Steven Averett

Steven
Averett
Content Director, Waste Group
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Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

Articles by Steven Averett
Sanitation Soft Shoe
The film “Trash Dance” documents a garbage truck ballet.
From the Can: Family Business
so much of what this industry is about is family.
From the Can: The More Things Change
Which characterization best defines our industry?
Green Screen
EcoSet brings sustainability and waste diversion to commercial film production.
Shooting For Zero: A Q&A with Kris Barberg of EcoSet
An interview with Kris Barberg, executive director of EcoSet Consulting, which strives to reduce waste on commercial film productions.
Waste Management Recognizes Exceptional C&D Diversion Efforts (with video)
By presenting construction customers with its Sustainability Circle of Excellence Award, Waste Management hopes to encourage encourage the diversion and recycling of C&D debris.
Recycling Rock Star
Julie Rizzo creates a market for recycled granite countertop waste.
Proposed Amendment Would Lift West Virginia E-Waste Landfill Ban
The bill rescinds an e-waste ban that took effect on Jan. 1, 2011.
From the Can: Give and Take
So much in our industry depends on effective communication with our customers and the community at large.
Recycling Rivalry
Winners announced in EPA’s 2011 Game Day Challenge.
From the Can: Evolution Resolution
The waste and recycling industry seems to have its own set of resolutions, the pursuit of which plays out over years rather than every January 1st.
Mean Green Recycling Machine
Greenbean Recycle seeks to modernize the bottle bill.
From the Can: Progressive Potluck
Pragmatism and a cooperative spirit will serve us well as we attempt to boost waste diversion rates across the continent.
Not So Far 'Away' (with video)
Student-produced documentary examines waste handling.

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