09Apr2020

First all-female executive team in North American WTE

April 9, 2020 Sarah W 92

Eco Waste Solutions today announced senior leadership changes resulting in the first all-female executive team in the North American waste-to-energy industry. Andrea Montague has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, Tracey Goldberg has been promoted to Vice President of Sales, and Kim Docksteader has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering.

“We recognize that a female leadership team in this industry is considered noteworthy or even groundbreaking,” says Jean Lucas, President of Eco Waste since 2017. “But in our case, it was a natural next step. In addition to attracting great new talent, our company nurtures our existing employees. These women are highly qualified, proven leaders who were ready to make this transition.”

Andrea Montague has been with Eco Waste for almost 14 years, starting as senior accountant with a background in investment banking and auditing. Today, she’s responsible for overall financial management, long-range business planning and program management. Her appointment as CFO formalizes a role she has been performing for most of 2018.

Tracey Goldberg joined Eco Waste in 2006 as part of the sales team. Since then, she’s been instrumental in growing the business, particularly in the mining industry where she has strong long-term relationships. Her track record of being a bridge between our clients and our engineering team is well-known as one of the best in the business.

Kim Docksteader came to Eco Waste in 2002, directly upon her graduation from the engineering program at McMaster University. In the past 16 years, she’s been a part of almost every key project, and today oversees our engineering disciplines supporting R&D, production and customer service.

President Jean Lucas, part of Eco Waste herself for 18 years, stresses that it’s a long-term commitment to developing diverse talent that has resulted in the new leadership team and contributed to their recent Employer of Choice Award. “Organizational support for talented people, regardless of gender or any other factor, is how we’ve built a world-class company – and we’ll continue to do that.”

About Eco Waste Solutions

EWS is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modular thermal treatment and waste-to-energy technology. Their proven waste management systems are used by communities, military organizations and natural resource companies globally. With more than 80 installations in 18 countries, EWS has been recognized as a leader in small- and mid-sized waste-to-energy solutions worldwide and was recently named an Employer of Choice.

03Nov2019

We’re climbing the CN Tower again!

November 3, 2019 Sarah W 87

Proud to support the United Way

The Eco Waste Solutions team is once again climbing the CN Tower as part of the United Way’s UP 2019 event on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

That’s right, we’re conquering all 1776 steps of the CN Tower again this year to do our part to help people across our region rise out of poverty.

(And there’s probably a good joke about ‘waste to energy’ in there somewhere.)

Want to support us? Just click here to sponsor our team – and thank you!

03Mar2019

Becoming an Employer of Choice: What it means to us

March 3, 2019 Sarah W 85

Being recognized for having a great workplace is a good feeling

Late last year, we were excited to learn that we had won the Halton Employer of Choice Award.

The Halton EoC Awards are given to companies who excel in a number of categories:

Compensation and Benefits
Rewards and Recognition
Management/Employee Relations
Training and Development
Career Advancement
Employee Engagement
Environment and Facilities
Leadership
Reputation
Personal Enjoyment

The Metroland Media and EoC team recently visited our office for the awards ceremony, and asked our President, Jean Lucas, what it meant to win an award like this.

How does it feel to win the EoC Award?

It feels great! We’ve always tried to build a corporate culture that made employees look forward to coming to work every day and allowed them to do their best work, but it’s hard to know just how well you’ve succeeded in those efforts. Knowing that our employees speak so well about working here, even when their responses were completely anonymous and confidential, means that we’re on the right track – which is always nice to know.

It’s also been gratifying for all our staff: Though we’ve been around for 25 years, are recognized as industry leaders in our field, and have clients all over the world, we’re not a famous ‘name brand’ – it’s not like our friends and family are impressed by us the way they might about someone they know who works at, say, Google or Apple. Being able to say that we work at a company selected as an Employer of Choice is a nice boost that way.

What does this award mean to you?

Personally, what I mostly feel is pride – I’m just really proud of what our team has accomplished, especially in the last couple of years. I work with some really fantastic people, and I know how strong we are as a team, but there’s something special about being recognized by an unbiased third party.

How will the award change the way you work?

Well, we’re a competitive group, so I imagine that we’ll want to continue to do even better going forward – the data suggested that we need to do more to help our employees further their education and skills, so we’ll be spending some time on that.

But I’ve already seen how it’s changed the way we approach recruiting, especially new engineers. We’ve been growing fast in the past few months, which means we need to hire additional engineers to work on our cleantech systems – and we’re definitely making it clear that we’re an Employer of Choice in the region. I think it’s giving us an edge in a tight talent market.

