Santa Fe, NM Environmental Services Division Director Named ‘Recycler of the Year’

The division has struggled with staffing shortages in recent years and is trying to hire more drivers for its collection trucks.

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Santa Fe Environmental Services Division Director Shirlene Sitton was named “recycler of the year” at an industry event. Sitton, who will have been with the city for eight years in November, was awarded at the 2023 New Mexico Recycling & Solid Waste Conference, which is hosted by the New Mexico Recycling Coalition and the New Mexico SWANA Roadrunner Chapter.

Sitton said the honor caught her off guard. “I was very touched that my peers had nominated me for that,” she said. Sitton was awarded for “her ongoing dedication to improving recycling programs and outreach in Santa Fe” and also honored Kim Rivera, an account technician for the Santa Fe Environmental Services Division, as Solid Waste Employee of the Year for “providing excellent customer service and support to the Division,” according to a city news release.

The division has struggled with staffing shortages in recent years and is trying to hire more drivers for its collection trucks. It is particularly interested in people who already have commercial driver’s licenses, Sitton said, but also is open to training people.

Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com

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