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For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com BATON ROUGE, LA – JUNE 1, 2021 – Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Broome and members of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber joined Waste Pro to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting at the new six-acre Waste Pro facility on Flannery Road. The new…

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com LAKE CITY, FL – June 1, 2021 – Waste Pro Helper Joel Grecian recently received a ‘Franklin’ Award of $100 after a customer wrote a letter thanking him for going above and beyond. Lake City resident Brian had difficulty setting his yard waste out…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com KENNER, LA – MAY 20, 2021 – Four garbage truck drivers in Waste Pro’s New Orleans Division, located in Kenner, LA, have earned the company’s coveted $10,000 Safety Award. Bruce Green, Brian Tonglet, Kendall Coleman, and Roland Turner (not pictured) were presented with their…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com Lee County, FL – May 18, 2021 – Rene Lieurance, a Front Load Commercial Driver who has been with the Waste Pro Ft. Myers Division for more than a decade, was in the right place at the right time. As he was on his…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com SANFORD, FL – March 29, 2021 – Waste Pro Founder and Executive Board Chairman John Jennings recently had the honor of hosting four waste industry leaders during a visit to the company’s one-of-a-kind garbage truck museum. During a visit on March 10 to the…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com GERMANTOWN, TN – March 24, 2021 – The City of Germantown, TN has unanimously voted to renew its contract with Waste Pro to be its exclusive solid waste and recycling provider for another five years. The company’s outstanding service for the past five years,…

For Immediate Release                                 Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – March 22, 2021 – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is out of the hospital and recovering from a hit-and-run that occurred while he was riding his bicycle – and luckily, a Waste Pro Driver was in the right place…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com SANFORD, FL – February 23, 2021 – Waste Pro’s Co-Heart Program is celebrating another big milestone – its 300th commercial driver’s license (CDL) graduate. The Co-Heart Program, created in 2015, gives Waste Pro employees of all levels – drivers, helpers, supervisors, managers, and more…

For Immediate Release                                Media Contact: Melissa Catalanotto Corporate Communications Manager media@wasteprousa.com ASHEVILLE, NC – February 17, 2021 – Waste Pro is proud to announce Jeb Hensley as its new Division Manager in Asheville, NC. A graduate of Texas Christian University, Hensley has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry. In 1997, he…