Meridian Waste promotes new safety manager for North Carolina and Virginia

Meridian Waste, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based nonhazardous solid waste services company, has promoted JD Morgan to safety manager in North Carolina and Virginia. Morgan was introduced to Meridian Waste and the solid waste industry through the company’s manager trainee program.  

Previously, Morgan managed the company’s North Carolina safety program, including three hauling operations, one construction and demolition landfill and two transfer stations. The addition of the Virginia operations will expand his geographic responsibilities with a municipal solid waste landfill, three additional hauling locations and two material recovery facilities. 

Morgan will work closely with local North Carolina and Virginia management and the director of safety and risk, who is based at the company’s Charlotte headquarters. Morgan will ensure that team members receive and incorporate safety training, policies and field compliance with Occupational Safety & Health Administration and Department of Transportation requirements.

“JD brings a new energy and increased awareness to our safety program in the two states. This is vital to developing and maintaining our core culture while ensuring that our workforce and equipment [are] ready for the tasks at hand,” Meridian Waste CEO Walter Hall says.

“We place great importance on our teams and their safe return to Meridian Waste facilities and their families. Safety is everyone’s job, and with JD’s leadership and enthusiasm, I am confident this will be top of mind for all.”