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July 2005
Learning on the road with Women’s Council
While women have tremendous gains in
many fields of industry over the past few decades,
the waste industry is one where only a small
percentage of the workforce is female. On average,
women make up about 13 percent of the workers
in the U.S. waste industry versus 47 percent
of the total workforce in the United States.
About two years ago, female employees, owners,
operators, and other women who work in industries
servicing the waste market formed the EIA’s
Women’s Council. “No, we’re
not pushing to see the flowers painted on the
sides of compactors and 20-yarders, but we
are pushing to give women the knowledge
to succeed in a typically male dominated industry, “ said
Nancy Bretas, manager of Corporate Communications,
Republic Services, Inc.
The Council provides training, networking,
and educational opportunities to its members.
Recently, several members of the Women’s
Council toured the E.L. Harvey & Sons operations
in Westborough. Ellen Harvey,
executive vice president, E.L. Harvey & Sons,
and past chairwoman of the Council, coordinated
the tour. The Harvey family hosted the two-day
event at their full service waste removal and
recycling facility. The group was treated to
a complete tour of the operations, as well
as a bus trip to the Semass Resource Recovery
Facility, West Wareham, Massachusetts.
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July 24, 2005
E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. recently hosted the National
Solid Wastes Management Association’s Chairman’s
Council Spring Tour
The Chairman’s
Council is a networking group within the National
Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) and
consists of owners and senior managers of privately
held companies, who are interested in finding
innovative and effective ways to enhance their
operations.
Each spring, the Chairman’s Council
tours solid waste facilities in different regions
of the United States. The 2005 tour began in
Philadelphia, and visited 12 solid waste facilities
on its way to E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.
in Westborough.
E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. was selected
to be visited due to its reputation as one
of the premiere family-owned and managed waste
companies
in the country. Harvey is recognized for its
comprehensive waste operations, providing a
full slate of quality waste management services.
The Harvey team conducted guided tours of
the entire Harvey operation. This included
all administrative operations, fleet maintenance,
waste transfer station, municipal recycling
facility, C & D recycling facility and
a community drop-off center.
Following the tours, the Harvey family and
staff hosted a clam bake for the Chairman’s
Council participants. Many participants rated
the tour of E. L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. as
the highlight of the 2005 Spring Tour.
(The National
Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA)
is a trade association for the private sector
solid waste industry. Its members provide
solid waste collection, disposal and recycling
services throughout the United States.)
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July 18, 2005
Contributions To WABA Total $300,000 Over 13 Years
Contributions
by E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc. to the Westborough
Athletic Boosters Association (WABA) now total more
than $300,000 over the past 13 years said, E.L. Harvey
Executive Vice President Ellen A. Harvey.
E.L. Harvey has not only been a platinum sponsor
of the WABA’s annual golf tournament each year,
which requires a $5,000 contribution, it has also “filled
virtually half the field of golfers by bringing in
their business clients,” according to WABA
Chairman Gary Peters. The company was also a major
donor for the “Turf’s Up” project,
which raised funds for a new athletic field at Westborough
High School, which opened a year ago.
The most recent WABA golf tournament was held June
20, 2005 at Kettlebrook Golf Club in Paxton.
“ E.L. Harvey and the Harvey family have been
good neighbors and good friends to the Westborough
community for many years,” Peters said. “One
of the ways they’ve given back to the town
is through athletics. Four generations of Harveys
have
participated in athletics at Westborough High School.
What they’ve contributed goes beyond dollars
and cents. We’re very appreciative of what
they’ve done.”
WABA’s mission is to support athletic programs in Westborough.
In addition, at least 50% of the money it raises is used for scholarships
for graduating seniors.
“ A community with a strong athletic program
is a strong community,” Harvey said. “Participation
in sports builds teamwork, character and a strong
work ethic. It helps our kids overcome challenges
and use their energy in a positive way. It prepares
them to become successful adults who will contribute
to the community themselves. We’re proud of
the support we’ve been able to provide to WABA.”
