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In 2007, Waste Management acquired LampTracker®
, the nation’s first provider of mail-back recycling
for fluorescent lighting. WM LampTracker®allows commercial and industrial customers to recycle
fluorescent bulbs, which contain mercury, thereby safeguarding employee health and safety as well as
ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. WM LampTracker®uses a specially engineered foil
bag to securely contain residual mercury vapor during the storage and transport of fluorescent bulbs.
Our recycling business offers international opportunities as well. Mill customers in China, India, Europe,
Vietnam, Mexico, and Canada buy recycled commodities from Waste Management because of our ability
to supply high quality raw materials. International sales continue to be a growing portion of WM Recycle
America’s business.
Waste Management has long been an innovator in recycling. We were the first major solid waste
company to focus on residential single-stream recycling that allows customers to mix recyclable paper,
plastic, and glass in one bin for collection. The convenience of this method significantly increases
participation in recycling by customers. The volume of material processed in our 29 single-stream
facilities increased 7.3 percent over the previous year.
We use waste to generate clean, renewable energy. While Waste Management is primarily
known for handling waste, we also produce energy.
More than 20 years ago, we realized that garbage was a potential resource for producing clean,
renewable energy, and we began to develop the methodology to harness it. One of the sources for
this green energy is methane, a natural byproduct of decomposing waste in landfills. This gas can be
collected and used to generate electricity or piped offsite to industrial customers for use as an
alternative fuel source. Over the last two decades, Waste Management has participated in more than
100 beneficial-use landfill gas projects for businesses and public utilities.
Among our projects in 2007 was a renewable energy partnership with the University of New Hampshire
(UNH). The project involved piping enriched and purified landfill gas from Waste Management’s landfill in
As the largest provider of comprehensive recycling services in
North America, we’re making recycling as good for business as
it is for the environment. It’s working. Our recycling business
continues to grow, and through our total recycling efforts,
we save enough energy to power 874,000 households.