Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization 
Nation Waste
Location Houston, Texas, United States Regions Greater Houston Area, Southern US Gender Female
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Maria Rios is the President and CEO of Nation Waste, Inc., the first female Hispanic-owned waste removal company in the United States and one of Houston’s largest minority-owned companies. Nation Waste, Inc. is a fully-certified, commercial waste disposal company specializing in construction, demolition, commercial/industrial non-hazardous
waste removal, portable toilets and recycling services. Rios is living the American dream, as she began her U.S. journey emigrating from El Salvador as a child. Her family came to the U.S. to pursue education and a better life. Through reliance on faith, a relentless work ethic and determination, Rios graduated with her BA from the University of Houston.
While attending college, Rios worked with a large company in the waste removal industry, for which she developed a passion and a dream to open her own waste removal business one day. Upon graduation from the University of Houston, Rios purchased two trucks and Nation Waste, Inc. was born.
