Waste Management - Keeping New Mexico Clean

Albuquerque Montessori School Kids Tour Rio Rancho Landfill and Recycling Facility

RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, Nov. 26, 2007 - Students from the Montessori School in Albuquerque took an educational tour of the Rio Rancho Landfill and Recycling Facility on Nov 16, 2007.

Twenty-seven students, ages 6-9 visited the Waste Management site to learn about waste and the environment.

"It's important for kids to know what happens to trash, and there's no better way to learn than to take a tour of our facility," said Mike Foster, district manager of the Rio Rancho Landfill and Recycling Facility. "We hope they came away from their tour with a deeper understanding about their role keeping their environment clean."

Foster said he showed the children how the disposal process works and what happens to the trash after it's buried. He also taught the children about recycling, litter control and why we have state and federal regulations.

The Rio Rancho Landfill provides disposal services the Rio Rancho community. The facility is operated by Waste Management and meets or exceeds all New Mexico Environmental Department, Solid Waste Division, and environmental standards. The Landfill and accompanying recycling facility are located at 402 Industrial Park Loop, Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

The landfill was established in 1985 to meet the community's waste disposal needs and Waste Management purchased the site in 1988. Over the past 26 years of operation at Rio Rancho Landfill, Waste Management has demonstrated its commitment and ability to exceed the environmental and operational requirements of the New Mexico Environment Department.

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Its subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. The company also is a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Its customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. For more information on WM, visit www.wm.com.

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