{"id":365717,"date":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365717\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","slug":"waste-pro-awards-300000-in-employee-bonuses-honoring-30-employees-for-20-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365717\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste Pro awards $300,000 in employee bonuses honoring 30 employees for 20 years of service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONGWOOD, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 Waste Pro recently celebrated a milestone by recognizing 30 employees who have each dedicated two decades of service to the company. During two special recognition events held in Fort Myers and Tallahassee, the company honored these long-tenured Waste Pros with a combined $300,000 in service awards. These events reinforce the company\u2019s longstanding commitment to investing in people who have helped build the company into one of the nation\u2019s fastest-growing privately owned waste and recycling collection, processing, and disposal companies.<\/p>\n<p>Each honoree received a $10,000 bonus, a crystal commemorative plaque and recognition from President and CEO Sean Jennings alongside members of Waste Pro\u2019s executive leadership team. The celebrations also included catered lunches and an opportunity for employees and their families to reflect on the relationships, accomplishments, and memories built over the past 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cAt Waste Pro, our success has always been driven by our people,\u201d said Jennings. \u201cRecognizing employees who have devoted 20 years of their careers to this company is one of the greatest privileges we have. In today\u2019s workforce, it\u2019s increasingly uncommon to see employees build 20-year careers with one company, which makes this milestone even more meaningful. We are incredibly grateful for their loyalty and proud to celebrate this milestone with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employees recognized for 20 years of service included:<\/p>\n<p>Fort Myers celebration<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Angela M. Orellano, Corporate Payroll<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Cort Sabina, Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Nathaniel Brand Jr., Front Load Driver<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Joaquin Garcia-Pola, Front Load Driver<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Josny Gaspard, Front Load Driver<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Guins Menelus, Residential Helper<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Angel T. Veloz, Roll-Off Driver<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Terell Barnes, Front Load Driver<\/p>\n<p>\u2022   Platt D. Loftis, Central Florida Regional Municipal Marketing Director<\/p>\n<p>Waste Pro\u2019s 20-Year Service Award is one of the company\u2019s signature employee recognition programs, celebrating loyalty, dedication, and long-term career achievement. By investing in its employees, Waste Pro continues to foster a culture where commitment is recognized, careers flourish, and exceptional service to customers and the communities it serves remains the company\u2019s highest priority.<\/p>\n<p>About Waste Pro USA\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Waste Pro USA, Inc.\u202foperates\u202fin 12 southeastern states and is one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing privately-owned waste collection, recycling, processing, and disposal companies. With revenues projected to exceed\u00a0$1.6 billion\u00a0in 2026, Waste Pro employs\u00a0over\u00a05,700 waste professionals who serve over 2 million residential and 100,000 commercial customers across more than 140 operating locations. Waste Pro is headquartered in Longwood, Fla., and\u202fmaintains\u202fapproximately 260 exclusive municipal contracts and franchises. For more information about Waste Pro and its services and locations, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasteprousa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wasteprousa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONGWOOD, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 Waste Pro recently celebrated a milestone by recognizing 30 employees who have each dedicated two decades&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-365717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}