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Waste Management presents recycling goals, automated collection and battery disposal options to Lake Clarke Shores council
Summary
Waste Management representatives outlined corporate recycling targets, described automated cart benefits, and discussed lithium-battery fires and local disposal options during the March 11 Town of Lake Clarke Shores council meeting.
Jeff Sabin, government affairs manager for Waste Management, told the Town of Lake Clarke Shores council on March 11 that WM is pursuing higher recycling recovery and wider use of automated cart collection while continuing local customer outreach.
Sabin said WM has a corporate target “to basically double the 14,000,000 tons of material that we capture, recycle, and reuse every year to 25,000,000 tons of recovered materials” by 2030. He described the company’s push toward automated sideloading trucks and compressed natural gas vehicles and said automation reduces safety risks for…
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