Will Howard, vice president of recycling at Florida-based Waste Pro USA, discusses how he started his career in MRF management and new technologies that can help MRFs.

Brandi Harleaux, chief operations officer at Houston-based South Post Oak Recycling Center, shares her story on what led her to join her father’s recycling business a few years ago as well as tips on boosting company morale.

Allison Sellers, an investment associate at New York-based Closed Loop Partners, talks about her first year working in the recycling industry and what the work environment is like at Closed Loop Partners.

Ike Shapiro, owner and secretary and treasurer at Austin Metal & Iron Co., shares about new things happening at his family’s company and about lessons he’s learned working in the recycling industry.

Jennifer Porter, vice president at Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., offers insights on trends and changes she and her company have noticed in the waste and recycling industry.

James Patrignelli, director of sales for the Northeast region at Liquid Technology Inc., offers his insights on data security risks companies face.

Jacqueline Lotzkar, director of trading and human resources at Vancouver, British Columbia-based Pacific Metals Recycling, shares some unique ways that the company has had success with retention in recent years.

Patrick Richardson, a trader at Kripke Enterprises, Toledo, Ohio, shares about what it’s like to work for Kripke and why networking is encouraged at the company.

Sarah Kaylor, director of sales and marketing at Balcones Resources, Austin, Texas, shares some unique experiences she had before coming to the company and how the company has grown since she started there in 2013.

Brett Lurie, vice president of sales at Wilmington Paper Corp., shares how today’s market conditions for recovered paper are similar to what the industry experienced in 2008 when he first started to work in the recycling industry.