Waste Management Celebrates 100th Natural Gas Fueling Station and Fleet of 6,000 Natural Gas Trucks Across North America

11 Fueling Stations in Florida Support Fleet of 525 Trucks Serving
Customers throughout the State

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Waste Management recently announced a significant milestone in its
natural gas fleet journey, opening its 100th natural gas fueling
station. The company also celebrated a significant milestone of
operating 6,000 natural gas trucks, which is the largest heavy-duty
fleet of its kind in North America.

In Florida, Waste Management’s 11 natural gas fueling stations supports
a fleet of 525 trucks serving customers throughout the state.

A WM Clean ‘N Green public fueling station is also available in Pompano
Beach for commercial fleet vehicles to access cleaner burning fuel.

“Natural gas trucks are good for our customers, good for the community,
good for the environment, and good for our business,” said Dawn
McCormick, Director of Communications for Waste Management Inc. of
Florida. “We are pleased to be a community partner operating natural
gas-powered collection trucks that run cleaner and quieter, while
providing our customers with superior customer service with minimal
impact on the environment.”

Waste Management Natural Gas Fleet Benefits

Waste Management vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) emit
nearly zero particulate emissions, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and are
quieter than diesel trucks.

For every diesel truck replaced with natural gas, the company reduces
its use of diesel fuel by an average of 8,000 gallons per year along
with a reduction of 14 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year
(the equivalent of a 15 percent emissions reduction per truck).

Waste Management Natural Gas Fueling Stations

Following a busy day of servicing customers, Waste Management’s
compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks connect to fuel systems at the
station and are refueled via a slow overnight fueling process. Located
adjacent to the Waste Management operation in Pompano Beach is the
company’s public access Clean ‘N Green fueling station where dedicated
fast-fill pumps serve commercial fleet vehicles.

Waste Management, A Leader in the Adoption of Natural Gas

As a pioneer in the use of natural gas in its fleet since the early
1990’s, Waste Management established a goal to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions and improve the efficiency of its on-road fleet efficiency by
15 percent by 2020 (based on 2007 levels). The goal was achieved in
2011, and with the increasing adoption of natural gas vehicles, the
company continues to exceed this goal each year.

“Waste Management’s mission is to maximize resource value, while
minimizing environmental impact so that our customers, our company, our
economy and our environment can thrive,” said Jim Trevathan, Waste
Management executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We’re
proud to be the leader in the adoption of natural gas for our heavy-duty
fleet and we plan to do even more!”

ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of
comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its
subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and
resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading
developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in
the United States. The company’s customers include residential,
commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North
America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com
or
www.thinkgreen.com.

Contacts

Waste Management
Dawn McCormick, 954-226-9894
[email protected]