As seen in Waste Advantage – November 2023 What is one thing material recovery facilities (MRFs), plastic recovery facilities (PRFs), and polymer sites have in common? Each needs a safe and reliable workforce to keep their facilities running. Staffing these sites is a pivotal challenge in the waste and recycling industry. The hurdle extends beyond…
Can you think of a business, an environment or a situation where teamwork isn’t a good idea? Probably not. Any organization benefits when its leaders and employees work together like a well-oiled machine. Recycling operations are no different: strong teams drive the plant’s productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Great teamwork doesn’t just happen. It’s not a…
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…
By Terrence Patterson. Safety: Risk & Teamwork Poor decisions about safety put you, your team and their families at risk. That’s the first lesson I took away from a safety symposium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, sponsored in conjunction with the American Society of Safety Professionals. The event featured motivational safety speaker Eric Giguere who shared…
It’s Not Easy to Become a Leadpoint Associate. The data keep coming in about historically low unemployment rates and the unprecedented lack of workers to fill our nation’s job openings. From physicians and engineers to truck drivers and retail store clerks, low unemployment is affecting employers across the board. In the world of recycling, we…
A diverse team of experts: Albert Pena. Isaac Sanders. Chad Bebber. Leadpoint’s Workforce Optimization Team, or WFOT, is a trio of highly-experienced recycling experts. They are travelers who are on the road upwards of 300 days each year, working with the company’s customers and managers to address issues, tackle problems first-hand, and recommend solutions that…
Working in Recycling is Not A Trashy Job Putting the recycling bin on the curb for pick up is just the beginning of the materials recycling process. Once picked up, all that stuff is taken to a material resource facility (MRF) to be sorted, condensed and reworked into life as a completely different product. What…
As an employer, your workers’ safety is one of your top concerns. To keep your employees safe, you will have to be proactive and share your knowledge and build a culture that embraces safety as good business AND the right thing to do. To be effective with MRF safety, begin by creating an environment that…