Waste Management Company Description
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada.
It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity.
As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations.
It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions.
In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations.
The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998.
Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Country | United States |
Founded | 1987 |
Industry | Waste Management |
Sector | Industrials |
Employees | 48,000 |
CEO | James Fish |
Contact Details
Address: 800 Capitol Street Houston, Delaware 77002 United States | |
Phone | 713 512 6200 |
Website | wm.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | UWS |
Exchange | Deutsche Börse Xetra |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | USD |
ISIN Number | US94106L1098 |
SIC Code | 4953 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
James C. Fish Jr. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Devina A. Rankin CPA | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
John J. Morris Jr. | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Tara J. Hemmer | Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer |
Rafael E. Carrasco | Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy and President of WM Healthcare Solutions |
John A. Carroll | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Johnson Varkey | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
Edward A. Egl | Director of Investor Relations |
Charles C. Boettcher J.D. | Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer |
Charles S. Schwager | Vice President and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer |