Waste Management | Sustainability Performance
Provides waste collection, recycling, and disposal services for residential and commercial customers.
1968
United States
10,001+ employees
Environmental Services
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9200
Overallⓘ#2116
in United Statesⓘ#102
in Environmental ServicesⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Leading
Leading
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
613.4
B/M 395.7
33.7
B/M 136.3
0.2
B/M 0.9
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Controversy level
- Waste Management Inc, US largest waste/recycling major (now WM), has faced sustained US EPA enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate landfill compliance including the contested historic 2024 USD 7 billion Stericycle acquisition (medical waste) and periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of PFAS landfill leachate exposure at multiple WM landfill operations affecting US institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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