The Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act has the potential to generate $300 million for recycling, create 7,700 new

With the leadership of Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, Tennessee is advancing sustainability and economic development through this groundbreaking legislation, also known as the Tennessee Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (TWRRA). This initiative aims to establish a statewide producer responsibility organization, funded by

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Waste #Recycle #Packaging #Sustainablepackaging #EnvironmentalJustice

Michelle Adelman, founder of Crossover Meats, is revolutionizing our food system and ground meat. Founded in 2019, this patented all-natural process makes burgers that are delicious, affordable, convenient, better for you & 50% more sustainable than conventional beef burgers. By using wholesome chicken to replace the lean protein in ground beef, pork, and lamb, Crossover Meats costs less, making it more accessible to everyone, especially in light of food inflation.

https://www.crossovermeats.com/

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Food #Meat #Health #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice Environmental Social Justice

https://youtu.be/hLj4Kqpkp7s

Lena Welch, owner of Next Earth, specializes in decarbonizing physical film and television production using

She can do it all and keep the waste out of production.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Waste #Movies #Production #Recycle #Food #Energy

Adam Gallant, founder of Obsessive Coffee Disorder, is on a mission to deliver an unparalleled coffee experience based on freshness, ethical sourcing, and delicious flavor.

This family-owned roastery is also committed to raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues, breaking down the stigma, and sparking conversations over a cup of coffee. A portion of their profits support related causes, blending their love for coffee with a mission that matters.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘊𝘋 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭: 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰@𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.𝘤𝘰𝘮.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#MentalHealth #Awareness #Equity #Seniors #EnvironmentalJustice #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #coffee Environmental Social Justice

Drew Ann Long is the founder of Caroline's Cart, a special needs shopping cart for children and adults that was so successful in providing equitable mobility, that she was able to launch Caroline’s Cause, a non-profit that offers scholarship money to the families of special needs children.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Equity #Mobility #SpecialNeeds #Children #Seniors #EnvironmentalJustice #HealthandWellness #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #CarolinesCause Environmental Social Justice

Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations is a full-service electronics and materials waste management corporation bringing circularity to the electronics world. Ashley Foreman, MBA, Adam Gallant, and their exceptional team take discarded electronics and refurbish, upcycle, or, when necessary, responsibly destroy materials ultimately keeping them out of landfills. As a bonus, the Nashville location has a remarkable museum of original Kodak cameras, Nintendo gaming consoles, and other historical materials salvaged from the recycling bin.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Recycle #Refurbish #Circularity #Waste #Landfill #EnvironmentalJustice #HealthandWellness #Resilience #CleanAir #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations

https://youtu.be/y_28-vzT4JE

Tennessee is faced with a crisis that their landfills are nearing capacity, primary due to excessive packaging materials and the lack of resources to effectively recycle them. Senator Heidi Campbell is promoting the Tennesse Waste Reduction &Recycling Act, a bipartisan bill designed to reduce excess waste from landfills and promote recycling. The legislation, which is supported by the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, is intended to shift many costs of recycling to the companies who produce the packaging, ultimately improving recycling and increase recycling opportunities for Tennessee communities.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Waste #Recycle #Packaging #Sustainablepackaging #EnvironmentalJustice #Circularity #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #WasteReduction Environmental Social Justice State of Tennessee

https://youtu.be/bKa5iPfPdq8

Dave Krikac is the Vice President of Resources and Business Development for Health Connect America, where he focuses on creating job opportunities across Tennessee and advocating for Employment for Adults with Special Needs. His extensive background has included information technology, software and business development, sales, marketing, city law enforcement, and working with the United States Department of Defense.

He is now dedicated to serving adults with disabilities in Williamson County by creating meaningful jobs and

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Jobs #Autism #SpecialNeeds #Employment #EnvironmentalJustice

Sheryl Cababa is a seasoned design strategist with over 20 years of experience in human-centered design, particularly within the social impact sector. Her expertise lies in equipping designers with tools and methods to broaden their perspectives beyond traditional user-centered design, anticipate unintended consequences, and apply systems thinking. Recently, she led pivotal student voice research for the Gates Foundation’s K-12 Balance The Equation Grand Challenge and collaborated with their teams to deliver equity-focused technical support to grantees. Sheryl also designed the Use Case Guide for demand-side initiatives and conducted extensive design research across U.S. Programs and Global Health teams. Her book, Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers is available wherever books are sold.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Design #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #HealthandWellness #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice Environmental Social Justice Optimistic Design

https://youtu.be/Z4HiL7bHMTI

TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO) is an interdisciplinary team of scientists that applies environmental cleanup and health intervention methodologies to help low and middle-income countries affected by mining, recycling sites, industrial operations, and legacy sites.

TIFO’s work addresses environmental health issues in low-income countries that have inherited environmental diseases exported from high-income nations. The struggles to achieve healthy communities are real; their cleanup model includes community engagement; training and employing local workers; adapting proven interventions to local socio-economic realities; securing diverse funding for activities; and including responsible government and industry contributions that are sustainable and attentive to the underlying poverty that facilitated the original polluting activities.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Mining #Pollution #Contamination #Remediation #Cleanup #EnvironmentalJustice #Circularity #HealthandWellness #Resilience #CleanAir #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice