1、Where OpportunityInnovation Meetand201 3 AN N UAL RE P O RTFrom the family that recycles diligently to the business reengineering itself to operate more sustainably,the world views waste differently today.At Waste Management,our aim is to address,and anticipate,the current,expanding and evolving nee
2、ds of our customers.Increasingly,customers want more of their waste materials recovered,while waste streams are becoming more complex.Communities want to go green,but getting there requires educated consumers who understand what can be recycled,and perhaps even more important,what cannot.Businesses
3、want more environmentally sustainable operations that lower their costs and provide value to their organizations,but they may need help in creating a road map to achieve these goals.Waste Management sees each of these challenges as an opportunity to apply breakthrough thinking,technology,and our exp
4、erience and resources as the waste industry leader.We are uniquely equipped to meet our customers waste management needs today and help them envision and create a more sustainable future,for themselves,for generations that will follow us,and for the planet.Thats where opportunity and innovation meet
5、.Waste Management,Inc.,through its subsidiaries,is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America.It is also a leading developer,operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill-gas-to-energy facilities in the United States.During 2013,the company served nearly 21
6、 million residential,commercial,industrial and municipal customers through a network of 390 collection operations,310 transfer stations,267 landfill disposal sites,17 waste-to-energy plants,120 recycling facilities,36 organic processing facilities and 137 landfill-gas-to-energy projects.To learn mor