Waste Management - GI Industries - Keeping Our Communities Clean

Waste Management, combined with its wholly owned subsidiary Recycle America (WMRA), is North America’s largest recycler, recycling enough paper last year to save more than 41 million trees.

By recycling more than 57,000 tons of steel cans, WM reduces greenhouse gasses equivalent to taking more than 21,000 cars off the road each year.

Waste Management’s landfills provide more than 17,000 acres of protected habitat for wildlife, and 15 are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council.

By processing 21 million pounds of e-scrap, WM keeps 313,000 monitors/TVs and 175,000 CPU hard drives from being disposed in landfills.

Update on Future Plans

As Ventura County has developed, so has the need for local landfill space. On April 11, Waste Management submitted a request to modify our Conditional Use Permit for the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center to provide a long-term solution for Ventura County.

In addition to expanding the landfill, our plans include expanding the current green energy programs and recycling programs. GI Rubbish will also relocate to the landfill site.

We value our relationship with the local community, and, since we purchased the property surrounding the landfill from Unocal in 2004, have demonstrated our commitment to being open about our plans.

Along with the benefits of our proposed plans, we understand there may be potential concerns. Therefore, we have created a section on our website where you can find more information about the project, as well as download a copy of the actual application we filed. We are following the permit guidelines outlined by Ventura County and the California Environmental Quality Act. Once our application has been deemed complete, the County will inform us of the appropriate environmental documentation required for the project. We anticipate that the county will begin an extensive environmental impact report process regarding the expansion sometime later this year. To help you follow the process, we are also posting status updates here so make sure you check back for the latest news.

In addition, over the next six months, we will be giving informational presentations to a variety of community groups, including the Simi Valley Neighborhood Councils. We encourage you to talk to us about your thoughts and concerns regarding our plans

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