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- 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.
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In celebration of Earth Day, Waste Management and Cub Scout’s Wolf Den 5 from Pack 3663 planted historical trees at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center’s new Pollinator Garden.
Planted historical trees included an Andrew Jackson Southern Magnolia, Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash, Clara Barton Redbud, Gettysburg Address Honey Locust and an Elvis Presley Sweetgum.
The trees were planted in Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center’s new Pollinator Garden, a two-acre outdoor educational arena, which will provide the community an opportunity to learn about pollination, five local eco-systems including Chaparral, Woodland, Grassland, Venturian Coastal Sage and Riperian and recycling—it’s right here in our own backyard.
The Cub Scouts planted trees to fulfill their requirement of earning the World Conservation Award. In celebration of the event, WM gave each Cub Scout a Certificate of Appreciation and a WM reusable bag filled with goodies. The Pollinator Garden is in the final stages and will be completed by the end of Summer 2009.
Thank you Cub Scouts for your incredible work and environmental stewardship!
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