Rerouting Risk: Building a Culture of Safety in Waste & Recycling

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of safety in the waste and recycling industry with industry experts.

In this special National Safety Month edition of Right on Time with RouteSmart, we dive into one of the waste and recycling industry’s most pressing challenges: safety. Host Matthew Kemeny sits down with David Biderman, industry thought leader and former CEO of SWANA, Bridgett Biggs, Senior Corporate Safety Manager at Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Tim Bath, Senior VP of Hauling at Rumpke, and Danielle Baci, Senior Client Success Manager at RouteSmart to explore what it really takes to build a...

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Kemeny

Guests: David Biderman, Bridgett Biggs, Tim Bath, Danielle Baci

Topics covered

• safety
• waste management
• recycling
• industry challenges
• corporate safety culture

Keywords

• safety culture
• waste industry
• recycling safety
• corporate safety
• industry leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SWANA, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, RouteSmart

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