiseThis bilingual (English and Spanish) webinar gives a brief overview of municipal solid waste management situation, key challenges and prospects in El Salvador and Ecuador.Read More
Alejandra Rivera
September 20, 2021 | be Waste WiseAlejandra Rivera is an expert in integrated solid waste management with 10 years of experience. She is the co-founder and has been the president of Asociación Sumando Impactos from August 2017 to February 2021. Read More
Thorben Knust
September 20, 2021 | be Waste WiseSenior consultant with over ten years of international experience in the management of sustainable development projects. Read More
Policy Reforms in the UK | with Adam Read
September 1, 2021 | be Waste WiseWhat do the UK policy reforms mean for consumers, customers and those working in waste & resource management?Read More
Robert Thompson
September 1, 2021 | be Waste Wiseob leads the packaging sustainability strategy for his own brand packaging within the Ethics, Sustainability and Policy team at Co-op Food. Read More
Skills in the Circular Economy | with Adam Read
September 1, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1This panel considers what skills are needed in the resources and waste sector to meet the challenges of the circular economy and decarbonisation.Read More
Amy Bloom
August 23, 2021 | be Waste WiseAmy Bloom is a chemical engineer with consultancy experience across the waste sector, with a broad-ranging technical understanding including industrial, hazardous and municipal streams.Read More
Katie Cockburn
August 23, 2021 | be Waste WiseKatie Cockburn is the Professional Services Director, CIWM and Director of Qualifications and Standards, WAMITAB, with fifteen years of experience in the vocational and technical education space. Over ten of these were spent developing and improving qualification standards in the … Read More
Multi-dimensional Approach to Food Waste Prevention: An Entrepreneur’s Journey | with Gijs Langeveld
July 27, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1A discussion with Benjamin Lephilibert, at LightBlue Environmental Consulting.Read More
Benjamin Lephilibert
July 27, 2021 | be Waste WiseBenjamin Lephilibert is the Founder and Managing Director of LightBlue Environmental ConsultingRead More
Is Reuse the New Recycling? | with Emma Burlow
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseIn this webinar, we explore the role of sharing and reuse in reducing our reliance on single-use items such as takeaway food and drink and e-commerce packaging.Read More
Dan Wright
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseDan Wright is the Managing Director of Phineas Group, the £5m sustainable shoe hanger business, and co-founder of CanCan, a technology platform pioneering the sharing of reusable containers across hospitality and retail.Read More
Alvin Leer
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseAlvin Dammann Leer is a serial impact entrepreneur and investor.Read More
Recycling Policy Status Report in the United States | with Megan Quinn
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseIn this mid-year report on U.S. national and state recycling policy, panelists discuss what the recycling policy landscape looks like at this point in the year.Read More
Megan Quinn
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseMegan joined the Waste Dive team as a reporter in 2020. She previously covered the recycling industry as senior reporter for Scrap News, where she learned about the industry at scrapyards and steel mills.Read More
Yinka N. Bode-George
July 15, 2021 | be Waste WiseYinka N. Bode-George is an environmental health advocate passionate about creating health equity, environmental justice, and sustainable development through public policy and community building. Read More
Design and Consumption for the Circular Economy | with Robert Crocker
June 23, 2021 | be Waste WiseWe explore what more could be done from the design, business, consumption, and policy perspectives to hasten the implementation of the circular economy.Read More