How an old waste manager is revamping for a different future

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Namibia-based waste management company Rent-A-Drum is trying to balance commercial growth with community engagement in its recruitment. Recent hiring trends show rapid expansion in sales and social services roles, reflecting a deliberate focus on professionalising operations as well as strengthening stakeholder relationships and local impact. 

• The company added 21 employees out of a total workforce of 74 in the past year, growing its sales and engineering teams by 100% in a push to expand operations and commercial capacity. Community and social services roles also grew by 100% in one year, strengthening ties with communities.

• Founded in 1989, Rent-A-Drum has pioneered the country’s first recycling and refuse-derived fuel plants. It is now developing Namibia’s first A-Class hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility.

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