South Bay Recycling LLC, the future operator of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority’s Shoreway Environmental Center, has hired Duane McDonald as general manager for the Shoreway facility.
McDonald, who began working for SBR on Feb.17, 2010, will head operations at the MRF in San Carlos, Calif., which is currently being renovated and expanded. SBR will assume management of the MRF from Allied Waste of San Mateo County, starting Jan. 1, 2011.
While the facility is under construction, McDonald’s focus will consist of preparing for the transition. Following the transition, McDonald’s responsibilities will include overseeing start-up, operation, administration, maintenance and commodity sales at Shoreway’s transfer station and MRF.
“We are pleased SBR was able to recruit and hire a top-flight professional to manage what will be one of the largest, most complex and innovative recycling and transfer operations in the United States,” says Kevin McCarthy, executive director of SBWMA.
Prior to accepting the position with SBR, McDonald was director of recycling programs for Athens Services in La Puente, Calif. He joined Athens Services in 1996 as its general manager for recycling and transfer.
SBR is a joint venture between privately owned Community Recycling & Resource Recovery Inc., Sun Valley, Calif., and Potential Industries Inc., Wilmington, Calif. It was selected by the SBWMA as its future facility operator following a request for proposal process that began in November of 2007.
“I look forward to working closely with the SBWMA and the member agencies on this exciting project and am confident that SBR will deliver services that exceed expectations and contractual requirements,” says McDonald.
Formed in 1982, the SBWMA is a joint powers authority comprised of 12 member agencies (Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, the County of San Mateo and the West Bay Sanitary District) in San Mateo County, Calif. More information on the group can be found at www.RethinkWaste.org.