Waste Management Open—big impact on economy, little on environment

The Waste Management Phoenix Open may attract 600,000 attendees January 26-February 1, 2015. In addition to boosting the economy of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, the tournament seeks to educate the attendees about sustainability and water conservation.
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The benefits of life in Arizona were obvious on January 28, 2015, as the sun shown brightly over the meticulous greens of TPC Scottsdale. The Waste Management Phoenix Open, which hopes to set new attendance records the week between the Bowl games, kicked off with the Annexus Pro-Am.

The WM Open has been growing annually in popularity, even despite the absence of Tiger Woods since 2001. Over 500,000 attended last year. In 2015, with Tiger’s return, celebrities, athletes, and corporations in town for the Super Bowl, and, weather permitting, the crowds might number 600,000. A study by Arizona State University in 2012 estimated the economic impact of the Open to be $222 million.

“The Greatest Show on Grass” enjoys the sponsorship of large corporations, like FedEx, featured in the on-site vendors’ tent. But local hotels (which would be close to capacity, even without the Big Game), restaurants and smaller businesses, also, benefit. For instance, Hollywood’s Productions wrapped Coors Light RV, which frequents Phoenix and Vegas, will be hosting VIPs all week at the popular Bird’s Nest after-hours party area.

A common question among Arizonans, who remember the previous sponsor FBR, is why Waste Management decided to sponsor a golf tournament. “The Open allows us to make a difference, “ said Janette Micelli, WM’s Manager of External Communications, “By demonstrating that the largest US golf tournament could have the smallest footprint on the environment.”

WM is unique in having earned a Gold Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport in 2013-14 and a UL Environment Zero Waste-to-Landfill Validation. Attendees at the Open this year will be reminded at every turn to “Think Green.” Over 6000 Recycling/Composting bins have replaced trashcans. Renewable energy is being used to power the tournament, while greenhouse gas emissions are being offset. All food and beverage items at the concession stands are recyclable or compostable.

Golf fans were being encouraged to participate by pledging to conserve water (by texting "WMPO" to 77177 or visiting website wmpo.changethecourse.us this week), conversing on #greenestshow, or coming on January 31, where one dollar is donated to environmental charities for each person wearing something green.

The WM Phoenix Open will have a significant impact on the economy of Phoenix this week. But Waste Management will also ensure that it has an insignificant impact on the environment now and in the future by raising the environmental consciousness of its record crowds.

Source : http://www.examiner.com/article/waste-management-open-big-impact-on-economy-little-on-environment

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WM LOGISTICS - IN TOI NEWS PAPER

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Surya Sahoo, PhD, P.E,

Vice President, IT Logistics

Surya joined Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) as a Vice President and head of WM Logistics. He has over 25 years of industry experience in identifying cost savings opportunities for various organizations and has been very successful in delivering optimization solutions nationwide.

Surya is the former owner of Institute of Information Technology (IIT, Inc.), and has spent over twelve years in providing consultation services and delivering logistics optimization products to various industries ranging from the waste services industry, municipalities (police and fire), school bus transportation industry, and retail pickup and delivery industry.

Prior to IIT, Surya spent five years at FedEx, Memphis, TN, and two years at ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA.

He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from NIT Rourkela, India, and a M.S., and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. Surya is the finalist for Franz Edelman award (2004) and has published several papers in well-known periodicals.

Mr Sahoo Took Guest Lecture at IIM Indore-

Topic:

Use of technology (IT) in solving business problems in Logistics domain.

IIM Students says It was pleasure to have Mr. Surya Sahoo on campus and provide valuable insights on use of technology (IT) in solving business problems especially in Logistics domain. Also the demonstration of the application by Ms. Nidhi Kanodia (Program Manager) was an enriching experience for the students as to how IT is being used for logistics purposes like route optimization, planning, scheduling, dynamic dispatching, mobile communication and GPS real-time asset tracking”

Hair Styling Competition- WM Logistics Indore

HAIR-STYLING is the art of arranging the hair or otherwise modifying its natural state. Closely related to headgear, hairdressing has been an important part of the dress of both men and women since antiquity and, like dress, serves a number of functions.
WM Logistics Indore’s First Inter House Hair Styling Competition where the employee artists designed the hair of their models and released their hidden potential...........

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Aries Team

They have made noted ponytail having five rings. This is very easy to make & save time. Simultaneously we need very few items to knot it. Five rings symbolize as five-finger which are different but when club together gives strength. In the same way, five rings in hairstyle keep our hair tied properly. Which allow us to concentrate on our work as no hair mess..