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July
13, 2005
Ellen Harvey Receives Special Award From EIA Women’s
Council
E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc., a leading
waste disposal and recycling company, announced
today that Executive Vice President Ellen A.
Harvey has received a special award from the
Environmental Industry Associations’ Women’s
Council, for founding and chairing the council.
“ The Women’s Council was founded
initially based on Ellen’s vision that
we needed to develop a more visible role for
women, who are working in what has historically
been a male-dominated industry,” said
Xenya Mucha, product marketing manager for
Solid Waste at John Deere, who now chairs the
Women's Council. “Under Ellen’s
leadership, we’ve come a long way toward
achieving that goal.”
Ms. Harvey served as chairwoman of The EIA’s
Women’s Council for two years; building
it up to more than 40 members representing
major public and private corporations throughout
the United States. The Council sponsors regular
educational programs and facility tours, and
develops educational sessions for WasteExpo,
the industry’s leading trade show. The
Council provides a national forum for strategic
contacts, for networking, and for the professional
advancement of its members.
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Nancy Bretas, a member of the
Board of Directors, who is the communications
manager at Republic Services, Inc., said , “Ellen
is a dynamic leader who is helpful in accomplishing
our mission. She has been instrumental in helping
the women in our industry unlock our full potential.”
In addition to being active on the Women’s
Council, Ms. Harvey designs, develops and presents
corporate educational programs that E.L. Harvey & Sons
provides as a service to its customers. She
has been instrumental in creating and implementing
environmental and recycling programs for large
corporations such as Staples, Bose, General
Dynamics, EMC, Whole Foods Markets, Stop & Shop
Supermarkets, Polaroid, Boston Properties,
Boston Medical Center, BASF and the Massachusetts
State Lottery Commission.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from
Annhurst College and a master's degree from
Suffolk University. She completed post-graduate
work at Yale University’s School of Environmental
Studies. She also earned a certificate of corporate
training from Boston University’s Division
of Continuing Education.
Her work for EIA as a seminar designer and
presenter throughout the United States has
gained her national recognition in the industry.
She was the first recipient of the EIA National
Solid Wastes Management Association’s
Board of Governors Award in 1994. She is also
an active member of the Institute of Scrap
Recycling Industries Women’s Council
and the Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce,
where she is a member of the program selection
committee. She has over 20 years of professional
experience with E.L. Harvey & Sons and
has been actively involved in the waste and
recycling industries’ associations.
EIA is the parent organization for the National
Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA)
and the Waste Equipment Technology Association
(WASTEC). EIA supports these associations through
research and administrative, legal, federal
affairs and public relations resources. EIA
also has its own members, and programs and
events, and is a primary sponsor of WasteExpo,
the industry’s leading trade show.
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June
7, 2005
Corridor Nine Chamber Names E.L. Harvey Business Of The Year
E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc., a waste
disposal and recycling company based in Westborough
since 1911, announced today that it was recently
named “Business of the Year” by the
Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce.
“ E.L. Harvey exemplifies the type
of business the Chamber likes to honor,” according
to President Barbara Clifford. “It is
active in both the Chamber and the community.
It is a growing business that produces jobs
and revenue for the communities it serves,
it provides an indispensable service and it
contributes to the environment by recycling
thousands of tons of trash every year.”
Founded in 1911 by Emory Larkin Harvey, E.L.
Harvey & Sons has been a family-owned and
operated business in Westborough for nearly
a century. The waste disposal company is one
of the top recycling companies in Massachusetts,
and provides waste disposal services for thousands
of businesses and residents throughout central
Massachusetts.
E.L. Harvey began recycling cardboard, newspaper,
rags and metal in the 1940s – long before
environmentalism was in vogue. The company
began operating a dump for the town of Westborough
in 1949, and opened two landfills in the 1960s.
