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About Diversion Designers

Founded in 2021, Diversion Designers is a woman-owned consulting firm based in Colorado, dedicated to people, planet, and prosperity. We prevent valuable materials from reaching landfills through sustainable design and strategic resource management.

By optimizing resource use, we help organizations reduce waste expenses, improve efficiency, and foster environmental and social impact. Our innovative solutions prove sustainability strengthens both business success and our shared environment.

​How We Do It

 

Innovation begins with understanding. Through human-centered design, we delve into your organization's challenges and opportunities, mapping resource flows, behaviors, and impact points to transform waste into value. Our approach reimagines resource management, going beyond traditional audits with design thinking to uncover hidden opportunities.

Whether designing zero waste events or overhauling company-wide systems, we create practical, transformative solutions through prototyping and iteration, seamlessly blending sustainable design with behavioral insights for lasting change. By visualizing data, we illuminate your environmental impact and uncover new potential for sustainability and cost savings.

​​Why We Do It

Our ‘Why’ is rooted in the profound belief in the power of responsible design to shape a better tomorrow. We understand that true sustainability isn't just about environmental protection – it's about creating a resilient, circular economy that benefits everyone. By promoting innovative waste reduction strategies and championing resource stewardship, we're working to build a future where sustainability and business success go hand in hand.


Through education, implementation, and ongoing support, we help organizations become leaders in sustainable practices, contributing to a more inclusive and environmentally conscious world.

Meet the team

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Amber Barbella

Founder of Diversion Designers

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Tyler Thompson

Sustainable Event Manager

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Nanushka Santiago

Digital Marketing Director

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Anna Darfler

Office Administrator

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Press and news Features

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Colorado cities are using single-use plastic bag fees to help benefit small businesses

Denver and Englewood have both launched programs to help businesses adapt to environmental restrictions. Both programs are funded by plastic bag fees.

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Incentives for Replacing Disposable Service Ware with Reusables for Onsite Dining

The city's new Reuse Denver program can help your small business save money and create a better dining experience for your customers! 

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Meet SWANA's Young Professionals!

The Young Professionals in the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Technical Division of SWANA would like to get to know you and for you to know them! This special feature interviews a Young Professional (YP) to share their interests and their work.

Media Kit

Find Diversion Designer's brand assets within one space.

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