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 […]
We are a year and a half into China’s National Sword (mixed paper and plastics ban effective 1/1/2018) and a half year away from China’s goal to ban all recyclable imports (by 2020). Other southeast Asian countries that had opened to receiving these imports quickly followed the policies China enacted. This has led to a […]
Zoo New England (ZNE), operator of both the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and Stone Zoo in Stoneham, has been a Waste Management (WM) customer for several years. In addition to traditional waste and recycling, WM has assisted ZNE with its extensive efforts to properly dispose of waste, including recycling manure, yard waste, batteries and […]
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, […]
Come learn how Waste Management single stream recycling material is processed during our customer open house at the Material Recovery Facility in Billerica, MA on Friday, April 26th from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Guests will be able to tour the plant and will get an in-depth view of the technical equipment used to sort […]
