Bill Sheehan
Bill Sheehan is a biologist and environmental advocate. He is best known for his work on zero waste and extended producer responsibility through two American nonprofit organizations. He co-founded Product Policy Institute in 2003 and was Executive Director until 2015. He co-founded GrassRoots Recycling Network in 1995 and was Executive Director until 2003.
Sheehan received a doctorate in insect ecology from Cornell University in 1987 and researched ecology of parasitoid wasps. Since 2016 he has been leading a citizen science initiative to engage mushroom enthusiasts in documenting fungal diversity through the nonprofit North American Mycoflora Project, of which Sheehan is board President.
