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Founded by Lonnie Poole Jr. in 1970.1
Private company
Waste Industries
Logo: https://www.facebook.com/WasteIndustries/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American waste management company
Waste Industries is a waste management company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Specializing in non-hazardous solid waste, recycling collection of waste disposal from residential and commercial customers in the Southeastern United States.2 It was founded by Lonnie Poole Jr.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1970Founded1
- Industrywaste management1
- HeadquartersRaleigh1
- Websitewww.WasteIndustries.com
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Waste Industries is a waste management company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Specializing in non-hazardous solid waste, recycling collection of waste disposal from residential and commercial customers in the Southeastern United States.2
Leadership
Who has led Waste Industries, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderLonnie Poole Jr.1
Timeline
- 1970Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.WasteIndustries.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/wasteindustries1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/WasteIndustries1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCecljLWz6lYVqHweFpI4l6g1
- WikipediaWaste Industries
- WikidataQ28404004
Sources
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- 1WikidataWaste Industries on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWaste Industries on Wikipedia
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