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Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

March 1, 2006

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High on His Hog

Waste Management (WM) CEO David Steiner, left, hands over a celebrity-autograph-laden motorcycle to Houston attorney John O'Quinn.

WM auctioned off the motorcycle at the end of last year to raise money for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. O'Quinn paid $1 million for the bike, and WM donated the money to the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.

In early 2005, WM purchased the motorcycle, which sat on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” set for several weeks and was autographed by many of the program's guests, for $800,100 in an eBay auction. Autographs on the bike include those of real estate mogul Donald Trump, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.

About the Author

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

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.

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