Profile
Ben Harvey is the President and one of the owners of E. L. Harvey & Sons Inc., a full service waste and recycling firm that provides services for commercial and industrial corporations and municipalities throughout eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine. After graduating from Delaware Valley College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971, Ben moved into a leadership role at E. L. Harvey & Sons. His duties within the company include negotiating the sales of recyclables to mills and end users worldwide. He contracts with disposal sites throughout the Northeast for the safe and efficient transfer of waste materials. Ben is a superior administrator, providing leadership and motivation to the company’s management team. Ben is a well respected and nationally recognized business leader and an authority in his industry. He has used his years of experience and wealth of knowledge in the industry to educate thousands of business and association leaders through presentations at local, regional and national forums on numerous occasions. He is also well respected by the regulatory agencies that continue to seek his unbiased opinion. Ben also takes active leadership roles in many trade and professional organizations. Ben is the current president of the National Solid Wastes Management Association and is the chair of the Environmental Business Councils Construction and Demolition Forum. Ben serves on many task forces and committees for all the associations he is affiliated with. Ben has been recognized by his peers in the industry by receiving many awards and recognition including the Distinguished Service Award from NSWMA and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Recycling from Mass Recycle. He has also been inducted into the Environmental Industry Associations Hall of Fame.Sessions