Capricorn Team

Hair Style Name : Princess’ Hairstyle

In today‘s busy schedule no one gets sufficient time to manage long thick hair. Therefore, they best try was to do such a style with long hair that attracts people’s eyes but at the same time is very less time consuming. This is Princess’ Hairstyle and they have only used very basic things like hair gel and water spray for setting the long hair. And moreover few small beads so that it give an extra look .

Aquarius Team

Hair Style Name: - Aqua (To purify the world) 

This Hairstyle shows mountains, nature, Mountain River. A mountain river begins on mountains and flows down from the high ground to the lower ground to purify the world.

Pisces Team

Hair Style Name: - Optimized Hairstyle 

Everyone has different-2 direction for a solution keeping this in mind they created a hairstyle where each bunch of hair represents a different style and in all it is a solution to a hairstyle with different-2 bunch of hair and called optimized hair style :) 

Face painting Competition - WM Logistics Indore

The amphitheater came alive with lots of color and lives as we witnessed the first WM Logistics Indore Inter House Face Painting competition where the employee artists painted their models unleashing their hidden potential. The participation from all the four houses was overwhelming; their participation in this event making it a grand success. Instantly the employees were transformed into beautiful imaginary beings and animated faces. They came out with their artistic best and creative ideas. This event created an aura of excitement and festivity in the company campus. The sight took the breath away from the passersby for a moment when they saw a number of employees over the steps of amphitheater engaged in this wonderful activity.

Here are the Glimpse…….

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I-Aquarius Team Theme- “Nirbhaya”

Women in India-the better half of Indian society, today, are becoming the most vulnerable as far as their safety and security is concerned. We attempted to depict the same issue especially after the recent NIRBHAYA case and the burning issues in Uttar Pradesh.

Colors used were water based nontoxic, skin safe.

Black on the forehead represents the evil thoughts in society's mind, which needs to be eradicated.

White wide eyes depict the broad vision.

Spark in eyes in the shade of sun depicts the ray of hope and desire to bring the change.

Red tongue stimulates the blood thirst of goddess for devils.

Shades of blue on face with some black scars gives a mix image of human, having some humanity.

In addition, A small story which the participants narrated while, describing their piece of art.

A pregnant woman once asked her daughter, “What do you wish for - a brother or sister?” “A brother,” she replied. “Whom do you want him to resemble like?” inquired her mother. “Like Raavan,” she quipped. “You mustn't speak like that,” she chided her daughter gently. Her daughter innocently, though firmly, asked, “Why not maa? He sacrificed everything- his state, his lineage, his kingdom, his life- just to avenge his sister’s indignity. Even after picking up his enemy’s wife, he did not ever touch her. Every sister today needs a brother like him maa. 

II- Pisces Team Theme:  “Two Face”

The theme indicates two different faces of Human Being.

One is the Good face – the bright one –, which everyone wears in front of society – displaying charm, love, enthusiasm, pride and honor.

While at the same time, there is a hidden face – the dark one –, which they don’t display to everyone but have the grudge from inside – like hatred, anger, jealousy.

Golden is used to display the bright side because everyone tends to display themselves as perfect and pure as of gold.

While, the Blue is used for dark side, instead of black – because black represents complete darkness, but blue indicates the dark side with a ray of hope,

that even if there is darkness from inside, but it’s not complete dark, and everyone has some goodness from inside and everyone has the capability to vanish their

inner darkness with their will power. 

III-Capricorn Team Theme- “Why So Serious?”

They used this face painting competition to give Tribute to the late Heath Ledger Known as The Joker in the movie Dark knight.

Being The Villain in the movie he gave a very strong message to the community that life is meant to be lived happily and he always used a phrase “Why So Serious?”

There is an inspiration to it, because he acquired the scars, which involve child abuse and self-mutilation. Then in addition, he lived his life mocking his pain and agony, and chooses to smile sarcastically.

Message: Try to smile under any circumstances. “Smile is the curve which makes everything straight

IV- Aries Team Theme - “Save Water”

As water covers 70 percent of the Earth, but only 1% of it is clean and suitable for human consumption.

The rest is salt water (the kind you find in the ocean) or is permanently frozen and we can't drink it, wash with it, or use it to water plants.

As our population grows, more and more people are using up this limited resource.

Therefore, it is important that we use our water wisely and not waste it.

On the larger scale, saving water is important from the environmental standpoint because it increases the amount of useable water that is available overall.

