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Conservation of the Environment: Participate
in conservation projects to enhance our natural
ecosystems and preserve biodiversity.
Educational Initiatives: Use our resources and
expertise to support educational initiatives at all levels
to help improve the scientific and environmental
literacy of our employees, clients and the public.
Monitor and Evaluate Environmental Performance
and Progress: Audit our performance and progress
to support our environmental stewardship.
Waste
We are committed to preventing pollution and managing
hazardous and solid wastes in compliance with
applicable regulations. In addition, we have a written
policy and action plans on Solid Waste & Hazardous
Waste Management & Reduction. For example, we
encourage recycling of used oils according to state
regulations, we dispose of pesticide residues according
to label recommendations and we dispose of hazardous
waste by incineration or other permitted processes by
licensed hazardous waste disposal companies. We
continue to work toward a company-wide solution for
comprehensive waste management and recycling.
In addition, wood waste/mulching has a triple bottom
line impact. We strive to achieve a 100-percent wood
recycling rate across our operations (where allowable
by law) by finding alternatives to landfilling wood waste.
We estimated in 2013 that our overall operations
achieved a 95-percent wood waste recycling rate, with
the residential/commercial service line at 85 percent
and the utility service line at 97 percent. The majority
of wood waste sent to landfills was due to regulated
or contaminated wood removals (e.g., trees infested
with emerald ash borer). We continue to track our
wood waste and plan to achieve further reductions by
finding alternative solutions when local sustainable
solutions are unavailable.
2013 WASTE MANAGEMENT
ANNUAL WASTE (Tons)
Estimated Wood Waste Generated
1,189,450
Estimated Wood Waste Recycled
1,127,683
Office Waste to Landfill
5,578
Paper Waste Recycled
141
