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Waste Management has said that the plant, announced in April 2008, and built and operated by The Linde Group with state funding, is the world's largest facility to convert landfill gas into vehicle fuel. [40] [41] [42] Waste Management works with environmental groups in the U.S. to set aside land to create and manage wetlands and wildlife habitats.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (also known as CalRecycle) is a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency that oversees the state's waste management, recycling, and waste reduction programs. CalRecycle was established in 2010 to replace the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
The name, Waste Management, Inc., was Buntrock's idea, according to historian Jacobson. Buntrock had seen a reference to solid waste management equipment in a trade publication and, dropping the word "solid", he thought the name Waste Management captured his vision of the company's services and future. [4]
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) is a Washington, D.C.–based trade association that represents private waste and recycling companies, as well as manufacturers and distributors of equipment that processes the material, and service providers who serve those businesses. Its nearly 700 members are a mix of publicly traded and ...
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. was a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. A vertically integrated company that owned and operated solid waste collection businesses, recycling facilities, and landfills, it was a leader in the solid waste industry in the United States.
It owns, operates or has submitted planning applications for a number of incineration and In-vessel composting [2] [3] plants. Sita's services include business and residential waste disposal, street cleansing, landfill engineering, civic amenity site management and energy from waste. [4]
He worked for USA Waste Services and Waste Management until 2005, when he, Tucker, and Macias formed Pacific Coast Waste & Recycling. Since 2007, Howard has served as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Tucker had worked in an executive capacity in the waste industry and recycling industry for over 26 years.
The company was founded in 1952 by lawyer Ted Lerner, after he borrowed $250 from his wife. [1] In 1958, the company developed its first shopping center, Wheaton Plaza (now Westfield Wheaton) in partnership with the Gudelsky family. [1] Shortly thereafter, it bought 2 parcels of land in Tysons, Virginia. [1]