2024 Mobius Awards
On November 13, 2024, Divert NS hosted the 24th annual Mobius Awards of Environmental Excellence Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre to recognize and celebrate innovative Nova Scotians who are leaders in environmental action and waste reduction. Featuring emcee, Jeff Douglas (CBC's Mainstreet), and keynote speaker, Dr. Jiaying Zhao, a leading behavioural researcher at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Sustainability, this event brought together Nova Scotia’s environmental elite for an inspirational evening of celebration and connection.
Emerging Environmental Leader of the Year
Rashmi Prakash
Sponsored by
Trampoline
Rashmi Prakash, CEO of Aruna Revolution, is at the forefront of waste reduction by innovating a waste-free manufacturing process for compostable menstrual products made from agricultural by-products.
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Aruna Revolution, under Rashmi Prakash's leadership, has successfully diverted 5 tons of agricultural residues from landfills and repurposed them into fibers for menstrual products.
Watch Rashmi's video.
Community Project of the Year
Feed Nova Scotia
Sponsored by
Atlantic Used Oil Management Association
Feed Nova Scotia is a non-profit that collects and distributes food to food banks, meal programs, and shelters across Nova Scotia. By partnering with retail, manufacturing, and distributors, Feed Nova
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Scotia turns food that can no longer be sold by retailers into food that can be distributed to food banks throughout the province. These efforts significantly reduces food waste, as all of this unused food from retail stores would have been wasted if Feed Nova Scotia did not accept, sort, and redistribute it.
Watch Feed Nova Scotia's video.
Innovator of the Year
Halifax C & D Recycling
Sponsored by
Sustane Technologies
Halifax C & D Recycling has developed an innovative manufacturing process that turns end-of-life passenger tires into blast mats, which are used in the construction industry. By manufacturing mats
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in Atlantic Canada, Halifax C & D can reduce the import of used tires into the region and make use of product already available locally. With the potential to divert 70,000 tires from landfill a year, HCD continues to innovate and invest in the reduction and utilization of waste in NS.
Watch Halifax C & D Recycling's video.
Small Business of the Year
North Shore Ballast & Concrete Works
Sponsored by
Graves Financial Advisory Group
North Shore Ballast and Concrete Works has proven innovative ways to divert significant tonnages of old materials from landfill including most of the province’s end-of-life wire lobster traps, which a
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re large and made of a variety of materials, making it a challenge to dispose of properly. North Shore sources these traps from the fisher community in Nova Scotia and repurposes every part into new products, such as using repurposed materials to reinforce their concrete ballasts for long-lasting, stronger products. In doing so, North Shore has diverted over 10,000 lobster traps from our landfills.
Watch North Shore's video.
Large Business of the Year
Benjamin Bridge
Sponsored by
Miller Waste Systems
Benjamin Bridge are leaders in the wine industry due to their commitment to sustainable practices including waste reduction and diversion, on-site composting, alternative packaging options, and more.
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They pioneered and popularized the use of aluminum wine cans in the Canadian wine industry which is a more sustainable waste product than glass and is estimated to reduce the carbon footprint of a product by 50%. Benjamin Bridge upcycles their grape waste, or pomace, and created the Piquette wines, which rely on rehydrating the skins, which is a practice that has since been adopted by other wineries throughout the country.
Watch Benjamin Bridge's video.
Hall of Fame
Kari Riddell
Kari began a career at the Clean Foundation in 2005 where she design the beloved “Eddie’s Litterless Quest” for little learners. Through this program, Kari helped bring the message of waste reduction
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to life using an innovative, empathetic, and artistic approach including puppetry and song. Kari’s engaging performances in elementary schools planted seeds of environmental responsibility amongst our youngest students and gave children and teachers a chance to explore an increasingly difficult conversation without feeling the weight of the world. By reaching young learners with important messaging for over decade, Kari has had a massive impact on tens of thousands of Nova Scotians, building a culture of waste reduction and environmental stewardship.
Watch Kari Riddell's video.
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