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

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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

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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 heading the three nonprofits, The Community Enrichment Partnership: Achieve Trade School, Electronics Recycling Solutions, and Launchpad.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Jobs #Autism #SpecialNeeds #Employment #EnvironmentalJustice #Circularity #HealthandWellness #Resilience #CleanAir #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

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

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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

Don Weatherbee of Regenx Tech is pioneering eco-friendly methods to recover precious metals from diesel catalytic converters, significantly cutting emissions and conserving water.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#catalyticconverter #Energy #Mining #Metals #emissions #commercial #Circularity #ZeroWaste #Efficiency #Sustainability #Pollution #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Joey Pham is the Founder of Eorte, a revolutionary sustainable uniform company that champions circular economy practices by upcycling hotel bed sheet waste into stylish, eco-conscious service uniforms. This forward-thinking approach exemplifies a commitment to reducing textile waste, promoting sustainable resource management, and fostering a regenerative economy.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Hospitality #Circularity #ZeroWaste #Fashion #Uniform #Efficiency #Sustainability #Pollution #Impact #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice