WM Garbage Truck Is A Decepticon
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Garbage truck Decepticon
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This article is about the nameless Decepticon in Dark of the Moon. For the Autobot cleaning up around Murray Wright High School, see Garbage truck. |
- The Garbage truck Decepticon is a Decepticon from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action film series continuity family.
The Garbage truck Decepticon transforms into a green and white Waste Management truck.
Fiction
Dark of the Moon film
Stationed on the Moon, the Garbage truck Decepticon heeded Megatron‘s call to Earth and traveled through Sentinel Prime‘s space bridge to Washington, D.C.. Not long afterwards he scanned, well… a garbage truck, and went on his merry way. Dark of the Moon
Notes
- Before assuming the form of a garbage truck, this Decepticon resembled Long Haul, stripped of all identifiable vehicle parts.
- Despite being given a long scanning scene and the presence of an identical truck at the site of Sam and Starscream‘s battle, the Garbage truck Decepticon never appears again after the Washington D.C. attack.
- His parts were most likely used to make Junkheap, and though this is mostly conjectural, they share the exact same alt mode
- Waste Management, Inc. is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. Founded in 1971, the company is headquartered in the First City Tower in Houston,Texas.[4]The company’s network includes 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 134 recycling plants, 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects and six independent power production plants. Waste Management offers environmental services to nearly 27 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. With 21,000 collection and transfer vehicles, the company has the largest trucking fleet in the waste industry.[5] Together with its competitor Republic Services, Inc, the two handle more than half of all garbage collection in the United States.[6]
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History[edit]
In 1971, Harm Huizenga, a Dutch immigrant, began hauling garbage at $1.25/wagon in Chicago. In 1968, Wayne Huizenga, Dean Buntrock, and Larry Beck founded Waste Management, Inc. and began aggressively purchasing many of the smaller garbage collection services across the country, as the descendant firm of Harm Huizenga. In 1971, Waste Management went public, and by 1972, the company had made 133 acquisitions with $82M in revenue. It had 60,000 commercial and industrial accounts and 600,000 residential customers in 19 states and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the 1980s, Waste Management acquired Service Corporation of America (SCA) to become the largest waste hauler in the country.
Between the years of 1992 and 1997, the executive officers of Waste Management, Inc. began “cooking” the accounting books by “Refusing to record expenses necessary to write off the costs of unsuccessful and abandoned landfill development projects, Establishing inflated environmental reserves (liabilities) in connection with acquisitions so that the excess reserves could be used to avoid recording unrelated operating expenses, improperly capitalizing a variety of expenses, failing to establish sufficient reserves (liabilities) to pay for income taxes and other expenses, avoiding depreciation expenses on their garbage trucks by both assigning unsupported and inflating salvage values and extending their useful lives, assigned arbitrary salvage values to other assets that previously had no salvage value, failed to record expenses for decreases in the value of landfills as they were filled with waste, used netting to eliminate approximately $490 million in current period operating expenses and accumulated prior period accounting misstatements by offsetting them against unrelated one-time gains on the sale or exchange of assets, and used geography entries to move tens of millions of dollars between various line items on the Company’s income statement to, in Koenig’s words, “make the financials look the way we want to show them.”” according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2005).
In 1993, Waste Management, Inc. changes to WMX Technologies, Inc. As a universal symbol of the other services they provided other than solid waste removal, recycling, and disposal.
When a new CEO took charge of the company in 1997, he ordered a review of the company’s accounting practices in 1997. In 1998 Waste Management restated its 1992-1997 earnings by $1.7 billion, making it the largest restatement in history.
In 1998, in a pivotal development point, Waste Management merged with USA Waste Services, Inc. USA Waste Services CEO John E, Drury retained the chairman, and CEO position of the combined company. Waste Management, then relocates its headquarters from Chicago to Houston. The merged company retained the Waste Management brand. John Drury in late 1999 steps down as chairman due to brain surgery. Rodney R. Proto, then takes the position as chairman, and CEO. However, that year also brought trouble for the newly expanded company, in the form of an accounting scandal.
In November 1999, turn-around CE was brought in to help Waste Management recover. The company has since implemented new technologies, safety standards, and operational practices, and is on a steady upward climb.[7]
On July 14, 2008, Waste Management offered a $34 per share bid to acquire arch-competitor Republic Services, Inc.[8][9] On August 11, 2008, the bid was raised to $37 per share. On August 15, 2008, Republic Services, Inc. denied Waste Management’s bid for a second time. On October 13, 2008, Waste Management withdrew its bid for Republic Services, citing financial market turmoil.[10]
In January 2009, a global economic crisis forced Waste Management to aggressively reduce and restructure its corporate workforce.
On February 7, 2010, CBS debuted a new TV series called Undercover Boss after the Super Bowl. Waste Management COO Lawrence O’Donnell III participated in this first episode and got a chance to see up close the inner workings of the company he helped run. O’Donnell left Waste Management on July 1, 2010.[11]
Waste Management also sponsored the #14 car of Sterling Marlin in 2006 until 2007 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Recycling[edit]
Waste Management is North America’s largest residential recycler, currently managing more than 8.5 million tons of materials, including metal, plastic, glass, electronics and paper at 128 facilities.
One service provided by Waste Management, single-stream recycling, allows recyclable materials to be comingled, rather than separated by the customer and handled separately by the collection provider. The company currently operates 30 single-stream recycling facilities throughout North America. Because the single-stream recycling process eliminates the need for customers to separate items before they are collected, it usually leads to higher recycling participation rates in local communities.[12]
Electronics recycling, or ecycling, is another focus for Waste Management. This refers to the proper disposal of electronic items like televisions, computers, microwave ovens, cellular phones, VCRs and DVDs and other such products. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages consumers to reuse and recycle these valuable products to keep them out of the waste stream.[13] With this in mind, Waste Management has partnered with several companies, like LG Electronics, to recycle electronics for reprocessing.[14]
The company operates approximately 150 e-cycling centers throughout the country through its subsidiary, WM Recycle America.[15] It January 2010, the company announced that WM Recycle America was implementing the Responsible Recycling (R2) Program for electronics recyclers, which establishes accepted practices to help protect the environment and workers’ health and safety while e-waste is handled.[16] In addition these practices allow third parties to monitor activity and create greater transparency in the e-cycling sector.
Waste Management has also invested in new methods and technologies for reusing and recycling non-traditional materials, such as organic waste and construction debris. In 2010, Waste Management announced two strategic investments to advance recycling technologies in North America:
- In January 2010, Waste Management announced it would fund Boston-area company Harvest Power, which specializes in turning food and yard waste into compost.[17][18] Harvest Power is also working to develop anaerobic digester technology that uses waste to create a biogas, which can produce electricity, heat or be converted to natural gas.
- In May 2010, Waste Management announced its investment in MicroGREEN Polymers Inc., which specializes in reducing the amount plastic required for production of consumer products, like plastic bottles.[19][20]
In June 2009, Waste Management signed an agreement with BigBelly Solar to be the sole waste company distributor of BigBelly’s technology in North America.[21] BigBelly compactors are self-powered by built-in solar panels and are capable of holding 180 gallons of waste.[21] The compactors decrease the need for trash pickup by 80 percent, which reduces production costs, fuel use, and greenhouse gas emissions.[21]
Waste Management Solar Compactors became a staple at the Waste Management Phoenix Open; the company replaced FBR as the title sponsor of this PGA TOUR tournament in December 2009.[22] As title sponsor, Waste Management introduced a variety of technologies to make the Phoenix Open one of the most eco-friendly tournaments on the PGA TOUR.[23] Waste Management has been working with other sports and music venues across the nation to increase recycling among patrons. It teamed up with Live Nation to forward the Recycling Rocks! campaign across the U.S.[24]
Additionally, through its subsidiaries GreenOps, LLC and Greenopolis, Waste Management partnered with PepsiCo to develop the Dream Machine recycling initiative to increase beverage container recycling throughout the U.S.[25] Dream Machine kiosks are computerized recycling receptacles that include a personal reward system that allows users to accumulate and redeem points for every item they recycle at www.greenopolis.com.
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- Jump up^ “For Income Investors: Waste Management”. The Online Investor. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e “Annual Report 2013”. Waste Management Inc.
