Joey Neuhoff was named an Executive of the Year by the province's waste management association.
The Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) has named Joey Neuhoff, Covanta’s vice president of client business management, one of its 2014 Canadian Waste Sector Executives of the Year. The award recognizes the most accomplished individuals in Canada’s private and public waste sectors. Neuhoff was recognized under the category of medium publically traded private company.
Winners were honored at the Canadian Waste to Resource Conference, which took place in Toronto Nov. 19-20, 2014.
“I’m deeply honored to receive this prestigious award from the OWMA,” said Neuhoff. “Ontario is leading the way in sustainable waste management, and I’m proud to have played a part through Covanta’s development efforts of the Durham York Energy Centre (Clarington, Ontario). I look forward to continuing our efforts in Canada to provide municipalities with sustainable waste solutions that generate clean energy and protect the environment.”
Covanta, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, says the Durham York facility, which is near completion, will be the first greenfield energy-from-waste project built in North America since 1995. When fully operational the facility will process 140,000 metric tons of post-recycled waste per year and generate 17.5 megawatts of renewable energy.
“The greatest assets that organizations in the waste and recycling arena have are their people, and that’s why OWMA and its national partners are pleased to recognize outstanding leaders like Joey Neuhoff through the annual Canadian Executive of the Year Awards,” said Robert Cook, OWMA’s CEO. “Joey has displayed all the qualities that the selection committee looks for in award candidates including strong ethics, vision and leadership, innovative business achievements, and social/environmental responsibility, providing external value to his organization.”
Also recognized by the OWMA during the awards ceremony was Mirka Januszkiewicz, director of waste services from the Region of Durham, in the Large Municipality category. She was honored for her efforts in leading the development of the Durham York Energy Centre on behalf of Durham Region.
Commenting on Januszkiewicz’s award, Neuhoff said, “I feel privileged to have worked closely with Mirka for the past five years on the development of the Durham York Energy Centre. She is an outstanding professional who is dedicated and results driven. Under her leadership, Durham Region’s programs have become a model for integrated sustainable waste and resource management.”
Other winners honored during the association’s annual meeting were:
• Blair McArthur, Miller Waste Systems, Large Private Company
• Bob Martin, Pnewko Brothers Ltd. Small Private Company
• Jay Stanford, City of London, Medium Municipality
