Special Reports

Mike Schmidt founded his company, Whitetail Disposal, Inc., with a pick-up truck in 2006. Today, as president and chief executive officer, he oversees more than 200 employees, while servicing more than 100,000 residential customers and almost 2...

Steve Linehan, senior project manager with SCS Engineers, has earned a companywide reputation for his knowledge, expertise and integrity. He was recently named a 2020 Waste360 40 Under 40 award recipient.  ...

Waste Connections region controller Tyler Kennedy oversees the accounting and finance operations of the company’s southern region, which spans 100 operating locations from Texas to Florida. The region generates approximately $1.2 billion in annual...

Representing the company’s operations in five countries and six time zones, Covanta’s Director of Corporate Communications James Regan is responsible for external communication and serves as chief company spokesperson, supporting more than 80...

The Los Angeles Department of Public Works said that its staff and hundreds of volunteers collected nearly 400 tons of trash between Friday and Tuesday, after recent protests against police brutality.  ...

As the solid waste manager with the Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District, Michelle Balz coordinates long-term planning for the district and provides technical assistance to local residents and businesses.  ...

Republic’s Rich Kang has worked many jobs at Republic, including those now held by his current direct reports.  Between his previous experiences in those positions and what he learns from his staff who now hold those jobs, he has gone far. It’s...