Overview of Waste Management, Inc.
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Waste Management has grown from a small waste collection service into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The company operates across North America, serving over 20 million customers, including households, businesses, and municipal customers. Waste Management has an extensive network of collection fleets, recycling facilities, landfills, and waste-to-energy plants.
Waste Management’s services are critical to modern society, providing essential waste collection and disposal solutions while also focusing on reducing environmental impacts. The company has made sustainability a core component of its strategy, developing initiatives to increase recycling rates, reduce carbon emissions, and convert waste into energy. Through its environmental solutions, Waste Management plays a key role in promoting circular economy principles, ensuring that waste is treated as a resource for recovery and reuse shutdown123