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Leslie Near
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6 months ago
Converts jars & windshields into high-purity cullet. Replacing dredged sand with LEED-certified feedstock. Middle TN’s loop: thriving wages & zero boring waste. Stop burying immortal resources; start manufacturing the future. Resource security with a soul.
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6 months ago
Seeking funding & sponsored research to move from blueprint to industrial scale. We need R&D partners for material certification & contamination testing. Join us in proving that Middle TN’s ‘waste’ is actually its greatest asset. Let’s manufacture a loop with a soul.
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Bilingual educator & logistics innovator. I solve ‘recycling theater’ by converting glass waste into high-purity cullet. Replacing dredged sand with regional, certified resources. Turning a landfill burden into a thriving-wage asset. Waste is just a lack of imagination.
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Leslie Near
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2026 - Present
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Advanced ceramics and glassesCircular economy solutionsConstruction materialsFood packaging technologySustainable packaging materialsWaste-to-energy conversion
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Last updated Mar 2026
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