VAUGHAN,
ON, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - GFL
Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL" or the "Company")
today announced that it has been awarded a SEAL (Sustainability,
Environmental Achievement & Leadership) 2023 Business
Sustainability Award.
GFL was awarded a SEAL Environmental Initiative Award for its
renewable natural gas initiative at several of its landfills. The
Environmental Initiative Award recognizes individual programs that
demonstrate leadership and commitment to a sustainable future. Key
selection criteria included demonstrating environmental impact,
innovation and level of investment.
"We formed GFL Renewables in 2021 to be our platform for
accelerating the development of renewable energy projects with a
focus on renewable natural gas at our landfills. By doing so, we
are supporting both our internal sustainability goals as well as a
global low carbon energy transition by reducing greenhouse gas
emissions from our landfills and through the use of RNG to replace
virgin fuel applications," said Patrick
Dovigi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GFL. "We are
honored to receive the SEAL Environmental Initiative Award in
recognition of our efforts to be a circular economy and climate
leader in the environmental services industry."
GFL is scheduled to bring three RNG projects online in the
second half of 2023 with additional renewable energy projects
expected to come online in 2024 and 2025. The landfill gas to
energy projects will help GFL achieve our key sustainability goals
of decreasing our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 15%, doubling our
beneficial use of biogas and increasing our use of RNG to power our
CNG fleet in the United
States.
More information on our Sustainability Action Plan can be found
in our 2021 Sustainability Report at
www.gflenv.com/sustainability.
About GFL
GFL, headquartered in Vaughan,
Ontario, is the fourth largest diversified environmental
services company in North America,
providing a comprehensive line of solid waste management, liquid
waste management and soil remediation services through its platform
of facilities throughout Canada
and in more than half of the U.S. states. Across its organization,
GFL has a workforce of more than 20,000 employees.
Forward-Looking Information
This release includes certain "forward-looking statements" and
"forward-looking information" (collectively, "forward-looking
information") within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian
securities laws, respectively. Statements containing
forward-looking information are not historical facts nor assurances
of future performance but instead represent management's
expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events or
circumstances. Forward-looking information is based on our
opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate
and reasonable as of the date such information is stated and is
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements to be materially different
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the
forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the
factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of GFL's annual
information form for the 2022 fiscal year filed on Form 40-F and
GFL's other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory
authorities in Canada. GFL
undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
information, except as required by applicable securities laws.
For more information:
Patrick Dovigi
+1 905-326-0101
pdovigi@gflenv.com
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