Sanitation Foundation Blog
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Waste Pioneer: Ashlee Barker, Operations Lead for Agencies & Buildings in DSNY’s Technical Assistance & Training Unit
Ashlee Barker is helping New York City Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. “If it doesn't have to go to the landfill, let's try to make sure it doesn't go to the landfill,” she says.
Waste Pioneer: Chief Jeff Pitts, Chief of Cleaning Operations, The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
Learn about DSNY’s “Trash Revolution" from a 25-year veteran: Chief of Cleaning Operations Jeff Pitts.
Waste Pioneer: NYC Sanitation Anthropologist-in-Residence Robin Nagle
We are thrilled to present one of our favorite Waste Pioneers, Dr. Robin Nagle. Robin is a lifelong DSNY supporter, a former Sanitation Worker, an NYU Professor and a treasured Board member of the Sanitation Foundation - a true pioneer in the field of waste management.
Waste Pioneer: Compost Champion Lisa Vehrenkamp
Lisa has helped her entire high-rise apartment building in Brooklyn successfully adopt composting! Learn more about her journey and gain tips about how to get your building to divert food waste from landfill.