Waste Management (company)
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in the Bank of America Tower in Houston, Texas.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: WM S&P 500 Component | |
| Industry | Waste management |
| Founded | January 1, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Founders | Wayne Huizenga Dean Buntrock |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | James C. Fish, Jr. (President & CEO) |
| Products | Bagster, PACK-RAT |
| Services | Waste, recyclables, yard debris, and hazardous materials collection, hauling, treatment and disposal Dumpster rental Portable toilet rental Security services |
| Revenue | US$15.218 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020) |
| US$2.434 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020) | |
| US$1.496 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020) | |
| Total assets | US$29.345 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020) |
| Total equity | US$7.454 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020) |
Number of employees | ~42,300 (December 2017) |
| Website | www |
The company's network includes 346 transfer stations, 293 active landfill disposal sites, 146 recycling plants, 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects and six independent power production plants. Waste Management provide environmental services to nearly 21 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. With 26,000 collection and transfer vehicles, the company has the largest trucking fleet in the waste industry. Combined with its largest competitor Republic Services, Inc., the two handle more than half of all garbage collection in the United States.