I have found my home and a way to feed my passion for finding waste solutions that work in concert with Mother Nature. As of January 2020, California began the enforcement of new environmental regulations such as required diversion of food waste from landfill, green waste is no longer considered diversion credit for "ADC" alternative daily cover. Many of our legislative mandates almost seem to counter each other. For example, SB-32 says we need to reduce our green house gases. SB-1383 says we need reduce organic waste material volumes. Compost doesn't really reduce organic material volumes but instead converts it into a soil amendment. Anaerobic digesters might reduce organic material by 10% and waste water treatment plants eliminate solid waste but leave a toxic sludge behind. Earthcare uses thermochemical conversion gasification to reduce a variety of organic waste volumes by 90% on the same day of collection! Let that sink in for a moment. Anaerobic digestion cannot do that, compost nor WWTP's can do that. Even more importantly, the remaining 10% of materials left over from Earthcare's process is called EcoChar which is a high potent quality of biochar because it far surpasses what "wood chars" can do. Biochar is great for sequestering carbon and holding nutrients in the soil but EcoChar can perform soil remediation for a variety of containments, heavy metals and "unregulated chemicals" like PFAS?PFOS, GenX and more. We have an opportunity to make "activated carbon" from our worst organic waste streams on the same day it gets collected. We process waste at higher temperatures that clean and sterilize our waste materials, allowing for waste companies to remove contaminants on the back end after they are cleaned and safer to handle.I believe that California does not need to spend $40 billion on waste infrastructure that truly does not serve our states environment, increases taxes, increases long hauling and speads unregulated chemicals. We need Earthcare.

Necessity is the mother of invention!The generations of our society have experienced The Industrial Revolution, The Digital Revolution and now we are in the midst of The Environmental Revolution. As an "Eco-Capitalist" I couldn't be more excited! The waste and recycling industry is one of the most exciting industries to be involved with in 2019. Industry protocols that have been followed for decades are now changing to accommodate the environment. States are passing legislation to enforce better business practices that protect the environment and therefore municipalities, jurisdictions, USD's, businesses that generate waste materials, etc. need programs and cutting edge equipment that enable them to utilize the materials they waste and divert them from landfill in order to be compliant. EDS addresses these industry changes by designing programs that work together with cutting edge technology that either eliminates or greatly reduces waste material volumes at the point of generation or at least regionally. Especially problematic organic waste materials like food waste, animal manure, sewer sludge, etc. can be reduced by 90% and in a matter of hours! We promote equipment and technologies that work in concert with Mother Nature. The biochar output materials have a variety of great uses that build soil health and reduce water consumption. Plus, we have purchasers ready to buy your biochar output material. Your organic waste is now organic revenue.These are U.S. programs with long term success of proven cost savings in operation for over 10+ years.Check out EDSdivert.com and ask for a free waste survey by using code: FOODWASTE2019

With over 30 years of waste & recycling industry experience specializing in equipment programs; I have been often asked for my opinions regarding new types of equipment & best practices especially where food waste is concerned. I have worked with many manufacturers from the early days of "going green"​ so I'm very familiar with what has worked and what has not. Unfortunately, this fairly new industry is full of individuals with little integrity who are profit driven & that makes it more difficult for businesses to know who they can trust. I'm well known for my industry expertise & frankness so I'm often asked for my opinion by decision makers. The title "food blog expert"​ showed up on my page one day but I guess I've caused quit a bit of ruckus in some of the blogs I've been invited into so if creating conversation about the environment & debating best practices for zero waste programs makes me an expert then I accept that. Below I have posted Conservation International's "Nature is Speaking"​ video on soil. This is 1 of a series of very powerful 2 minute videos on the various views of nature's forces. Their own point of view on how we humans take care of this Earth. "Nature doesn't need people; people need nature".I especially like the soil video as I'm constantly debating the composting trash issue. I have long said that composting is not for processing trash; it's killing our soil along with all the chemicals we feed it everyday. The video says it all.I also posted the video on water; just as important & just as ridiculous! Using water to process ANY TYPE of waste; whether it be anaerobic, bio-digester's or whatever you want to call them these days; in my opinion, they are not environmentally responsible. Bottom line is if it uses water as part of the process to remove food waste and leaves a toxic sludge output, then it's a loser in my book.These videos tell it from the soil & the water's point of view. Pretty powerful & very cool. ;-)

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Worked on building new chapter membership. Helping with community projects to get the word out. Adding public understanding to obtaining LEED Certification. Certificates in LEED New Building & Existing Building.

Waste & recycling account rep specializing in equipment based programs. Responsible for large retail & industrial clients assisting in developing recycling programs that were cost effective. Worked with municipal & jurisdictional account clients providing waste diversion reports at the start of AB-939. Designed waste & recycling programs for school districts that provided over 6 figures in savings from existing operational budgets just by restructuring waste & recycling processes.

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customer service specialist handling commercial and industrial roll off