IWEC is very pleased to announce our latest Global Ambassador, Maria Rios, CEO Nation Waste Inc. Maria joins seven other IWEC Global Ambassadors from around the world.
Maria Rios is the President and CEO of Nation Waste, Inc. (NWI), the first female Hispanic-owned waste removal company in the United States and one of Houston’s largest minority-owned companies. NWI is a fully-certified, commercial waste disposal company specializing in construction, demolition, commercial/industrial non-hazardous waste removal, portable toilets and recycling services.
Fortune named Rios as one of the 2013 Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in the U.S and in 2014 Goldman Sachs honored Rios as one of its 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. In 2015 Rios and NWI were featured on CNBC’s Blue Collar Millionaires, a docu-series profiling big personalities who have gained wealth “by getting their hands dirty…and rolling up their sleeves…with a can-do mindset.”
Rios is a proud graduate of the University of Houston.
