Ruth Abbe

Ruth Abbe is president of Zero Waste USA and a Zero Waste practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in recycling and composting programs, facility development, outreach, and technical assistance. As president of Zero Waste USA, she is working with municipalities across the U.S. to develop the social and physical infrastructure to achieve Zero Waste. She has expertise in organics and commercial, technical assistance, waste audits, facility and collection procurement, contract negotiation, program planning, financial analysis, and stakeholder engagement.