Food waste is a huge problem across North America. WM’s CORe facilities, and the teams that operate them, are turning a problem into an opportunity by processing organic material, like food waste, into biogas—a source of renewable energy. Currently, WM has three facilities equipped with our patented CORe process. Each site has a CORe® facility […]
Safety is Waste Management’s top priority and one of our core values. A large number of our employee population work as drivers, heavy equipment operators and sorters—essential jobs that carry inherent risks. Robust training is especially important for drivers who operate our collection trucks. To ensure new drivers are successful in their job roles, we […]
We at Waste Management would like to thank you for allowing us to service you. Along with being good stewards of the environment, our core value is the safety and protection of our customers, employees, and the general public. Our drivers and managers are trained on a variety of safety techniques to be ready for […]
Waste Management recently completed the tabulation of the 2018 recycling tonnages for company-wide Waste Management operations. In 2018, WM managed the recycling of 10.21 million tons of aluminum, cardboard/paper, scrap metals, plastics, wood pallets, and glass. When we add other recyclables managed for recycling and beneficial use – such as 3.59 million tons of organics, 1.16 million […]
