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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.
WM's North American operations recycled enough paper and carboard 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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Letter from
Mike Smith
Please join me in welcoming Lisa Hemenway to the WM Ventura County team as Community Relations Manager. She has been with WM for over 15 years and has great experience and background, especially in recycling. Lisa was raised in Simi Valley so this is a homecoming for her and for her family! READ MORE >
Welcome Lisa Hemenway!
Please join us in welcoming Lisa Hemenway to WM’s Ventura County team. A former Simi Valley resident, Lisa was recently hired as Community Relations Manager. She will be responsible for heading our community outreach efforts, including those focusing on the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center modernization and expansion project. In addition, she will help residents and businesses increase their recycling efforts through presentations at community groups and on-site assistance. READ MORE >
Helping Construction Materials Find a Second Life
We opened our new construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility at the Simi Valley Landfill in January 2008. Nine months later, we’re proud to announce that thanks to the efforts of local residents, businesses and contractors, more than 24,000 tons of C&D materials have been recycled. This is a terrific achievement for us, for Ventura County, and, most of all, for our environment. READ MORE >
Think Green From Home
Waste Management recently launched ThinkGreenFromHome.com, an online service for recycling household electronic waste, including compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and batteries. READ MORE >
Keep Sharps Out of the Trash
As of September 1, it is illegal to throw away home-generated hypodermic needles, or “sharps” in garbage or recycling bins. Under California Senate Bill 1305, all home-generated sharps waste must be disposed of in an approved sharps container and managed by a hazardous waste facility, medical waste generator facility, or a facility managed as part of a mail-back program. READ MORE >
WM: Climate Action Leader
Waste Management recently was named a Climate Action Leader™ by the California Climate Action Registry. We earned the honor by voluntarily gathering and reporting our greenhouse gas emissions throughout the state — at every single facility, every landfill and for every WM vehicle in California. We were also the first waste/recycling company to join the Registry. READ MORE >
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