Bruce J Parker Biography

Bruce J. Parker, Esq., is the President and CEO of the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA), a Washington, D.C. based trade organization representing all aspects of the commercial (private) waste services industry. The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) and Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC) are part of EIA.

Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Parker served as EIA General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Federal and External Affairs. He participated in several landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases involving attempts by state and local governments to prevent or restrict the movement of solid waste in interstate commerce. He has testified before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and before state legislatures on solid waste issues.

Mr. Parker began his career in the early 1970s with the Federal Trade Commission in the Office of General Counsel and in the Division of Consumer Protection. He also was in private practice with a large Washington, D.C. law firm where he practiced environmental and trade law.

Mr. Parker is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley,, where he received a B.A. in English literature. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1968, and served as editor-in-chief of the Law Journal. He also was the recipient of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity Graduate of the Year Award (1968).

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