Tim Parker

Founder, Circular City

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Bio

Tim Parker is the founder of Circular City, a zero-waste startup helping food and beverage outlets swap disposable takeout packaging for sustainable, returnable systems. Over the past five years, Circular City has developed and piloted multiple borrow-and-return systems that make sustainability simple, and without the need for hefty deposits. Having connected over 40 coffee shops, a shopping mall, and various events across our network, the company has saved more than 30,000 disposables from landfills, while achieving an impressive 98% return rate on their containers. The company has also won multiple innovation awards for its pioneering work in circular solutions.

Formerly an engineer and design teacher, Tim founded Circular City to create a cleaner, greener world for their 4-year-old son—because no child should grow up playing on a beach covered in plastic waste.