Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann
Chairman of the Board, Founder and CEO
Stop Landfilling of Municipal and Similar Wastes Will Open the Door Towards a Circular Economy
“I am excited to see IeRM come to life with an extraordinary team of experts. I have seen too much false and misinformation, lack of expertise and biases in the resource and waste management sectors that all come at a great cost to people, environment and our financial stability. With a population exceeding 7.8 billion we need to manage our resources and environment more efficiently. The stakes are too high to continue with business as usual. We need to use technological advancements that are proven and readily available, make use of international experiences, detach from special interests and lobbyists and continue to recognize the challenges that are coming our way fast. Climate change and environmental impacts continue to worsen, and we are nearing a point of no return. We need to act fast and proactively now so that we can still have some control over our destiny."
Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann
Chairman of the Board, Founder and CEOStop Landfilling of Municipal and Similar Wastes Will Open the Door Towards a Circular Economy
“I am excited to see IeRM come to life with an extraordinary team of experts. I have seen too much false and misinformation, lack of expertise and biases in the resource and waste management sectors that all come at a great cost to people, environment and our financial stability. With a population exceeding 7.8 billion we need to manage our resources and environment more efficiently. The stakes are too high to continue with business as usual. We need to use technological advancements that are proven and readily available, make use of international experiences, detach from special interests and lobbyists and continue to recognize the challenges that are coming our way fast. Climate change and environmental impacts continue to worsen, and we are nearing a point of no return. We need to act fast and proactively now so that we can still have some control over our destiny."
Board of Directors
Dr. Ing. Helmut Schnurer
As a member of the Board of IeRM, I will add my experience and knowledge to developing up-to-date and proven concepts and solutions for sustainable waste management that are environmentally safe, economically feasible, and contributing to climate protection.
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Dr. Marco Castaldi
“I am excited to be on the Board of the Institute for Energy and Resource Management (IeRM) because of the scientific and educational mission of IeRM to develop real solutions to sustainable waste management in the US is critically needed.”
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Dr. Michael Weltzin
“I am excited to be part of the Institute for Energy and Resource Management to show that a better world is achievable for all, if we take action now. The necessary knowledge is available, it just has to be used. There are plenty of successful examples everywhere in the world, and with the experience gained from them, they serve as models for successful sustainable development worldwide.”
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Günter Dehoust
I chose to join the Board of IeRM because IeRM has built a much-needed scientific platform dedicated to developing a sustainable circular economy. I see a great opportunity to share and build on our National and International experiences and knowledge in replacing the current throwaway society based on landfilling that counters any efforts in environmental and economic improvements.
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Renè Møller Rosendal
“I grew up in a country where the environment and problems related to it have been a political issue since the 1970s. Europe has come a long way, but a lot of work needs to be done to improve the way we manage our waste. In order to manage waste more efficiently and move toward a circular economy, it is critical to follow the internationally recognized waste management hierarchy. Landfilling of waste serves as a good way to manage what can’t be recycled or incinerated, but still way too much is landfilled because it’s the cheapest way, and that needs to be changed. By joining IeRM I get to share my knowledge, and hopefully we will change the way people act toward more recycling and the circular economy, because it makes good sense.”
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Steve Gerritson
“I have been an environmentalist for all of my adult life. During those 60 or so years I have seen many examples of serious, science-based efforts to improve conditions, but also many examples of ´greenwashing,’ and of well-meaning projects based on faulty or erroneous assumptions. IERM starts with sound science in a very transparent way, and builds policy and program recommendations based on those findings. This is the right way to operate, and I am proud to be a part of it.
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Sue Sander
“I have been working with Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann on Integrated Waste Management Systems including Energy/Waste Management Concepts/Projects for many years. I am honored to have been asked to be a Board Member for the Institute for Energy Resource Management (IERM). I am dedicated to helping the Institute develop Comprehensive and Sustainable Solutions for US/ Worldwide Integrated Waste Management Solutions, Renewable Energy and Resource Management Facilities and other projects that produce Energy, Clean Air Emissions, and Recycle/Reuse Materials. IeRM will make our Environment more “Sustainable, Reduce Climate Change, and Restore our World”!
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Senior Advisors, Partners, and Partnering Organizations
Werner Bauer
Mr. Bauer sees his involvement with IeRM as an important opportunity to advocate for greater integrity and transparency in waste management. He sees the concept of a circular economy as short sighted and is fighting for a Circular Society, because the global goals in dealing with waste must focus more on people and nature.
Thomas Loew
I joined the IeRM team, because they understand the urgency of what needs to be done and have a highly competent team of experts who are able to deliver integrated solutions from planning to implementation and ongoing operations that can ensure true sustainability in the long term.
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Dr. James P. Kruger, III
We are making a mountain of garbage in the U.S. every year by burying it. The effects on our environment are devastating. The members of IeRM have many years of expertise solving environmental problems concerning solid waste management. I am proud to be a policy advisor to help promote rational, scientific-based solutions to our policymakers. Future generations depend on us to succeed.
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David Allen
I joined the IeRM Team with enthusiasm as the need for this movement to take its proper place in the mix of our environmental challenges and solutions is critical. Supporting science-based policy and program development is an imperative to me in the Organizations I support.
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Dr. Richard Honour, PhD
Dr. Honour views IERM as an additional means and vehicle for the general education of agency members, elected officials and citizen victims on the continuing, direct and growing hazards posed to the public and to our living environment by current primitive and unsafe waste disposal practices.
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We believe that a circular economy takes on a key role when it comes to sustainable answers to the global problems of resources supply, pollution and climate change. On behalf of future generations, we must steer our actions globally in such a way that waste is reduced, and valuable resources can be reused over and over again. We are excited to partner with IeRM and work on the joint goal to set cutting-edge standards in sustainable resource and waste management.