INFORMA MARKETS – INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION: Waste360 Announces 2025 40 Under 40 Award Winners

LAS VEGAS, NV / February 13, 2025 / Waste360, the premier provider of information, events, commerce, and education to the sectors of solid waste, recycling, organics, and sustainable communities, reveals the honorees for its esteemed 40 Under 40 Awards program for 2025.

The ninth edition of the 40 Under 40 Award acknowledges emerging talents and young professionals. It celebrates leaders under 40 who have made notable contributions in areas such as waste, recycling, food waste, and organics. Awardees are integral parts of various industry segments including hauling, municipal services, composting, recycling, policy-making, and product supply.

“Congratulations to the 2025 Class of Waste360 40 Under 40 award winners,” expressed Marc Acampora, VP and Market Leader at Waste360. “This dynamic group embodies the brightest minds across the trade, consistently transforming the way we live through innovation. The WasteExpo 40 Under 40 recipients represent the pinnacle of a new generation assuming leadership, poised to advance their professions with fresh thinking, initiative, and change.”

The 2025 40 Under 40 Award Winners include:

• Adam Lovewell, Process Engineer, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
• Ally Cunningham, Partner, Lathrop GPM
• Andrew Linebarger, Manager of Organizational Metrics, The Recycling Partnership
• Andy Brewer, Director, Sustainability and Recycling, Plastics Industry Association
• Ashley Wilson, Director of Sales, Key Accounts, Environmental Solutions Group
• Asmita Narode, Research Environmental Engineer, RTI International
• Bishow Shaha, Project Engineer & Manager, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
• Brandon Meyers, National Sales Manager, Rehrig Pacific Company
• Brett Rogers, VP, Operations Technology, Republic Services
• Brett Stevens, Sr. Director, Solutions Group, Reworld Waste
• Brock Hill, CEO, Premier Recycle Company
• Caitlin Conklin, Senior Director of Engagement, Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF)
• Candice Cotler, COO, Sustainability Consultant, Common Ground Compost
• Corey Staab, Division Manager, Waste Pro USA
• Harry Tannenbaum, Founder & President, Mill
• Jake Anderson, Area President, Republic Services
• James Roska, Environmental Engineer, City of LA – LA Sanitation & Environment
• Jocelynn Clindaniel, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Municipal Equipment, Inc.
• Jorge Pradilla, Sr. Director, Enterprise Network Planning, WM
• Josh Haraf, Market Vice President, Interstate Waste Services
• Joy Rifkin, Director of Sustainability, LRS
• JT Westerfield, Region Landfill Manager, Rumpke Waste and Recycling
• Julia Potter, Director of Business Transformation, Casella Waste
• Keith DaRosa, Vice President of Revenue, Star Waste Systems
• Kristyn Oldendorf, Senior Director of Public Policy & Communications, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
• Kurtis Walbridge, GIS Specialist, GFL Environmental Inc.
• Kyle Byler, Division Vice President, Waste Connections
• Manish Anandpara, Senior Vice President, Macquarie Asset Management
• Megan Morgan, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
• Natalie Lessa, Co-Founder, Recreate Waste Collaborative
• Nick Lapis, Director of Advocacy, Californians Against Waste
• Nina Sevilla, Program Advocate, Food Waste & Food Systems, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• Patrick Whalen, SVP of EHS & Sustainability, LRS
• Pete Hendrickson, Vice President of Sales, Big Truck Rental
• Peyton Tabb, VP Sales Operations, Wastequip
• Stephanie Sidler, Senior Director – Municipal Services, GFL Environmental Inc.
• Trey Krell, Vice President, Biomedical Waste Services, Inc. (BWS)
• Tyler Ohlmansiek, Director of E-Mobility Sales, Mack Trucks, Inc.
• Vincent Colvis, Operations Manager, Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery
• Yashesh Panchal, Head of Subsurface, Vaulted Deep

The Waste360 Changemaker Award for 2025 is given to Eva Goulbourne, CEO & Founder of Littlefoot Ventures, honoring leaders effecting significant and positive changes in waste, recycling, and organics.

The recipients will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on May 6 during WasteExpo, North America’s largest event for solid waste, recycling, organics, food waste recovery, and sustainability, to be held from May 5-8 in Las Vegas.

The Waste360 40 Under 40 awards program is supported by sponsors who share a commitment to honoring emerging leaders in the waste and recycling industry.

WasteExpo has been the leading event for waste, recycling, and organics professionals from the private and public sectors in North America for over half a century. It provides an interactive conference program covering essential topics in the industry coupled with an Exhibit Hall showcasing more than 550 exhibitors. This platform offers industry leaders valuable insights, innovative solutions, and strategic connections.