Waste Management Inc's landfill emissions from both active and closed facilities surpassed 13.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. Landfills represented the largest share of Waste Management Inc's greenhouse gas emissions by far. Collection fleet emissions had been steadily declining from 2017 to 2020, but in 2022 figures increased to over 1.1 MtCO₂e.
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Waste Management. (September 2, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from Waste Management Inc's operations from 2017 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/
Waste Management. "Greenhouse gas emissions from Waste Management Inc's operations from 2017 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/
Waste Management. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from Waste Management Inc's operations from 2017 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/
Waste Management. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste Management Inc's Operations from 2017 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/
Waste Management, Greenhouse gas emissions from Waste Management Inc's operations from 2017 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from Waste Management Inc's operations from 2017 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Waste Management, September 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653028/ghg-emissions-of-waste-management-inc-by-segment/