Through the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida’s Youth of the Year program, 400 teens received 20 hours of workforce-readiness training to expand professional skills and explore career pathways, supported by WM.
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TJU Textile Recycling Capstone Project
In 2025, WM team members supported Thomas Jefferson University’s Capstone program, helping to connect student proposals to textiles recovery and sorting solutions aligned with needs from WM’s South Carolina facility.
King George Family YMCA + Boys and Girls Club Summer Programs
WM’s King George County Landfill team partnered with the local YMCA’s Summer Reading Scholars Program and the local Boys & Girls Club to educate more than 275 K-10 students through a variety of eco-actions tied to wildlife habitat and recycling programming.
Pecan Grove Microhabitat Planting Program
On October 29th, 2025, WM Gulf Coast welcomed 60 fifth grade students from DeLisle Elementary school to plant 724 native trees, grasses, and shrubs at Pecan Grove Landfill. This is the fourth of WM’s five microhabitat programs brought to life in partnership with Tandem Global, focused on yielding environmental and social benefits through a 1,500-square-foot … Continued