For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Ron Pecora
Chief Marketing Officer
407-234-5573
rpecora@wasteprousa.com
LONGWOOD, FL – October 24, 2017 – Waste Pro, a Longwood, Florida-based solid waste and recycling service provider, has been named the fourth largest privately owned company in Central Florida, according to Orlando Business Journal’s Golden 100 Companies. Waste Pro, with revenues projected to exceed $640 million this year, is headquartered in Longwood and it’s nine-state footprint includes more than 2 million customers, more than 3,200 employees, and 2,400 collection trucks. In Florida, Waste Pro has more than 28 operating locations.
Private ownership makes Waste Pro particularly unique in its ability to expand operations and sustain consistent financial growth in a strategic and competitive manner. Waste Pro continues to demonstrate its commitment and strong economic impact within the region.
John J. Jennings of Longwood, Florida founded Waste Pro in 2001 and built the company into one of the fastest growing in the United States. “Our company’s success is a result of building long-lasting relationships with our customers, valuing our highly committed employees and investing in the communities in which we operate,” Jennings stated.
The overall growth of Waste Pro has been systematic and strategic, gaining market share throughout the Southeastern footprint, including the addition of more than 180,000 new residential customers, resulting in a revenue increase from $551 million in 2015 to $594 million in 2016.
Waste Pro is one of this country’s fastest growing privately owned waste collection, recycling, processing and disposal companies, operating in nine southeastern states. Serving more than two million residential and 40,000 commercial customers from over 75 operating locations, Waste Pro is headquartered in Longwood, Florida, and maintains more than 250 exclusive municipal contracts and franchises.
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