The Heart, Science & Business of Sustainability: A Fireside Chat with Tara Hemmer

Tara Hemmer, a Senior Vice President and the Chief Sustainability Officer for WM, is focused on growing sustainable service offerings including recycling, renewable energy, and organics. In this fireside chat, Tara sits down with Kristin Kinder, VP of Research & Waste Stream Sustainability at Wastequip, to talk about the growing demand for recycled content and […]

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WM Driver in the Spotlight

While servicing his route in Salem, MA recently, Driver Eric Barros was approached by a woman in distress as she realized she had accidentally placed her purse in her trash cart. To make matters worse, she was heading out of town that day for a family funeral. Thankfully Eric was able to calm her down […]

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This is Climate. How We Live.

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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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 […]

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