This week’s podcast features a live panel discussion from WasteExpo 2025. This panel brings together four of Waste360’s 2025 40 Under 40 award winners for an honest, inspiring conversation about leadership in the waste and recycling industry.
This session was moderated by Gage Edwards, content producer and host of the Waste World podcast. Joining him on stage, to a packed room of WasteExpo attendees, were Natalie Lessa, Co-founder of Recreate, Joy Rifkin, Director of Sustainability at LRS, Stephanie Sidler, Senior Director of Municipal Services at GFL, and Bret Stevens, Senior Director at Reworld (formerly Covanta)
These leaders discuss what it means to build trust with customers, support internal teams, and scale with intention. They touch on challenges like imposter syndrome, burnout, and navigating change, while offering real strategies for succession planning, transparency, and empowering others.
