Zero Waste Energy Adds to Staff

Zero Waste Energy, based in Lafayette, Calif., has hired Jeff Draper as its chief financial officer (CFO). Draper is a certified public accountant with a strong tax and financial analysis background. According to Zero Waste, a company involved in developing anaerobic digestion technology and resource recovery processes, Draper’s extensive industry contacts add strategic insight to the company's executive echelon in all matters related to strategic business development.

Draper was part of a team that built USA Waste Services, culminating in the acquisition of Waste Management in 1998. He also was part of the development team at the Texas-based recycling company Greenstar North America.

In a recent statement, Eric Herbert, CEO of Zero Waste Energy, said, "Jeff's knowledge and experience in the solid waste industry make him a perfect fit with Zero Waste Energy's strategic philosophy to transition our clients out of traditional waste-management practices and into proven cutting-edge green technologies.

"He understands the incentives, legislative initiatives, and innovative finance methods available to our clients to facilitate implementation of sustainable waste solutions. Jeff was in this field from its infancy, saw it take its first baby steps, and reach the stage it has now. There is no question that he has the tools our clients and partners need to understand the economic impact of Zero Waste Energy's sustainable environmental solutions."