In 2007, as we continued to invest for our future growth, we purchased a waste management company in Slidell, Louisiana, just north of New Orleans. The operations gave us entry into a new market and complemented our existing operations in the broader Louisiana area. We now serve approximately 80,000 homes, as well as commercial and industrial customers in communities throughout greater New Orleans. One of these communities is the City of Mandeville.

As the city grows in size and prosperity, its need for a reliable waste services provider is growing too. Mandeville wants to stand out from other coastal communities as a place to live and visit – keeping the city clean is part of its strategy to attract more residents and visitors in the future.

Experience has taught Mandeville Mayor Edward Price that not every waste services provider is the same. In the past, the city faced challenges with providers whose service was not consistent or thorough. “We needed a reliable company like IESI that had a plan for operating in the community,” he says.

We developed a collection plan for Mandeville that scheduled different pick-up days for each quadrant of the city. “IESI’s daily presence is important and has created a lot of confidence in the community,” says Mayor Price.

Our commitment to the community is anchored in our belief that we must always be a good neighbor. We sponsor Keep Mandeville Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful®, as we do in many other cities in order to address litter reduction, beautification and community environmental awareness.

Mayor Price believes that planned and managed growth will protect the quality of life that the community values. He often says that, “A community that fails to plan, plans to fail.”

We are proud to help keep Mandeville, and all of the communities we operate in, beautiful for citizens today and for generations to come.