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Plastic Free Q&A
September 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseDo you have questions about living plastic-free including why anyone would attempt it in first place and do not know whom to ask? This is the perfect panel for all your questions. Read More
Stiv Wilson
September 25, 2018 | be Waste WiseStiv Wilson is Director of Campaigns at The Story of Stuff project. Read More
Rebecca Prince-Ruiz
September 25, 2018 | be Waste WiseRebecca Prince-Ruiz is the founder of the for-purpose, Plastic Free July Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that brings the public and business together with the vision of a world without plastic waste. Read More
Kate Bailey
August 9, 2018 | be Waste WiseKate Bailey is a leading authority on Zero Waste best practices and focuses on the facts, details, and logistics that help Zero Waste initiatives succeed.Read More
Mitch Hedlund
August 9, 2018 | be Waste WisePrior to founding the nonprofit standardized label initiative and Recycle Across America®, Mitch Hedlund had over 20 years experience in marketing, communications, and branding, serving Fortune 500 companies, as well as midsized companies. Read More
Stephen Bates
August 6, 2018 | be Waste Wiseis an accomplished, and highly-effective International Government, Public Affairs and Behavioural Change Expert with over 25 years of experience leading Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Community Relations and Operations within the global Waste and Resource Recovery sector.Read More
Natalie Starr
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseNatalie Starr has nearly twenty five years of experience in solid waste management, recycling and resource recovery, and energy consulting including twenty years with DSM Environmental where she is now a Principal.Read More
Lynn Hoffman & Kate Davenport
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseLynn Hoffman and Kate Davenport are the Co-Presidents of Eureka Recycling, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social enterprise based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, whose mission is to demonstrate that waste is preventable, not inevitable. Read More
Jim Frey
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseJim Frey offers over 35 years of expertise in recycling and waste management program development for public services and private enterprises. Read More
Emma Burlow
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseEmma Burlow is one of the UK’s leading specialists on circular economy and resource efficiency in businesses and has more than 20 years’ experience in the sectorRead More
Chaz Miller
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseChaz Miller’s career in waste and recycling spanned four decades with stints at the US EPA Office of Solid Waste, the Glass Packaging Institute and the National Waste and Recycling Association. Although he is now retired from full time work, he consults and continues to write his award-winning column “The Circular File” for Waste360.Read More
Beth Schmitt
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseBeth Schmitt is Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships at The Recycling Partnership.Read More
Amity Lumper
August 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseAmity Lumper is Co-President and Director of Cascadia Consulting Group’s Recycling and Materials Management practice.Read More
“Our advice to people who want to make change is to build relationships” – Sarah Currie-Halpern
August 1, 2018 | be Waste WiseSarah Currie-Halpern is Co-Founder and Partner in Think Zero LLC, and she speaks with us in our Pioneers & Changemakers interview series.Read More
Sarah Currie-Halpern
July 31, 2018 | be Waste WiseSarah Currie-Halpern is Co-Founder and Partner in Think Zero LLC. Previously she ran Solid Waste and Zero Waste Programs for the Mayor’s Office of NYC, where she helped develop the Zero Waste section of OneNYC and the Waste section of the recent 80×50 plan.Read More
2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers – Media
June 26, 2018 | be Waste Wise2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers List (Media) is out! Read More
2018 Waste Pioneers List – Individuals
June 19, 2018 | be Waste WiseThe 2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers List recognizes individuals that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their workRead More
2018 Waste Pioneers List – Organizations
June 11, 2018 | be Waste Wise 2Announcing the 2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers List which recognizes the organizations that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their work.Read More
Nadine Cavusoglu
May 29, 2018 | be Waste WiseNadine holds an MBA from the New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a Certificate in Business Strategies for Social Impact from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Read More
Mara Vasileiou
May 28, 2018 | be Waste WiseMara Vasileiou is an Environmental Engineer that has worked as a researcher in the past for the Swedish Museum of Natural History in StockholmRead More
Kylee Neniska
May 28, 2018 | be Waste WiseKylee Neniska graduated from Lethbridge college in Alberta with an Environmental Assessment and Restoration diploma.Read More
Introduction To Community Waste Management
May 14, 2018 | be Waste WiseDealing with waste is an urgent public health priority
“‘Architects do not really think of waste management in terms of building design materials” – Clare Miflin
May 11, 2018 | be Waste WiseWe can do more to fix the problem since waste is a flaw that stems from design of buildings.Read More
Clare Miflin
May 11, 2018 | be Waste WiseClare Miflin has a deep understanding of environmentally sound building practices, techniques, codes and standards that she applies to all her projects.Read More
What is Pre-cycling? James Greyson explains
May 9, 2018 | be Waste Wise 2Pre-cycling is the action of implementing the circular economy vision.Read More
Pace of Change in The Environmental & Sustainability Movements
May 9, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1Over the decades, there are more people engaged with more ecological or waste initiatives around the world. However that hasn’t affected the total material requirements, or a structural switch from a linear to a circular pattern. Read More
What is BlindSpotting? James Greyson Answers
May 9, 2018 | be Waste WiseJames Greyson, of Blindspot Think Tank explains what blindspotting means.
