Crystal Dreisbach
Founder & CEO, Don’t Waste Durham Crystal Dreisbach is a solutionary whose life goal is to disrupt the status quo of our take-and-trash economy. She is the Founder & CEO of a nonprofit organization called Don’t Waste Durham with the mission to create solutions that prevent trash. She leads her organization in making local policy […]
Evan Novell
Sustainability Project Manager, Orlando Solid Waste Division Evan Novell is a Sustainability Project Manager with the City of Orlando’s Division of Solid Waste Management. Evan has an academic background in sustainability and has been recognized as a 40-under 40 industry leader by Waste360. His efforts with the City are focused primarily on Commercial and Multifamily […]
Amy Roth
Resource Director, Association of Oregon Recyclers Amy has worked in the recycling and materials management industry for nearly 25 years having started her career at the MassDEP and Oregon DEQ. Amy is the founder of Avencore Consulting Group and has been the director of the Association of Oregon Recyclers for the past 12 years.
Diane Cohen
Executive Director, Finger Lakes ReUse Diane Cohen is the Executive Director of Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc.
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 […]
