As a Graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Business Administration, Keith Banasiak has more than 35 years of management experience in the waste industry. In 1987, he started in the non-ferrous scrap processing and reclamation industry. Primarily responsible for processing operations, he managed fleet operations, disposal of residual special waste, and the facility environmental requirements of state and local governments.
Banasiak joined Waste Pro shortly after relocating to Ft. Myers in 2001 to work for another solid waste company. Throughout his tenure at Waste Pro, Keith has served as Regional Vice President of Waste Pro’s Florida West Coast operations, one of the company’s largest regions with more than 400,000 residential customers and more than 13,300 commercial customers across Florida’s West Coast from Citrus County south through Collier County.
In 2019, he was named Senior Vice President and in 2020, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Keith is involved in many local and regional community organizations, including serving as Chairman Emeritus of both Keep Lee County Beautiful and Keep Manatee Beautiful. He also serves as Chairman of the Community Cooperative and board member for The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.