Edmond Gouveia, Jr. – North Las Vegas
I Can Make A Difference
Talicia Fields – Ft. Worth
A Divine Purpose: Get the Job Done
2021 Year In Review: Labor Perspectives
By Len Christopher As seen in Waste Advantage Magazine, February 2022 Issue The big labor story in 2021 was wages—not just upward pressure on wages but also changes in the expectations of job seekers. Throughout the year, supplemental unemployment income paid people $18 to $20/hour in some states. That shaped candidates’ expectations about what they…
How to Become a Company Where People Want to Work
As seen in Waste Advantage, November 2021 Issue The fight for talent is real. Today’s waste and recycling companies can help their hiring efforts by putting consistent, conscious effort into making their site a place where people want to work. Business and economic news today is consistent in its coverage of a historic labor shortage.…
Employees Wanted.
As seen in Recycling Today – August 31, 2021By Alex Kamczyc Since the start of the pandemic, the pool of prospective candidates for waste and recycling industry jobs has dwindled. Last year, it is estimated that the United States lost 10 million jobs during the height of the pandemic, according to the U.S. Department of…
A Four Step Journey to Create a High-Performance Work Team at Your Site
As seen in Waste Advantage, May 2021 Issue Nearly every aspect of the recycling industry is changing—and changing fast. From consumers to suppliers, equipment manufacturers to government entities, things that used to take years to change are now taking months or weeks. It is easy to understand the competing priorities faced by operators and how…
Arturo Guerrero – Newby Island, CA
Always There
Anthony Wheeler – Tacoma
$9.04
Dustin Hubbard – Phoenix, AZ
Keeping Commitments
Ana Martinez – Clackamas, OR
Responsible. Safe. Committed.
The Human Impact
by Mike Huycke, Vice President, Business Development The Human Impact originally appeared in Resource Recycling Magazine, February 2021 issue It’s not an understatement to say that COVID-19 changed nearly every aspect of life for families, businesses, educational institutions, and governments. At materials recovery facilities, the impact has been huge on the staffing and HR side.…
A Dashboard for MRF Productivity
by Chad Bebber Our prediction: this will be a year of continued investment in equipment upgrades, robotics, and safety initiatives at MRFs across the country. That prediction is based on what we’re seeing at the dozens of sites, large and small, where we’ve embedded our high-performance work teams. What’s driving these investments is a common…