The Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781614487937)

Norm LeMay has associated with the waste industry for more than fifty years, starting with steam cleaning garbage trucks when he was twelve years old. Mr. LeMay managed one of the most prestigious private hauling operations, LeMay Enterprises, for more than 20 years before it was sold to Waste Connections in 2008. He also co-managed LRI (a large landfill in Pierce County) with Waste Connections, a Board member of the Washington Refuse & Recycling Association. He currently serves as a Board member of the Environmental Industry Associations and is a Director of Routeware, Inc., a company specializing in on-board computing and analytic software for garbage trucks. Mr. LeMay's enthusiasm and knack for seeing life through philosophical eyes helps infuse The Garbageman's Guide with a down-to-earth spirit that makes it accessible and enjoyable to everyone.
Steven Kaufman has nearly thirty years of corporate work, eleven of which were spent in the waste industry. He is co-founder of Routeware, Inc. (a waste industry technology company), co-founder of RentADumpster.com, and authored numerous articles that have appeared in the waste industry press. Mr. Kaufman has held positions in the US, Europe, and Asia specializing in operations, logistics management, and marketing. He has also served on several non-profit boards and spearheaded a large community activist group. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Kaufman has started six different companies and currently leads a successful small business consulting firm. His journey, both personally and professionally, has led to an insatiable curiosity about the mind and how it works---a passion he brings to "The Garbageman's Guide" with his unique brand of energy and optimism.