WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

Waste Management, Inc. provides comprehensive environmental solutions across North America. Operating through Collection and Disposal, Recycling Processing and Sales, Renewable Energy, and Healthcare Solutions segments, the company manages solid waste, commercial and residential recycling, and specialized medical waste. Its service offerings include waste collection, transfer, and landfill disposal, along with the processing and resale of recyclable paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, and metal. The company also produces renewable natural gas and electricity from landfill gas, while its Healthcare Solutions business delivers regulated waste compliance and secure information destruction services. Customers include municipalities, commercial enterprises, industrial entities, and individual households.

The company maintains an extensive operational network throughout the United States and Canada, with healthcare-related operations extending into Western Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its footprint includes 257 owned or operated landfills, 342 transfer stations, 113 recycling processing facilities, and 49 organics recycling sites. It also operates specialized medical waste infrastructure, including autoclave, alternative treatment, and incineration facilities, alongside 99 secure document destruction sites. Waste Management is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Summary of the business section of Waste Management's latest annual report, written by StockData.

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“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 60,500 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and India.”