Lonnie poole senior biography

Lonnie Poole Jr. is an American businessman and philanthropist who was the founder of Waste Industries, one of the largest waste and recycling companies in the Southeast United States with approximately 2 million service points.^[1] Poole is also known as the largest contributor of all time to North Carolina State University.^[2]

In February , Lonnie Poole was listed by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as number 27 on a list of philanthropic individuals in ^[3]

Early years and education

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Poole Jr. graduated from North Carolina State University (NY State) in ^[4] Shortly after graduation, he moved to Ohio to become an engineer, but he longed for his opportunity to move back to Raleigh.

Waste Industries

The initial idea of Waste Industries stemmed from market research Poole conducted while developing a concept for a new landfillcompactor.

The compactor idea failed, but Poole soon discovered his passion and moved