Waste-Away Group Ltd

07/04/2023

Happy Independence Day from your friends at Waste-Away! Today we celebrate our freedoms and remember those that have fought for them. Be safe, spend time with loved ones, and remember to have a fantastic holiday.

Service reminder: Waste-Away Group will not be in operation today to observe the holiday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday services will be delayed a day this week. Friday services will occur on Saturday. We apologize for any inconvenience.

07/03/2023

Service Reminder: Waste-Away Group services will be unavailable tomorrow on Tuesday, July 4th in observation of Independence Day. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday services will be delayed a day.

Note: Customers with service regularly occurring on Friday will have their service conducted on SATURDAY.

Please have your containers or carts set out on your delayed service day. Thank you, and we apologize for any inconveniences.

06/01/2023

Waste-Away Group is happy to announce our June sponsorships and community contributions:

June 3rd: Waste-Away is a sponsor of the Sunburst Races (South Bend).
June 3rd: Himco Waste-Away is a sponsor of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County – Colors for Kids 5K Family Run & Walk (Elkhart).
June 4th: Borden Waste-Away is a proud sponsor of Robin’s School of Dance (Elkhart).
June 5th: Borden Waste-Away & Himco Waste-Away are sponsors of the Gallup for the Green, Swinging for Scholarships golf outing fundraiser for LoveWay (Middlebury).
June 9th: Borden Waste-Away is a sponsor of the LaPorte Slicer Athletics Booster Club golf outing fundraiser (LaPorte).
June 9th & 10th: Borden Waste-Away & Himco Waste-Away are proud to provide sponsored waste disposal services to the Rhapsody Arts & Music Festival (Elkhart).
June 10th: Borden Waste-Away & Himco Waste-Away are proud to provide sponsored waste disposal services to the Relay for Life of Michiana at St. Joseph County Fairgrounds (South Bend)
June 17th: Himco Waste-Away will donate a container and services in sponsorship of the American Legion Nappanee Post #154 - Ride for Action.
June 20th: Himco Waste-Away is a sponsor of the E3 Robotics Center Gold Outing Fundraiser (Elkhart).
June 21st: Borden Waste-Away & Himco Waste-Away are sponsors of the Mishawaka Fire Department Annual Charity Golf Outing.

05/29/2023

Happy Memorial Day from your neighbors at Waste-Away. We hope everyone has a safe and memorable holiday, and is able to take some time to remember those who fought for our freedoms!

Reminder: Waste-Away services will be operating on a one day delay this week, with regular schedules resuming next week. We apologize for any inconveniences.

05/26/2023

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend from your Partners at Waste-Away! Spend some time with friends and family this weekend and remember to appreciate all the freedoms afforded to us.

A friendly reminder: all Waste-Away services will be delayed by a day next week, with regular schedules resuming the following week on June 5th. Monday customers will be serviced on Tuesday, Tuesday customers serviced on Wednesday, etc.

05/23/2023

Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend to see us at our Corporate outing at the 2023 Elkhart Salute to Veterans Airshow. We had a fantastic day filled with good people and good food. It’s always a pleasure to be out supporting the communities we service!

Looking to start your career? Waste-Away has a place for you! Visit our career page at https://wasteawaygroup.com/career-opportunities to get started. Join the largest locally owned waste and recycling company in Northern Indiana today!

05/10/2023

Waste-Away is lucky to have some incredible employees! Meet Citlali Avila, our Human Resources Generalist!

Q: How long have you been with Waste-Away?
A: The end of March will be 10 months since I’ve started with the company.

Q: What does a regular work day look like for you?
A: I don’t really have a regular day other than Mondays since most of our orientations are done on Mondays and I help with payroll a bit. Every day is different as we never know what someone may need from HR. One day I could be focused on a project and the next I spend most of the day answering employee questions through calls, texts, or emails, and another day I’ll be traveling around the companies distributing information or doing benefit meetings. Every day is different, which is great!

Q: What would you say has been your biggest surprise about working in the waste industry?
A: I’m amazed by the amount of work and coordination that goes into picking up waste and recycling. I had the opportunity to job shadow all the departments in the company, including drivers, and I was able to see how every job is connected. It was like watching gears on a machine. Each one of us makes this huge machine work and we don’t even realize it. To a customer, it’s just getting a bag of trash picket up, but for us, it’s a whole operation.

Q: What advice would you give to someone who is just starting their career?
A: When people tell you the sky is the limit, remember we’ve reached the moon. Your dreams and goals are as small as you allow them to be. Faith in yourself can take you further than you can imagine, so take advantage of every learning opportunity that comes across your way and always believe that you can.

Q: Do you have any pets? If so, could you tell us a bit about them?
A: I have 3 very spoiled dogs. An 11 year old mutt, Kiara, who has been with me through the roughest parts of my life and now I get to give her a happy spoiled life. Santi is a 3-year-old, all-natural Doberman and he is the biggest, sweetest crybaby I’ve ever met. Lastly, my anti-social chocolate lab, C**t, he’s a year and a half, and a huge pain in the butt. They’re all brown, which I think is hilarious.

05/03/2023

Waste-Away is lucky to have some incredible employees! Meet Derek Hardman, our Mechanic Weld Shop Lead!

Q: How long have you been with Waste-Away?
A: I’ve been with Mechanics for 7 years.

Q: What does a regular work day look like for you?
A: I never really know what I’ll walk into in the morning. My days change by the hour, but this is also why I like my job.

