"A waste-to-wealth manager runs an on-site Eco Centro that maximizes reuse and recycling—composting organic waste for gardens, converting scrap wood into charcoal, crushing glass for concrete, and experimenting with casting melted aluminum cans into durable fixtures and recycling plastics into usable furniture. Additionally, a mushroom spawn lab reduces imports and enables garden experimentation with new fungal varieties, aligning sustainability, local manufacturing, and circular-economy initiatives." - Ashlea Halpern