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WM Donates $15,000 to Yavapai County Charities, Invites Community to Vote for Recipients | Prescott Valley Times local news

PRESCOTT, AZ — June 17, 2024 – As part of the company’s commitment to helping communities thrive, WM will donate $15,000 to charities in Yavapai County. Charities will be selected based on feedback from local customers.

“WM is committed to the customers we serve and the communities we call home,” said Scott Bradley, WM Four Corners Regional Vice President. “WM actively supports the community, donating to several local organizations, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona, Firefighters Angels Foundation, Prescott Farmers Market Compost Program, Prescott Valley Police Association, United Way of Yavapai County and the Yavapai County Food Bank. To demonstrate our continued dedication to the community, WM has committed to donating an additional $15,000 in 2024 to local charities that support sustainability initiatives, livable communities, safety programs and student and veteran success.”

Vote for Community Donation Recipients

Yavapai County WM customers can nominate a local charity for donations using the form below. https://tinyurl.com/2k6c7ptdThe $15,000 donation will be distributed to the top three to five organizations that receive the most votes by July 31, 2024.

WM has been serving local Arizona communities for 59 years. With more than 2,770 local team members working at more than 40 locations across the state, WM provides comprehensive collection, recycling and disposal services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Arizona and across North America. Committed to providing environmental solutions for a better future, WM's collection truck fleet for Arizona is now more than 65% compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks. Since partnering with the Thunderbirds to become title sponsor of the WM Phoenix Open in 2010, the event has donated more than $140 million to local charities, making it the largest certified zero-waste sporting event in North America.