What Does Safe Look Like?

Description: How does a composting facility go for over 10 years without having an accident or an incident? Are there way to incentivize your team to stay safe? What does accountability look like from a safety perspective? I’ll dive into what we do to keep safety as our number one value and how we pass this passion through leadership changes. How integrity is factored into our safety programs and how the culture drives the results.

Samantha Winkle, Waste Connections 

Bio: Samantha Winkle has over 15 years of experience in the solid waste industry in various roles including office management, environmental compliance, recycling operations, transfer station operations and operating each composting facility within the past 15 years. Samantha started with the construction and eventual redesign of Silver Springs Organics, transferred after 12 years to Purdy Compost Facility then Hidden Valley Compost Factory. Samantha recently became the Assistant District Manager of LRI and Silver Springs Organics and oversees all of our post collections facilities. She is the immediate past president for Washington Organic Recycling Council and currently sits on the board for the United States Composting Council. Samantha leads the Rainier Division Women’s Network and the Rainier Divisions Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work group. She is a graduate from Cornell’s Diversity and Inclusion certification programs and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree from The Evergreen State College.