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Based in Toronto, Clayton has been recycling electronics for over 25 years and has seen the industry evolve dramatically over that time, just like the technology itself. He brings a passion for business and the environmental sustainability to the table, with a particular focus on the intersection where each drive value for the other. Having […]

Jodi is a waste, recycling, and EPR policy wonk at work, and a passionate waste minimization advocate at play. She began her career in 2001 as an RCA Ambassador while working on her Master’s degree and writing a thesis on extended producer responsibility (EPR). Since then, she’s built a career as a waste and recycling […]

Ms. Dubois has worked in the non-profit and socio-environmental sector for nearly 20 years, focusing on agro and aquatic ecosystems, climate science, and ecological conservation across Canada and internationally. Since founding Ocean Legacy in 2013, she has led operations across eight countries, engaging hundreds of thousands of people in plastic pollution cleanup, research, education, and recycling initiatives. She spearheads one […]

Maggie Bain is a project manager and researcher with Circular Innovation Council (CIC), specializing in food waste diversion and piloting circular economy solutions. With expertise in human-environment interactions, social behavior change, and system dynamics, she applies a practical approach to developing scalable, transformative solutions for circular resource management. Maggie currently collaborates with governments, industry stakeholders, […]

Gil Yaron is Managing Director, Circular Innovation for Light House whose mission is to advance regenerative and circular policy and practices in the built environment that nuture human health and well-being. He brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, research, stakeholder engagement, circular economics, material diversion strategies, extended producer responsibility and CRD policy […]

Kent Wootton is a sustainability professional with over a decade of experience in developing and managing sustainable and environmental strategies.  He is currently the Manager of Circular Materials Innovations for Canadian Tire Corporation, and he is responsible for driving the implementation and integration of circular economy partnerships and implementing sustainable product packaging improvements across the […]

Amanda Chouinard is a Senior Consultant and the Program Manager of the Canadian Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement (CCSP) at Reeve Consulting, where she supports a network of over 50 organizations with implementing sustainable procurement best practices. Through the CCSP, she regularly runs webinars for procurement professionals, facilitates a yearly Working Group, and provides strategic support […]

Rashmi Prakash is the Founder and CEO of Aruna Revolution, a fibertech company transforming agricultural by-products into high-performance, compostable materials for the $211B disposable hygiene market. With a background in biomedical engineering and a passion for circular design, Rashmi leads Aruna’s mission to eliminate disposable hygiene products from ending up in landfills, leaching microplastics and causing […]

Jacquie is the co-founder and CRO of Friendlier, a clean-tech start-up that is on a mission to simplify the transition from single-use to reusable packaging. After completing an academic exchange term in Sweden, Jacquie and co-founder Kayli were inspired to live more sustainably and to make it easy for others to do the same. She […]