Leck Waste Services

About Leck

The year was 1968, and Walter Leck was seventeen years old and working as a farm hand on a local farm. One day the owner of a local trash company in Newtown, Pennsylvania approached him. The owner asked Walter if he would be interested in working as a laborer on the back of his garbage truck. It sounded like a great opportunity because the pay was .50 ¢ more hourly then he was currently making. Walter decided that it was time to make a career move and start his new life as a garbage man.

Walter continued to work for the local trash company "Don Edwards Disposal" for about three years, when one day his new boss became ill and asked Walter if he thought that he could drive the garbage truck for him. Walter thought to himself, I've been driving farm equipment since I was thirteen years old, why not drive a garbage truck? So Walter decided that he would give driving a garbage truck a try. In 1970, he decided to work for another small family trash company for a brief time until early 1971. While working for the other company, Walter started thinking that maybe all of his hard work should earn him more money. And that’s when he decided to start his own trash company.

While working full time for the other company, Walter was able to get his first four customers working part time at night. He picked up their trash in his own pickup truck after he finished work. With four customers and $12.00 a month gross salary, it didn't take long for Walter to realize that this new business venture wouldn't last too long without getting more customers. And that's the moment it all seemed to happen. Walter’s old boss, Don Edwards, approached Walter again, and asked if he was interested in buying his company. Walter was ecstatic, he already knew the garbage business and he knew that he could run the company with the experience he gained from working for Don years earlier. There was only one problem: Walter was only twenty years old. Although he had a solid business plan and was extremely determined, every bank that he spoke to said the same thing. The banks claimed he just didn't have enough of a solid credit history because he was only twenty years old, and they would not lend him the money to purchase Don's company. He would need a co-signer for the loan.

At the same time in 1971, Walter's father George Leck Sr. owned his own landscaping company and worked as a florist and gardener. Walter approached his father with the opportunity to buy Don's trash company. Walter asked George Sr. if he was interested in co-signing the loan for him, so that he could buy Don's company. George was extremely apprehensive at first, but he also knew that his son was an extremely hard working young man who was dedicated to everything he had ever done in his life thus far. After much thought, George finally told Walt that he would sign for the loan, but only if he retained some ownership in the company. Thus, George Leck and his son Walter Leck formed GEORGE LECK & SON INC. in 1972. George continued to work as a landscaper for four more years while, Walter started to grow his new trash company before he finally realized that it was time for him to join Walter to help make the company flourish.

Today, Leck Waste Services is still a family owned and operated company, with several family members still working there. There has always been a strong sense of family values through the entire company and all the employees. Currently, seven employees also share "Leck" with their own family members, such as fathers and sons, brothers, and uncles. We believe that our family atmosphere is transferred to our customers in quality customer service. Leck is proud to say that several of our employees have served for at least thirty years, with an additional dozen employees with twenty years of service.

Since 1971, Leck Waste Services has provided commercial and industrial waste pick up, as well as single-stream recycling service to customers in Bucks County, Montgomery County, Northeast Philadelphia, and Southern Lehigh Counties in Pennsylvania.  Located in Newtown, PA until September 2001, Leck is now located in Ivyland, PA, and has 50 employees operating 35 trucks daily. 
 
In addition to commercial and industrial waste services, Leck Waste Services also provides complete compactor services, portable toilets, and shredding services. 
 
Our sister company, Target Equipment, also offers a complete commercial compactor product line, including compactor sales, leasing, and installation. Target Equipment has the same motto as George Leck and Son: “A hometown company providing quality waste service at a price you can trust”. 

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Our office will be closed on the following holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day. For questions regarding your residential or commercial pick up, please contact us.

 

Community Service

At Leck Waste Services, we believe in giving back to our community and what better way to do that

than volunteer and assist local organizations that develop the areas in which our family works and lives.

Some of the following contributions are just some of the areas our family members give back!

Mr. Walter Leck, the President of Leck Waste Services serves as the President of the Pennsylvania Independent Waste Haulers Association, an organization whose goal is to help the survival and promotion of Independent Haulers across the state of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Walt has also served as a board member of the Bucks County Solid Waste Authority for the past several years and previously as a committee member of the Newtown Township Environmental Committee.

Mr. Jason Leck has worked for Leck Waste Services for 16 years and has been the Secretary / Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Independent Waste Haulers Association for the past 10 years.

Mrs. Tina Leck, who has been with the company for 10 years, is a board member of The Newtown

Business and Professional Association for nine years. She has been the Chairwoman for their Annual

Newtown Holiday Parade for the past five years and previously chaired Newtown’s Welcome Day event

for four years. In recent years she was seated on the board of the Jamison Business Association,

Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce and Newtown Corporation.

Our Mission

At Leck Waste Services, our mission is to adhere to all local and federal requirements and always conduct our business in an environmentally responsible manner. As the leading provider of waste and recycling services in our industry for over 40 years, we take pride in our quality trash and recycling services. We maintain a safe and healthy work environment for our employees. Our helpful, courteous staff is available to answer any questions about our service.

Careers

Leck Waste Services is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and offers excellent starting wages and a full comprehensive benefit package which includes 401K, profit sharing, 100% full medical coverage for employee and family with no employee contribution, dental, eye, Aflac Short Term Disability, paid vacation and holiday time. For employment consideration please apply within, fill out the below online application, mail, or email us your resume.

