Resa Dimino

Resa Dimino brings 30 years of experience in waste reduction, recycling, product stewardship, solid waste management, and environmental economic development. She thrives at the intersection of policy and operations, bringing an operational grounding to policy development and a policy context to operational issues.

Resa has worked in recycling businesses (Bronx 2000 / Big City Forest, WeRecycle) and with trade groups (NAPCOR) and served as the lead policy staff for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). While at DEC, she managed the development of the state’s Beyond Waste 10-year sustainable materials management strategy and helped to formulate the state’s e-scrap EPR legislation.

Resa is currently focusing on collaborative initiatives to improve recovery, increase sustainability, and facilitate product stewardship. She has extensive experience and deep networks in the recycling policy sector, including NGOs, trade groups, and government entities active in the space. She has managed and directed multiple recycling supply chain and infrastructure gap analyses for public and private sector clients.