Former plastics industry executive relishes new gig heading Westmoreland Cleanways
Trib Live -Mike Skapura has gone from making items to recycling them. On Sept. 2, he took on the role of executive director of nonprofit Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling in Unity after more than 26 years working at Latrobe’s Westmoreland Plastics plant. “It was a big change going from a for-profit industry to a nonprofit,” said Skapura, who lives in Unity and is a Latrobe firefighter. But, after rising to the vice president post at Westmoreland Plastics, “I just wasn’t liking the stress in the manufacturing world anymore. Being able to do this was a great opportunity for me.”
