Driving Circularity in the U.S.

Smart Energy Voices

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil speaks with Mike Van Brunt from ReWorld and Sean Trambley from the Circular Economy Coalition about the integration of circular economy principles in the energy sector. Both guests emphasize the economic and environmental benefits of circularity, including waste reduction and energy efficiency, and offer advice for businesses starting to embrace circular economy practices.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in…

• Circularity and how it differs from other sustainability practices (02:57)
• Overview of U.S. Circular Economy Coalition (05:20)
• What a circular economy would look like in the U.S. (07:41)
• How the federal government defines a circular economy (09:40)
• How Reworld is incorporating circular economy policies (15:15)
• The federal government's role in building a more circular economy (18:55)
• Benefits of incorporating circular economy practices (25:27)
• Ways to approach circularity (28:27)

For detailed show notes, click here.

Resources:

• Federal Circularity Audit and Report

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Michael Van Brunt is currently VP Environmental and Sustainability at Reworld Waste, where he is responsible for corporate sustainability strategy and reporting and environmental compliance, permitting, and monitoring. He leads Reworld’s lifecycle analysis team and is a licensed professional engineer with over twenty years of experience in industry and consulting. He is currently the board chair of the Circular Economy Coalition. He earned a B.S. and Masters in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University.

Connect with Sean Trambley

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With more than a decade of government relations and strategic communications experience. Sean Trambley began his career in Washington, D.C. as Sr. Policy Advisor to former Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA). Since 2016, Sean has worked as a California-based consultant and strategist. In 2020, Sean joined the Breakthrough Institute as Communications Director, a global research center focused on energy, agriculture, and technological solutions to climate change. He earned a B.A. in American Studies and Legal Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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