Waste Management, Inc. (ETR: UWS)
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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.

Waste Management, Inc.
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