Bill Keegan, P.E. is a registered professional engineer and president of Dem-Con Companies, a third-generation family-owned solid waste management and processing company. Bill is actively involved in business development and the management of the Dem-Con facilities including a C&D Material Recovery Facility (MRF), single stream MRF, shingle and metals processing, C&D and industrial waste disposal facilities and roll-off dumpster services throughout Minnesota. He has participated on two circularity exchanges with the State of Minnesota, Sweden in 2018 and Germany in 2024, which have led to the development of an anaerobic digester for processing food waste into renewable natural gas and biochar helping meet Minnesota’s recycling and sustainability goals. He has been in the solid waste industry for over 28 years and is active in several solid waste organizations including a current position as the chair of the Minnesota chapter of the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Minnesota Chamber of Commerce immediate past chair, NWRA Recycling Committee board member, Minnesota Sustainability Foundation board member.