Thanks to Metroland Media and the team!

03Nov2018

Eco Waste wins Halton Employer of Choice 2018!

November 3, 2018 Sarah W 85

Burlington's Eco Waste Solutions wins Employer of Choice 2018

We’re excited to announce that we have achieved the 2018 Halton Employer of Choice Award!

The Halton EoC Awards are given to companies who excel in a number of categories:

Compensation and Benefits
Rewards and Recognition
Management/Employee Relations
Training and Development
Career Advancement
Employee Engagement
Environment and Facilities
Leadership
Reputation
Personal Enjoyment

While head office submits a comprehensive application for the award, much of the scoring is based on how employees respond to a confidential survey. What makes this award particularly gratifying to us is that our employees confirmed that Eco Waste is in fact a great place to work.

The award ceremony isn’t until the new year, but in the meantime we wanted to share the news. 2018 has been a big one for us, and we’re looking forward to continued growth in 2019!

03Mar2018

Young Women in Leadership Program

March 3, 2018 Sarah W 79

We’re very pleased to announce that Eco Waste Solutions President, Jean Lucas, is now a mentor with the Young Women in Leadership Program.

Organized by Pam Darnoff, the MP for Oakville-North Burlington, this is the second annual leadership program designed to offer young women in Halton the opportunity to job-shadow in local businesses, agencies and other organizations, including government.

Jean will also be a panelist at a reception to bring all the program’s mentors and mentees together. The reception is on April 9, 2018, from 6-8pm at St Luke’s Community Centre in Oakville, and the panel discussion is open to the public.

To learn more about the program, and how you can get involved as a mentor or mentee, click here. We look forward to seeing you!

03Nov2017

The Eco Waste CN Tower Climb is this weekend!

November 3, 2017 Sarah W 85

Will we make it to the top of the CN Tower?

Here at Eco Waste, we’re spending the next couple of days carbo-loading, as we prepare for our climb to the top of the CN Tower to help raise money for the United Way.

Six brave souls from our office here in Burlington are getting up early on Sunday morning to climb all 1776 steps. Wikipedia says that’s the equivalent of 147 floors, but we’re trying not to think too hard about that right now.

Of course we’re always happy to do what we can to help the United Way, which supports so many organizations in the community.

If you’d like to support us, please visit our team page – or maybe just send some Voltaren gel to the office.

Good luck to the team!

31Oct2017

Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes: Hallowe’en, not Waste-to-Energy

October 31, 2017 Sarah W 77

Not going to lie – we always have a great time celebrating Hallowe’en here at Eco Waste. And this year we even had a baby in a costume!

Our theme was ‘Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales’. Not entirely sure there’s an emoji fairy tale yet, but who cares – we had a lot of fun. Because we’re that kind of crowd.

15Oct2017

Media release: Eco Waste Solutions executive leadership changes

October 15, 2017 Sarah W 83

BURLINGTON, ON, Aug. 25, 2017 /CNW/ Eco Waste Solutions announces changes to its organization that position the company for continued success over the next decade.

After more than 10 years with Eco Waste Solutions, President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Meldrum has left the Company to pursue other opportunities.

Executive Vice President, Jean Lucas, will replace Mr. Meldrum as President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Jean has consistently delivered results by breaking into new markets, executing on disciplined strategies, mentoring her colleagues, and influencing the direction of our product development. Jean has what the company needs to lead it into its next stage of growth in Energy from Waste and providing best in class mobile military waste solutions”, said Aaron Slater, Eco Waste Solutions’ Executive Director.

“I’m honoured to take the helm at Eco Waste – a business I have helped to grow from a start-up to a global contender. The prospect of structuring our company so that we can expand our reach in this critical segment of the environmental sector is very exciting,” said Ms. Lucas.

About Jean Lucas

One of the founding members of the Eco Waste Solutions team, Jean has been instrumental in transforming the business from its original clean-tech start-up status to its current position as a global leader in environmental technology. Her focus on finding better ways to manage waste, and helping clients achieve strong environmental performance, has driven the development of innovative new products and technological improvements for EWS.

In the global waste management industry, Jean is known as a strategic innovator.

She has a BSc in Environmental Science and Biology and is a member of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), CADSI (Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries) and is a Founder/Past President of Women in Mining Canada.

About Eco Waste Solutions (EWS)

EWS is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modular waste conversion technology. Operating in the US and Canada, EWS delivers proven and practical waste management solutions for military and natural resource companies and remote communities, as well as bankable waste-to-energy solutions. EWS continues to set the standard for waste management technology in North America and worldwide.

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