2012 Sustainability Report - Executive Summary - Waste Management

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The Waste Management Phoenix Open: The Greenest Show on Grass In 2010, when Waste Management became the title sponsor of the Phoenix Open, the best-attended golf tournament on the PGA Tour, we saw an enormous opportunity to put sustainability principles to work and use the event as an educational platform. In 2011, we issued ourselves a “zero waste challenge” for the event. Together with the tournament organizers, Waste Management’s Sustainability Services team worked to develop creative solutions to achieving zero waste at an event attracting more than 500,000 people. For the first time in PGA Tour history, no trash cans were present at the course. Vendors were required to use compostable or recyclable serving materials and containers and to educate patrons about the proper disposal of materials in either recycling or compost bins. Volunteer recycling ambassadors were stationed throughout the course to ensure materials went in the appropriate bins, and a dedicated operations team behind the scenes sorted materials. Everything was measured and captured in a master sustainability scorecard, and our tally of the final diversion and recovery rates was better than expected. • More than 97 percent of waste generated at the tournament was diverted from landfills, exceeding the 90 percent tournament goal. • Eighty-two percent of materials were recovered from the waste stream through recycling, composting, material reuse and charitable donations — far exceeding the goal of 70 percent. A variety of methods were used to recover materials at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Highlights include: Recycling Plastics (including LDPE, HDPE and PET), aluminum, paper, cardboard, glass and metal were sent to our Waste Management Community EcoCenter Material Recovery Facility for processing. Composting Food, napkins, plates and cups used during the tournament were processed in a digester to produce high-quality compost for surrounding communities. Reducing Energy Use & Emissions Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by using 60 Solar Compactors, solar light towers and the first solar array on the PGA Tour, as well as purchasing 100 percent renewable energy from the local utility provider and replacing diesel waste hauling trucks with trucks run on compressed natural gas. Transforming Event Materials All of the scrap wood from the event was processed (i.e., ground into mulch) by a local organic lawn and garden company. Turf and green mesh were sent to a company that recovers the energy and mineral components from waste for use as fuel and product additives for manufacturing processes. Promoting Reuse through Charitable Donations The hosts of the tournament, Phoenix-based organization The Thunderbirds, distributed $5.6 million to local charities through proceeds raised at the tournament. Carpet was donated to a local Habitat for Humanity ReStore to be sold to the public. Proceeds from the carpet sales will help Habitat achieve its mission of building homes, communities and hope. While not included in the tournament recovery goals, the approximately 140,000 used golf balls filling the Waste Management water feature on the lake at the 18th hole were donated to The First Tee, a youth charity teaching life skills through the game of golf. 20 waste management // sustainability report 2012
Final landfill diversion rate 97.58 % goal: 90% Final material recovery rate 82.08 % goal: 70 % OUR FUTURE: maximizing value from waste 21
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