SCS Engineers is pleased to announce that Karen Luken has partnered with us as a Sustainable Materials Management Specialist. She will provide environmental consulting services to the firm’s Sustainable Materials Management clients and will be based in SCS’s Cincinnati, Ohio office.
Luken brings 25 years of professional experience helping communities, governments, and business leaders achieve their waste management goals. She specializes in the planning, design, and implementation of integrated waste management systems. Most recently, working as the Global Waste Director for the Clinton Foundation Climate Initiative, Luken provided the environmental, socio-political, and financial expertise to design national waste management strategies and establish public-private partnerships for waste systems typically requiring a $30 million capital expenditure.
Luken works with businesses and communities within the waste life cycle, including suppliers, producers, consumers, collectors, and facility operators. Her success springs from her ability to prove, and then leverage, the technical feasibility and economic viability of decreasing dependency on landfills by maximizing the use of waste as a resource to produce green products and generate renewable energy.
Luken’s accomplishments include:
“Karen is an internationally recognized expert in strategic waste management, implementing local, national, and international programs successfully,” said Michelle Leonard, an SCS Vice President and the current President of SWANA. “Her ability to deliver benefits to retailers, consumers, producers, and governments will provide value for our clients and encourage environmental solutions that will have a lasting impact.”
