Louis Vetrone

October 7, 2021

For most residents, placing trash and recycling curbside two or three times each week is the extent of their involvement with the County’s waste stream. But where do these items go after they’re picked up by the sanitation department and what happens to them afterward? And what happens to the many other recyclable items and specialty wastes we encounter each day, such as electronic waste, textiles, shredded paper and unused medications. This presentation will answer these questions and more by providing an overview of Westchester County’s solid waste and recycling system administered by the Department of Environmental Facilities.

Louis Vetrone has served as Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities since 2009, where his responsibilities include overseeing the administration and operations of the Refuse Disposal District.  Upon graduating from Fordham Law School, Lou served as an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County. He later served in the General Counsel’s Office of the New York City Council and was appointed Counsel to the City legislature’s Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services. Prior to his current position, he was the Deputy Director of the County’s Solid Waste Commission.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Solid Waste Association of North America’s New York Chapter. Lou lives in Scarsdale, NY, with his wife, Christine, and teenage children, Abbie and Alex, where he is active in the local community, serving on the Village’s Advisory Council on Parks & Recreation, and on the Board of Directors for the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, where he volunteers as an EMT.