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Achieving Zero Waste: Moving the Circular Economy from Idea to Practical Implementation
- Speaker: Clare Miflin, Executive Director, Center for Zero Waste Design
- Speaker: Celeste McMickle, TRUE Certification, U.S. Green Building Council
- Speaker: Lorenzo Macaluso, Chief Growth Officer, CET
Clare Miflin
Executive Director of the Center for Zero Waste Design
Clare Miflin envisions a future without garbage, where urban systems are woven into ecosystems. In 2017, she led the development of the Zero Waste Design Guidelines, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, to show how to design the built environment to help cities achieve zero waste goals. As an architect, systems thinker, and biomimicry-certified professional, Miflin’s goal is to support designers, communities, and policymakers by making zero-waste strategies accessible and actionable in order to improve buildings, neighborhoods, and cities. Based in NYC, she is the Executive Director of the Center for Zero Waste Design, a non-profit that develops circular strategies for cities, as well as Principal at ThinkWoven, a zero-waste design consultancy.
Celeste McMickle
Director of Client Solutions for TRUE Zero Waste
Celeste McMickle is the Director of Client Solutions for TRUE Zero Waste certification with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). TRUE certification aims to support facilities and businesses in achieving their zero-waste goals by providing a clear path to certification using a points-based rating system and educational tools such as the TRUE Advisor program. Celeste is trained as an architect and has a background as a sustainability consultant, LEED Green rater, and waste expert. She has previously worked with Steven Winter Associates, DSNY, and the New York City Compost Project. She is the vice-chair of the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board and is a certified Master Composter.
TRUE is a third-party zero-waste certification for facilities, events, and construction. The TRUE certification program measures, improves, and recognizes zero-waste performance by encouraging the adoption of waste management and reduction practices that contribute to positive environmental, health, and economic outcomes. A TRUE-certified project’s goal is to divert all solid waste from the landfill, incineration (waste-to-energy), and the environment, leading to a truly circular economy. TRUE certification is administered by Green Business Certification Inc.
Lorenzo Macaluso
Chief Growth Officer at CET
Lorenzo Macaluso is the Chief Growth Officer at CET, where he has played a pivotal role since 2000 in advancing cutting-edge sustainability initiatives across New England and beyond. With over two decades of experience in waste diversion, program design, and business sustainability, Lorenzo is a nationally recognized and award-winning expert in waste reduction and energy strategies. A frequent speaker at national conferences and summits, Lorenzo is known for his expertise in integrating sustainability into business operations and public policy.
September 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
