Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI)
Houston, TX 77002 (Map) Phone: 713-512-6200
Fax: 713-512-6299
http://www.wm.com
Overview
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.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI)
| Company Type | Public (NYSE: WMI) |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | £9,245.8 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 0.6% |
| 2008 Net Income (mil.) | £750.7 |
| 1-Year Net Income Growth | (6.5%) |
| 2008 Employees | 45,900 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | (3.2%) |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI)
| Chairman | John C. (Jack) Pope (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| President and COO | Lawrence (Larry) O'Donnell III Connect to this executive |
| SVP and CFO | Robert G. (Bob) Simpson Connect to this executive |
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- #201 in FORTUNE 500
- S&P 500
- #401 in FT Global 500
