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The biggest independent trash and recycling company in the southeast U.S., Waste Pro USA Inc., is becoming the first to power one of its regional facilities by solar energy. For the project, Waste Pro partnered with a local company, EcoSolar of Sarasota. According to Regional Vice President Keith Banasiak, the firm applied an extremely advanced…

Bob Hyres, Executive Vice President, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Florida Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America). This association is primarily made up of public sector, governmental, solid waste professionals, such as county solid waste directors. This is the first time a representative of a private waste…

Waste Pro has closed on the acquisition of Delta Sanitation (Delta) in Gautier Mississippi. This is the largest acquisition made by Waste Pro. The acquisition includes a residential, commercial and roll off hauling company that employs 124 people, a recycling facility and 2 C&D / Industrial landfills. The acquisition consideration consisted of cash and Waste…

Waste Pro has launched a recycling program that calls for airport visitors to throw trash and recyclables into the same container. Waste Pro later sorts recyclables from waste, a move the airport expects will reduce the amount of trash it sends to landfills by 50 percent after a year and by 70 percent after two…

Sept. 29 — Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-bases private equity firm, is investing $100 million in Waste Pro USA Inc. “Waste Pro has an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality service to its municipal, residential and commercial customers. We are thrilled to be partnering with John Jennings and his management team and look forward to…

Published in the September 2009 of American Executive magazine Waste collection may not be the most glamorous industry, but it is one of the most important. With waste generation having tripled in the last half-century, companies like Waste Pro USA have a seemingly unlimited potential for growth— if they can keep up with the competition….

Waste Pro USA was presented with the first ever commendation for black bear conservation work from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. Waste Pro, one of the waste control providers in Franklin and Wakulla counties in Florida, provided innovative new bear proof containers to homeowners. The containers have no rate increase for the first six…

Waste Pro has been awarded a new five (5) year exclusive contract for the residential and commercial solid waste and recycling collection services for the City of Cape Canaveral Florida. This creates a break through for Waste Pro in Brevard County. Neither Brevard County nor any of its eighteen (18) cities have seen a bid…

Waste Pro has been awarded a new long term municipal contract for the City of Beaufort, South Carolina. Waste Pro will take over from the City and will begin services on August 1, 2009. Waste Pro will provide garbage, yard waste and curbside recycling to the 4,100 homes in Beaufort. In conjunction with this contract,…

Sanford’s garbage collectors will be watching out for trouble as they make their rounds Friday. They will act as a second set of eyes for police. Sanford police trained fourteen workers to be part of the “Waste Watch” program, a first of its kind in Central Florida. There has been a rash of home burglaries…