 |
- Our renewable energy projects create enough energy to power nearly 1 million homes and save the equivalent of more than 13 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
- Waste Management’s landfills provide more than 21,000 acres of protected habitat for wildlife. The Simi Valley Landfill is one of 49 certified sites by the Wildlife Habitat Council.
- WM's North American operations recycled enough paper and cardboard 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.
|
|
|
 |
 |
Waste Management (WM) environmental experts taught special lessons on topics including solid waste management, landfill operations and design, green house gas, fleet compliance, renewable energy and new technologies during Cate School’s Sustainable Systems Institute Program for Environmental Science teachers.
Cate School, a residential high school located in the coastal mountains of Santa Barbara County, hosted the weeklong event for teachers from California, Washington and from far away as Georgia who wanted to gain a greater understanding of key topics covered in the Environmental Science Curricula, including solid waste management.
Environmental Science Teachers were invited to the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center (SVLRC) for an onsite landfill tour of green energy programs, greenwaste recycling and construction and demolition diversion facilities. Additionally, teachers got a close up look at a new WM Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vehicle.
In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the group ended the day by taking a nature hike at the SVLRC’s new Pollinator Garden.
< BACK TO HOME
|
|
|
|