- Jump up^ Waste Management, Inc. 2010 Form 10-K
- Jump up^ “Contact Us.” Waste Management, Inc. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- Jump up^ Waste Management, Inc. “About WM”. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- Jump up^ Aseltine, McRea, Modi, Shukla, and Sullivan. A Strategic Case Analysis: Waste Management Inc. Spring 2006. 3.6.3. Summary of Competitive Analysis. “The three largest national companies, Waste Management, Allied Waste and Republic Services together handle more than half the solid waste generated in the United States today.” [and Allied and Republic have since merged]
- Jump up^ Greer, Jim (2004-01-30). “Turnaround ace pulls WMI out of the dumps – Houston Business Journal”. Houston.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- Jump up^ Waste Management offers to buy Republic Services: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance[dead link]
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- Jump up^ Rodriguez, Salvador (2010-06-02). “Waste Management’s O’Donnell to leave company”. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- Jump up^ “Single-stream system lifts recycling 39 percent in Stamford”. Stamford Advocate. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- Jump up^ “Reusing and Donating Electronics”. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “BRIEF: eCycling at State Fair Park”. TMCnet.com. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- Jump up^ “LG and Waste Management To e-Cycle LG Gear for Free”. Earth2Tech. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- Jump up^ “Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for Use in Accredited Certification Programs”. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management invests in Harvest Power”. Biomass Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- Jump up^ “HarvestPower.com”. HarvestPower.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management invests in MicroGREEN”. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- Jump up^ “MicroGreenInc.com”. MicroGreenInc. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c “Waste Management to distribute BigBelly solar-powered compactors”.Houston Business Journal. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management is new title sponsor of Phoenix Open”. Arizona Central. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management Phoenix Open”. WasteManagementPhoenixOpen.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Recycling Rocks”. recyclingrocks.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “PepsiCo and Waste Management partner for on-the-go recycling”. American Recycler. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- Jump up^ “Wheelabrator”. Wheelabrator.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management LFGTE Facility at Superior Landfill Savannah, GA”. MSW Management. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management invests in waste-to-fuel conversion technology”. Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- Jump up^ “Terrabon”. Terrabon.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management to Add Landfill Plasma Gasification Unit”. Environmental Leader. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- Jump up^ “InEnTec”. InEnTec.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “S4 Energy Solutions”. s4energysolutions.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management & Enerkem Announce Strategic Investment”.RenewableEnergyWorld.com. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- Jump up^ “Enerkem”. enerkem.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management Buys 40 Percent of Shanghai Environment Group”. Waste Age. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- Jump up^ “US waste manager nets 40% in SEG”. China Daily. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- Jump up^ New York Times (1987-09-26). “Waste Hauling Antitrust Case”. The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- Jump up^ PBS. “Waste Management: System Breakdown”. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- Jump up^ CNN (2001-11-07). “Waste Management settles suit”. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- Jump up^ Harris County, Texas. “Plantif’s Original Petition”. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Jump up^ CIO. “10 Famous ERP Disasters, Dustups and Disappointments”. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Jump up^ ComputerWorld. “SAP, Waste Management settle lawsuit”. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- Jump up^ “Lockout ends as garbage workers OK new contract”. San Francisco Chronicle. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management of Alameda County Deploys Temporary Substitute Workers”.NASDAQ GlobeNewswire. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- Jump up^ “City of Oakland Settles Over 2007 Trash Lockout”. KCBS. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management joins Chicago Climate Exchange – Houston Business Journal”. Houston.bizjournals.com. 2003-02-21. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- Jump up^ WM: 2006 Sustainability Report[dead link]
- Jump up^ “Waste Management To Run California Fleet On Landfill Gas • Environmental Leader • Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for Corporate Sustainability Executives”. Environmentalleader.com. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- Jump up^ “Trash to gas: Landfill energy projects increasing | 89.3 KPCC”. Scpr.org. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- Jump up^ http://cta.ornl.gov/bedb/biopower/Current_Landfill_Gas_Power_Plants.xls
- Jump up^ Thursday, November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12). “Gloucester County’s incinerator lauded for work preserving wildlife habitats”. NJ.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- Jump up^ Nikkie Gloudeman (November 17, 2010). “Birth Defects Multiply Near Toxic Waste Dump: Close it or Double its Size?” (blog). change.org. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- Jump up^ Brian Messenger (May 3, 2011). “Wheelabrator agrees to pay $7.5 million for violations”. Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- Jump up^ Nolin, Robert; Wayne K. Roustan (Apr 11, 2011). “Mount Trashmore gets new name”. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management, Inc. Announces Financial Statement Revisions and Third Quarter Charge;”.
- Jump up^ “Waste Management Hits Reduced Profit Target, May Restate 1st Quarter”.