Multi-Generational Miners: Republic Services
Paul Nielsen has been a part of the company's management team since 2009, and his son Nat joined several years ago.
company, your clients, and your employees? Sustainability in Action: Our commitment to providing ex- ceptional service and expertise, while protecting the environ- ment. Our core values are Safety — we protect the livelihoods of our colleagues and communities; Committed to Serve — going above and beyond to exceed our customer expectations; Envi- ronmentally Responsible — our actions improve the environment; Driven — delivering results in the right way; and finally, being Human Centered — respecting the dignity and unique potential of every person. Are there causes or nonprofits in particular that you support? Most recently as part of Re- public Services National Neigh-
ing from three employees, two trucks and one location to where it is today with 160 employees, eight company branches and fa- cilities, and hundreds of pieces of rolling stock and support equip- ment. What began as a humble oil recycling business has grown to be a leader in environmental services including emergency re- sponse, hazardous and non-haz- ardous waste treatment, recycling and manufacturing of automotive fluids, industrial cleaning and decontamination, and dockside marine services. Republic Ser- vices' commitment is to offer our customers the most complete set of environmental solutions to help create a more sustainable world.
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related to environmental and hazardous waste, worked part- time in Fairbanks while attending UAF and is now Anchorage-based performing duties as a driver and field product sales specialist. Many of the customers that he services are related to the mining industry. Rhonda’s son Steven also started with the company af- ter high school and has grown to become an operation field lead for our largest contracted customer working with hazardous waste and materials collections. How has the company and your business evolved? The company has been very successful in growing and evolv- ing over the past 30 years, grow-
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