Sept. 16, 2025

Sourgum CEO Joe DiNardi-Mack on Bringing Tech Innovation to Waste and Recycling

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Sourgum co-founder and CEO Joe DiNardi-Mack shares how his team is using technology, AI, and data analytics to modernize the waste and recycling industry. He discusses scaling a nationwide waste management platform, supporting local haulers, improving routing and diversion rates, and offering enterprise waste solutions. Topics include waste management software, recycling technology, sustainability strategies, startup growth, Series A funding, and building an operating system for waste services across the U.S.

 

Thanks to our Sponsors: WASTELINQ, E-Tank, and Cascade Environmental

 

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Joe DiNardi-Mack is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sourgum, a technology-driven waste and recycling company transforming an outdated industry. Under his leadership, Sourgum has grown into a national provider, serving thousands of businesses with streamlined, cost-effective waste solutions. Joe comes from a family with over a century of experience (he is fourth generation) in waste and recycling, bringing a rare combination of deep industry expertise and a tech-forward perspective. Prior to founding Sourgum, he operated both collection companies and disposal facilities and was a founding full-stack software engineer at a proptech startup.