John Surmon: Future Waste Pro
John Surmon has been obsessed with everything garbage since age three. He and his family live in California but come to visit his grandparents in Little Ole Hoxie, AR every summer. John is 14 years old now, and his passion for trash trucks grows stronger each day! We first met John in 2020 when his…
Women of Waste Pro: Samantha Barreiro
Women of Waste Pro Samantha Barreiro Regional Human Resources Manager Central Florida Working in waste is all Samantha Barreiro has known. At just 18 years old, Samantha began working for the Fort Myers, FL Division during her freshman year at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she earned a BS in Business Management. “I realized…
Waste Pro Employee Rescues Mother and Baby in Crash
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com FT. MYERS, FL – June 23, 2021 – Waste Pro Road Tech Chuck Curtis, who works out of the company’s Ft. Myers, FL Division, is being honored for his quick actions after a mother and her baby were involved in a car crash. On…
Waste Pro Now Operates Louisiana-Based Riverside Landfill
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com BELLE CHASSE, LA – June 23, 2021 –Waste Pro has taken over construction and demolition (C&D) operations at the Riverside Recycling and Disposal, located at 11266 Highway 23 in Belle Chasse, LA. The arrangement, which went into effect in May 2021, allows Waste Pro…
Women of Waste Pro – Lisa Cunningham
Women of Waste Pro Lisa Cunningham Claw Truck Driver Southaven, MS Lisa Cunningham doesn’t care about working in a male-dominated industry – she’s done it most of her life. “I like challenges,” she said. “I was an auto technician for 26 years before I became a garbage truck driver. I didn’t find it to be…