NWRA Women's Council awards $50,000 in scholarships to 10 recipients

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Women's Council has named its ten scholarship recipients for 2024:

• Amanda Curtis
  • American Waste Control
• Carys Dubinski
  • For Good Environmental LLC
• Madeline Pellitteri
  • Pellitteri Waste Systems
• Meilin Tsao
  • County of Marin
• Phoenix Hughes
  • Casella Waste Systems
• Laurin Wood
  • Casella Waste Systems
• Crystal Moore
  • Waste Connections
• Daniella Falletta
  • Mazza Recycling
• Haley Nolde
  • Nebraska Recycling Council
• Alexandra Hutchins
  • Casella Waste System

In 2007, the NWRA Women's Council established an educational scholarship program to assist qualified individuals in pursuing an education that will lead to productive careers in the waste and recycling industry. All NWRA member company employees and their dependents are eligible to apply.

"We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 NWRA Women's Council Scholarships," said Tammy Holtzman, chair of the Women's Council Scholarship Committee and district manager at Waste Connections. "Each of these remarkable individuals has shown exceptional promise and dedication to shaping the future of the waste and recycling industry. We are proud to support their academic pursuits and look forward to witnessing their continued success."

The Detachable Container Association (DCA) partnered with NWRA's Women's Council to announce that this year's Mickey & Ellen Flood Scholarship recipient is Alyssa Berry of Waste Connections. 

"Above all other pursuits, Mickey's passion was taking care of people," said Tammy Holtzman, chair of the Scholarship Committee. "The DCA Board of Directors established a scholarship to memorialize his numerous contributions to our industry. It is named to honour Mickey and Ellen as co-founders of the NWRA Women's Council."

This scholarship program is aimed at benefiting NWRA member company employees and their dependents through the Women's Council Scholarship. The scholarship is made possible by the donations of companies within the DCA – a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.