This year’s “2019 Waste Management Sustainability Forum: Big Ideas. Bold Action. Better World.” took place during the Phoenix Open golf tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., where three experts shared their take on the biggest global crisis of our time: the ocean plastics pollution. Since the 1950s, over 8 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced, […]
Sustainability
Waste Management and UNH Partner to Harness Landfill Gas for Energy
In a unique partnership between a Waste Management and the University of New Hampshire, WM enabled UNH to work toward reducing its greenhouse emissions goals while also providing primary power to campus via combined heat and power (COGEN) plant. Right at a time when Waste Management was working to solve for what to do with […]
Waste Management Sustainability Forum: How Sustainability Benefits Your Business
Our annual conference aims to benefit the planet and your business. It’s about connecting big ideas with better results. Our accomplished speakers and moderators will bring insights, innovations and applications of the latest bold actions straight to you. Since 1971, Waste Management’s mission has been environmental performance. We seek to maximize resource value while minimizing […]
Massachusetts Recycler Changes: Paper-Based Food & Beverage Cartons No Longer Allowed
In efforts to produce higher quality end products as a direct result of China’s National Sword waste and recycling policy, ALL Massachusetts recycling plants have ceased accepting food and beverage cartons. Food and beverage cartons are paper-based containers in refrigerated and non-refrigerated areas of food markets. Food and beverage cartons are commonly used for milk, […]
WM named a Top Disability Friendly Company
DIVERSEability Magazine has released the early results of the review of the nation’s Best of the Best Top Disability-Friendly Companies, and Waste Management is on the list. The publication, one of the nation’s fastest-growing disability-focused magazines, polled hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies for its 2018 Best of the Best evaluations. DIVERSEability promotes the advancement of […]