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FCC Environmental Services’ Joel Blake on Legal Strategy, Growth and the Changing Waste Industry

In this Q&A, Waste360 speaks with Joel Blake, Vice President, Head of Legal and Corporate Secretary at FCC Environmental Services and one of our 40 Under 40 award winners for 2026. Blake discusses his path from litigation and the oil and gas industry into waste and recycling, as well as his role in building FCC’s first in-house legal function and helping the company navigate contracts, regulatory requirements, and expansion into new markets.