For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Joy Kurtz
Corporate Communications Manager
media@wasteprousa.com
Waste Pro Ft. Myers Drivers and Helpers Earn $45,000 in Safety Awards
FT. MYERS, FL – June 5, 2023 – Waste Pro’s Ft. Myers, FL Division celebrates five employees who recently earned the company’s coveted $10,000 Driver and $5,000 Helper Safety Awards. A total of $45,000 was awarded at a breakfast event in their honor.
Pictured are Helper Renel Merone and Residential drivers Jesus Santoyo and Juan Lopez. Not pictured are Front End Load Driver Josny Gaspard and Roll Off Driver Ben Frias Sr.
“These hardworking Waste Pros take immense pride in what they do,” said Divisional Vice President Bill Jones. “It makes me so proud to see them earn these awards – it goes to show the great things that can happen when people practice safety every day.”
To earn the coveted Safety Award, an employee must go three years without an at-fault accident, injury, or property damage. Eligible drivers receive $10,000, and a similar award of $5,000 is offered to eligible helpers.
About Waste Pro USA
Waste Pro USA, Inc. is one of the country’s fastest-growing privately-owned waste collection, recycling, processing, and disposal companies, operating in ten southeastern states. Waste Pro, with revenues projected to exceed $1.1 billion in 2023, serves more than two million residential and 100,000 commercial customers from over 90 operating locations. Waste Pro is headquartered in Longwood, Florida, and maintains approximately 300 exclusive municipal contracts and franchises.