Heather Trim - Executive Director
zero Waste Washingotn
Heather Trim joins us this morning to share the mission and focus of Zero Waste Washington. Their mission – To drive policy change for a healthy and waste-free world.
Their focus - Achieving Zero Waste plays a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It saves natural resources. Less waste means less plastic pollution and fewer toxic chemicals in our environment. Zero Waste Washington seeks to make systematic changes that have lasting impact. This means they work on laws and programmatic changes rather than focusing on individual behavior change.
About the Speaker
Heather Trim, Executive Director, joined Zero Waste Washington in 2016. Prior to Zero Waste Washington, Heather has been active in zero waste issues, including helping lead the Seattle bag campaign and helping get the ban on styrofoam / service ware products passed. Previously, Heather was Director of Science and Policy at Futurewise, focusing on habitat, shoreline, stormwater and other issues related to land use. Before that, she worked on similar issues, including toxic pollution and plastics. Heather earned a BS in geology from Yale University and a PhD from UCLA in geochemistry.
