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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 […]
Sustainability Events & Conferences: WM Thought Leadership Engagements
After 11 years, we’ve bid farewell to the annual WM Sustainability Forum, but its legacy of big ideas and bold action lives on — and grows stronger — as we engage year-round in the world’s premier Sustainability Events. Attend in person, share on social or catch the highlights after each event. However you join us, […]
WM’s VP of Recycling Discusses What the Avangard Acquisition Means for Plastic Markets
WM is the latest U.S. recycler to demonstrate it’s getting more directly involved in secondary processing infrastructure after announcing Tuesday it will acquire assets from Avangard Innovative. While the initial focus is on plastic film, the transaction could also have broader implications for the future business model of recycling. WM has invested in secondary processing […]
New MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans
Effective 11/1/22, MassDEP expanded its list of waste disposal bans to include Mattresses and Textiles. Both bans are considered integral to the main goal of the Solid Waste Master Plan, which is to reduce landfilled tons within the state 30% by 2030 and 90% by 2050. MassDEP has also lowered the ban threshold for disposal […]