Waste360 Nothingwasted! Podcast

For large hauling companies, implementing technology is a no-brainer – it helps manage thousands of trucks to improve route optimization, safety, business operations, and more. But for smaller companies, is technology always a realistic and necessary option? Whether it’s due to the financial burden, lack of technology expertise and training, or insufficient manpower, there are several factors smaller, independent operations need to consider when exploring a new technology. Join this independent hauler panel as they discuss the pros and cons of implementing technology and whether it really makes sense for all operations, large or small. Speakers: Alex Carrasquillo, Fleet Technology Manager, All Waste, Inc. Bill White, Co-Founder, Estes Waste Solutions Matt Coulter, Vice President of Sales, Strategic Operations, and Special Projects, PDC Services, Inc. Kevin Atkinson, President & Owner, Texas Pride Disposal Moderated by: David Ische, Head of Business Development, AMCS Group

Gain insight from this panel discussion on today’s mergers and acquisitions market. How do you value your company and assets? How do you value a target company and their assets? Are you looking at the right data and metrics as you review acquisitions? How do you avoid making an acquisition that actually hinders your growth? Today’s environment has unique challenges in valuing companies and making good strategic additions to your business that build a stronger future. Speakers: Charles Appleby, Chairman, Integrated Waste Solutions Scott Foster, Partner, KPMG LLP Robert Michalik, Managing Director, Kinderhook Industries, LLC Joe Winters, Chairman and CEO, Winters Bros. Waste Systems

Feet on the Street was originally launched as a pilot program by The Recycling Partnership (TRP) in part to answer China’s National Sword policies. It now serves as a foundational model for TRP’s contamination-fighting methods implemented in communities across the country. Join the stakeholders involved in Feet on the Street (FOTS) – Atlanta and learn about the program’s inception, execution and success. Hear about their role in FOTS, challenges faced, lessons learned and initial results from the program’s first year.  You’ll see never-before-shared data about the program, including: updated contamination rates after tagging Atlanta’s 98,000 single-family homes; multicultural communications best practices; capture rate studies from 15-plus multi-family properties; and more.  Walk away with the inspiration and data to make real changes or improvements in your own cities or businesses. Speakers: Kanika Greenlee, Executive Director, Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission at City of Atlanta Nicole Smith

The last few years, recycling has been one longer roller coaster ride consisting of steep drops, sharp turns, and dizzying speeds - setting hearts racing around blind turns and leaving even the most seasoned professional breathless. Our speakers will discuss what has happened so far, what is around the next curve and whether we can expect the ride to flatten out. Speakers will talk: COVID-19 OECD/Basel Marine Debris Import Bans Volatile Pricing EPR Contracts and Contamination National Recycling Program Opportunities Speakers: Brent Bell, Vice President Recycling/President WMRA, Waste Management Peter Wright, Assistant Administrator Office of Land and Emergency Management, Environmental Protection Agency Bridget Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, Recycling and Sustainability, NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Moderated by: Anne Germain, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, National Waste & Recycling Association

Listen to Patrick Dovigi, CEO of GFL Environmental, as he shares about his rise to CEO, what we might expect from GFL in the future, and what leading issues may have an effect on the waste & recycling industry as a whole.

Listen to Katie Kicklighter, Manager of Hospitality & Events for the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, as she shares about addressing community needs through sustainability programs, the importance of resident and fan education and more.

With more than 30 years of experience in the solid waste industry, Founder and Executive Chairman of Waste Connections Ronald J. Mittelstaedt will sit down with NWRA President Darrell Smith to share his take on leadership, the future of M&A, company culture, and predictions for the industry over the coming years. Moderated by: Darrell Smith, President & CEO, National Waste & Recycling Association

Listen to Willie Goode, CEO of WB Waste Solutions and President of Goode Companies, as he shares his smart insights on the power of a service-forward approach, the impact of COVID-19, diversity within the industry, embracing the entrepreneurial mindset, and his family-oriented leadership style. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Rob Kaplan, Founder & CEO of Circulate Capital, as he shares his smart insights on the evolution and opportunities of the circular economy, how to collaborate successfully, the joys of working with entrepreneurs who are tackling plastic pollution, and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Andrew Shakman, CEO & Co-Founder of Leanpath, who's mission is to make food waste prevention and measurement everyday practice in the world’s kitchens. Andrew’s shares his smart insights on food waste as a “nexus issue,” the impact of COVID-19, the importance of data, measurement and more.

Listen to Derek Veenhof, Executive VP of Asset Management at Covanta, share his smart insights on environmental justice, the impact of COVID-19 on the industry and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to a WasteExpo Together Online session as it looks at the opportunities and the challenges that come with an electrified refuse vehicle – battery life, power management, driver training and awareness are all part of this new domain along with the benefits of emissionless, quieter vehicles and possibly less rigorous maintenance routines. Listen to organizations that currently have electric vehicles out in the real world, what they are experiencing and what new trials will be released in 2020. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Michael O’Connor, Owner of Premier Waste Services, has he shares his insights on the amazing opportunities within the waste industry, his own personal story of resiliency, the impact of COVID-19 on his business, the power of mentorship and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Erin Wallace, VP of Integrated Marketing at thredUP – the world’s largest online consignment and thrift store, as she shares insights on responsible retail, the power of corporate partnerships, the impact of the pandemic on secondhand and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Brook Sheehan, Co-Founder, Cup O’ Sugar, smart insights on the power of neighborhood connection in fighting food waste, the impact of COVID-19 on her work, the importance of partnerships and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen to Alex Coari, Director of Capital & Innovation, ReFED (and also one of Waste360’s 40 Under 40 winners for 2020!), share her smart insights on the power of catalytic capital, how to collaborate effectively, systemically solving the food-waste problem and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Now more than ever technology can level the playing field, by capturing data and providing tools to assess data to make better, faster more successful decisions. But how that is done and where to apply technology to maximize success is nearly as confusing as to what technology to use – back office, front line, dispatch and routing are just a few options.  Join this candid conversation with industry leaders who are bringing affordable, useable technology to bare in solid waste.

Hear from Kristine Berg, Circular Economy Adviser at TOMRA and an Ambassador for eXXpedition, as she shares her smart insights on the role of the waste management industry in the circular economy, the importance of taking lessons from the sea back to the land and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Hear from Jeff Wooster, Global Sustainability Director at Dow, share his smart insights on creating sustainable changes across an entire system, the concept of a spherical economy, supporting waste collectors and more. #NothingWastedPodcast

Listen Michael E. Hoffman, Managing Director and group head of diversified industrials, Stifel Financial Corp, share his smart insights on the effects of COVID-19 on the waste and recycling industry, the upcoming Waste360/Stifel Investor Summit and more. #NothingWastedPodcast