Waste Management, Inc

Summary

Waste Management, Inc is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Waste Management, Inc is in the country of United States^[3].
• Waste Management, Inc is in the country of US^[4].
• Waste Management, Inc's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Waste Management, Inc's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Waste Management, Inc's founder is recorded as Wayne Huizenga^[7].
• Waste Management, Inc's founder is recorded as Dean Buntrock^[8].
• Waste Management, Inc's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[9].
• Waste Management, Inc is part of S&P 500^[10].
• Waste Management, Inc's Commons category is recorded as Waste Management (corporation)^[11].
• Waste Management, Inc's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[12].
• Waste Management, Inc's industry is recorded as waste management industry^[13].
• January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Waste Management, Inc^[14].
• 1995-04-28 marks the founding of Waste Management, Inc^[15].
• Waste Management, Inc's official website is recorded as http://www.wm.com/^[16].
• Waste Management, Inc's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+43000'}^[17].
• Waste Management, Inc's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation^[18].
• Waste Management, Inc's legal form is recorded as XTIQ^[19].
• Waste Management, Inc's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WM'}^[20].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+13310000000'}^[21].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+13388000000'}^[22].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+11791000000'}^[23].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12515000000'}^[24].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+13378000000'}^[25].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+13996000000'}^[26].
• Waste Management, Inc's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12961000000'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300YX8JIID70NFS41^[28]

• Registered legal name: Waste Management, INC.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1995-04-28^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-12-03^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-15^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-24^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 2495792^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Founders include Wayne Huizenga^[7] and Dean Buntrock^[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1968^[14] and 1995-04-28^[15].

Identity

Waste Management, Inc is part of S&P 500^[10]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WM'}^[20].

Operations

Waste Management, Inc's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[9].

Industry

Waste Management, Inc's industry is recorded as waste management industry^[13].

Ownership

Waste Management, Inc's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[12].

Why It Matters

Waste Management, Inc ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,304 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]