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Positions

Front-End Loader Driver

• At Leck Waste Services Commercial Drivers operate front-end or read load trucks to services commercial routes removing and transporting waste or recyclables in fulfillment of customer contracts.
• This position will service approximately 100 to 150 commercial customers per day according to the assigned routes. The waste will then need to be transferred to the appropriate station, landfill or drop-off location.
• Routes may require Drivers to navigate through congested communities and confined or tight areas in city and suburban locations. Backing skills are essential, as a large percentage of the time spent servicing customers is done in reverse.
• Drivers routinely climb in and out of the truck cab to service customer accounts and at times need to climb on to the truck containers to smooth loads or secure traps for transport. Our drivers, who have safe driving records, comply with all local, state, and federal transportation regulations and with company policy.
• Drivers are expected to communicate professionally with customers and dispatchers at all times. This includes receiving complaints about schedules and quality of service. Our Drivers must make note of and report on any such complaints and respond in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Required work hours may be up to the legal limits allowed by the FMCSA and may require weekend and/or holiday work. Work hours will vary by route.
• Candidates considered for this position would be required to work Monday through Saturday with a start time as early as 5am or 6am daily and would average 10 hours per day.
• Drivers must be able to read and understand a map, complete daily driver logs as well as pre and post trip truck inspections.
• This position will require you to work in all weather extremes including extreme hot or cold, wet or dry conditions. Truck cabs often do not have air conditioning but may include a small fan.
• Minimum qualifications of this position include: 21 years of age or older, legally eligible to work in the United States, must be able to speak and read English well enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic and signals, respond to official questions, and be able to make legible entries on reports and records.
• Valid Class A or B commercial drivers license with air-brake endorsement. At least 2 years of previous experience operating a vehicle requiring a commercial driver's license (CDL).
• Successfully pass pre-employment (post offer) drug screen, background and motor vehicle records check and Department of Transportation Physical. Clear driving record.
• Ability to perform pushing, pulling, kneeing, bending, twisting and lifting up to 75 lbs throughout the shift with our without reasonable accommodations. As well as climb into and out of the truck repeatedly.

Rear load or Side Load Driver

• At Leck Waste Services the Residential driver position is one of our most physically demanding jobs. Drivers are responsible for the collection and hand loading of residential waste, as well as the transporting of this waste by a front-load or rear-load truck to a landfill site.
• The position routinely requires extensive near-continuous physical exertions such as repetitive lifting, pushing, and pulling receptacles that weigh from 50 to 75 pounds as part of their rigorous daily routine. Often, these waste receptacles have no wheels or handles for maneuverability, and the driver must have the physical strength to adjust accordingly. This physically strenuous position involves mounting and dismounting the truck between 800 and 1000 times every shift and constantly exposed to unpleasant sights and smells.
• Our drivers, who have safe driving records, comply with all local, state, and federal transportation regulations and with company policy. Drivers are expected to communicate professionally with customers and dispatchers at all times. This includes receiving complaints about schedules and quality of service. Our Drivers must make note of and report on any such complaints and respond in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Required work hours may be up to the legal limits allowed by the FMCSA and may require weekend and/or holiday work. Work hours will vary by route. Candidates considered for this position would be required to work Monday through Saturday with a start time as early as 5am or 6am daily and would average 10 hours per day.
• Drivers must be able to read and understand a map, complete daily driver logs as well as pre and post trip truck inspections. This position will require you to work in all weather extremes including extreme hot or cold, wet or dry conditions. Truck cabs often do not have air conditioning but may include a small fan.
• Minimum qualifications of this position include: 21 years of age or older, legally eligible to work in the United States.  Must be able to speak and read English well enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic and signals, respond to official questions, and be able to make legible entries on reports and records. 
• Valid Class A or B commercial driver's license with air-brakes endorsement. At least 2 year of previous experience operating a vehicle requiring a CDL.  Clear driving record. Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Successfully pass pre-employment (post offer) drug screen, background and motor vehicle records check and Department of Transportation Physical.
  

Roll-Off Driver

• Our Roll-Off drivers are responsible for the hauling of construction debris typically from large high volume construction sites. The driver is responsible for performing assigned duties on container delivery and hauling of industrial roll-off routes. This physically strenuous position involves mounting and dismounting a heavy-duty truck numerous times each day. 
• Routes may require Drivers to navigate through congested communities and confined or tight areas in city and suburban locations. Backing skills are essential as a large percentage of the time spent servicing customers is done in reverse. Our drivers routinely climb in and out of the truck cab to service customer accounts and at times need to climb on to the truck containers to smooth loads or secure tarps for transport.   In addition, the position involves lifting (up to 50 - 75 pounds), pushing, pulling, and bending. Our drivers, who have safe driving records, also communicate professionally with customers and dispatch at all times, and comply with all local, state, and federal transportation regulations and with Company policies.
  
• Required work hours may be up to the legal limits allowed and may require weekend and/or holiday work. Work hours will vary by route. Candidates considered for this position would be required to work Monday through Saturday with a start time as early as 5am or 6am daily and would average 10 hours per day.
• Drivers must be able to read and understand a map, complete daily driver logs as well as pre and post trip truck inspections. This position will require you to work in all weather extremes including extreme hot or cold, wet or dry conditions. Truck cabs often do not have air conditioning but may include a small fan.
•  Minimum qualifications of this position include: Must be at least 21 years of age or older, Legally eligible to work in the United States, Must be able to speak and read English well enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic and signals, respond to official questions, and be able to make legible entries on reports and records.  
• Must have a valid Class A or B CDL with air-brakes endorsement for the state in which you are applying to work in.  At least 2 years of previous driving experience operating a vehicle requiring a CDL. Clean driving record and the ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.  Successfully pass pre-employment (post offer) drug screen, background and motor vehicle records check and Department of Transportation Physical.
  

Benefits listed hereafter are subject to change at any time without notification. Leck Waste Services Waste Services offers excellent starting wages and a full comprehensive benefit package. 401K, profit sharing, 100% full medical coverage for employee and family with no employee contribution, dental, eye, Aflac Short Term Disability, paid vacation time and paid holidays.

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