Tony Shumpert oversees the reuse and recycling business operations for Value Village (also known as Village des Valeurs(MC) in Canada), a purpose-driven thrift retailer with more than 300 stores across Canada, the United States and Australia. During his 20-year tenure at Value Village, Tony has been instrumental in establishing the company as a global leader in clothing and textile reuse and recycling.
Tony is passionate about reuse, representing Value Village through his membership on the National Zero Waste Council’s Circular Economy Working Group, as a board member and former president of Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), an international trade association focused on promoting high standards and best practices for reducing solid waste by recycling textiles and related secondary materials, and through his editorial contributions.
