Clean diesel technology will eliminate air pollution from 90 percent – or about 13 million – of today's trucks and buses
Clean diesel engines and fuels will prevent nearly 8,300 premature deaths, along with tens of thousands of cases of bronchitis, asthma and other respiratory ailments
Throughout the U.S., particulate matter will be reduced by 250,000 tons, and NOx by 4 million tons every year
In California alone, particulate matter will be reduced by 110,000 tons, and NOx by 2.6 million tons every year
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Happy New Year!
Two months into 2007 and I am hoping that we will be able to look back at this year as the year of environmental outreach and community service. Certainly, we made great strides on both of these fronts in 2006. Our Recycling Sales Coordinator Leslie Hall has taken on the task of coordinating our own internal recycling initiative, Project Sustainability at our WM facilities in Moreno Valley, Chino and Corona. Sustainability (defined by Worldwatch as "meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”) is important to Waste Management both on a corporate level and here in the Inland Empire. For years, WM has been dedicated to sustainable practices and services such as recycling and waste diversion, resource conservation, and the reduction of harmful emissions. Recently, we have amped up our internal sustainability efforts in a pilot program that has been implemented at all of our Inland Empire facilities.
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Our Customer Service Representatives are Top 10 Nationwide
As many of our customers already know, our customer service representatives are some of the best in the business. In 2006, their abilities were recognized in Waste Management’s national monthly customer service competition in 11 out of 12 months! In fact, one representative, Sarah De Grande, placed in the Top Five on five separate occasions!
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Leslie Hall Shows the Art of Sustainability
Leslie Hall is our dynamic Recycling Sales Coordinator at Waste Management, who’s constantly on the go and out in the field. She is responsible for establishing effective relationships with new and prospective customers, assessing business and school sites for recycling, and managing the service start-up process from start to finish. Always ready with her stash of recyclables (to be transformed into works of art), Leslie enjoys heading out to youth fairs and schools to build excitement for Earth Day campaigns and school recycling efforts.
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A Visit to a Fan
We recently made an extra stop at the home of one of our youngest (and biggest) fans, three-and-a-half year old Seth, thanks to a special request from his mom, Shelby, in the City of Murrieta. According to Shelby, little Seth has been fascinated by our WM collection trucks almost since birth.
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Waste Management Joins Hit Parade
Once again, we rolled out our miniature kid-sized WM truck to lead the 2006 Chino Youth Holiday Parade & Fair, an annual event that we’ve been sponsoring for more than five years running. In celebrating Chino’s commitment to kids, we had the honor of following the color guard at the start of the parade, leading the way for almost 100 parade entrants, City Council members, their families and other city officials.
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