Waste Management Corporate Video
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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in the U. S. Each person produces an average of £4.5 of trash every day. While some waste can be recycled, a portion is taken to a landfill for safe disposal. At W. M. We safely operate the largest network of landfills in the industry, managing the disposal of almost 100 million tons of waste every year. We are committed to sustainability. Using waste as a resource that can help our customers, our environment and our communities as organic waste decomposes naturally in a landfill. It produces landfill gas. Landfill gas is mainly composed of methane. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 28-36 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in our atmosphere. This methane is often flared off to prevent it from reaching the atmosphere. Landfill gas can be upgraded to renewable natural gas by reducing its carbon dioxide and nitrogen content and conversely increasing its methane concentration. Renewable natural gas is pipeline quality gas and can be used to fuel either compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas vehicles, replacing the need for traditional fossil fuels, keeping natural gas in the ground and putting landfill gas to good use. In the spring of 2020, we opened our largest and most sophisticated, renewable natural gas facility to date at the skyline recycle and disposal facility, located in ferris texas just south of Dallas. This new facility has the capacity to treat up to 5000 standard cubic feet permitted of incoming landfill gas. We extract this gas through an elaborate series of wells and pipes and route it to the renewable natural gas facility. The renewable natural gas facility uses a membrane based separation system for removal of carbon dioxide from the landfill gas stream. The outgoing gas from these membranes is then processed for removal of nitrogen by a pressure swing absorption system. The final product gas is then pressurized for delivery into the natural gas pipeline system through a state of the art control room. Are W. M. Operators can optimize each step of the process for maximum recovery. This renewable natural gas is put to work fueling WMD's fleet of compressed natural gas vehicles, the largest heavy duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in north America, the adjacent skyline compressed natural gas fueling station has the capability of being directly fueled by renewable natural gas produced here at the skyline landfill. For every diesel powered truck re replaced with natural gas. We reduce our fuel use by an average of 8000 gallons An equivalent of 14 metric tons of greenhouse gas every year, compressed natural gas vehicles emit nearly zero particular emissions and are quieter than diesel trucks. This helps improve the air quality in our neighborhoods and in our communities every day. At W. M, we are committed to finding innovative ways to turn everyday waste into alternative energy. We are future focused, leading the charge and environmental responsibility for today's residents and for generations to come by converting landfill gas to clean burning renewable natural gas. At W. M, we are always working for a sustainable tomorrow.