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Hi everyone, my name's Rob and I work for Waste Management. I just wanted to let you know about a few things I thought were missing. I listed them as best I could, with sources!
Marketing
Below are some links (the first from the New York Times) about WM's branding efforts, which isn't really mentioned in the marketing part of the page:
ThinkGreen.com http://www.thinkgreen.com
Discovery Channel http://seekingalpha.com/article/79984-discovery-channel-bets-on-planet-green?source=news_sitemap
Here's a social networking the site the company sponsored the creation of: http://www.greenopolis.com
Truck Advertising http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/09/11/story8.html
Company Financial Information
This is our filing with the SEC and has our corporate structure better detailed, as well as some operations. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000119312508065280/ddef14a.htm
Also from this link, you see that Thomas H. Weidemeyer is a missing board member.
Ethics
While WM has had some ethical issues in the past, since starting, our CEO has been committed to changing that:
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/06/02/daily45.html
http://ethisphere.com/wme2008/
We also produce renewable energy
Linde Announcement http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/29/BUTS10DSNP.DTL
Reuters article on Landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1230791320080521
2nd Reuters Article on LFGTE http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKN1237108620080521
WSJ articles talking about LFGTE expansion http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119063786976437292.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
LFGTE Expansion http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/09/24/daily3.html
Single stream recycling
Overview on single stream recycling, which we are expanding: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/recycling-bins-single-stream-460428
New Jersey Single Stream plant http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/NEWS/80430010
Sustainability, Environmental Goals
We've also set environmental goals that will carry our business to 2020:
2007 Announcement http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20071010-1413-wastemanagement-environment.html
2007 Announcement http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2007/10/13/waste-management-spend-billions-green-agenda
We have a lot of things going on! Believe me, I read this page before getting hired, and once I got here I found out so much more. I think a lot of this is worth including. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.101.1.5 ( talk) 20:56, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
This whole article is curiously light on all of the many and varied indictments and the anti-trust issues. Shouldn't the federal and state, civil and criminal proceedings at least be addressed?
Here's a citation for the $457 million shareholder settlement and $7 million fine: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/regulation/view/ chapter 5 deals with the WM scandal —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.157.113.117 ( talk) 07:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC).
This article does cite some sources. That first paragraph needs to be revised a little because it was copied word for word from the Overview section on the About page of the Waste Management, Inc. web site. Fiver2552 20:10, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Though I'll agree that W.M. has done some great things for the environment, this is severely lacking in NPOV. It ought to sound a bit more objective... —Preceding unsigned comment added by MHotwagner ( talk • contribs) 00:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah... It looks like a block of text copied from an advertisement. There's also no citation for it. Square126 ( talk) 16:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
“Hi, this is Rob from Waste Management. As you may have seen, I recently updated the content on Waste Management’s Wikipedia page to clean up the language and address the community’s concerns about citations from third-party sources. That being said, I believe that the two tags posted to our “Environmental Record” in July and October 2009 are no longer valid, as we have made the language factual and neutral in tone, and have cited relevant resources to support these facts.
I would like to request that any editors on the page review this new content and, if the tags are no longer needed, please remove them from the page. Thanks in advance for your help and consideration.” —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rkidwell ( talk • contribs) 21:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
What the hell is this? Someone hates WM enough to bring some charges against it without citations. I hate that: Someone puts some controversy onto a page and doesn't even bother to cite ANY of it. Tubularbells1993 ( talk) 18:23, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
How can a company that handles more than a quarter of US trash have under 20 million 'customers'? I guess if a housing complex of 100 4-person families is considered one customer, then it could work out.-- Elvey ( talk) 19:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi all -- this is Robert from Waste Management. I've added a few sections with information on recycling, renewable energy, and our international operations. I've cited all sections with a variety of relevant sources and have done my best to keep it neutral in tone. Please let me know if there is anything you have questions about. Thank you ( 156.101.1.5 ( talk) 21:04, 20 August 2010 (UTC))
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Hi everyone, my name's Rob and I work for Waste Management. I just wanted to let you know about a few things I thought were missing. I listed them as best I could, with sources!
