About The Vanella Group

What We Do

The Vanella Group (TVG) offers common sense solutions. This allows you to stay focused on why you are in business in the first place.

We provide waste consulting and event services. A key advantage of The Vanella Group is the vast scope of services available with an emphasis on offering sustainable options. These services coordinated together provide you with cost containment and maximum value.

Our Goals

To exceed our customers' expectations and help our customers maximize their efficiencies and sustainability.

We also strive to reduce the long-term costs for our customers.

How We Do It

Services are provided by our TVG Team and a network of specialized partners. We can offer these services in a contracted format, or they can be sold per event or on an as needed service.

The key to providing you personalized service is our detailed audit of your site, current vendors and spending patterns.

Upon your approval of scope of services, The Vanella Group works with our team to provide services based on your needs.

Our Values

We equally respect and care for both our team members and customers. We strive to be fair, honest, trustworthy, and understanding.

We readily earn our customers' trust and keep it forever. We strive to be loyal, hardworking, and consistent. Our value is unique because we strive to provide seamless service, making it feel invisible to you.

Our Team

Dedicated to providing you great service.

President

Vince Vanella

Years of experience: 40

vince@vanellagroupmn.com

Chief Financial Officer

Kris Vanella

Years of experience: 30

kris@vanellagroupmn.com

Strategic Advisor

Andy Carr

Years of experience: 35

Operations Supervisor

Max Page

Years of experience: 5

Business Analyst

Jack Nermyr

Years of experience: 7

jack.nermyr@vanellagroupmn.com

Accounting Manager

Celina McGrath

Years of experience: 9

accounting@vanellagroupmn.com

Customer Service

Torre Heiland

Years of experience: 25

torre.heiland@vanellagroupmn.com

Customer Service

Julie Moore

Years of experience: 25

jmoore@vanellagroupmn.com

OUR FOUNDER

Vince Vanella

About Vince

Vince Vanella has worked in the environmental services industry for over 40 years. He was with Waste Management eighteen of those years. Vince held numerous positions in operations, operations management as well as marketing/sales. He has designed and implemented large commercial, industrial, institutional and residential management programs. Vince was consistently honored with Waste Management’s most prestigious awards. This experience puts Vince in a strong position to provide knowledge, excellent service and to help bring sustainability to your organization.

"GREEN" EXPERIENCE

The waste industry has been actively “going green” for nearly 20 years. Vince has been at the forefront of these changes. For example, he was one on the founders of the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM). He also started the Ronald McDonald pop tab recycling program in 1989. This program has raised over 27 million dollars to date for Ronald McDonald charities in the United States. This program shows a creative way to heighten the awareness of recycling while providing much needed funds for a worthy charity.

"DO IT" CAMPAIGN

Another successful project was with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. It was a take off on their very successful “do campaign.” We’ve all seen the “dancing man in the doctor’s office” commercial. The thrust of the campaign is to get up and be active; “do” anything physical. Vince took this concept “green.” He designed a program on the BC/BS campus with “do centers” for office material collection, including single-sort recycling, waste, organic recycling and security recycling. BC/BS employees were able to better manage their waste materials. This reduced cost on many levels for the company. Click below to view Vince Vanella's professional profile.