Leveraging RNG from Two Landfills, Plant Generates Enough Renewable Energy to Power up to 63,000 Homes Annually
Falls Twp., Pa. – April 24, 2025 – WM today celebrated the opening of its new RNG facility on the WM Fairless Landfill complex in Bucks County, Pa. The $131 million WM Fairless Renewable Natural Gas Facility is expected to generate approximately 3 million MMBtu per year of RNG, which is equivalent to the energy needed to power almost 63,000 homes annually.
“WM is proud to bring more renewable energy to eastern Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region as part of our continued sustainability growth strategy,” said Chris Farley, area vice president, WM Greater Mid-Atlantic. “Not only has this project helped bolster the local economy by creating jobs, but it also expands WM’s ability to capture and transform landfill gas into a lower-emission energy source that can power communities and even a portion of our own natural gas truck fleet.”
The Fairless RNG Facility processes landfill gas captured from the operating WM Fairless Landfill and the closed GROWS-North Landfill, both located a short distance from the plant. Once processed, the RNG is pushed directly into natural gas pipelines to provide a lower-emission energy source to the community.
WM has one of the largest landfill gas-to-energy platforms in North America and has been a renewable energy player for nearly 40 years. This project is part of WM’s enterprise-wide plan to invest more than $1.6 billion in building 20 new, WM-owned renewable natural gas facilities between 2022 through 2026. Eight of these plants have gone into operation, and the new facilities, once operational, are expected to generate enough energy to power 1.7 million homes and to maximize the use of RNG within WM’s natural gas collection fleet. Today, nearly half of the fuel allocated to WM’s natural gas fleet comes from renewable sources.
WM’s Greater Mid-Atlantic Area is the company’s operating territory that includes eastern and central Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York City and Long Island.
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About WM
WM (WM.com) is North America’s leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM also has the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. WM Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
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