Allied Waste Is “On the Watch” in Illinois Community

The Elderly Services Team of Naperville, Ill., together with the city’s residential waste hauler Allied Waste Services held a brief ceremony Tuesday, March 28, 2006, to introduce On the Watch, the city’s newest senior safety program, and to recognize the Allied driver who inspired the program.

The concept for the On the Watch program surfaced last December when Allied Waste residential truck driver Shawn Kaelin noticed that a senior citizen on his route hadn’t placed her garbage out on the curb for her weekly pickup. Kaelin felt something wasn’t right and contacted the Naperville Police Department by calling 911.

“In honor of Shawn Kaelin’s quick actions and concern for this Naperville resident, the city’s Elderly Services Team is excited to be teaming up with Allied Waste Services for the On the Watch program,” said Elderly Services Team member Marita Manning. “By working with Allied Waste Services on this initiative, we know that we will have a valuable partner in the community as we work each day to ensure the well-being of our residents.”

As part of the new program, Allied drivers in Naperville will report any suspicious activities they notice on their daily routes to the Naperville Police Department. 

“The On the Watch program will take full advantage of the resources Allied Waste brings to the community on a daily basis,” Allied Waste Services General Manager Aric Henschen said at the introduction ceremony. “All of us at Allied Waste are proud of Shawn and we are excited about this new program and the safety benefits we bring to Naperville.”

To officially launch the new program, Naperville Mayor George Pradel and the city’s Elderly Services Team joined Allied Waste Services to recognize Shawn Kaelin at the March 28 ceremony. All 14 Naperville area Allied Waste drivers were on hand to recognize their colleague and to debut a newly designed On the Watch logo that will be displayed on the Allied service trucks.

Allied Waste is part of the second largest waste company in the nation, which provides services to nearly 10 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across 128 markets in 37 states and Puerto Rico. Allied Waste is the largest waste operator in the Chicago metropolitan area, servicing 1.2 million residential customers in 70 municipalities.

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