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Richard Filiault is a seasoned business leader with over 15 years of experience in the plastics and recycling industries, focusing on sustainability, business growth, and innovation. As Director of Business Development at Revolution Company, Richard is responsible for all post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin sales, helping to drive sustainable solutions across the plastics supply chain. Richard […]

Lynsay Beavers is the Stakeholder Engagement Specialist at the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). Working as part of the Public and Stakeholder Engagement (PSE) team, Lynsay leads various projects to promote consumer trust in the Canadian beef industry including the Beef Advocacy Canada program. Lynsay also supports the PSE team in issues response and assists with […]

aGRO’s founder, Victoria Ross, hated seeing her father John working full-time as a rancher but also needing an evening job to keep the farm going (nearly 50% of Canadian farmers face the same problem). aGRO was born from Victoria’s drive to help these sustainable smaller players profit and have better livelihoods (the UN family-run scaled […]

Charles Boulet is a Professional Engineer working as a Manager for United Concrete & Gravel Ltd. (UCG) Enviro-Corp is our Recycling division where we now manufacture Foam Glass Aggregate.

Adriana Shu-Yin is a project manager for environment and climate change at the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group). Her focus is on supporting the circular economy through the development of national standards, guidelines and research that prioritize resource recovery, climate adaptation and reduce embodied carbon. She is leading the development of a series of bi-national […]

Vivek Vyas is the co-founder of Intuitive AI, where he and Hassan Murad are transforming waste management through artificial intelligence. Born in India, Vivek saw the impact of improper waste disposal on communities overwhelmed by trash. At 23, he co-created Oscar, an AI-powered platform that helps users correctly sort waste in real time, turning confusion […]

Joanne Fedyk has been the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council since 1991. She lives in Saskatoon with her partner and a large fuzzy cat.

Karli Fleury (she/her) is the Director of Workforce & Destination Initiatives for the Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association, supporting tourism operators in Banff National Park. As a partner in the Banff Borrows project, she boosts engagement in reuse and waste diversions programs and represents business challenges within the partnership. With a degree in Human […]

John is a sustainability leader who is passionate about environmental innovations and processes that can help create circular economies to reduce waste. At Nespresso Canada, John is responsible for leading the expansion of the Canadian recycling program. He works closely with municipalities, producer responsibility organizations, and material recovery facilities across the country to ensure Nespresso […]

Andrew Yule is the VP of Operations for SOLE & ReCORK. For 7 years Andrew has been helping develop the ReCORK collection program that recycles wine cork toppers into usable products.  Through SOLE & ReCORK’s values for Planet Protection and Giving Back Andrew helped form and is President of the Nose Creek Preservation Society. SOLE […]