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WASTE ADVANTAGE How long have you been in the industry?: More than six years. American Waste Control has been around since 1980. Our visionary founder and President and CEO, Kenneth Burkett, set the company on a great course; so when I came onboard in 2013, my role was to oversee and carry out

PINNACLE AWARD We could not have done it without your support! Thank you! The Tulsa Christmas Parade has received INTERNATIONAL recognition! On September 25th, 2019 in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Tulsa Christmas Parade and Parade Director, Jessica Gullo, were presented with the prestigious 2019 IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Gold Grand Pinnacle Award during the International

YAHOO NEWS A sanitation worker in Oklahoma has made an unlikely friend in a boy along his route. He decided to thank that little boy, who regularly greets him outside of his home. An Oklahoma sanitation worker surprised one of his biggest fans last week as the young boy eagerly awaited his hero’s

WASTE 360 The saying “hard work pays off” rings true for Kenneth “Kenny” Burkett, founder and owner of Tulsa, Okla.-based American Waste Control, who has been working in the waste and recycling industry for nearly 50 years. Not only has Burkett grown American Waste Control from one truck and a residential route to