Bill Sheehan (born August 6, 1947) is a biologist and environmental advocate. He is best known for his work on zero waste and extended producer responsibility through two American nonprofit organizations. He co-founded Product Policy Institute (now UPSTREAM) in 2003 and was Executive Director until 2015. He co-founded GrassRoots Recycling NetworkGrassRoots Recycling Network Archives http://archive.grrn.org/scrapbooks/index.html in 1995 and was Executive Director until 2003.
In 2017 he co-founded Fungal Diversity Survey, or FunDiS (formerly North American Mycoflora Project). FunDiS is a nonprofit organization that helps community scientists document the diversity and distribution of fungi across North America in order to protect them and their habitats. Sheehan was Board President through 2021.
Sheehan received a doctorate in insect ecology from Cornell University in 1987. He researched ecology of parasitoid wasps for biological control.Response by Specialist and Generalist Natural Enemies to Agroecosystem Diversification: A Selective Review |url=https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/15/3/456/2480356
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External links Bill Sheehan Archive (personal archive) UPSTREAM Solutions Product Policy Blog 2010-2013 GrassRoots Recycling Network Archives Google Scholar Profile Fungal Diversity Survey