Jodi Taitt

Experience

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  Minnesota Department of Administration

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1996

  Resource Recovery Office

  Engineered the expansion of the recycling collection system for Minnesota State Government, including the development of the legislative proposal to fund and establish the Minnesota State Recycling Center in St. Paul. • Supervised teams of recycling coordinators, contractors and vendors to develop recycling programs for over 280 state agency locations.• Designed and managed the first State Capitol Complex waste composition studies.• Managed the two-year project to establish the State Recycling Center, which processed and marketed recyclables generated by Minnesota state agencies for 20 years.• Managed recycling education and promotion campaign for 15,000 state employees. Specialties: Waste Management | Waste Prevention & Reuse | Recycling Collection Systems | Organic Waste Management | Financial Audits & Operational Analysis | Procurement & Contracts | Waste Diversion| Organics Recycling | Sustainability | Facilities Management | Sustainable Materials Management | Sustainable Solutions | Sustainable Business Practices | Corporate Cost Reduction | Bottom Line | Corporate Social Responsibility | Lean Operations | Regulatory Compliance | Food Waste Hierarchy | Food Waste Prevention | Food to People| Food to Livestock | Food Waste Recycling | Composting | Logistics | Daily Operations| Continuous Improvement | Green Practices | Environmentally Responsible | Environmental Stewardship Show less

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  EcoConsilium, Inc.

  Jan 1996 - now

  Founder and Principal Consultant

  EcoConsilium is a full-service waste diversion consulting firm dedicated to empowering communities to achieve sustainability both economically and environmentally. Services we offer include:• ZERO WASTE Certified Advisor• Waste Prevention & Reuse• Recycling Collection Systems• Organic Waste Management Strategies• Financial Audits & Operational Analysis• Procurement & Contracts• Building Design for Waste DiversionOur strength is built on serving a wide range of diverse clients with projects large and small. While our menu of waste diversion services can be applied to any client in any market, we have developed expertise and strong client relationships in six distinct market sectors: • K-12 Schools• Higher Education• Senior Living Communities• Hospitals & Healthcare• Grocery Stores & Restaurants• State & Local GovernmentA few of our partners have included ECOLAB, HealthPartners, University of St. Thomas, Hamline University, Broders’ Pasta Bar, Dakota/Hennepin/Ramsey/Winona Counties, and St. Paul /Roseville/Stillwater/White Bear Lake Area Public Schools.We are a small company, implementing big results and savings. At EcoConsilium, we think you can do more with less, and that our size is one of our greatest assets. Our hands-on approach, customized solutions, and innovation keeps our clients coming back as long-term partners in developing sustainable solutions that go above and beyond their return on investment. Solid waste management is complex and can seem daunting. Our goal is to take the guesswork out of solid waste management, and we provide user-friendly roadmaps and strategies that are easy to implement so you can spend less time researching and more time running a profitable organization.To learn more about how EcoConsilium can help your organization reduce costs and achieve sustainability goals, contact Jodi Taitt at:☎ (763) 504-2445✉ Jodi@ecoconsilium.comVisit us at: https://www.ecoconsilium.com/ Show less