Californians Against Waste Lapis on Challenging the Status Quo

The scope of California’s waste policy has expanded profoundly since 2007, the year that Nick Lapis came on board at Californians Against Waste (CAW). In this Waste360 Q&A, Lapis, CAW’s director of policy and a 40 Under 40 Award recipient, discusses what’s transpired since in spaces like producer responsibility, climate action, environmental justice, and building sustainable markets. He discusses challenging the status quo—and opening regulators’ and industry’s eyes to the power of reducing food waste.