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Salvatore “Sal” Coniglio, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Recology
Sal Coniglio was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Recology in January 2021 and Chairman of the Board in November 2023. Since 2000, Sal has worked in the resource recovery industry providing operational oversight to nearly all business functions, including collections, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, landfills, and composting facilities.
Since joining Recology in 2015, Sal has held various leadership positions. Prior to his current role as CEO, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He also held the position as a Regional Manager, overseeing many of the company’s Central Valley collection and processing facilities in California.
Sal serves as an active executive member of the Bay Area Council, and also the current co-chair of their Water and Climate Resilience Committee. He also serves on the board for the Detachable Container Association (DCA).
Sal is proud to work for Recology who is 100% employee-owned and has a heightened sense of commitment to the company, our goals, and to customer satisfaction in the communities in which we serve. The Recology mission represents a fundamental shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery. We seek to eliminate waste by developing and discovering sustainable resource recovery practices that can be implemented globally. Recology has over 28 collections companies that provide integrated services to more than 2.5 million individuals and more than 100,000 commercial customers in California, Oregon, and Washington.
Prior to joining Recology, Sal worked for Garaventa Enterprises and Republic Services. Sal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Leadership & Organizational Studies from Saint Mary’s College of California. In 2022, he completed the Leading Change and Organizational Renewal program from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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