Environmental Innovations
Environmental Innovations is a certified Women-Owned Small Business, California Green Business, and B Corp that partners with municipalities to turn environmental policy into durable behavior change.
Speakers for 2026
Environmental Innovations is a certified Women-Owned Small Business, California Green Business, and B Corp that partners with municipalities to turn environmental policy into durable behavior change.
Nothing Wasted Consulting launched in 2009, primarily focusing on events, venues, and subcontracting to larger environmental firms. Currently, our company provides consulting services to Bay Area tech companies, advising on current solid waste regulations and legislation as well as environmental startups, waste management authorities, garbage haulers, and local jurisdictions. Our team has expertise in conducting visual audits, waste characterizations, technical assistance outreach, route reviews, and C&D facility evaluations.
We drive innovative environmental solutions that empower businesses and governments to meet regulatory demands while advancing responsible, sustainable growth. Our vision is to transform environmental compliance challenges into opportunities for innovation, guiding organizations…
The Recology mission represents a fundamental shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery.
Tracie Onstad Bills has been in the Environmental and Resource Material Management Field for over 30 years, working for a hauler, municipality and the past 20 years with consulting firms. Tracie currently works at HDR Engineering, and is the Executive Director of the California Resource Recycling Association (CRRA).
Tim Dewey-Mattia is the Recycling & Public Education Manager for Napa Recycling & Waste Services. Tim got his start in Zero Waste nearly three decades ago, and has been at Napa Recycling for 20 years, where he works on all aspects of program development, implementation, compliance and outreach. Tim currently serves on the Board of Directors of CRRA and previously served on the NCRA Board from 2015-2023.
Alex Ulrich is an Environmental Services Specialist in the Integrated Waste Management Division of the City of San José’s Environmental Services Department. In her role at the City she manages two large residential contracts to ensure proper collection and disposal for over a million residents, and oversees residential SB 1383 implementation. In 2025, Alex successfully coordinated the San José’s first Vietnamese language home composting class, expanding equitable access to composting education in the city that has the largest population of Vietnamese people outside of Vietnam.
Deeya Laki Rajan is an interdisciplinary designer and non-profit communications professional. Since 2017, she has worked with arts and culture organizations across Bangalore, India, and Chicago, building experience in communications, programming, and development. At SCRAP, she leads communications and marketing efforts that promote creative reuse, sustainability, and community engagement within San Francisco’s creative community, helping people rethink waste and their relationship to materials.
The Compost Collector® ~ Fill it. Seal it. Toss It!
Inspiring and building a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond.
RethinkWaste is a joint powers authority formed by eleven local government jurisdictions in San Mateo County, California.