It all began with a plan to protect the planet

Duncan is an experienced strategic thinker and analyst, with an ability to discern key issues and formulate innovative solutions. He has a B.A (Hons) in Anthropology. His work with Eunomia, both in NZ and in the UK, has covered a range of projects including waste management and minimisation plans, waste contract procurement, development and evaluation of service delivery options, collection systems, product stewardship, infrastructure, and cost-benefit analysis. Duncan has extensive experience with waste data, including time series data, waste composition, and in-depth analysis of data to discern key issues and trends and identify potential solutions. He is an experienced project manager and team leader. He has managed complex, technical and politically driven projects for a range of councils, central government and private industry. He has a strong track record of delivering projects to time and budget, and exceeding client expectations. Prior to working for Eunomia, Duncan spent five years as Manager of Waste Not Consulting, which he helped develop into New Zealand’s leading specialist waste consultancy.

Lisa has developed financial models, associated risk assessments, and sustainability appraisal tools to enable informed decisions to be made at an officer and Councillor level.

She has extensive experience in strategic service reviews for local authorities, working at Auckland City Council for four years from 1998 during their full refuse and recycling service review, and working for Bristol City Council in the UK for three years managing the introduction of a city-wide biodegradable waste collection. At the time it was the largest city-wide full organic waste collection in the UK, servicing 165,000 households.

She also has experience in developing policy for sustainability at local authorities and as a consultant. She has a particular interest in construction and demolition waste and has worked successfully on a variety of projects in the sector.

Lisa has notable expertise in local authority bylaws and processes and was the lead author on development of a template solid waste bylaw for Waikato and Bay of Plenty Councils.

Molly's work at Auckland Council included roles in waste related customer needs and complaints and waste data management and analytics. Since joining Eunomia in 2024, Molly has contributed to a range of waste related projects. Recent work has had focuses on data, metrics, and reporting, as well as collection cost modelling and organic collection guidance for territorial authorities.
Molly is enthusiastic about waste minimisation, social outcomes, and finding creative solutions to problems. Her approach includes deriving powerful insights from research to create compelling reports with useful information for stakeholders.

Molly is practical and reliable, with analytical and critical thinking skills that make her an effective researcher. With an ability to recognise and understand the needs of the audience, she enjoys storytelling through reports that are clear, engaging, and valuable. She prioritises building meaningful interpersonal relationships that are built on trust, clear communication, and consistent delivery, making her a collaborative team member and effective project manager.

Katy is a consultant with proven ability to deliver projects that span environmental and social focuses. She holds a Master of Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on environmental sustainability and brings a strong foundation of academic knowledge together with hands-on consulting experience gained over the past few years.
She takes an innovative and holistic approach to help clients develop practical and strategic solutions aligned with national policy and sustainability goals. Katy has contributed to a wide range of projects including waste management and minimisation plans, product stewardship schemes, resource recovery networks, and supply chain waste mapping. She excels at stakeholder engagement and relationship building, supporting collaboration and effective outcomes.

Before moving into consulting, Katy gained six years’ experience in business administration and consumer care across a range of industries, giving her a solid grounding in business operations and communication. With a strong interest in textiles, she also founded a zero-waste fashion venture, creating ethical, sustainable garments for herself and her community.

Flavia's skills come from a variety of roles in Argentina, the UK, and New Zealand. Flavia has experience at the management level within the Hospitality and Real Estate industries.

Flavia is pleased to use her expertise to support Eunomia New Zealand's goals of improving sustainability. Flavia has a clear understanding of the importance of looking after our environment by making sure her family plays their part.

Mark is based in Sydney and works between Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. He specialises in product policy including Extended Producer Responsibility and product stewardship, resource-efficiency, circular economy, sustainable procurement, eco-design and environmental training, and behaviour change. Mark is an active member of the WasteMINZ Product Stewardship Steering Group and has recently worked on product stewardship projects in Samoa and Papua New Guinea.
Mark’s consultancy career has involved work across most business sectors and public bodies. He successfully helps policy makers to better understand business constraints, and businesses to better understand how they can operate more cost-effectively.
In New Zealand, Mark has completed work for the Ministry for Environment, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, WasteMINZ, the Textiles Advisory Group, and leading companies including The Warehouse Group and Zespri. In Europe his key clients have included the European Commission, Defra, WRAP, Zero Waste Scotland, and Material Focus.

Paul is an experienced waste management practitioner and Consultant. He has previously held operational roles managing significant waste management infrastructure and operations in New Zealand.

Paul has a Master's of Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies, both achieved with distinction from the University of Waikato. He has a strong financial focus when identifying new initiatives and technologies and has conducted feasibility studies and developed implementation plans.

He has a proven history of building and maintaining successful stakeholder relationships through fostering open, honest, and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Paul has lived in Vanuatu for the past eight years and has worked across many Pacific Island countries during this time. With this experience and a strong sense of community, he has a nuanced understanding of environmental challenges faced by Pacific Island nations.

Joe has been at the of cutting edge sustainable waste management since 1995, and is widely considered an industry leader in the fields of Government policy, local authority waste management and procurement.

Joe’s experience spans waste operations, waste flow modelling, service profiling, policy development and implementation, contract negotiation and public procurement. Most recently he has specialised in partnership working and efficiency initiatives with local authorities, facilitating collaborative working and driving essential cost efficiencies whilst also increasing recycling performance. His ability to understand the multiple interlinked relationships between legal requirements, targets, budgets and contracts, coupled with a creative, analytical mind have made Joe a vital element in developing the waste management strategies of over 100 UK authorities.