Waste360 has announced the winners of the 40 Under 40 awards program, which recognizes inspiring and innovative professionals under the age of 40 whose work in the waste, recycling and organics industry has made a significant contribution to the industry. The winners are involved in every part of the waste and recycling industry, including haulers, municipalities, composters, recycling professionals, policy makers and product suppliers.
In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll be posting longer interviews and profiles of each of the winners. So you’ll get a chance to know them better as the year rolls on.
The 2016 40 Under 40 award winners include:
- Ann Adams, Engineer II, Waste Management
- Marisa Adler, Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning, NYC Department of Sanitation
- Jessica Aldridge, Sustainability Manager, Athens Services
- Josh Allen, Founder & CEO, Global Disposal Reduction Services
- J. Stephan Banchero III, Vice President, Cedar Grove Organics Recycling
- Jonathan Bell, Operations Manager, Casella Waste Systems
- Christian Benitez, Solid Waste Operations Manager, City of El Paso Environmental Services
- Brad Berryman, Senior Director, Fleet Management, Republic Services
- Ryan Brandsma, Executive Vice President, Groot Recycling & Waste
- Julie Bryant, Senior Zero Waste Coordinator, San Francisco Department of the Environment
- Beth Burns, Solid Waste Program Manager, Pinellas County Solid Waste
- Carey Calabrese, Director of Business Management, WCA Waste Corporation
- Liza Casella, Director, Solutions Development & Coordination, Casella Waste Systems
- Candy Castellanos, Statewide Resources Section Manager, Washington Department of Ecology
- Taylor Chunn, President, Medical Waste Management
- Chaya Cooperberg, Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Progressive Waste Solutions
- Ashley Davis, Director of Sales & Marketing, CP Group
- Josh Dranoff, Recycling Coordinator, City of Rochester, N.Y.
- Ann Fordock, Recycling Specialist, Onondaga County (N.Y.) Resource Recovery Agency
- Juri Freeman, Senior Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems
- Jack Fridge, President, Livingston Waste / Express Waste Solutions
- Justen Garrity, President & Founder, Veteran Compost
- Travon Grant, Municipal Relationship Manager, Republic Services
- Jonathan Groot, Executive Vice President, Groot Recycling and Waste
- Renee Hansen, Co-founder & Owner, Spinfish Events Solutions / Hipcycle.com
- Keefe Harrison, Executive Director, The Recycling Partnership
- Russell Hightower, Community & Municipal Relations Manager, Waste Management
- David Hostetter, Senior Project Professional, SCS Engineers
- Lynsey Kocenko, Facility Manager, Central Solid Waste Management Center, Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- Erin Levine, WM EarthCare Specialist, Waste Management of Alameda County
- Brion Maguire, Owner & Managing Partner, Trucks & Parts of Pennsylvania
- Trevor Mance, Owner, TAM Waste Management
- Gena McKinley, Zero Waste Program Manager, City of Austin, Texas
- Tracy Meehan, West Coast Region Marketing Manager, Waste Pro USA
- Nate Morris, Co-founder & CEO, Rubicon Global
- Kathy Richardson, Solid Waste Manager, City of Lawrence, Kansas
- Brent Shows, Corporate Operations Manager, Recycling & Transfer Stations, Advanced Disposal Services
- Josh Thompson, Purchasing Manager, Waste Industries
- Robert Alan Wilson, Founder & President, Precision Waste Services
- Ashley Zanolli, Senior Policy & Program Advisor, Oregon DEQ Materials Management Program, U.S. EPA, Region 10
A panel of expert judges from Waste360 evaluated the nominations and consulted with an external advisor to select the finalists and winners.
The winners will be celebrated at WasteExpo, North America's largest solid waste, recycling and organics industry event, June 6-9, 2016.