These stories were published in Waste Advantage Magazine’s Heroes on the Front Line series. Heroes on the Frontline The COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed what we in the recycling industry have known for a long time: people who work in Material Recycling Facilities or MRFs are essential to our environment and health. The thousands of men…
By Len Christopher, Chief Operating Officer As seen in Resource Recycling, February 25, 2020 The last 20 years have brought many changes to the waste and recycling industry, all of which I’ve watched through the eyes of Leadpoint Business Services. We are a specialty workforce company that helps recyclers take the chaos out of MRF…
Building teamwork in your recycling plant is essential to your efficiency, productivity, and profitability. As seen in Waste Advantage Magazine, January 2020 Recycling industry leaders, plant managers, owners, and operators are good at a lot of things. They manage complex manufacturing functions. They plan and budget. They reliably serve their customers and stakeholders. With all…
New Employees, Existing Employees. It’s a situation every MRF manager has faced: how to bring new employees into the plant and integrate them with the existing team without disrupting the operation and its productivity. It happens when there’s turnover, when shifts or days are added to the schedule, or when new lines and equipment are…
By Len Christopher, Chief Operating Officer, Leadpoint Business Services Ana Martinez is Leadpoint’s onsite manager at our customer’s MRF in Clackamas, Oregon. She is among our most tenured employees with over 15 years of service. Ana’s tenacity is commendable, but what’s even more impressive is the tenure of her team. Of the more than 50…