VLS Environmental Solutions has unveiled plans for an Alternative Engineered Fuel (AEF) waste processing facility in New Braunfels, Texas. This greenfield project advances the company’s strategic expansion goals, strengthening its role as a leader in sustainable waste management and increasing its capacity to manage the increasing need for sustainable waste processing solutions from industrial partners.
Strategically situated between Austin and San Antonio, the new facility is set to begin operations by mid-2026. It will support Zero Landfill initiatives for manufacturing by converting hard to recycle industrial byproducts into carefully engineered AEF products, a cleaner, more sustainable fuel source designed to reduce landfill reliance and replace carbon and natural gas fuels used by cement kilns and gasifiers. The company’s Zero Landfill programs have already been responsible for diverting over one million tons of industrial waste annually.
As part of its growth initiative, the company also announced two senior-level hires who will help drive its ambitious capital project and greenfield strategy.
Jim Waisanen has joined as senior vice president of capital projects and brings over 20 years in the Specialty and Hazardous Waste sectors. Monica Johnson has joined as vice president of project management with a background that includes managing more than 300 projects while at Vopak North America. Both hires bring decades of expertise and a shared commitment to sustainable innovation.
Published June 2025
