Jim Meinholz at the construction demolition landfill

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Site manager Jim Meinholz says the company is the newest construction demolition landfill in the metro area.

“We built the facility with site access, compliance and long term operations in mind,” Meinholz said.  “When a demolition business knocks a building down, they crush up the materials and bring it out here in dump trucks.

“In addition, when remodelers tear out the insides of a building or an office, they bring the materials to the landfill.  Roofing contractors will drop off shingles.”

Before Meinholz became a site manager at the company, he worked in the solid waste business for 23 years and also spent time in the trucking and the heavy hauling business.

“This opportunity opened up and I gravitated back towards it,” he said.  “We are slowly growing nowadays.  A positive happening recently is we have began diverting all of our wood waste to create mulch.”

Meinholz says the company will offer meals to the drivers twice a month on Fridays.  He cooks a deep fried turkey for employees around the holidays.  “I have refined the cheeseburger and potato salad lunches too,” he said.  

According to Meinholz, his hobbies are playing racquetball for exercise and he likes to go fishing in Galveston and at local lakes when he gets the chance.

“One of our employees G.G. Garcia is pool shark likes to compete in pool tournaments in Houston,” he said.  “Driver Hugo Zuniga is a singer in a band and plays at local venues on the weekends and after work.”

In the future, Meinholz says his plans are to continue to help grow the business and become more green.  “I’d like to expand the recycling operations,” he said.   

Lone Star Recycling & Disposal accepts construction and demolition waste from contractors.   –ab

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