Congratulations to the following individuals who have been elected to the SWANA FL Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term: Michael Fernandez, Miami Dade County Earl Gloster, City of Clearwater Damien Tramel, Hillsborough County Ravi Kadambala, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
Michael Mathews, Senior Customer Service Representative, City of Sarasota “Michael is a veteran team member with over 24 years of service with the City of Sarasota. He has worked in various areas within the city and also as a solid waste equipment operator. He now works hard to educate and take care of any matters…
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Charles Lovely, Division Chief 3, Transfer Division, Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management “Mr. Lovely has 36 years of experience in the solid waste industry. He started his career as a tractor-trailer driver. His hard work and skills enabled him to be promoted within the organization. Mr. Lovely’s wealth of knowledge has made a positive…
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Sherrickia King, Refuse Equipment Operator, City of Sarasota “As a swing driver, Sherrickia has acquired the training, knowledge and experience needed to operate the majority of our equipment. At times the swing driver position can be demanding with changing circumstances on a daily basis. Sherrickia is always ready for what comes her way! No matter…
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Earnest Outlaw, Carlos Pizzaro, Eric Gutierrez, Patricia Lizzio, Charles Rizzo “In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee County’s household chemical waste team closed the drop-off facility to the public on March 24, 2020. And, in true team spirit, they immediately volunteered to help the crew at the county’s very busy C&D recycling facility. This hardworking…
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SWANA Florida Sunshine Chapter Members, After much deliberation, I have the unfortunate duty to pass along that the Executive Committee has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Summer Conference and Chapter Road-E-O. This decision was a combination of safety concerns, travel constraints and evaluation of our contracts with the host hotels. We are in the process of negotiating…
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The 2020 Board of Directors Nomination Form is now available. The deadline to nominate individuals for the Board of Directors is Monday, March 30, 2020. Four Chapter Director positions will be filled. We strongly encourage public and private sector members to apply as this will maintain balance to the board. If you would like to nominate…
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Students from Florida Atlantic University took first place in SWANA’s International Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC) at WASTECON in October. SWDC is a student team competition to solve “real world” problems faced by solid waste professionals. This year’s project challenged students on “Evaluating Recycling Rate Metrics and Achieving Recycling Goals.” Congratulations to Sharmily Rahman, Bisho…
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Congratulations to Shauwn Clark, City of Largo, and Carl Ballard, Citrus County, for winning first place at the SWANA International Road-EO!
The 2019 Board of Directors Nomination Form is now available. The deadline to nominate individuals for the Board of Directors is Friday, May 10, 2019. Four Officer positions and four Chapter Director positions will be filled. We strongly encourage public and private sector members to apply as this will maintain balance to the board. If you…
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