As explored previously on the Insight Into Impact Podcast, waste management is a pressing concern facing communities across the globe. Although several locations are using technology and innovative techniques to tackle this challenges, unfortunately, there are many local councils and municipalities that are still seeking to better understand the problem and find scalable solutions that will improve land management and resource allocation. Enter Emma Avery, who has made it her personal mission to mitigate waste and save families money by educating and empowering caregivers to better understand the benefits of cloth nappies. Her mission does not stop there, as she also engages with public and private entities so they support and implement education and infrastructure that helps to reduce the volume of waste headed to landfills.

Emma Avery is a waste and sustainability professional with over 10 years experience in local and state government delivering community sustainability education programs. In 2019, she founded Cloth Baby | modern cloth nappies, filling an education gap to help parents avoid disposable nappy waste.

From this, she realised that there was more to be done in the field of waste education and established her consulting business EA Sustainability, working with community groups and government to communicate new changes in waste management.

Emma runs workshops for new parents to understand modern cloth nappies so that they start and continue to use reusable nappies for their baby in a supported environment.  She sees the bigger issue with disposable nappy waste and believes that the education for using reusables is only the beginning of what can be achieved to avoid disposable nappy waste to landfill.

In addition to waste management, this episode also reveals the power of innovation and stakeholder engagement when faced with a pressing challenge. Emma details how she looked inward to uncover the passion, motivation, and ingenuity needed diagnose a waste management solution that can be promoted and scaled nationally.

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