David is an environmental scientist with a background in waste and facilities management. David procured waste services for the Department of Defence for several years, which served to educate him on many of the “opportunities for improvement” in the industry. David is the founder of Fernlawn Environmental, a company that combines a passion for Smart Cities with the motivation to improve and demystify the waste industry for clients. Fernlawn Environmental brought SmartBin sensors and OnePlus compactor monitoring systems to Australia. The company has also recently launched BinShare, an online service to assist businesses to sell spare bin capacity and to aggregate recyclables in the “first mile”.