Alameda County Industries
Laura McKaughan's work experience includes serving as the Sustainability Programs Manager at Alameda County Industries since 2021. Prior to this role, they were the President of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Board of Directors at the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) from 2016 to 2021. Within CRRA, Laura also served as the Technical Council Liaison and was involved in activities and webinars for the organization's membership and larger community.
Before joining CRRA, Laura was the Founder and Owner of Envirolutions Consulting since 2014, where they specialized in Zero Waste and sustainability consulting for various clients including private industry, government, and non-profit organizations.
Laura also served as a Recycling Board Member at StopWaste since 2020, where they were responsible for promoting source reduction, recycling, and grants to non-profit waste reduction enterprises.
Additionally, Laura served as the Former President of the Board of Directors at the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) from 2013 to 2019. NCRA is a non-profit trade association focused on diverting materials from landfills to recycling in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Earlier in their career, Laura worked as the Interim Manager of Conservation and Sustainability at Stanford University and as the Associate Director of Green Programs at the San Francisco Conservation Corps. Laura also held the role of Vice President - Chair of Internal Affairs at the Northern California Recycling Association and Director of Business Development at Greenhome.com.
Overall, Laura McKaughan has a diverse background in sustainability, waste reduction, and recycling, with experience in management, consulting, and leadership positions.
Laura McKaughan completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology/Creative Writing at the University of Arizona from 1995 to 1999. Later, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Environmental Entrepreneurship at Dominican University of California from 2001 to 2003.
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Alameda County Industries
ACI has been providing collection, transfer, and processing services since its inception in 1997, under its previous name, Alameda Recycling Company in the City of Alameda. In 2000, ACI built a Material Recovery Facility and Transfer Station in San Leandro to process recyclables and transfer organics and solid waste collected from Alameda and San Leandro. In 2019, ACI became the franchised hauler for the Castro Valley Sanitary District and the City of San Ramon. ACI possesses a high level of experience implementing new collection services program in numerous jurisdictions. Our programs have resulted in successful customer participation, an increase in diversion, and compliance with local and state ordinances.