Wheelabrator employees raise nearly $4,000 for fight against cancer in summer fundraiser

Cancer survivor and 10 other Wheelabrator employees and family members participate in Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

KINGSTON, N.H. (August 15, 2013) — Employees of Wheelabrator Technologies raised nearly $4,000 for the fight against cancer at the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life event, held this summer at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, N.H.

The 11-person Wheelabrator team, which included employees and their families, including a cancer survivor, raised $3,700 during the 24-hour walk that brought in a total of $50,000.

Wheelabrator has participated in the Relay for Life for more than 20 years, raising more than $100,000 during that period.

“We applaud our participating employees for the passion, dedication and commitment they show to this cause,” said Michelle Nadeau, Senior Manager of Community Relations for Wheelabrator Technologies. “As part of our corporate culture and commitment to the communities we serve, we encourage all of our employees to support causes they care about.”

Relay For Life, the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, is an event series joining more than 4 million people in 5,200 communities across the globe to honor survivors and remember loved ones that lost their lives to the disease. For more information regarding how to donate or find another local Relay, visit www.relayforlife.org.

ABOUT WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is a leader in the safe and environmentally sound conversion of MSW and other renewable waste fuels into clean energy. Wheelabrator’s 17 waste-to-energy facilities provide safe waste disposal for towns and cities across the U.S. Wheelabrator also operates four independent power plants designed to generate electricity using an assortment of fuels, including waste wood, tires, waste coal, and natural gas. In addition to producing electricity, some of these facilities also produce steam sold to nearby government and commercial establishments. Wheelabrator’s 21 facilities have a combined electric generating capacity of 853 megawatts, enough energy to power more than 900,000 homes. To learn more, visit www.wheelabratortechnologies.com.

ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.