Esther Landells is a PhD Candidate with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and CQ University. With a background in teaching and environmental studies, Esther has worked in Australian local government for over 10 years, primarily in waste education projects delivering waste diversion, minimisation and avoidance programs. Fascinated by how policy is applied to and by councils, and how communities react to the resulting programs, Esther is now combining her passion for applying effective waste interventions with her academic interest in behaviour change.