Wildlife Habitat Council
Waste Management has been a member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) since the 1980’s, a standing that exemplifies its commitment to improving wildlife habitat through the enrichment of pre-existing habitat and the establishment of new habitat on the company’s landholdings.
Waste Management provides over 90 Wildlife Habitat Council certified sites and over 25,000 acres of protected wildlife habitat area at our facilities across the country.
Autumn Hills received its certification in 2010 and uses the program to enhance the educational experience of employees and visitors at our site. Not only is it important to reduce, reuse and recycle, but it is equally important for individuals to connect with nature. The more connected we are to our natural environment the more likely we are to be good stewards of it.
Waste Management has a unique partnership with the Outdoor Discovery Center https://outdoordiscovery.org/ located in the Macataway Greenway. Early outdoor education has been proven to be important in the development of interest in the fields of science and engineering, fields important to the industry of managing society’s waste. Autumn Hills works with Outdoor Discovery to educate about and manage on-site wildlife at the landfill. Outdoor Discovery staff report on and maintain important information related to Autumn Hills’ Wildlife Habitat Council certification.
The Wildlife Habitat Program at Autumn Hills provides important habitat to native wildlife as well as allowing employees and local community members to become engaged in outdoor education.
Conducting species inventories is part of the Wildlife at Work program.
Learn more about the Wildlife Habitat Council by clicking here.