Mindy Byrns O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Mindy O’Brien is the Coordinator of VOICE of Irish Concern for the Environment. She is an environmental attorney and has been actively involved in environmental issues for over 25 years. Mindy worked on Capitol Hill in Washington DC for 6 years for several Members of Congress and Congressional Subcommittees. She has been involved with VOICE for over 20 years and has campaigned for proactive actions to reduce waste and promote sustainable consumption. Mindy organised the Feeding the 5,000 food waste public awareness event in 2012. She developed and managed the 'Towards Zero Waste, Cashel' pilot programme which was the first towards zero waste community in Ireland. She conceived, developed and oversaw the implementation of the Recycling Ambassadors Programme which ran 700 workshops and reaching 25,000 people to educate attendees on the new recycling list in Ireland. She was also one of the original founders of the Conscious Cup Campaign, which is now run as a VOICE initiative, and the Sick of Plastic campaign, which VOICE runs jointly with Friends of the Earth Ireland. She currently sits on the Environmental Pillar Steering Committee, on the National Waste Prevention Advisory Council and on the board of the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN).