Details — The Economic and Environmental Challenges of Managing Trash — January 30
| Date: 1/30 | Time: 12:15 pm |
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On January 30 at 12:15 p.m. in Quigley Auditorium, Allegheny welcomes Jill Boughton, President of W2Worth Innovations, who will share her passion for discovering new solutions to the overwhelming problems associated with waste management in the United States and around the world. Where others see problems in solving the world’s trash dilemma, Boughton, a trained chemical engineer, sees solutions, so much so that her work was recently featured in the November 2019 National Geographic in an article entitled, “Others see waste. She sees worth.” Lunch will be provided, sponsored by Environmental Science and Sustainability and the Center for Business and Economics.
Boughton is founder and president of W2Worth Innovations – an organization that seeks to catalyze the use of solid waste as a resource as a means for mitigating the larger social, economic and environmental impacts caused by solid waste. She began this adventure in 2012 upon retirement from a successful 24-year career at Procter and Gamble (P&G). Over her career at P&G, Boughton managed product development activities for several of P&G’s businesses, in categories ranging from personal health care to paper products. Her time with P&G included a seven year stint in Caracas, Venezuela, giving Boughton firsthand knowledge of social/economic issues important to emerging regions.
Boughton resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband, Bill Boughton. They have two children, Jennifer and Benjamin, who have also pursued careers in science and the environment.