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

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.

Crystal Dreisbach (She/Her/Hers)

Crystal is a solutionary whose life goal is to disrupt the status quo of our take-and-trash economy.

Derek Alan Rowe (He/Him/His)

Derek is a technologist, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and avid nature lover.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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.

Community volunteers

Donna Allison, George Allison, Karrie Comatas, Sara Mannone, and many others!