30 Years Of Recycling Experience

Drew Sones

    Regarded by many as the "father of recycling" in the City of Los Angeles, Drew Sones led the team that designed and implemented residential curbside recycling in the nation's second-largest city.
    For over 20 years, Drew managed all aspects of Los Angeles' integrated solid waste management programs including the operation of a 4,000-tons-per-day landfill, closure of five inactive landfills, converting two of them into active recreational sites for soccer, Little League and high school baseball fields and family picnic areas. The curbside recycling program served over 760,000 residential customers with 1,000 employees, over 700 collection vehicles and an annual budget of $140 million.
    Drew was responsible for compliance with AB 939 (the California state recycling mandate), which was exceeded by nearly 9% in the year 2000. Under Drew's leadership, all major developments within the City of Los Angeles (such as Staples Center and Playa Vista) submitted waste management and recycling plans prior to beginning construction.
    Drew Sones is a recognized leader in solid waste management both locally and nationally. He brings outstanding executive leadership skills and recycling and solid waste expertise to Recycling Strategies.

Leslie Song Winner

    Leslie Song Winner is the president of Strategy Workshop, Inc., a public affairs/public policy oriented public relations company in Los Angeles that, for years, has focused on the environmental area. Clients and projects have included the South Coast Air Quality Management District, recycling and wastewater projects for the City of Los Angeles, the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
    Strategy Workshop designed, implemented and managed a pilot project that brought curbside recycling to over 26,000 Los Angeles families residing in apartments and condominiums (the Multifamily Recycling Pilot Project). The company currently manages the Departmental Recycling Program for the County of Los Angeles, assisting county facilities in organizing and implementing recycling.