Waste Management’s Five-year Recycling Investments Expected to Exceed $700 Million By 2022
WM Plans
Over the past two years, WM has opened new materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in
“As consumer-packaged goods companies continue to set aggressive 2025 and 2030 goals for recycled content – in many cases approaching 50 percent – solutions need to scale, especially related to plastics, as plastic capture must grow five times to meet these targets,” said
WM also expects to upgrade much of its remaining recycling facility network. MRFs in
These recycling investments play an important role in WM’s commitment to sustainability, contributing to WM’s support of the circular economy, while helping WM customers achieve recycling and environmental goals. Since 2019, recycling of specific types of plastic such as polypropylene (#5 PP) has increased by as much as 40 percent, including items such as shampoo and medicine bottles, yogurt cups, skin care lotions and deodorant containers.
The announcement follows the release of the WM 2021 Sustainability Report, where the company noted achievements including how WM implemented employee uniforms made of Unifi’s REPREVE fiber, woven with recycled plastic; exceeded its 2025 goal to have more than half of its compressed natural gas fleet powered by RNG; and expanded its Your Tomorrow benefit paying for education and upskilling opportunities for both employees and their dependents starting in 2022.
Visit WM’s sustainability website at https://sustainability.wm.com/ to learn more about how the company is always working for a sustainable tomorrow.
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