Polluted water and saltwater are not only bad for humans to drink, but can damage crops and will even cause problems or grazing fields and trees as well.

New York City expanding Food-Waste Program

New York City will expand a pilot program this fall that takes uneaten food from the waste stream and converts it into pipeline-quality natural gas.
If successful, the Department of Environmental Protection hopes the progam will provide valuable information to the renewable energy industry while also leading to a significant reduction in the city's carbon output.
Converting the waste will reduce truck traffic, landfill pollution and reliance on traditional fossil fuels for energy, city officials said.

"We're looking at avoiding approximately 90,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide which is equivalent to 19,000 vehicles being taken off the road," said Anthony Fiore, director of the D.E.P.'s Office of Energy.

The city launched the pilot program last summer, processing between 1.5 tons and 2 tons of organic food waste a day. The material is separated from the regular trash by Waste Management, the private waste disposal firm, and carted to the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, where it is added to nearly 3,000 tons of domestic sludge the facility processes every day.
Under the expanded program, Newtown Creek will begin processing 50 tons of food waste a day. National Grid will develop a mechanism to convert the resulting methane into pipeline-quality gas which can be sent back out to consumers.
Newtown Creek could pass as an alien landing pad, with 80-foot high, stainless steel "digester" eggs filled with sludge that, like giant stomachs, pulls as much energy from the waste as it can.
Fiore said adding food waste to the mix significantly boosts the energy capacity of the sludge.
"It has a much higher energy content," he said. "In the sludge, much of the energy has been taken out by us."
Newtown Creek uses 40 percent of the gas it creates to help fuel its own facility. The remaining 60 percent gets burned off or "flared." The next phase of the program will aim to put much of that gas to use.
"Our partnership with D.E.P. on the Newtown Creek Renewable Gas Project, a first-of-its kind project to demonstrate that renewable gas is a viable and economic option, is an exciting clean energy initiative to achieve this vision," said Ken Daly, president of National Grid New York.
Fiore said that under the expanded program, the city hopes to eventually process 250 tons of food waste a day. The plant could ultimately process up to 500 tons or 15 percent of the city's residential organic waste, he said.
The city Department of Sanitation department has been trying to keep as much food waste out of landfills as possible so it can be used for renewable energy and composting.
Those efforts include Local Law 146, adopted in 2013, which requires large food retailers, including chain restaurants, supermarkets and large-scale caterers, to separate food waste from the rest of the daily trash. That waste is carted away by commercial haulers.
The sanitation department has also launched voluntary programs with residential neighborhoods and schools to get people to separate food scraps from the rest of the trash. Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara, filmed a promotional video urging people to use brown bins offered by the sanitation department to separate organics from other trash and recyclables.
Aside from the environmental benefits the city hopes to achieve from expanding the pilot program, Fiore said he is hoping to make a contribution to the body of knowledge surrounding biogas.
"We're going to partner with academic institutions," Fiore said, adding that most studies on biogas conversion "have really focused only on biogas production ... very few studies have looked at side effects."
Fiore said the city will be examining digester chemistry, or compounds that are most effective in breaking down the food. D.E.P. will also examine the sludge that is produced, how it is de-watered, and what can be done with the final waste product, referred to in the waste management business as "cake."
"It's really cutting-edge knowledge that will be available for the industry," he said. "We will be making all this data publicly available."
While the program follows on initiatives started under former mayor Michael Bloomberg, the de Blasio administration is hoping to make it a significant part of their sustainability agenda.
"In addition to reducing waste sent to landfill, this program reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases the in-city capacity for renewable energy—a key goal of our sustainability plans as we work to mitigate our contributions to climate change," said de Blasio spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick.

CORRECTION: This story initially stated the Newtown facility processes 3 million tons of sludge per day. The correct figure is 3,000 tons.

Source:http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/08/8550735/city-expanding-food-waste-program

Landfill Powers Thousands of Seattle Homes

When most people think of Seattle they think of gray skies and rainy days. However, when I picture the city I often think of something totally different – energy. After all, Seattle is where Seahawks fans push the boundaries of how loud a stadium can go. It’s where the triple shot espresso is as common as water at every street corner coffee shop, and it’s where renewable energy – including from our landfill - is finding a welcomed home.

That’s right, it may come as a surprise to some, but one of those forms of renewable energy providing electricity for Seattle originates from our Columbia Ridge Landfill, which handles some of the disposal needs for the surrounding area. At this facility, we house a plant that uses methane gas, produced during the decomposition of waste, to generate electricity. This power is delivered to Seattle City Light, the utility provider for the city.

