DeAnne Toto has been on the editorial staff of the Recycling Today Media Group, Valley View, Ohio, since 2002, giving her more than 20 years of experience writing about the factors and people shaping the recycling industry in the United States. She has served as managing editor of Recycling Today, managing editor of the Recycling Today Media Group, editor of Secure Destruction Business magazine, editor of Recycling Today, the group’s flagship publication, and is now the editorial director for the group. She graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Science in journalism.