Washington Post Live brought together leading scientists, policymakers, environmentalists, and innovators to examine the environmental choices we face in our daily lives. As a Presenting Sponsor, WM brought Chief Sustainability Officer Tara Hemmer to the stage to lead a 15-minute segment, titled Enabling Sustainability Progress for Companies, to explore sustainability in waste and environmental services. […]
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WM Secures A Spot On TIME Magazine’s 2023 World’s Best Companies List
WM is proud to be included on the World’s Best Companies Of 2023 list compiled by TIME Magazine and Statista. This statistical ranking is based on a formula that includes revenue growth, employee satisfaction surveys, and environmental, social, and sustainability data. Learn more about the 750 companies named on this list and more trends in […]
Rochester, NH Turnkey Landfill Tour
WM’s Turnkey Landfill located in Rochester, NH has a long history of working with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on environmental sustainability initiatives. In fact, as part of the ECOline project that began in 2009, UNH’s Durham, NH campus is powered by landfill gas provided from the Turnkey facility. In keeping with this successful […]
How A Fleet of Smart Technology Recycling Trucks Could Help Minimize Waste
Recycling collection is going high-tech with a smart system of innovative trucks, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) that is focused on increasing the amount of recovered materials and cutting contamination by analyzing where the process begins – your curbside. WM, North America’s largest recycler of post-consumer materials, has equipped thousands of its recycling collection trucks […]
How Recycled Water Bottles at the WM Phoenix Open Will Become Next Year’s Swag
As the largest zero-waste sporting event in the world, the WM Phoenix Open is leading the way in repurposing materials and reducing the amount of plastics that end up in landfills. This year, recycled plastic water bottles from the WM Phoenix Open will be collected by Repreve, a brand that uses recycled materials to make […]