Tag: waste management

April 15, 2019

Houston-based Waste Management, Inc., North America’s largest environmental solutions company, just announced that it will buy Ponte Vedra, Fla.-based Advanced Disposal Services for a total of $4.9 billion. Under the agreement, a subsidiary of Waste Management will acquire all outstanding […]

March 11, 2019

Oregon-based Bend Garbage Company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell Bend Garbage & Recycling, High Country Disposal and Deschutes Recycling to Republic Services, Inc. Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal provide waste management, recycling and […]

February 20, 2019

Waste Management of Arizona (WM) has opened its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station located in Goodyear along Interstate-10. The new station now supplies fuel to an expanded fleet of cleaner-running WM trash collection trucks serving residents and businesses […]

January 14, 2019

Following a lawsuit from Green Solutions Recycling (GSR), a federal judge in Nevada has found that Waste Management’s commercial franchise agreement is protected by state law and does not constitute price fixing. According to Waste Dive, the judge’s decision found […]

December 28, 2018

Waste Management is reminding its customers that as the holiday season comes to an end, people should be careful of what they throw away. The company warns residents that placing boxes that expensive holiday gifts came in can tip off […]

December 20, 2018

Waste Management (WM) just released its 2018 Sustainability Report, titled “Change for the Better.” The report highlights progress toward reducing Waste Management’s greenhouse gas footprint, recycling viability, technology utilization and helping employees, customers and communities to be safe, resilient and […]

October 29, 2018

Fall brings people together. Every Saturday across the nation, millions of people participate in a time-honored American tradition: college football gameday. To reduce waste generated during football games, colleges and universities have started to tackle better waste management practices in […]

October 3, 2018

Waste Management has been listed on the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for North America and the World. This distinction marks a recognition of the company’s corporate sustainability leadership within the industry. “It is quite an honor to be […]

August 31, 2018

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston said Wednesday that a Waste Management subsidiary employed at least three managers at a West Texas waste site who actively encouraged the hiring of workers in the country illegally between 2003 and April 2012. […]

August 7, 2018

Waste Management is set to develop an organic recycling program in Tehachapi, Calif., that focuses solely on businesses and multifamily dwellings. The company has been reaching out to businesses and informing the community about how the new recycling program is […]