Waste Management - GI Industries - Keeping Our Communities Clean

Our renewable energy projects create enough energy to power nearly 1 million homes and save the equivalent of more than 14 million barrels of oil per year.

The Simi Landfill and Recycling Center alone powers the equivalent of 2,500 homes each day with two landfill gas-to-energy generators using methane gas.

WM’s North American operations recycled enough paper in one year to save 41 million trees.

In California, we operate the largest fleet of clean natural gas collection vehicles and have reduced air emissions by 247 tons.

Recycling Primer

This year Earth Day falls on Sunday, April 22 and while it’s always a good time to take stock of what you can do to help the environment, you can make a positive impact each day by recycling. Most of the items we use and toss on a daily basis are recyclable. For example, did you know you can now recycle all types of plastic bags? And, as long as you remove the waxy liner and any food waste, you can also recycle pizza and cereal boxes. Here are some additional recycling guidelines.

Recyclable plastics include narrow-necked plastic containers marked with numbers 1 through 7 (including soda bottles and detergent bottles). You can also recycle newspaper and magazines, brown paper bags, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans and empty aerosol cans. Please make sure you rinse out the plastic and glass containers to remove any food waste.

All recyclable items except yard trimmings can be mixed together in your recycling cart. Yard trimmings such as grass, leaves and small branches should be placed in your greenwaste cart.

Are you sometimes baffled by what cannot be recycled? Some of the items that can't yet be recycled curbside include books, photographs, plastic coated frozen food packaging or take-out containers, window glass, light bulbs, coat hangers, shrink wrap and Styrofoam. Also, don’t forget that while you can recycle plastic (#1-7) and glass containers, all caps and lids have to go in the trash. Fluorescent tubes, batteries and electronics are considered Universal Waste, and, under California law cannot be tossed in the trash or recycled curbside.

By recycling, we reduce our reliance on landfills, as well as our dependence on natural resources, like trees, minerals and fossil fuels. Please join us in recycling as much as possible every day! For more information, please visit our website.

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