Ryan Cooper

Prior to designing, implementing and managing organics recycling programs across North America at Rubicon Global, I administered an EPA sustainable materials management grant project for GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition called "Scaling Up Composting in the Charlotte Region." I also worked with the City of Charlottesville, VA, to develop a pilot residential composting program. I received my Master of Science in Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona, where my thesis focused on municipal anaerobic digestion and composting in the US, Canada, and Europe. I wrote a feasibility study for curbside organics collection for the City of Asheville, NC, and established a state permitted compost facility north of that city. I have written for BioCycle Magazine and hold a position on the Membership Committee of the US Composting Council.