Designing systemic change takes a lot of thinking
Our vision
Our vision for the future is a circular economy that designs waste out of picture, keeps resources local, and cultivates resilient communities.
Our values
Leadership
Radical innovation
Collaboration
Equity and inclusion
Circularity and sustainability
We create solutions that prevent trash.
Our approach
We solve problems at a systems level by demonstrating what is possible when we combine innovation, technology, and new and existing infrastructure. Our innovations give consumers and businesses alternatives they can use now. We believe non-profit organizations play an important role in demonstrating possibility and leading the way to scaling ideas that are good for people, economy, and planet.
We advocate and build awareness to help shift attitudes and behaviors. And we lead bold, evidence-based policy changes that support a trash-free future.
Our Board
Our Staff and Volunteers
Director of Operations
Molly Fogel (She/Her/Hers)
Molly is a NC native, busy Mom of 3 and a passionate advocate for policy change, racial and LGBTQ+ equality, and neurodiversity inclusion.
Senior Advisor
Crystal Dreisbach (She/Her/Hers)
Crystal is a solutionary whose life goal is to disrupt the status quo of our take-and-trash economy.
Senior Advisor
Derek Alan Rowe (He/Him/His)
Derek is a technologist, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and avid nature lover.
Boomerang Bag Program Manager
Toni Mason (She/Her/Hers)
Toni Mason owns a business called Sew Crafty where she teaches people how to sew, especially children. Toni is very concerned about all the trash our society creates.
Field Engineer
John Hollingsworth (He/Him/His)
John grew up in North Carolina and feels this state is just too beautiful to pollute with single-use trash.
Staff writer and field engineer
George Stubbs (He/Him/His)
George is a retired journalist, having for many years covered such aspects of the environmental industry as: solid and hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, environmental cleanup, water/wastewater management, renewable energy, and sustainability.
Wash Operations Staff
Operations Coordinator
Kimathi Reed-Bandele (He/Him/His)
Kimathi is a poet and an aspiring musician whose objective is to make a positive impact on the world through his writings and songs. He’a an NC native, but hopes to explore places outside of his hometown.
Operations Coordinator
Kerry Sineath (He/Him/His)
Kerry is a NC Native interested in learning about the sustainable practices that businesses can provide with their products and services. He enjoys hiking, going to concerts, and dining at local restaurants.
Interns
Business and Marketing Consultant – Theresa Huckleberry (She/Her) is passionate about the circular economy and using business as a force for good. She has a BS in Natural Resources and brings six years of experience leading marketing teams at tech startups in San Francisco. She is currently earning her MBA at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business with a focus on sustainability and marketing.
Video Communications Intern – Tanner Murray (he/him) is attending the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is majoring in Marine Biology with an emphasis on conservation. He also intends to minor in sustainability. When he graduates from UNC-W, he plans to work in ocean and beach conservation.
Community volunteers
Donna Allison, George Allison, Karrie Comatas, Sara Mannone, and many others!