Photo Gallery: WasteExpo 2012: One Night in Vegas

WasteExpo 2012: One Night in Vegas

WasteExpo

May 1, 2012

Rubbing Shoulders

A packed room at Bruce Parker's EIA reception.
Ladies' Night

The EIA President's Reception was an excuse to catch up with old friends and make some new ones.
Legal Eagles

David Biderman, General Counsel and Safety Director at the National Solid Wastes Management Association (left), and Chris Della Pietra of Potters & Della Pietra LLP.
Sharon's Debut

EIA CEO-in-waiting Sharon Kneiss attended Bruce Parker's reception, introducing herself to the industry's big names.
Bruce Works the Mic

Bruce Parker took the opportunity to address a group of people he had no qualms calling "his family."
Bruce, Beaming

It was clearly an emotional night for Bruce Parker.
Happy Trails

Bruce Parker was a gracious and charismatic host throughout the evening, reminding all in attendance of why he helmed EIA for so long.
Party time, Vegas style

A good crowd turns out for the WasteExpo opening reception.
Balls in the Air

A juggler keeps things moving for a rapt crowd.
Pick a Card

Sleight of hand from a roving trickster entertained the crowds.
Monkey Business

WasteExpo's opening reception features a variety of carnival-type performers, including a monkey that affectionately charmed attendees.
The Latest in Waste Industry Headgear

Some of The opening reception's attractions requires attendees to keep a head's up attitude.
A night out with the girls

Ladies on stilts are another of the amusements during the WasteExpo opening reception.
Table for one

Another feature at the opening reception was this woman, who appears to dissolve at the waist into a table.
And on this stage ...

And yet another group of performers are women artfully twirling long streamers.