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Waste Connections

Sustainability Report and Carbon Intensity Rankings

Is Waste Connections doing their part?

Their DitchCarbon score is 57

Waste Connections has a DitchCarbon Score of 57, indicating a moderate level of sustainability in their operations. This score reflects the company’s carbon intensity, which is a measure of the greenhouse gases they emit relative to their output. A score of 57 suggests there is room for improvement in reducing their carbon intensity to enhance their environmental performance.

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Industry emissions intensity

Waste Connections is a company in the waste management industry, which has a carbon intensity ranking of medium. Some industries are more damaging than others, this ranking gives you an indication of how carbon intensive the industry is which this company operates in.

Location emissions intensity

Waste Connections operates in the United States, which has a low carbon intensity rating. This suggests that the company’s sustainability efforts are supported by the country’s relatively lower carbon emissions in its energy generation and usage.

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– Historical Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

– Coverage of all industries, product level data

– Emissions forecasting, assurances

...this company is doing 13.31% better in emissions than the industry average.

Waste Connections, Inc., founded in 1997 and headquartered in The Woodlands, operates in the waste management industry, providing comprehensive waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services. The company has a strong presence in the United States and Canada, focusing on secondary and suburban markets with exclusive or high market share arrangements. Additionally, Waste Connections offers specialized non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment through its R360 Environmental Solutions subsidiary, catering to key natural resource producing areas.

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Good news, Waste Connections has embraced SBTi commitments

Waste Connections has pledged to set science-based targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with climate science. This commitment involves aligning their carbon reduction strategies with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.

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