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For years, Columbia Ridge has generated about 6.4 megawatts of electricity, enough to power around 6,000 homes. However, following the plant’s expansion (expected to be ready for commercial operation later this month) the capacity will grow to about 12.8 MW — enough to power approximately 12,000 homes.

It’s another classic example of a sustainable closed loop, where:

• Seattle produces waste that’s disposed of at a landfill
• Through a process called landfill-gas-to-energy, waste is used to produce electricity
• That energy is then used to help meet Seattle’s electrical needs

So, how are we doing this? How does landfill-gas-to-energy work?

Included in this blog are all sorts of visuals and a video that shows how it’s done. Basically, the process works by collecting gas from the landfill and then using machines to filter and compress it. Following that, the gas goes to generators, which then use it as a fuel to produce electricity.

Although this process may seem new, it’s been around for a long time and is something Waste Management has pursued at its landfills for years. In fact, we currently have more than 120 beneficial reuse sites – where we find alternative uses for landfill gas -- across North America that (when combined) create enough electricity to power upwards to 470,000 homes. It’s one way we can ensure that nothing – even items that get left at the curb – goes to waste.

Thanks, Seattle, for being a welcomed home for this form of energy! While it may not be as loud as a stadium or as invigorating as a triple espresso, the energy produced is something clean, green and reliable (even on rainy days)!

Source : http://thinkinggreen.wm.com/web/wmblog/home/-/blogs/landfill-powers-thousands-of-seattle-homes?cmp=social_20140812_29606746

How many papers to recycle to save one cord of wood

Recycling often helps keep trees in the ground. How much paper does it take?

 
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“The gift of blood is the noblest and the most precious of all Gifts”

The most satisfying act of giving of any donation is obviously giving something of your own, especially when it comes back to you just in three months’ time, fresh and ready to give again. It is not your investment and not your interest on deposits or business.

“Yes it is the BLOOD DONATION”

“Blood is lifeline and its value is only recognized when we are in need of it to save lives of our dear and near ones”

WM Logistics Indore took a leap forward in their CSR activity by organizing a “Blood Donation Camp” in collaboration with Bombay Hospital, Indore on June 20, 2014. Almost 50% of the employees voluntarily donated their Blood. They all went to Bombay Hospital in small batches of 8-10, to donate Blood preceded by a small health check-up as it is important to check the health of donor’s blood. Such events demonstrate that the mission of WM Logistics goes beyond its core business activities. WM Logistics aims at improving the well-being of the community in which it operates by serving its needs and leading by an example.

 The six-hour campaign received enthusiastic support from the employees. It was a success with 40 bags of blood collected at the drive.

The campaign falls within the company’s strategy and its pioneering role in serving the local community and meeting its needs while encouraging its employees to get involved and make a difference… J

This activity actually made all of us realize that “Blood is a precious gift that saves human lives and blood donation is a most remarkable noble act of service to humanity.”

WM Logistics India Pvt. Ltd. Initiated First Eye Health check-up on June 10, 2014.

 “For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be”

~Alfred, Lord Tennyson

WM Logistics conducted their first Eye Health Check-up Camp in collaboration with Vasan Eye Care for its employees. Vasan Healthcare Group is based in Trichy and has more than 170 eye care hospitals and 30 dental care Hospitals across India. Vasan Eye Care Hospitals are day-care centers for treating eye ailments.

Vasan team came to the WML facility for the Free Eye Health Check-up Camp. Before starting the eye check-up they shared some really fascinating information about our eyes which intrigued all the employees. They explained about Computer Vision Syndrome – a very common problem among IT professionals. The session was a revelation as it explained how employees could cure this problem by providing some quick tips that could be used on daily basis, without much effort. They asked few basic questions like “At what age one should go for the first eye check-up”? None of the employees knew the correct answer. The answer is at the age of three.  The session was an eye-opener for all the employees J.

The team then did a thorough eye check-up of the employees using the manual as well as automated process. They also took care of the colour blindness part while performing tests and then issued the check-up card.

The session proved to be informative as well as expedient for all the employees. The team was also over-whelmed by positive response of the employees.

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WM of Chicago Shows Commitment to Community with Spring Cleanup

CHICAGO Early on Saturday, May 10, more than 45 WM employees and their families gathered at WM’s facility in downtown Chicago to participate in the community’s Big Spring Clean Event.

 

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WM Chicago partnered with North Branch Works, a local business organization that includes WM, to encourage other neighboring businesses and their employees to join in the cleanup efforts. The teams picked up trash and litter around the Goose Island and Halsted-River Triangle areas.

