Waste Management of Minnesota has entered the world of composting with recent acquisitions.
Specialized Environmental Technologies (SET) and The Mulch Store, an organics composting company, were acquired this week by Waste Management to offer sustainability solutions for its customers, according to a company news release.
Included in the acquisition are SET’s compost sites in Empire, Burnsville, Shakopee and Minnetrista.
“[Waste Management] will be contributing to a circular economy by managing food waste and other organic material in an environmentally responsible manner that seeks to maximize its resource value,” said Frank Fello, vice president for Waste Management’s upper Midwest area.
