Waste management (WM)a leading disposal and environmental solutions company in North America for more than 50 years, has signed an agreement with Reactivate, an Invenergy company, to add solar power and/or storage to at least 50 former landfills. Projects will be developed, built, owned and managed by Reactivate.
“WM is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work,” said Tara Hemmer, WM Chief Sustainability Officer. “We are proud to partner with Reactivate, a company WM selected for this project, to revolutionize these landfills to provide the solar energy needed.”
Reactive expects the first phase of the projects to be commercially completed by the end of 2027.
“Repurposing sites that would otherwise be vacant former landfills and unable to support traditional development helps us meet America’s growing energy demand,” said Utopia Hill, CEO of Reactivate.
W.M works 257 solid waste landfills and five hazardous waste landfills in North America. There are no statistics available on how many former landfills WM still has in its portfolio or where these solar and storage projects might be located.
