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Sunday is World Cleanup Day 2026. SNOHOMISH COUNTY - Sunday is World Cleanup Day, an annual United Nations observance on September 20 that calls on governments, cities, schools, businesses and individuals to organize activities addressing waste, with a 2026 focus on food waste under the theme "From Clean Plates to Clean Cities." The U.N. General Assembly proclaimed the day in Resolution 78/122 that was adopted December 8, 2023. The 2026 global event is being held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. U.N. figures cited for the day show about 1.05 billion metric tons of food was wasted in 2022 at household, food-service and retail levels - 19% of food available to consumers. Households account for 60% of that consumer waste. Food loss and waste generate 8% to 10% of global greenhouse-gas emissions and cost the world economy about $1 trillion a year. More than 1 billion meals are wasted daily even as hundreds of millions of people face hunger. The observance of World Cleanup Day grew from the Let's Do It World civic movement, which has mobilized tens of millions of volunteers across more than 190 countries in recent years to collect litter from streets, beaches, rivers and parks. National CleanUp Day in the United States, held the third Saturday of September, fell on September 19 this year and is often coordinated alongside World Cleanup Day. The City of Lake Stevens held a free community cleanup Saturday, September 19, at Cavelero Mid-High School in partnership with Waste Management. Washington State University Extension Beach Watchers, which regularly organizes shoreline cleanups in the county, has its next scheduled event Saturday, September 26, from 10 a.m. to noon at Howarth Park in Everett. That cleanup uses the EPA's Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol to count, weigh and categorize debris. Periodic cleanups also occur at Picnic Point County Park in Edmonds (October 13) and Mukilteo Lighthouse Park (December 14). Snohomish County Parks maintains ongoing volunteer opportunities for litter cleanup, trail maintenance and habitat work at sites including Meadowdale Beach Park, where an estuary maintenance work party is scheduled for September 27. The county's volunteer portal lists additional stewardship projects at parks such as Lord Hill Regional Park and Kayak Point. Community groups such as Green Snohomish also organize periodic litter pickups along streets and river corridors.

Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association & Waste Management, Inc. launch communitywide recycling education initiative. New multilingual recycling labels, community outreach and ongoing waste audits aim to help residents and businesses recycle right. September 18, 2026 TOWN OF SURFSIDE, FL - The Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association (FBA) and Waste Management, Inc. (WM) are partnering on a communitywide initiative designed to make recycling easier, reduce contamination, and help residents and businesses better understand what belongs in their recycling bins. Over the coming weeks, new "Recycle Right, Surfside!" labels will be placed on recycling receptacles throughout the Town, including at single-family homes, multifamily residential properties, and commercial locations. The easy-to-read labels provide clear visual guidance showing which materials should be recycled and which items should be kept out of recycling bins. To help reach Surfside's diverse community, the recycling guidance will be available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. "This initiative is about making recycling easier, more accessible, and more effective for everyone in our community," said Sandra N. McCready, Acting Town Manager & Town Clerk. "By partnering with the Florida Beverage Association and Waste Management, we are giving residents and businesses clear, practical guidance while reinforcing our shared responsibility to keep Surfside clean, sustainable, and beautiful for generations to come." The labels encourage residents to recycle commonly accepted materials including plastic bottles, tubs, jars and jugs; aluminum, tin and steel beverage containers and food cans; glass bottles and jars; paper; and cardboard and paperboard. They also reinforce an important recycling practice: recyclables should be placed loose in the bin, not inside plastic bags. The label rollout is part of a broader public education campaign being developed collaboratively by the Town, FBA and WM. The campaign will use community outreach and educational materials to reinforce proper recycling habits, explain common sources of contamination and encourage residents and businesses to "recycle right." "Recycling works best when people know exactly what belongs in the bin," said Liz DeWitt, President and CEO of the Florida Beverage Association. "This partnership puts clear information directly on recycling receptacles and pairs it with community education to help more materials get recycled properly. We're proud to work with the Town of Surfside and WM on a practical program that can make a measurable difference." To measure the program's impact, WM is conducting a pre-program audit of Surfside's recycling stream to establish a baseline before the full rollout. Additional assessments throughout the initiative will allow the partners to track changes, identify opportunities for continued education and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. "Successful recycling starts with making it easy for people to know what belongs in the bin and what doesn't," said Jason Neal, Waste Management's Government Affairs Director. "By establishing a baseline before the program begins and tracking the recycling stream over time, Flabev'll be able to measure progress and identify where additional education can help. The initiative brings together the Town's connection with residents and businesses, WM's recycling expertise and FBA's ongoing efforts to improve recycling and increase the collection of valuable recyclable materials. Residents can learn more about what can and cannot be recycled in Surfside at TownofSurfsideFL.gov/what-to-recycle. Media contacts: Town of Surfside: Cindy Reyes - [email protected] Florida Beverage Association: Elizabeth DeWitt - [email protected] Waste Management: Jason Neal - [email protected]

John A. Carroll, VP and Chief Accounting Officer of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM), sold 1,365 shares of common stock on 4 September 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The transaction was valued at approximately $300,000. The sale represented 15% of Carroll's total position, leaving him with 7,729 remaining shares. The transaction was executed by JJC Cache LLC at $219.90 per share, whilst the stock closed at $218.99 on the same day. Waste Management, headquartered in Houston, reported trailing twelve-month revenue of $25.7 billion and net income of $2.9 billion. The company employs approximately 60,500 people and provides comprehensive environmental waste solutions across North America.