Waste World: Waste360 40 Under 40 Spotlight – Emily Darchuk

On this episode of the Waste World podcast, Gage Edwards talks with Emily Darchuk, founder and CEO of Wheyward Spirit and a 2026 Waste360 40 Under 40 award winner. Darchuk discusses her entrepreneurial journey, the inspiration behind building a business around upcycled whey, and the challenges of bringing an unconventional circular economy concept to the consumer market. Through Wheyward Spirit, Darchuk is demonstrating how an overlooked dairy byproduct can be transformed into a valuable new ...