Waste and recycling management for municipalities and commercial customers across upstate New York and Canada
Modern Disposal operates a regional waste and recycling business with 500+ employees across Western New York and Southern Ontario. The tech stack is operationally focused—Azure, Cisco Meraki, VMware, and standard Office tools—with early PyTorch adoption signaling exploration of predictive analytics, likely for route optimization and equipment maintenance forecasting. Active hiring centers on operations and logistics roles, matching three core project priorities: route density improvement, service expansion, and cost control.
Modern Disposal provides waste collection and recycling services to municipalities, commercial accounts, and residential customers across Western New York and Southern Ontario. Founded in 1964 as a locally owned operator, the company now manages logistics across 500+ employees with a fleet-based operational model. The business focuses on waste diversion, community education, and green energy adoption. Operationally, the company runs route management, container services, equipment maintenance, and disposal workflows across two regions.
Modern uses Azure cloud infrastructure, Cisco Meraki for network management, VMware for virtualization, and SonicWall for security. Operational planning relies on Excel and Office suite; design and marketing use Adobe and CorelDRAW.
Route optimization for efficiency, service conversion and container expansion to grow revenue, and budget goal achievement. Challenges include maximizing route density, equipment downtime, labor cost management, and maintaining safety compliance.
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