Q: What would you say has been your biggest surprise about working in the waste industry?
A: I’d say that the smell of trash isn’t as bad as I would of thought, not to say a few things haven’t been very bad.

Q: What are some accomplishments that you’re very proud of? Personal or work related.
A: The ability to bring the weld shop to where it is today which was in part thanks to the people around me that I work with. Also the compactors my team has built and we are always trying to find new ways to make them better.

Q: What advice would you give to someone who is just starting their career?
A: That this is a good company to work for and that personally they’ve worked with me in my time of need, which I truly appreciate.

Q: What has been the toughest challenge you’ve recently faced at work?
A: I don’t find anything to tough as I will find a way to get the job done one way or another. Which I feel is most of us in Mechanics mindsets.

Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
A: Spending time with my family and also messing with car audio.

Q: Do you have any pets? If so, could you tell us a bit about them?
A: I have a pitbull that is a handful but a great protector of my children.

Q: What’s a fun fact about yourself that most people you work with probably wouldn’t know.
A: Not too sure. That if you sit next to me at a stop light, that the speakers in my car you’ll feel the vibrations in your car.

Q: What’s something on your bucket list?
A: I would like to own a 1970 GTO someday.

04/26/2023

Waste-Away is lucky to have some incredible employees! Meet Austin Maddux, our Himco Front Load Sales Team Leader!

Q: How long have you been with Waste-Away?
A: I have been part of the Waste-away family since 9/7/2021.

Q: What does a regular workday look like for you?
A: My regular workday starts at our office. I arrive around 8am to turn in paperwork and go over any issues/problems that might be going on within the front load side of the business. I then leave the office around 10-11am, where I go from appointment to appointment. In between appointments, I cold-call potential customers that have a competitor’s containers. I continue this until around 3-4pm where I return home / office to catch up on issues/emails/voicemails that have been sent to me throughout the day that didn’t require immediate assistance.

Q: What are some accomplishments that you’re very proud of? Personal or work related.
A: A personal accomplishment that I am very proud of is purchasing my first home last March. Since March, I have fully renovated all three bedrooms, the kitchen, all landscaping around the house and just new flooring away from completing the basement. I have done everything myself, learning from trial and error. A professional goal that I am proud of is my promotion to Front Load Sales Team Lead. Using some practices and mindsets that worked well for me in the past, I’m very excited to inspire and push our Front Load Sales team to enhance, protect and grow our side of the business.

Q: What has been the toughest challenge you’ve recently faced at work?
A: The toughest challenge I have / am faced with since I have started is to create a book of business in Warsaw / Kosciusko county. I’ve been tasked with getting 100 new accounts by the first of August. Although this will be difficult, thankfully I am not alone in this task. I am backed with an aggressive marketing campaign with the help of our Marketing Coordinator, Erik Bredenkamp, and have excellent guidance and encouragement by our Sales Director, Kyle Woolsey.

Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
A: In my free time, I enjoy playing golf. Although I am terrible, the sunshine and the one good shot of the day keeps me going out. In the spring and summer, I really enjoy yardwork. I strive to have the nicest yard on the block and strive to make my neighbors a little jealous. Most importantly, my favorite thing to do in my free time is watch our Irish. I am a HUGE ND football fan! My favorite thing to do is watching the games on my back deck with a bonfire, cooler and a group of likeminded ND fans. (No Ohio State Fans allowed on the premises.)

Q: Do you have any pets? If so, could you tell us a bit about them?
A: I do have one dog, Cooper. AKA Cooper Gene AKAK the Gene Machine AKAAKA Genes. He is an overweight cocker spaniel. Although he eats twice a day, he is under the impression that he hasn’t eaten all week. His appetite is only shadowed by his lack of personal space awareness. Even though he can be a pain, the best part of my day is walking into the door when I get home to his excitement to see me.

02/22/2022

Waste-Away Group of companies is proud to be part of the community and community discussion and education.

Join us on March 10th for "The Economics of Recycling" part of the Goshen College Eco Pax Sustainability Living Series.

Get more information at the link below!

https://goodofgoshen.com/event-calendar/ =the-economics-of-recycling-goshen-college-eco-pax-sustainability-living-series;instance=20220310120000

02/18/2022

All Friday Service routes are running today!

02/04/2022

- Service Update -

FRIDAY SERVICES:
All FRIDAY trash and recycling routes are running today.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY SERVICES:
Services scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday (February 2nd, & 3rd) have been suspended for this week.
Trash will be picked up next week on your normal pick-up day.
Recycling will be serviced in two weeks on your normal pick-up day.

We will take extra bagged trash and recycling on your next pick-up day.

02/03/2022

Due to Inclement Weather and Icy Road Conditions
ALL Residential Waste and Recycling routes have been suspended for WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, February 2nd & 3rd.

No Wednesday or Thursday routes will be run this week.

Borden will service extra bagged trash next week and extra recycling in two weeks on your next scheduled service day.

Thank you for your patience as we do our part to keep our communities, drivers, and customers safe.

02/02/2022

UPDATE - 4:15pm

- February 2nd, 2022 -
Due to Inclement Weather ALL Residential Waste and Recycling routes have been suspended FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, February 2nd & 3rd.

Due to inclement weather and poor road conditions, your waste and recycling will be picked up on your next service day.

Borden will take extra waste and recycling on that day.

Thank you for your patience as we do our part to keep our communities, drivers, and customers safe. Have a wonderful evening.

07/14/2021

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www.wasteawaygroup.com/career-opportunities

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