PEOPLE & COMMUNITIES

HEALTH & SAFETY

WIN Waste plays a critical role in keeping communities clean and healthy. Our employees are the foundation of services we provide; therefore, the wellbeing of our employees is our highest priority. We are proud of our industry-leading safety programs and believe the cornerstone of our company’s success has been our staunch commitment to safety.

The WIN Waste safety culture focuses on continuous improvement. Our Safety on Purpose program fosters a culture of accountability by inspiring every employee to play an active role in maintaining high safety standards so, collectively, we can ensure every team member returns home safely every day.

All WIN Waste locations and vehicles meet industry-leading safety standards and training requirements. WIN Waste contractors must be compliant with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, and orders that apply to the work they deliver.

Osha Recognizes Win Waste Sites With Highest Safety Designation

In 2022, three WIN Waste sites — Bridgeport, Connecticut, Saugus, Massachusetts, and Gloucester, New Jersey — received renewal of their VPP “Star” worksite status. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s designates “Star” sites through its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). It is the highest safety rating OSHA bestows, and fewer than one percent of worksites in the United States achieve the designation.

Nine WIN Waste Innovations sites are OSHA-designated “Star” worksites.

• Baltimore, MD

• Bridgeport, CT

• Concord, NH

• Falls, NJ

• Gloucester, NJ

• Hudson Falls, NY

• Saugus, MA

• South Broward, FL

• Westchester, NY

Safety Spotlight

Our WINSAFE program, set a zero safety incidents goal, and it’s already working; between 2019 and 2021, we experienced a 59% reduction in lost-time safety incidents.

Kayla Flores, Ash Haul Driver in Connecticut

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Delivering the most reliable and sustainable waste and recycling solutions to our customers and community starts by working together to create an open, honest, and transparent culture where all are treated equitably and without bias. WIN Waste is developing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs because we know our success depends upon the diversity of our team.

DE&I MISSION STATEMENT

DE&I ROADMAP

WIN Waste designed its DE&I roadmap to ensure the maturity of a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture over the next several years. The roadmap includes several components that we believe will be key to this evolution:

• measurement and accountability

• DE&I recruitment and sourcing

• employee input and feedback

• training and development

• communication

• marketing, advertising, and branding

• leveraging employee diversity

• strategic alliances and partnerships

• corporate social responsibility

• employee/customer and member experience

• supplier/vendor diversity

• employee onboarding

• DE&I council

Rising Champion

The University of New Hampshire recently honored WIN Waste with a Rising Champion designation, which recognizes dedication to social justice and equality.

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

At WIN Waste, we value each team member’s contributions to our success and take the time to meaningfully recognize those contributions.

We create growth opportunities by focusing on real-time feedback, performance reviews, and talent calibration to ensure we have the right people in the right positions. We take this work seriously and conduct ourselves with pride, compassion, and a sense of urgency to do the best we can for our customers, our communities, and each other.

We provide industry-leading benefits, including:

• comprehensive healthcare coverage

• prescription drug plan

• dental and vision plans

• generous paid time off and holidays

• short- and long-term disability

• flexible spending account

• company-paid life insurance

• 401(k) plan with strong company match

• tuition reimbursement

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council works closely with senior leaders to integrate diversity and inclusion into WIN Waste operations and business strategy to drive accountability, share progress, and accelerate real change.