Marketing
Below are some links (the first from the New York Times) about WM's branding efforts, which isn't really mentioned in the marketing part of the page:
ThinkGreen.com http://www.thinkgreen.com
Discovery Channel http://seekingalpha.com/article/79984-discovery-channel-bets-on-planet-green?source=news_sitemap
Here's a social networking the site the company sponsored the creation of: http://www.greenopolis.com
Truck Advertising http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/09/11/story8.html
Company Financial Information
This is our filing with the SEC and has our corporate structure better detailed, as well as some operations. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000119312508065280/ddef14a.htm
Also from this link, you see that Thomas H. Weidemeyer is a missing board member.
Ethics
While WM has had some ethical issues in the past, since starting, our CEO has been committed to changing that:
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/06/02/daily45.html
http://ethisphere.com/wme2008/
We also produce renewable energy
Linde Announcement http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/29/BUTS10DSNP.DTL
Reuters article on Landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1230791320080521
2nd Reuters Article on LFGTE http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKN1237108620080521
WSJ articles talking about LFGTE expansion http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119063786976437292.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
LFGTE Expansion http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/09/24/daily3.html
Single stream recycling
Overview on single stream recycling, which we are expanding: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/recycling-bins-single-stream-460428
New Jersey Single Stream plant http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/NEWS/80430010
Sustainability, Environmental Goals
We've also set environmental goals that will carry our business to 2020:
2007 Announcement http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20071010-1413-wastemanagement-environment.html
2007 Announcement http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2007/10/13/waste-management-spend-billions-green-agenda
We have a lot of things going on! Believe me, I read this page before getting hired, and once I got here I found out so much more. I think a lot of this is worth including. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.101.1.5 ( talk) 20:56, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
This whole article is curiously light on all of the many and varied indictments and the anti-trust issues. Shouldn't the federal and state, civil and criminal proceedings at least be addressed?
Here's a citation for the $457 million shareholder settlement and $7 million fine: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/regulation/view/ chapter 5 deals with the WM scandal —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.157.113.117 ( talk) 07:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC).
This article does cite some sources. That first paragraph needs to be revised a little because it was copied word for word from the Overview section on the About page of the Waste Management, Inc. web site. Fiver2552 20:10, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Though I'll agree that W.M. has done some great things for the environment, this is severely lacking in NPOV. It ought to sound a bit more objective... —Preceding unsigned comment added by MHotwagner ( talk • contribs) 00:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah... It looks like a block of text copied from an advertisement. There's also no citation for it. Square126 ( talk) 16:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
“Hi, this is Rob from Waste Management. As you may have seen, I recently updated the content on Waste Management’s Wikipedia page to clean up the language and address the community’s concerns about citations from third-party sources. That being said, I believe that the two tags posted to our “Environmental Record” in July and October 2009 are no longer valid, as we have made the language factual and neutral in tone, and have cited relevant resources to support these facts.
I would like to request that any editors on the page review this new content and, if the tags are no longer needed, please remove them from the page. Thanks in advance for your help and consideration.” —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rkidwell ( talk • contribs) 21:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
What the hell is this? Someone hates WM enough to bring some charges against it without citations. I hate that: Someone puts some controversy onto a page and doesn't even bother to cite ANY of it. Tubularbells1993 ( talk) 18:23, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
How can a company that handles more than a quarter of US trash have under 20 million 'customers'? I guess if a housing complex of 100 4-person families is considered one customer, then it could work out.-- Elvey ( talk) 19:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi all -- this is Robert from Waste Management. I've added a few sections with information on recycling, renewable energy, and our international operations. I've cited all sections with a variety of relevant sources and have done my best to keep it neutral in tone. Please let me know if there is anything you have questions about. Thank you ( 156.101.1.5 ( talk) 21:04, 20 August 2010 (UTC))