Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Alison Carr | 29 | Vancouver | Co-founder and COO, Nada | SDGs: 12, 14
Alison Carr considers it serendipitous that a colleague showed her a market research survey from the original founder of Nada while she was in her last year of university. Deeply interested in waste issues and rapidly approaching graduation, Alison started volunteering at Nada and then got herself a grant to become the first employee of the package-free grocery store. As an undergraduate student of geography, she made the connection between our food systems and the health of our oceans. Now, as co-founder and COO of Nada, she works to reduce plastic pollution at the source, working with all levels of the supply chain to reduce packaging waste and implementing a reusable container program for suppliers. Alison’s team advocates for policy change via the City of Vancouver’s Food Policy Council, small business roundtables and Zero Waste 2040 strategy consultations.
Alison Carr | 29 | Vancouver | Co-founder and COO, Nada | SDGs: 12, 14
Alison Carr considers it serendipitous that a colleague showed her a market research survey from the original founder of Nada while she was in her last year of university. Deeply interested in waste issues and rapidly approaching graduation, Alison started volunteering at Nada and then got herself a grant to become the first employee of the package-free grocery store. As an undergraduate student of geography, she made the connection between our food systems and the health of our oceans. Now, as co-founder and COO of Nada, she works to reduce plastic pollution at the source, working with all levels of the supply chain to reduce packaging waste and implementing a reusable container program for suppliers. Alison’s team advocates for policy change via the City of Vancouver’s Food Policy Council, small business roundtables and Zero Waste 2040 strategy consultations.