“ We have continuously updated our operations
to conform to the latest technology and changing
government regulations,” according to
Executive Vice President Ellen Harvey. “We
take pride in being a good neighbor and a good
corporate citizen.”
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E.L. Harvey added its first baler
in the mid-1960s, then added roll-off trucks
and a pit baler in 1971. Business continued to
grow and, in 1975 the company moved into a building
equipped with an HRB-brand solid waste baler.
E.L. Harvey built a 17,500 square foot transfer
station equipped with a second baler in 1986.
Recyclables were hand-separated and exported,
while other trash was transported to landfills
and incinerators throughout New England. Paper
is shipped worldwide. The company installed a
shredder and a baler to destroy confidential
records and high-grade office papers in 1988.
“ Our recycling business has expanded
even further with new state regulations that
encourage recycling as a means of reducing
the waste stream,” according to Harvey. “In
addition to paper and metals, we now recycle
glass and plastic. Yard waste is collected
in a mulch pile that is eventually used as
landfill cover. Wood waste is crushed and taken
to a burn plant to be used as fuel.”
E.L. Harvey completed new corporate offices
in 1989, bringing administrative operations
under one roof. The building serves as a meeting
place for organizations such as the National
Solid Wastes Management Association, the Massachusetts
Recycling Association, the Corridor Nine Chamber
of Commerce, Rotary, Shriners and other local
groups.
E.L. Harvey began operating a construction
and demolition recycling line in 1995, which
uses a trammel to separate wood, metal, large
stones and concrete from other waste. A new
building with a state-of-the-art recycling
system including an American baler opened in
1996. A new recycling center featuring a Bollegraaf
Sorting System and Bollegraaf Confidential
Destruction System opened in the building in
1999. E.L. Harvey continues to add new programs,
such as its recycling program for computer
and electronics equipment.
“ E. L. Harvey & Sons is constantly
seeking innovative and more efficient ways
to process our customers’ waste and recyclables,” Harvey
said. “Recent changes, such as our construction
and demolition recycling line, and our new
commercial and industrial recycling line, will
help us achieve the recycling goals of the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s
Solid Waste Master Plan, while providing the
best possible methods of disposal for our customers.”
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June
7, 2005
Lottery Ticket Recycling Yields Big Payoff For E.L. Harvey & Sons
A program for recycling used lottery tickets
is having a big payoff for E.L. Harvey & Sons
and the Massachusetts State Lottery. “Instant
Re-Play,” a program for collecting and
recycling used lottery tickets, has yielded 50
tons of tickets, which are being recycled and
converted into paper goods, such as tissue, toilet
paper and napkins, according to Executive Vice
President Ellen Harvey of E.L. Harvey, which
is helping to collect and recycle the tickets.
“ The program is just getting started,” according
to Harvey. “The number of tickets we’ve
collected has grown each time we’ve organized
a collection, and we expect it to continue
growing as word continues to spread.”
An Earth Day collection on the Esplanade in
Boston yielded eight tons of tickets in just
five hours, while a June 28 collection at lottery
headquarters in Braintree resulted in the collection
of 16 tons of tickets in just five hours. Why
would anyone collect used lottery tickets?
Because every 25 tickets turned in can be exchanged
for a new lottery ticket. One participant redeemed
130,000 tickets.
“ E.L. Harvey operates one of the top
recycling businesses in Massachusetts, so we’ve
relied heavily on the company’s expertise
to coordinate collection and recycling of the
used tickets,” said Program Manager David
O’Reilly. “Instant Re-Play works
exceptionally well, because it creates an incentive
for everyone in Massachusetts to recycle.”
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The program will continue to operate
with additional collections to be announced.
The next collection is scheduled for Monday,
July 25 through Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at the
Barnstable Fair.
“ Just because we’ve collected
50 tons of lottery tickets, it doesn’t
mean our job is completed,” Harvey said. “We
expect this program to continue and maybe even
expand as more people find out about it.”
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