Total Reclaim, a recycler of regulated waste materials, announced the appointment of Bobby Farris as chief executive officer.
Farris most recently served as a general manager for TerraCycle, a company with a mission to eliminate waste by recycling “hard-to-recycle” materials. Farris led its division that collects and recycles regulated waste materials such as lighting, batteries and electronics.
Farris brings more than 20 years of executive level experience in the appliance, lightbulb and electronics recycling industry to his role at Total Reclaim, and will utilize his strong background in sales and operations management to continue the company’s growth in the industry.
Prior to TerraCycle, Farris served as vice president of business development for JACO Environmental, the country’s largest appliance recycling company.
For nine years, Farris also served as director of Electronics Recycling Services at Waste Management Inc., the country’s largest waste hauler, where he oversaw development and implementation of the company’s environmental management standards into all electronics recycling operations, and spearheaded the organization’s expansion of electronics recycling services into nationwide product stewardship markets.
Published in the November 2019 Edition