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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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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.
An independent verification company — called First Environment — stated that our 105 operations in California represented the most complicated GHG emission inventory that they have every seen. What’s more, they found that we were accurate within a 2% error rate (The standard of accuracy is 5%). This is a remarkable achievement for a company as complicated as WM to achieve verification of its emissions on its first attempt.
Waste Management is committed to being a leader in environmental protection at all our facilities. In addition to the Climate Action Leader recognition, WM is a founding member of The Chicago Climate Exchange.
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