Komal Charania joined EREF in March 2017. She graduated with honors in May 2018 with a degree from North Carolina State University in Environmental Engineering. At EREF, she worked on the State of Practice of Landfill Leachate Management and Treatment in the U.S. project (see description below) within the Data and Policy program. This involved gathering available leachate quality and quantity data in order to get a better understanding of the state of leachate generation, treatment, and management in the United States. In February 2018, she attended GWMS with EREF and presented a poster on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfills.
Thank you to all of our veterans!
All American Waste Drivers Participate in the Annual Truck Driving Championships
This past weekend the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut (MTAC) hosted its annual Truck Driving Championships at the FedEx Freight Facility in Windsor Locks. All American Waste proudly sent drivers Scott Stoeckle Sr. (AAW- New Milford) and Irving Martinez Jr. (AAW- New Haven) to represent our company this year! Both of these drivers did a great job in all aspects of the competition and were both very close to placing in their division!
Many thanks to the friends, family and other drivers that came to show support!
Curbing Confusion and Contamination
RecycleCT Foundation Inc.’s public recycling outreach campaign throughout Connecticut shows how working together can improve recycling rates.
When Sherill Baldwin traveled to Nova Scotia, one of the three Maritime Provinces of Canada, she saw similar signage for recycling throughout the area. Baldwin, an environmental analyst in the sustainable materials management unit at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), says as she toured the province, regardless of where she went, she noticed universal messaging with color-coded signage for recycling being used across the province.
Baldwin brought this idea back to Connecticut. She serves as staff support for the RecycleCT Foundation Inc., a Hartford, Connecticut-based state-chartered fund that helps to raise public awareness and participation in recycling. The fund combines public and private resources to support the state’s recycling goals and material management strategies.
All American Waste Sponsors The HRRA’s 2018 Billboard Contest
We recently sponsored the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority’s (HRRA) 11th Annual Recycling Billboard Contest. The theme this year was Reduce Reuse Recycle, as students created billboards to help promote and educate the public about reducing, reusing and recycling. Congratulations to all the winners! To see more winners and honorable mentions, visit HRRA’s Billboard Contest 2018 page.
All American Waste Helps Clean Up Streets In Bridgeport
The Stratford Historic District organized a cleanup event which our very own John Ortiz participated in and gave out All American Waste sweatshirts to volunteers on April 21, 2018, cleaning up streets in Bridgeport, CT. Along with 11 students participating from Sacred Heart University and other volunteers, we were able to fill 25 bags of trash and help make the neighborhood cleaner. Thank you to the Stratford Historic District for organizing the event, John Ortiz and to all the volunteers who made it a great success!
All American Waste Participates in Hamden’s Earth Day Event
On Saturday, April 21, two All American Waste drivers, Phill Zabo and “Zak” Zollie Hyman, along with Gary Hoefling and Ken Vallera, participated in the Town of Hamden’s Earth Day event. We brought a front load and a side load truck to the “touch-a-truck” part of the event, which was held at Hamden High School. The event ran from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. where we met with and talked with any and all visitors that stopped by our trucks, including the Town of Hamden’s Recycling coordinator, Haley Starvaggi. Thank you to everyone who made this a fun and successful event!
All American Waste attends “second chance’ job fair
On Wednesday, June 28th, All American Waste was proud to take part in a unique career fair in Bridgeport, CT. Unlike other hiring events the morning was put together to give ex-offenders a second chance at rebuilding their lives. Ken Vallera, Director of Operations and Mike Lauro, Human Resources Manager, represented All American Waste at the cities event. Over 60 Job seekers were present, looking for varied types of positions. From participating in local events to hiring local individuals, All American Waste is committed to being an integral part of the communities in which we serve.
For more information and photos from the event, check out CT Post’s article: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Job-fair-gives-ex-offenders-second-chance-11253944.php
All American Waste Supports First for the Future Campaign
All American Waste is proud to support the First for the Future Campaign at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. For more information, please visit: https://www.givetoynhh.org/firstforthefuture
Our Commitment to Employee Wellness
Our Commitment to Employee Wellness
By Mike Lauro – Human Resources
All American Waste has a deep commitment to the wellness of our employees. In addition to providing great health insurance benefits, we have a wellness committee, a safety team, and a commitment to technology that is for the benefit of each and every employee.
Our wellness committee runs programs throughout the year to teach our team about healthy living. Throughout the summer, we host healthy picnics at each of our sites teaching individuals the benefits of making the right choices when deciding what to eat. This healthy eating translated into our fall “Biggest Loser” competition. As a company, we lost 802 pounds in six weeks of competition! Our employees loved it and we will be running the program again continuing the message of healthy living.
While our wellness committee teaches us about how to live a healthier lifestyle, our safety team is committed to the wellness of employees on the job. The team analyzes any potential job hazards and what we can do to mitigate them to keep our employees in top shape. Looking at employee safety and wellness is what brings technology to our industry. While in years past you would see our workers lifting heavy trash cans and recycling bins that lead to injuries, we now use automated hydraulic systems operated by a joystick so employees can have less strain and prevent injuries.
We continually strive to make our employees safer on the job and are even launching a “Safety Boot Program” where we will provide our safety sensitive employees with a Safety Boot allowance each year to help reduce the risk of injuries. Another step forward for the health and safety of our employees!
Whether it is creating programs for the health of our employees or preventing injuries with technology, All American Waste is committed to our team’s wellness.