Waste Management CEO: Why Recycling Will Cost More Money

The video discusses the challenges and strategies in recycling, focusing on the downturn in commodity prices and its impact on waste management. It highlights efforts to make recycling profitable and sustainable, addressing consumer costs and the exclusion of glass from recycling streams due to market challenges. The relationship between recycling and solid waste volumes is explored, with glass being used in landfills. The video concludes with waste management's proactive approach to EPA coal ash regulations, emphasizing environmental compliance and cost management.

What percentage of waste management's business is affected by the downturn in commodity prices?

• 25%

• 75%

• 10%

• 50%

How much extra per month is suggested for consumers to pay for recycling?

• $5 to $10

• $1 to $2

• $10 to $15

• $20 to $25

Why is glass recycling currently less profitable?

• There is no market for recycled glass

• It is too light to recycle

• It is too expensive to transport

• It is banned in most cities

What is one use of crushed glass in landfills?

• To build roads

• To generate electricity directly

• To cover waste as daily cover

• To create new glass products

How is waste management addressing the EPA's coal ash rule?

• By ignoring the regulations

• By working with customers to manage coal ash

• By increasing coal ash disposal fees

• By stopping coal ash management