Waste Management, Inc · Houston, TX United States · (NYSE: WMI)
Company Description
Phone: 713-512-6200
Fax: 713-512-6299
Rankings
- #401 in FT Global 500
- #201 in FORTUNE 500
- S&P 500
More Companies in: Houston, Texas
More Companies in These Related Industries: Solid Waste Treatment & Disposal
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This link will open in a new window Holding company Waste Management tops the heap in the US solid waste industry. Through subsidiaries, the company serves about 21 million residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial customers in the US and Canada. Its four geographic groups and two functional groups (Recycling and Wheelabrator) provide waste collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. Its sites include 265 landfills, 350 transfer stations, 100 material recovery facilities, 110 beneficial-use landfill gas projects, and 15 waste-to-energy plants. In 2008 the company made a bid to acquire Republic Services but was rebuffed. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Waste Management, Inc Financials
| Company Type | Public - NYSE: WMI Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | $13,388.0 |
| 2008 Employees | 45,900 |
Waste Management, Inc Executives
30 executives listed for Waste Management, Inc's Houston, TX location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Chairman | John Pope | |
| CEO and Director | David Steiner | |
| President and COO | Lawrence O'Donnell |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for Waste Management, Inc
Home sales, residential rental turnover, and corporate relocations drive demand for moving and storage services. The profitability of individual companies depends on good marketing, as services are largely the same. Large companies have economies of scale in marketing and in being able to consolidate loads on long hauls. Small companies can compete with large ones by specializing in local markets and by offering competitive prices and better service for local moves. The industry is labor-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is about $125,000. To read the full description, subscribe now.Top Waste Management, Inc Competitors
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