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Industry icon Joe Winters, chairman and CEO of Winters Bros. Waste Systems, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 following a brief battle with COVID-19.
The 54-year-old co-owner began working in the family business at a young age cleaning trucks, painting containers and driving trucks. He acquired his first company at the age of 25. Under his leadership, Winters Bros. eventually became one of the largest recycling and solid waste companies in the region. The company currently employs more than 500 people.
In an obituary published in the Long Island Press, family and friends expressed the legacy that Joe left in both the waste industry and the Long Island, NY community.