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Weslynne Ashton

Professor Weslynne Ashton is a sustainable systems scientist, whose research, teaching and practice are oriented around transitioning our socio-ecological systems towards sustainability and equity. She studies the adoption of socially and environmentally responsible strategies in business, and the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in addressing social and environmental challenges. Her research is grounded in industrial ecology and the circular economy. Her current work focuses on increasing sustainability and equity in urban food systems, and developing regenerative economies in post-industrial regions, newly industrializing countries and small island states.

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Updated Sep 20, 2023

Regulatory alignment is the missing infrastructure for food waste solutions

Ashton argues that food waste reduction initiatives fail because they operate in regulatory silos, and that meaningful progress requires deliberate partnerships between waste management operators and local government bodies. Without this collaborative alignment on standards and enforcement, even well-designed waste reduction programs cannot scale or achieve measurable impact.

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“Collaboration and partnerships with local regulators is a must.”

To Reduce Food Waste, Collaboration and Partnerships with Local Regulators is a Must

Key barriers to food waste reduction (inferred severity from article framing)

Regulatory misalignment across jurisdictions9
Lack of local partnership mechanisms8
Absence of enforcement coordination8

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Regulatory misalignment across jurisdictions
Lack of local partnership mechanisms
Absence of enforcement coordination

America's escalating food waste crisis

framed as urgent structural problem requiring systemic intervention

Local regulatory alignment emerges as the critical missing piece.

To Reduce Food Waste, Collaboration and Partnerships with Local Regulators is a Must

Efforts to combat food waste fail without deliberate regulatory partnership.

To Reduce Food Waste, Collaboration and Partnerships with Local Regulators is a Must

“Regulatory silos prevent even well-designed waste programs from scaling.”

Themes:Regulatory collaboration as infrastructure prerequisiteSystemic barriers to food waste reductionLocal government alignment requirement

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To Reduce Food Waste, Collaboration and Partnerships with Local Regulators is a Must

Local regulatory alignment emerges as the critical missing piece in efforts to combat America's escalating food waste crisis

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    Alex M.·2h agoquestion

    What sparked your research into disruptive innovation?

    Curious what the original insight was that led you to the Innovator's Dilemma framework.

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    Sophia L.·1d agoidea

    Would love a deep-dive into EdTech adoption barriers.

    Your framing of sustaining vs. disruptive innovation feels directly applicable to school systems.

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    David R.·3d agoquestion

    How do you see AI changing the personalized learning landscape?