Waste Management (NYSE:WM) (NYSE: WM) is a leading provider of integrated waste management and environmental services in North America. The company offers end-to-end solutions that span collection, transfer, disposal and recycling, along with landfill operations and related infrastructure. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Waste Management serves a broad customer base that includes residential, commercial, industrial and municipal clients.
Core services include curbside and commercial waste collection, roll-off and temporary container services, materials recovery and recycling, and engineered landfill disposal. In addition to traditional waste handling, the company develops and operates systems to capture and convert landfill gas into energy and renewable natural gas, and it manages facilities for organics processing and other resource recovery efforts.
Waste Management operates a network of transfer stations, recycling centers and landfill sites across the United States and Canada, providing regional and national capabilities for routing, disposal and materials marketing. The firm also offers value-added services focused on sustainability and regulatory compliance, supporting customers’ waste-reduction and diversion goals through program design, reporting and material processing.
Founded in 1968 and grown through an extensive program of acquisitions and network expansion, Waste Management has built an integrated platform for handling a wide range of waste streams. Jim C. Fish serves as president and chief executive officer, and the company emphasizes investments in technologies and operations intended to improve environmental performance and advance circular-economy outcomes for its customers and communities.
