WM

Waste Management Inc. is a North‑American environmental services company that collects, transports, recycles, and disposes of solid waste for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. Its business model is vertically integrated, owning the trucks, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and landfill‑gas projects that enable it to generate recurring service fees and monetize reclaimed materials and renewable energy. The firm operates in the waste‑management and environmental services sector of the industrials market and is the largest provider in the United States, serving over 20 million customers and maintaining the industry’s biggest trucking fleet. Its extensive network and focus on sustainability initiatives such as renewable natural gas give it a leading market position alongside rivals like Republic Services.