 

“As the sponsor of the event, Waste Management donated the gloves, trash bags and

high-visibility vests for all the participants,” said Jeff Mack, district manager. “With all the volunteers wearing the hi-visibility vests, it was great to see everyone working around our neighborhood.” The community-wide cleanup event included participants

from more than 10 businesses including WM customers. Many of the 130 volunteers donated their time to pick up litter and collected almost three tons of trash.

 

“Thanks to the support of our employees and their families, the event was a  tremendous success and demonstrated Waste Management’s commitment to the community as a strong business partner,” said Illinois/Missouri Valley Area Vice

President Mike Watson.

 

PHOTO: WM Chicago donated the gloves, trash bags and high-visibility vests for the Big Spring Clean Event. Shown here are L-R Mike Brink, Tony Ventrella, and Mark Leys.​

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Jena Asciutto named American Idol runner up

Detroit After all the votes were counted, Jena Irene Asciutto, the 17-year-old singer with ties to Waste Management, was voted runner up on American Idol. During the show’s season finale on May 21, Caleb Johnson was named the winner of season 13. For the second year in a row, WM was closely connected with an American Idol finalist. Last year, Candace Glover, daughter of WM Driver Ricky Glover from Hilton Head, N.C., was the season 12 winner.



Despite losing out on a record deal the show promises to winners, Asciutto, known professionally as Jena Irene, walked away with a Ford Mustang. She also will join the top 10 contestants on a 41-concert tour this summer. Ascuitto has four relatives in Michigan who have a combined 150 years of experience at Waste Management.

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Waste Management Garbage Trucks

Giant Sorting Machine Will Reduce Commercial Waste Material

The people who handle the garbage and recycling at the foot of Davis Street unveiled their latest contraption and it looks like some kind of garbage-eating monster from a cartoon.

But the facility isn’t just a Mickey Mouse operation. It’s a $10 million series of conveyor belts that gobbles up waste material from construction and sorts it out to be recycled.

The material recovery facility (MRF) will double the sorting capacity to 1.6 million pounds per day at the Davis Street Resource Recovery Complex, owned by Waste Management.

Of course, the machine only does so much. It’s the people working in it that do the good part of the sorting.

Several speakers first talked about the new material recovery facility, touting their foresight at putting Alameda County on the cutting edge of the recycling front.

The waste material travels by conveyor belts through a series of magnets, blowers, vibrators and optical scanners – each step sorting out specific material – so that all that construction debris can be recycled instead of dumped.

“When the original project was dreamed up in the early 1990s, we couldn’t get anybody to think the project was a good idea, let alone fund it,” said Jack Isola, senior district manager of the complex.

The facility will add 25 more jobs to the complex, in addition to the current 300 workers, Isola said.

Isola recalled Jerry Brown, then mayor of Oakland, coming to the opening of a smaller sorting facility years ago and saying it was too small.



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With more facilities like this, Alameda County will never need another landfill, said Gary Wolff, executive director of StopWaste, the county’s waste management agency.

People from all over visit Northern California to see what it’s doing in recycling, said Dan Grieger, executive director of the Green Building Council (Northern California Chapter).

“People from around the country and the world come here to see what we’re doing,” Grieger said. “The things you see here are innovative. It’s really important.”

City Councilman Jim Prola said there were a lot of concerns a few years ago but he now believes what Waste Management is doing at the facility is good for the environment and good for the city.

“They’ve (Waste Management) absolutely convinced me and turned me around since 2006 on what a great corporate giant they are,” Prola said.

After the speeches, the officials hit the switch to turn on the sorting machine. It almost didn’t go according to plan, because the workers who man the facility had decided to work. But the labor dispute was apparently worked out, at least temporarily, as the workers took their stations and began sorting for the benefit of the ceremony.

A call on Wednesday to Teamsters Local 70 which represents the workers was not immediately returned.



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WM Logistics Indore Abhishek Jain

WM Logistics Indore Solo Singing Competition Abhishek Jain's performance " Hai apanaa dil to aawaaraa, naa jaane kis pe aayegaa"

WM Logistics Indore Gautam & Kapil

Singing Competition at WM Logistics Indore- Gautam & Kapils performance on "Kya Karoge tum akhir Kabr par meri aake"

WM Logistics Indore Gaurav Chaturvedi

Solo Singing Competition at WM Logistics Indore Gaurav Chaturvedi's Performance "Paani da.. Rang vekh Ke"