Waste Management, Inc. is a U.S.-based holding company whose subsidiaries collect, transfer, recycle, and dispose of solid waste across the United States and Canada. The company also operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities, recycling processing and sales activities, organics processing, and regulated waste and secure information destruction services through its Healthcare Solutions business.
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| Collection and Disposal | 55% Local waste collection, transfer, landfill disposal, and related resource recovery services. |
| Recycling Processing and Sales | 15% Processing recyclable materials and marketing recovered commodities and brokerage services. |
| Renewable Energy | 10% Landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. |
| Healthcare Solutions | 10% Regulated waste and compliance services plus secure information destruction for healthcare and other customers. |
| Organics and Other Environmental Services | 10% Organics processing, composting, remediation, construction, and industrial waste services. |
Waste Management serves households, businesses, municipalities, and institutions that need collection, disposal,...
Households buying curbside collection, transfer, and disposal services for municipal and suburban routes.
Businesses and industrial facilities buying recurring collection, recycling, and disposal services tailored to waste type and volume.
Hospitals, clinics, labs, and other regulated generators buying medical waste, compliance, and secure destruction services.
Multi-location customers buying standardized service, reporting, and centralized account management across North America.
Cities, counties, and public entities using landfill, transfer, and collection infrastructure where public service is outsourced.
The company primarily operates in the United States and Canada, with local route density and landfill access shaping...
The company’s strategy centers on using its dense asset network to provide differentiated waste, recycling, and...
These businesses increase recovery from waste streams and support customer sustainability goals.
Landfill gas-to-energy converts landfill output into electricity and renewable natural gas.
Regulated waste and secure destruction broaden the service mix and add specialized compliance demand.
Automation and technology can lower cost-to-serve and improve service quality in a labor-intensive industry.
The business depends on safe operation of landfills, transfer stations, recycling facilities, fueling stations, and...
Heavy equipment, landfills, fueling stations, and medical-waste handling can cause injuries, fires, leaks, or contamination.
Expansion approvals are highly regulated and delays can affect landfill capacity and asset recoverability.
Recycling results depend on prices for paper, plastics, metals, and other recovered materials.
Collection and disposal are labor-intensive and exposed to wage, fuel, and equipment cost inflation.
Waste diversion, landfill restrictions, and sustainability claims are subject to evolving rules and enforcement.
: 11/08/2026