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Women's Council News
Council News
- The Women's Council organized a sponsored art competition during WasteExpo 2010 where companies decorated carts for display in the exhibit hall in Atlanta. Now, the 2011 Carts on Parade Calendar celebrating the effort and highlighting many of these carts is available. Companies may add their company logo/message calendar. Proceeds fund the Women’s Council scholarship programs. Order your 2011 calendars today.
- Recording of Leone T. Young's webinar (sponsored by Women's Council) about how Wall Street views solid waste industry is available here.
- Florida Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs and National Solid Wastes Management Association member solid waste management companies "Carts on Parade" partnership was nominated for the Sustainable Florida Best Practices awards.
- Women's Council scholarship winners for 2010 announced.
- Recording of Susan Eppes's webinar session (sponsored by Women's Council) detailing safety issues with single stream collection and processing operations is available here.
- President’s Conference: Communicating Today was held in conjunction with ERT in Savannah, Georgia on October 11-12.
- Women's Council 2010 Carts on Parade featured in Waste & Recycling News article.
Member News
- Danielle Pellitteri was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where she will be responsible for leading and overseeing the Pellitteri sales department and making the company’s marketing decisions. She holds a B.A. in business from Bethel University with an emphasis in marketing and small business management. She is a WasteCap Wisconsin (www.wastecapwi.org) accredited professional in construction and demolition debris recycling and a member of the EIA Women’s Council.
- A recent Waste & Reycling News article recently higlighted women in the solid waste industry, including Nancy Bretas, a staff member of Republic Services and the president emeritus of the EIA Women's Council. “Obviously it’s a male-dominated industry,” said Nancy Bretas, communications manager at Republic Services Inc., said about solid waste. “But I’ve found that the men in this business are very receptive to the ideas from women, from women’s involvement in the industry, and I find it a very exciting business.”
Related News
- Despite the difficulties, these women refuse to trash their jobs (Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 2)
- Women in Environmental Management (Feb 16)
- Women at Work (Jan 1)
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