Waste Management Recognized For Leadership in BioEnergy and Bio-Based Product Development
Company ranked fourth in BioFuels Digest “Top 40 Hottest Partners in the BioEnergy and Bio-Based Products”
HOUSTON – June 15, 2012 – Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today was recognized by BioFuels Digest as one of the Top 40 Hottest Partners in the BioEnergy and Bio-Based Products. BioFuels Digest is a leading publication covering the bioenergy sector.
In recognizing Waste Management for its contribution as a leading partner in the development of bioenergy and bio-based products, the Company was also recognized for its leadership on Feedstocks and Residues and Financing.
“Waste Management is pleased to be recognized by BioFuels Digest for our work in developing critical bioenergy technologies which will help transform every day waste into a viable energy source,” said Carl Rush, senior vice president, Organic Growth Group for Waste Management. “Our continued investment and development in these transformative technologies demonstrates progress in our sustainability goal to invest in new and emerging technologies to extract value from waste.”
About Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is one of the largest residential recyclers in North America and a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.