Did the purchase of credits by TerraPass directly increase the environmental performance of Waste Management operations at Tontitown?
WM: The revenue derived from credits sold from Tontitown was not directly routed back to the facility. It was used by Waste Management to invest in additional environmental projects at other facilities, so that these facilities could also improve their performance over and above regulatory requirements. These voluntary improvements would not have occurred without the funding provided from offset sales. In this way, the credits helped to perpetuate these types of environmental investments. Separate from these payments, Tontitown has continued to make improvements to its own systems by installing new wells and upgrading the recording system so that we have more accurate readings on gas flow and increased gas collection efficiency and methane reductions over and above regulatory requirements. TH:- As a greenhouse gas, methane is 20 times more potent than C02, but CO2 also has a climate forcing impact. Can WM manage methane gas more efficiently than just burning it? WM:- Many landfills col
