Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM)

1001 Fannin St., Ste. 4000
Houston, TX 77002 (Map)
Phone: 713-512-6200
Fax: 713-512-6299
http://www.wm.com

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Overview

Holding company Waste Management tops the heap in the US solid-waste industry. Through subsidiaries, the company serves about 20 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 271 landfills, 294 transfer stations, 130 beneficial-use landfill gas projects, 100 material recovery facilities, and 22 waste-to-energy plants. Collection and landfill services account for three-quarters of sales.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: WM)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £8,089.7
1-Year Sales Growth 6.1%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £616.0
1-Year Net Income Growth (4.1%)
2010 Employees 42,800
1-Year Employee Growth (1.4%)
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Key people and executives for Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM)

Chairman John C. (Jack) Pope
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EVP Finance, Recycling and Energy Services Steven C. (Steve) Preston
EVP Growth and Innovation and Field Support James E. (Jim) Trevathan Jr.
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