Mary McClellan
Executive Director, Carolina Recycling Association Mary is the Executive Director of the Carolina Recycling Association, a non-profit working to conserve natural resources through advancing waste reduction and recycling in the Carolinas. She has been in the recycling industry for 20 years and has worked within the university, local government, and private sectors before accepting her […]
Brenda Platt
Director, Composting for Community Initiative, ILSR Brenda Platt leads the Composting for Community Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), where she has worked 36 years promoting zero waste, non-burn solutions to trash. She has authored dozens of reports including “Cutting the Waste Stream in Half,” “Stop Trashing the Climate,” and “Growing Local Fertility: […]
Ryan Smith
Founder & CEO, Recyclops Ryan Smith is the Founder and CEO of Recyclops. A Recycling company that has diverted over 1 Million pounds per month from landfills. He was also a Forbes 30 under 30 award recipient in 2020. Ryan is the father to two little girls who keep life exciting. He graduated from Brigham […]
Anthony Myint
Executive Director, Zero Foodprint Anthony Myint is an award-winning chef/restaurateur and co-founder of Zero Foodprint, a 501c.3 leading public-private collaborations with state agencies and regional governments and conservation experts to scale regenerative agriculture. ZFP has generated and awarded over $1M to 65 soil carbon sequestration projects on over 65 farms and ranches in CA and […]
Chandler Cummins
VP, Advanced Composting Technologies Chandler Cummins has been in the Environmental industry for over 35 years. Currently is the Vice President for Advanced Composting Technologies, LLC (ACT)and has been with ACT since 2008. ACT has over 450 facilities internationally. We successfully compost over 80,000 Tons/ annually. Additionally, our second company is CSME, Inc. where we […]
Matt Fletcher
Recycling Market Development Specialist, Michigan DEQ Matt Flechter, Recycling Market Development Specialist, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Flechter assists recycling programs by growing the Michigan supply chain so the valuable commodities that businesses need, make their way from the curb to new products. He is a former member of the Michigan Recycling […]
Garr Punnett
Chief Impact Officer, Rheaply With a B.A. in Economics and Master’s in Sustainability Solutions, Garr Punnett started his professional journey producing content for the Oprah Winfrey Network but found his calling designing, launching and building coalitions around innovative, circular economic business models. As Chief Impact Officer, Garr is leading Rheaply’s teams responsible for marketplace growth, […]
Corey Berman
Recycling & Zero Waste Program Manager, University of Vermont Working in the field of sustainability for over 20 years Corey has positioned University of Vermont (UVM) as a leader in sustainable materials management and Zero Waste. He collaborates with students, faculty and staff on a variety of strategic initiatives and projects that seek to reduce […]
Wayne Gjerde
Recycling Market Development Coordinator, MN Pollution Control Agency As the Recycling Market Development Coordinator with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Wayne consults with startup and expanding companies in the areas of finance, new product development, business plan development, sales and marketing.Wayne has also done extensive work in economic analysis linking the environment and economy. Wayne has […]
G. L. Genco
Founder, Generation Conscious GL Genco, CEO and Founder of Generation Conscious. G.L., grew up near a waste transfer station in Jamaica, Queens, NYC before moving to Long Island with his Trinidadian-Italian family. Seeing the health impacts of the waste station on his community motivated him to found Generation Conscious. Their mission is to create sustained […]
