DRPI Landfill & Recycling Center

03/17/2026

DRPI landfill once again achieved Silver Status as a Wildlife Habitat by Tandem Global!

05/28/2025

The GMA’s DRPI Landfill site team and top managers of the area’s disposal group earlier this month hosted a landfill tour with New Castle County Council President Monique Williams-Johns. “Her first question was, ‘Why doesn't this place smell?’ She was very impressed by this,” Senior Community Relations Specialist Carlos Dipres said. Carlos said the visit lasted two hours and included plenty of questions and answers about the facility’s operations and environmental protection systems. Consultant Jeff Shanks, the site's former environmental protection manager, explained how DRPI's systems protect local groundwater. Visit participants, from left, include Disposal Director Scott Perin, Carlos, Engineer Brian Bolvin, Ms. Williams-Johns, Senior Districrt Manager Harold Landman, and District Manager John Thomas.‌ The landfill is located in New Castle, Del.

04/03/2025

The Hope Center!

02/05/2025

Local friends joined the Greater Mid-Atlantic Area’s delegation to the 188th annual Delaware Chamber of Commerce dinner on Jan. 13 in Wilmington. Hosts and table guests included seated from left, New Castle County Council members Brandon Toole and Janet Kilpatrick and, standing, Senior Community Relations Specialist Carlos Dipres, council member John Cartier, Senior District Manager Harold Landman, and Disposal Director Scott Perin. The event was conducted in the Chase Center in Wilmington and was attended by more than 1,000 guests who watched former U.S. Sen. Tom Carper receive the Josiah Marvel Cup for distinguished service to the state. Carper, a retired military officer, held Delaware’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993, was the state’s 71st governor from 1993 to 2001, and represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 2001 until his retirement this month. WM and the GMA operate our Wilmington Hauling Co. and DRPI Landfill in New Castle County in northern Delaware, and the Laurel Hauling Co. in Sussex County, southern Delaware.

02/05/2025

Making the Santa visit to the Terry Children's Center, standing from left, are facility Administrative Specialist Lisa Saunders, DRPI Landfill Operations Manager Ed May, center Administrative Specialist Nyajha Brown, center Receptionist Beatrice "Miss Bea" Jones, and Wilmington Operations Manager Lori Willis. That's Carlos in the foreground. "I'm writing to sincerely express my heartfelt appreciation for your ongoing generosity towards the Terry Center," Therapist Jazmin Upsher wrote to us after the delivery. "Your company's donations have genuinely brought joy and countless smiles to the faces of our children here. Thanks to your support, their Christmas has become a cherished and unforgettable experience. Thank you for making such a positive impact in their lives." Senior Operations Specialist Margaret Applegarth coordinated the project at Wilmington and Operations Specialist Anndria Thomas matched her colleagues with the Terry Center children's holiday wishes at DRPI.

02/05/2025

GMA Teammates at our hauling sites in Laurel and Wilmington, Del., and at our DRPI Landfill in New Castle, Del., last month continued a long tradition of providing gifts for children in the care of two state-operated facilities. Our Laurel Hauling Co. "adopted" Christmas Angels in the care of the Silver Lake Treatment Center in Middletown and provided gifts that included toys, books, art supplies, clothing and bedding for 11 youths. Delivering and receiving the gifts, from left, are center Program Manager Amanda Coker, Senior Account Executive Kim Linus, project coordinator and Laurel Senior Operations Specialist Sarah Ellis, center Youth Care Specialist Supervisor Andrew Dowell, center Clinical Director Shelly Hopkins, Ph.D., and Senior Community Relations Specialist Carlos Dipres. "The staff and residents here at Silver Lake Treatment Center are very grateful for the gifts provided by Waste Management," Youth Care Specialist Supervisor Eric Wright said. "We greatly appreciate our partnership and the holiday cheer you provide for us every year. Most importantly, we thank you for the sacrifices you make to provide happy and fun memories for our residents here at sSilver Lake through the generous gifts provided."

11/11/2024

09/17/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzo5sv4IrIw

This animated video takes you on a tour of a modern landfill and how it’s constructed and managed.

02/07/2024

Aid for Ukrainians resisting the Russian invaders is readied from one of Dave Zimmerman's 2022 trips to Eastern Europe. The items that were packed into large suitcases and moved as checked baggage included uniforms, gloves, blankets, suture kits, splints and other items.

02/07/2024

Dave waits with luggage, packed with supplies for Ukraine, on a train station platform in Warsaw, Poland, in August 2022. Many of the items packed in the suitcases were purchased by guests at his wedding reception barbecue a month earlier in Delaware.