Linnea Skierski, Policy Implementation Director

She/Her/Hers

Linnea has demonstrated her lifelong passion for fostering sustainability throughout her career. She brings a broad work history to The Partnership,
including grassroots work experience in regenerative agriculture, nonprofit food recovery, community compost collection, building community foodsheds, and running farm-to-school programs. She has also directed sales and marketing at recycling SaaS startup, Recyclist. As one of the California Resource Recovery Association’s newest board members, she is passionate about empowering local government leaders in implementing zero waste and climate initiatives. She is now able to further that passion on The Partnership’s Policy & Innovation team, helping implement crucial circular economy and extended producer responsibility legislation.

Why I Care About Recycling and a Circular Economy

“I was raised with the mindset that everything has a use: past, present, and future. From the food we didn’t finish on our plates to the clothes that don’t fit us anymore — there is a place for them. Many places, actually, and without fostering a circular economy, the world stops spinning.”

Personal Passions and Interests

In her free time, Linnea can be found in her backyard, tending to her family’s vegetable and flower garden, or outdoors somewhere with her partner, baby, fluffy Great Pyrenees, friends, and some local beer.

Highlights

  • B.S. in Environmental Science and Management, Soil Science and Geochemistry, University of California, Davis
  • Board Member of the California Resource Recovery Association
  • SWANA Region 1 Young Professional Representative

Speaking Engagements:

  • April 2022 – SWANA Western Regional Symposium: SB 1383 Jurisdiction Annual Report, What CalRecycle Really Wants to See
  • April 2022 – SWANA SOAR: Solid Waste Record-Keeping in California: Transparency in Waste Hauler Data is a Game Changer
  • May 2021 – SWANA Evergreen Technical Session: What Information do your residents really want anyway?
  • February 2021 – SWANA SoCal Webinar Waste Industries Technologies Panelist
  • February 2021 – SWANA NW – Virtual Technical Session: Waste Solutions and Recycling in the Northwest
  • February 2021 – NCRA’s Zero Food Waste Forum – Webinar #3: Strategies for Tracking and Reporting Surplus Food
  • December 2020 – Diversion Strategies Education & Outreach Webinar: Innovative Solutions for SB1383 Compliance. Session 2: Education and Outreach.
  • July 2020 – SWANA Gold Rush – Vision 2020: Is the Future in Focus? Session 2: Public Outreach, Panelist
  • July 2020 – SWANA Western Regional Symposium: What Information do your Residents Want Anyway?

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