Today, Hallenbeck remains at the Houston-based company as manager of corporate venturing. His primary responsibility is to understand and assess underlying technologies, market potential and fit within WM. Being able to push the envelope to develop and implement these new ideas that help improve the industry’s environmental footprint is what has keeps him motivated.

“Rob is a lifelong learner. He is always willing and able to assess all facets of a waste process, be it technical, financial, operational or policy-related aspects,” says Pat Ramm, Hallenbeck’s supervisor. “He is a terrific team player and wants to include others in the brainstorming because he enjoys hearing other ideas. He is very inquisitive around what makes things work and has a very natural and positive way of challenging paradigms, technologies or the status quo.” Read more here.