Innovation in Action: WM Wins Two National Recycling Awards

Waste Management is proud to be recognized nationally for its leadership and impact in recycling, earning two 2025 Recycling Awards from the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA). One award honors WM’s Game Changer/Sustainability Partnership with Major League Baseball, a first-of-its-kind collaboration launched on Earth Day 2024. Together, WM and MLB have worked to reduce […]

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Driver Kudos

Our drivers play such an incredible role in making our communities cleaner and safer places to live.  Nothing demonstrates this more than a note we recently received commending Driver Julian Pineda at our Norton, MA, Hauling District for his heroic deeds.  The customer’s mother was home alone and unfortunately fell and broke her hip.  She […]

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High Acres NY Landfill and Recycling Centre Environmental Innovation Award

WM is changing the narrative of what we think about when we hear “waste management” through our commitment to minimizing environmental impact by reducing carbon emissions, collaborating with community organizations, and providing hands-on-training to students. At the High Acres campus, WM is advancing from solely a service provider and landfill to a true sustainability partner […]

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WM Driver Kudos

Congratulations to Donald ‘Chico’ Smith, for being recognized by Maine’s Municipal Review Committee (MRC) during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Chico is a commercial driver from our Norridgewock hauling site based out of Bangor, ME. MRC’s Executive Director Mike Carrol personally took the time to meet Chico on his route and provided him with a […]

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