Kenn Cassell has worked in the area of Waste Management for over 25 years. This includes over 15 years in the Private Sector and 12 years with the Public. In recent years Kenn has been self-employed as a consultant in the Solid Waste Industry, primarily working in the Southeastern United States.

Project Experience:

City of Greensboro: Manager of landfill and Assistant Administrator of Sanitation Division. Modernized landfill up to current EPA standards, directed the construction and implementation of the first landfill gas recovery system. Assisted in the conversion to automated collection in Greensboro. Implemented waste characterization and tracking system to define waste stream. Managed the City’s first composting operation. Certified by North Carolina as manager of landfill operations.

Chambers Development Corp: Permitted, constructed, developed and managed the Chambers Atlanta Landfill. A subtitle D facility permitted to accept residential, commercial and special industrial waste in Georgia. Assisted in the development of the Anson County, NC landfill. Southern Regional manager of landfill operations for Chambers, which included 12 landfills across the southeast. Certified by Georgia as manager of landfill operations.

BFI: Permitted, constructed, developed and managed the BFI Sampson County Landfill in Sampson County, NC. A regional landfill permitted to accept waste from within the borders of North Carolina. Implemented a special waste sales and tracking program.

Developed and implemented a Bio-remediation facility to handle petroleum contaminated soils. Managed compliance program that kept facility in strict compliance with federal and state regulations.

District Manager for eastern NC over landfill and transfer facilities.
Republic Services Inc: North Carolina Area Vice President for landfills, transfer stations, and recycling facilities. This included 4 regional landfills, 1 industrial landfill, 2 recycling facilities and multiple transfer operations across North Carolina. Implemented a complete special waste program for North Carolina.

Upper Piedmont Environmental: Regional landfill in Person County, NC. Directed the permitting, construction, development and operation of facility.
Foothills Environmental: Negotiated agreement with Caldwell County, NC to construct and operate a regional landfill. Directed permitting, construction, development and operation of facility.
Uwharrie Environmental:

Regional landfill in Montgomery County, NC. Directed permitting, construction, development and operation of facility. This operation included a materials recovery facility to extract recyclables from mixed waste stream. Managed the closure of old county landfill under modern state regulations. Permitting included facility modifications and cap increases.

East Carolina Environmental: Regional landfill in Bertie County, NC. Directed permitting, construction, development and operation of facility. Permitting included facility modification and multiple phases of landfill.

Private Consultant: Worked with various entities to permit and develop construction and demolition landfills throughout the southeastern United States.
Construction: General Superintendent for a major heavy earthmoving contractor. Projects included highway, airport, dam and major site development across the southeastern United States.

Kenn Cassell

Greensboro, NC