023 – Talking Trash with Mike Ghost

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In This Episode

What happens to trash once it hops into the trash truck from my garbage can? What is the value of a 4-year education beyond the classes offered? Why would federal investigators show up to a landfill? How do we turn play into learning?

Today are talkin’ trash with Mike Ghost! Well, not exactly like that… Today we’ll be talking to a former district manager for Waste Management about what happens to your trash after it leaves the can at the curb. Along the way, we’ll also discover how one man’s journey through high school to college to the workforce and back to college led him to appreciate the value of an education.

This week’s Great Inventor Secrets is actually brought to us by Jonathan Butcher and Daniel Cheung who were featured on last week’s podcast.  We had so much great material that I wanted to share a few more minutes of our conversation with a couple of great inventors. Tune in and learn more!

About Mike Ghost

Mike has been in the waste management and heavy equipment industry for 26 years and has worked his way up from a technician all the way into management.  Mike began his career with the Quinn Company, first as a field technician and then as a service manager.  After Quinn Company, Mike served as the heavy equipment manager for Waste Management Inc.  in their southern CA market for 7 1/2 years.  Currently he is the general manager at Innovative Mechanical Services. 

Mike is also a husband, father, and fellow tinkerer!  (He’s built hot rods, a boat, and even an RV!)

Additional Notes

Waste Management video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GP3JuiX5BY

Innovative Mechanical Services: http://innovativerigging.com/

A day in the life of your recycling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOpYa5OKGgY

More about landfills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0BVqZNcRo

Link to Jonathan Butcher’s Lab: http://www.butcherlab.com/

Jonathan Butcher’s interview: http://www.ttinvent.com/?p=5244

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Education opened doors for me that I never could have opened myself. -Mike Ghost Click To Tweet

 The people who really have the most lasting impact are the teachers. They're always thinking about how to be better at their job at educating students. -Jonathan Butcher, professor at Cornell University Click To Tweet