Alan, a 4-year-old boy from Ashland, Massachusetts, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis got to fulfill his dream of being a garbage truck driver for a day, thanks to Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island and WM. Alan and his brother Theo spent their day learning the ropes on a trash route in their hometown and […]
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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 […]
How Waste Turned Into Peter Millar Apparel At Golf’s Greenest Event
Thousands of plastic water bottles recycled at last year’s WM Phoenix Open have been transformed into logoed shirts as part of a special line from Peter Millar. The shirts are being displayed and sold at the merchandise tent at TPC Scottsdale. This special line is part of a joint initiative with Repreve, which has turned […]
WM + Dow Rollout First Major Residential Plastic Film Recycling Program in the U.S.
WM and Dow announced the launch of a bold new collaboration to improve residential recycling for hard-to-recycle plastic films by allowing consumers in select markets to recycle these materials directly in their curbside recycling. This collaboration builds on WM and Dow’s continued support for a more expansive recycling system across the country. Once operating at […]