Serving Our
Communities
Community Impact
At Waste Connections, we also credit our success to the support we receive from the communities we serve, where our employees also live and work. We provide opportunities for our employees to get involved in their communities and consider it a privilege for Waste Connections to give back through WCN Cares with charitable donations and sponsorship of community events.
Giving Locally
Waste Connections and our employees support more than a thousand organizations through direct contributions, volunteering, and local fundraising. In 2023, we donated roughly $7 million to various charities to various charities, including an increasing number of organizations identified by our frontline employees that focus on racial inequities at a local or national level and that support women and children at risk in disadvantaged communities.
A Company-wide Culture of Giving
In addition to our local efforts, we are proud of our Company-wide traditions.
In 2023, we raised and contributed over $850,000 from employees, vendors and corporate grants to support our annual Holiday Bike Build program. In 2023, our employees assembled and distributed over 10,000 bicycles to children, bringing our program total to more than 95,000 bicycles since the program's inception. In addition, our 16th annual Waste Connections Golf Classic for Kids in 2024 raised over $2.1 million for charities that support at-risk youth and their families, bringing our total raised to approximately $12 million.
Sustainability and Giving
Waste Connections aligns major financial contributions with our goal to further advance environmental sustainability. Our first major grant helped establish the Global Waste Research Institute (GWRI). Developed in conjunction with California Polytechnic State University, GWRI's mission is to advance research and development of sustainable technologies and practices to more effectively manage existing and emerging wastes and byproducts. Waste Connections also contributes over $1 million per year to the Environmental Research Education Foundation to support research related to the environmental industry.
Waste Connections is proud to partner with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) to combat human trafficking, reinforcing our commitment to community engagement and social responsibility. By leveraging our network and TAT's expertise, we aim to spread awareness and make a positive impact in the communities we serve. Together, we are creating safer, more vigilant communities.