This excerpt is part of be Waste Wise’s interview with James Greyson, as part of the Pioneers & Changemakers series.Read More
Joanna Barnett
May 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseJoanna is passionate about spreading awareness on environmental issues and enjoys the challenge of breaking down potentially complex ideas for a broad audience. Read More
Selby Wilkinson
May 6, 2018 | be Waste WiseSelby Wilkinson is a BA of Media Studies student at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in bridging the gap between media and sustainability. Read More
“Most good practices are primarily linked to municipalities with good leaders” – Sanjay Gupta
April 30, 2018 | be Waste WiseIn places where the political will is lacking, the corruption is higher.Read More
“There is limited transparency and comparability in waste data” – Interview with Cole Rosengren
April 25, 2018 | be Waste WiseIt’s hard to acquire good data because local governments in the industry are not always transparentRead More
“Everyone can relate to plastics in our daily life” – Maxine Perella
April 23, 2018 | be Waste WiseThere is a shift in how CE is being translated, and is becoming more relevant to consumers.Read More
“Over 500 pounds of raw material is used to make a smartphone” – Interview with Kyle Wiens
April 20, 2018 | be Waste WiseWe believe it is hugely important to get old cellphones to people who will use them or need them. Read More
Kyle Wiens
April 20, 2018 | be Waste WiseKyle Wiens is a right to repair activist, fixing the world’s gizmos one at a time. He is the CEO of iFixit and Dozuki.Read More
Global Survey of Women Working in the Waste Sector
March 27, 2018 | Swetha DandapaniWomen of Waste (WOW), an informal group, supported by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) is conducting a survey for women working in the waste management sector in order to collect statistic data and define their needs/ challenges (or) opportunities.The … Read More
Vivek Patil
March 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseVivek is a volunteer with be Waste Wise. His work involves carrying out research to establish partnerships with new organizations. Read More
China Ban and the End of Recycling as We Know It
March 21, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1The ban concerns 24 different materials, which were broadly imported by China earlier. The most important problems will be faced by plastics and plastic recycling programs, at least temporarily.Read More
David Biderman
March 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseDavid Biderman is the Executive Director/CEO, Solid Waste Association of North America
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Antonis Mavropoulos
March 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseAntonis Mavropoulos is the founder and CEO of D-Waste and President of ISWA. He has been involved in solid waste management projects for 20 years, in 20 countries and he has completed more than 150 projects.Read More
Josephine Antonio
March 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseJosephine Antonio is a consultant in septage management, water supply and wastewater engineering, sanitation and local governance and development planning. She was a former City Planning and Development Coordinator for Dumaguete City, Philippines where she played an instrumental role in implementing reknowned septage and fecal sludge management project for the city. Read More
Goutham Katta
March 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseGoutham Katta is the Senior Lead of City Operations for Pune Municipal Corporation. He develops and drives smart city projects and strategy in the field of sanitation, waste, transportation and other sectors.Read More
Habibur Rahman
March 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseHabibur Rahman is the Deputy Programme Engineer at Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) and leads sanitation work in Bangladesh.Read More
Jeremy Horner
March 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseJeremy Horner is the Director of Programs at Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP).Read More
24-hr composters: There’s no microbe in this universe that can colonize in 24 hrs | Q&A With Dr. Manoj
March 2, 2018 | be Waste WiseThe 24-hour composting machine—let’s call it 24-hour ‘fryer’—simply removes water and other volatile components out of the organic material thrown into it for composting.Read More
Interview With James Greyson| BlindSpot Think Tank | Pioneers & Changemakers
February 23, 2018 | be Waste Wise 3Blind spotting is a tool for collective survival, if we wish to continue living on this planet, waste, pollution and climate are the global problems, which are part of the package. Read More
Interview With Robert Egger | L.A.Kitchen | Pioneers & Changemakers
February 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseHow do we not only avoid waste, but how do we do it differently?Read More
Robert Egger
January 3, 2018 | be Waste WiseRobert Egger is a 30 year veteran of social enterprise and empowerment, having founded the D.C. Central Kitchen. Campus Kitchens and the L.A. Kitchen.
CONTRIBUTIONS
“So much attention is paid to what’s wasted in the home when companies get a free pass for doing anything.” – A Q&A With The Ugly Fruit & Veg Campaign
December 11, 2017 | be Waste WiseA Q&A with one of our waste pioneers – The Ugly Fruit & Veg CampaignRead More
Experiences of a Waste Management Company on Operating from Local Communities
December 6, 2017 | be Waste WiseGaining trust and getting their license to operate from local communities.Read More
Trends In Waste Management & Waste To Energy Worldwide
November 22, 2017 | be Waste WiseExploring our understanding of waste management systems in developed and developing countries.Read More