Stericycle, Inc. is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation for a second consecutive year to plant approximately 45,000 trees across the United States and Canada. Reforestation will help support habitat restoration as well as wildfire and hurricane recovery efforts. “Stericycle continues to be a proud supporter of the Arbor Day Foundation,” commented Cindy J. Miller, president and chief executive officer at Stericycle. “We are committed to helping keep our communities safer, make our oceans and waterways cleaner, reduce demand for landfill space, and contribute to a circular paper economy. Through our partnership with Arbor Day Foundation, we are supporting their goal to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees, which aligns with Stericycle’s promise to protect what matters.”
This year, Stericycle’s efforts will help restore areas badly damaged by wildfires across California and hurricanes in Florida. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, reforestation efforts will be focused on planting trees to promote species diversity and improve native wildlife habitat. Stericycle’s efforts in Kentucky and West Virginia will focus on helping the land heal from years of coal mining. Large-scale tree planting efforts will help reestablish native forestland on two different former mining sites, providing watershed protection, healthy ecosystem balance and wildlife habitat. Lastly, in Canada, Stericycle will plant a diverse blend of tree species damaged by wildfires in the British Columbia area.
“The level of support Stericycle has shown for these projects exemplifies their commitment to combatting the many issues that threaten our forests,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “As the prevalence and intensity of natural disasters continues to rise, it is imperative that we continue to protect these vulnerable ecosystems. We are thrilled to partner with an organization who shares this value and has given us the boost we need to generate meaningful impact in places that need it most.”