Hannah is an optimistic leader with a passion for showing people that less is more. She lives in Bellingham WA with her partner and five-year-old Great Pyrenees. She finds joy in the woods admiring the many shades of green or with a cup of coffee by the fire.

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Hannah is a GBCI True Zero Waste Advisor.

After 10 years in leadership and operations in the EdTech industry, Erica is psyched to bust out of the office and back into the field for some hands-on environmental problem-solving! Early trail-crew experience in the woods of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon gave her a passion for leadership and sustainability work, while jobs in landfill diversion and governmental energy efficiency programs drove a desire to learn the business principles of finance, operations, and client support. She also successfully led a team of online school administrators and teachers through the Covid pandemic. She enjoys hot water soaks followed by cold water plunges, and sailing on the Puget Sound.

Gwen has been passionate about reducing waste ever since she started bringing food in glass jars in her lunches in elementary school. Her grandma always taught her to pick up visible trash on the ground and while her scope of zero-waste work has expanded, she still enjoys all of the waste diversion she gets to be a part of at wildland fire camps. Gwen enjoys sewing, singing to the birds, and stacking uniform pieces of cardboard.

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Gwen is a GBCI True Zero Waste Advisor.

When Chris' friends ask what he does for work, he tells them he's not, not a trash man. Originally from Illinois, Chris moved to Seattle for grad school, where he focused on climate policy. He is very interested in how people interact with waste, and problem solving for upstream solutions to equitably change those interactions into more sustainable ones. Chris rarely sits still, but when he does you can find him gazing out at Elliot Bay or thrifting for new inventory for his vintage resale shop.

Victoria has a BA in Business & Sustainability from Western Washington University. Working with waste challenges her by directly addressing the role we, as humans, play in the ecosystem. In her free time, Victoria further explores her curiosity about humanity by traveling solo internationally with a focus on agriculture, food-waste management, and environmental strategies.

At Drexel University in Philadelphia, Apollonia studied Industrial Design, intending to use her natural artistic abilities to build beautiful objects for mass production. During a critical course, she learned about the Pacific Gyre, prompting the realization that her chosen path would make her a contributor and instigator of the global waste issue. She chose then to utilize her abilities to understand people and create beautiful, desirable objects and systems towards creating a path toward a waste-free future. She is an outdoor enthusiast, with a particular love for sailing and backpacking. Fun fact: she is ambidextrous, hands and feet.

Lauren has a BA in Anthropology from Western Washington University and is earning a BS in Sustainability from Oregon State University. Her enthusiasm for waste reduction means she’s not afraid to dive headfirst into a trashcan when she spots improperly sorted garbage. Lauren is thrilled to be a part of a company that embraces these values on a larger scale so everyone can enjoy a world with less waste. Lauren lives in Bellingham, WA with her husband, their six-year-old dog Denali, and two cat brothers Jax and Marble. She loves to listen to audiobooks, play board games, bake bread, and drink tea.