Meridian Waste Names George Sides as Area President in Missouri

25-Year Waste Industry Veteran to Lead All Missouri Operations

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (June 29, 2018): Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, is pleased to name George Sides, as area president in Missouri. In this role, Sides will be responsible for providing service to over 100,000 residential customers and 3,000 commercial/industrial customers and oversee four hauling companies, one MSW landfill and one transfer station.

“Meridian Waste is a company defined by our commitment to servicing our customers and employees with unwavering respect, fairness and care,” said Wally Hall, CEO of Meridian Waste. “George’s extensive experience coupled with his dedication to customer service will be a tremendous asset to our entire Missouri operations and more importantly to our customers.” 

Sides most recently served as director of sales and acquisitions for the company, and prior to that owned his own business. Sides has a wide range of garbage industry experience serving in general manger, area president and vice president of sales roles for two of the largest waste companies in the country.   

Sides holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida.

About Meridian Waste

Headquartered in Greensboro, Ga., Meridian Waste is a company defined by our commitment to servicing our customers, caring for and engaging our employees and generating financial value for our shareholders while delivering a clean and healthy community. We are proud to be called garbage men and women with our core waste business centered on residential, commercial and industrial non-hazardous waste collection and disposal. Currently, the Company operates in St. Louis, Mo., Richmond, Va., Blacksburg, Va., and Augusta, Ga., servicing over 140,000 residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers. In addition to a fleet of commercial, residential and roll-off trucks, the Company operates two transfer stations, two recycling facilities, and three municipal solid waste landfills in which we safely dispose of 560,524 tons of waste annually. For more information, visit MeridianWaste.com