Pine Tree Acres Landfill is a regional facility that provides safe and convenient disposal services for various communities, businesses, and industries. 

Pine Tree Acres

WM: Who We Are

About Pine Tree Acres

Address & Hours of Operation

Landfill Benefits & Features

Containment Design

Pine Tree Acres Landfill is constructed predominantly with a composite liner system comprised of a 2-foot-thick re-compacted clay liner (or equivalent) overlaying a 10-foot-thick natural clay soil barrier, followed by a 60-mil high-density polyethylene liner and a 1-foot thick granular leachate collection layer.

Leachate Collection and Treatment

Leachate is a combination of precipitation mixed with the liquid generated by waste as it decomposes. A majority of leachate is directly discharged to the local sewer system where it is treated at a publicly owned water treatment facility. 

Groundwater Monitoring

The site implements an Environmental Monitoring Program consisting of 20 groundwater monitoring wells, five surface water monitoring points, and 19 gas monitoring probes. All locations are monitored in accordance with EGLE-approved monitoring plans by trained technicians, and groundwater samples are analyzed by an independent third party laboratory. Monitoring reports are submitted to EGLE for review.

Containment Design

Pine Tree Acres Landfill is constructed predominantly with a composite liner system comprised of a 2-foot-thick re-compacted clay liner (or equivalent) overlaying a 10-foot-thick natural clay soil barrier, followed by a 60-mil high-density polyethylene liner and a 1-foot thick granular leachate collection layer.

Leachate Collection and Treatment

Leachate is a combination of precipitation mixed with the liquid generated by waste as it decomposes. A majority of leachate is directly discharged to the local sewer system where it is treated at a publicly owned water treatment facility. 

Groundwater Monitoring

The site implements an Environmental Monitoring Program consisting of 20 groundwater monitoring wells, five surface water monitoring points, and 19 gas monitoring probes. All locations are monitored in accordance with EGLE-approved monitoring plans by trained technicians, and groundwater samples are analyzed by an independent third party laboratory. Monitoring reports are submitted to EGLE for review.

Landfill Gas Management - Energy is Renewable

Fuel FOR TOMORROW℠: Landfill Gas to Renewable Energy

Wildlife Habitat Council

WM has been a member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) since the 1980s, exemplifying their commitment to improving wildlife habitat through enriching existing and establishing new habitat on company land. 

The Wildlife Habitat Program at Pine Tree Acres provides important habitat for native wildlife as well as allowing employees and local community members to become engaged in outdoor education.

For more than 20 years, WM has collaborated with Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) to promote sustainability, wildlife preservation, biodiversity, and environmental education at the company’s WHC-certified sites.

At Pine Tree Acres Landfill, employees actively manage 100 acres for conservation projects focused on birds, landscaping, and wetlands, phragmites management, awareness, and community engagement. The conservation program at Pine Tree Acres Landfill has been WHC-certified since 2010. 

The Wildlife Habitat Program at Pine Tree Acres provides important habitat for native wildlife as well as allowing employees and local community members to become engaged in outdoor education.

For more than 20 years, WM has collaborated with Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) to promote sustainability, wildlife preservation, biodiversity, and environmental education at the company’s WHC-certified sites.

At Pine Tree Acres Landfill, employees actively manage 100 acres for conservation projects focused on birds, landscaping, and wetlands, phragmites management, awareness, and community engagement. The conservation program at Pine Tree Acres Landfill has been WHC-certified since 2010. 

Meet Rachael Gregory, District Manager