We are The Waste Transformers
The Waste Transformers was started by Lara van Druten. Lara has one goal: to create a flourishing business that inspires others to change the way that they deal with food waste and to establish a business model able to balance financial, social and environmental returns.
Today, the Waste Transformers are the recognized partner of choice for those with the ambition and courage to realize real, circular economies around food waste.
A waste is a resource out of place. Paul L. Bishop
Our team
We are bright, ambitious and are not afraid to shake things up. We partner with the best-connected, using our own proven technology®, and other best-in-class technologies, to nudge the world towards a better, greener, brighter future. Let us introduce ourselves.
Lara
van Druten
Chief Executive Officer
Guillermo
Schneeberger
Director of Finance & Legal
Maarten
Jonker
Director of Technology
Coen
Bakker
Marketing Manager
Pieter-Willem
Lips
Commercial Director
Niels
de Greef
Director of Operations
Paula Bergamini
Project Developer
Roberto
Volpiano
Sales Developer
Fausto
Marcigot
Director of New Products / R&D
Thomas
Boon
Mechanical Engineer
Paula
Rivas
Bioprocess Engineer
Musa
Titus Sesay
Freetown Project Developer
Andrew
de Vries
Service Technician
Abu
Bakarr Bangura
Operator
Hugo
Hoekstra
Senior Business Developer
Sacha
Drenth
Project Engineer
Yan Wong
Digital Marketing Intern
Our production facility
Our indoor state-of-the-art production facility is located in Velsen-Noord, 20 minutes from Amsterdam. Each biodigester is manufactured to the highest quality standards. From the initial stages of design to the final assembly, every step is carefully monitored and executed with precision.
Join us in reinventing the way people treat their own food waste
Join our team
Join the international team at The Waste Transformers and help us change the world of food waste! Based in Velsen-Noord, our team is dedicated to helping our clients turn their own food waste into value through the use of our on-site biodigesters. We are looking for motivated professionals to join us in our mission to reduce food waste and create a more sustainable future. As we continue to expand our international reach, we need talented individuals to grow with us. Check out our job openings and become part of a team that is making a real difference in the world.
Advisory board
Annemieke
Roobeek
Nyenrode University
Dien
de Boer-Kruyt (In memory of)
Chairperson of the Board of Greenpeace
Jacqueline
Rijsdijk
CIO/COO ASR Netherlands
Herman
Bouwman
Lawyer
Govert
Trouwborst
Finance and insurance expert
Hendrik
Kasteel
Senior executive in the Telcom & Media industry
Fabian
Roobeek
Corporate Strategy Team PWC
Our sustainable partners
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