Wes Muir

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  Creating Value In Our Everyday Waste

  This guest post by Wes Muir of Waste Management outlines the firm's involvement with recent energy innovations,

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  Creating Energy from Landfill Gas Is Far From Myth

  Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management.The beginning of a new decade reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from daily tasks to new technologies have evolved.

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  Give The Gift Of Recycling

  The holiday season can be overwhelming, filled with family reunions, last-minute shopping and gift exchanges. With these activities comes an increase in the waste we generate. Being caught up in the

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  Waste Solutions Play Key Role In Green Building

  Earlier this month, construction and building professionals from around the globe met in Phoenix, for the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. Green building has grown dramatically in recent

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  America Recycles Day: The Value Of Proper E-Waste Recycling

  This Sunday, November 15th, marks the 12th annual America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day for Americans to recycle and purchase recycled products. While the

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  Closing the Waste Management Loop: Creating Fuel From Landfill Gas

  Each day each person throws out about 4.7 pounds of garbage that is often taken to a landfill to be processed where it eventually decomposes. But what many people don't know is that the waste process doesn't necessarily

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  Waste-Based Energy: One Piece Of The Sustainable Energy Puzzle

  In the past few years, there's been much talk about the variety of available and developing technologies that could help secure a more sustainable energy

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  Recycling E-Waste In Confidence: A Reachable Goal

  With the constant availability of new gadgets and gizmos for consumers to use, it is not surprising that the cycle of "out with the old, in with the new" has made electronic

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  Drive a Clean, Green Garbage Truck

  Can you figure out the common denominator between a Prius and a Waste Management garbage truck? The answer may surprise you: both can benefit from hybrid power.

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  Footprints in Waste Management: Taking Steps toward Zero Waste

  Zero Waste New Zealand Trust Logo. Image credit:ZNZT "To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very

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  Recycle Your Small Universal Waste Items By Mail

  In today's consumer-friendly world, electronic products shape the way we live our lives. From compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and batteries to computers and cell phones, these products

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  Discovering The True Power Of Your Trash

  Last week mayors from across the United States gathered in Providence, Rhode Island

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  Expanding Waste-Based Renewable Energy

  The saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" is ringing true in the world of waste management. When most Americans think of alternative

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  What's Happening With Recyclables Markets?

  Over the past few months, the abrupt drop in prices for recyclable materials has taken many by surprise. Now questions are arising about the causes of the

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  TreeHugger Welcomes Wes Muir!

  Wes Muir is Director of Communications for Waste Management and responsible for external communications across North America. During his career he has provided communications counsel and support to a wide range of industry sectors including environment,