Samantha Romanick, a microbiology PhD student, is the founder and operator of Black Rock Refill, a zero-waste business to help people in the Reno, Nevada and surrounding areas have options to reduce plastic waste in their lives. Studying the biology of micro-plastic contamination in the environment, she knows intimately why we should consider minimizing our use of plastic and how to go about it. She operates her business without a brick and mortar store and still manages to make her products available to a large area.
Casey Shiver has been a member of the Buy Nothing Project’s Central Reno group for a couple of years now and started volunteering as...
Among other numerous community service roles, Earstin Whitten is the co-founder and president of Soulful Seeds, a non-profit whose mission is to provide greater...
Basil Camu is the co-owner of a local tree care company called Leaf & Limb located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Basil is also the...
