Waste Management, Inc.

Waste Management, Inc. is an environmental services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WM, and it is a member of the S&P 500 index. The company provides waste management services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in North America.

Its activities rest on solid waste collection, transfer stations and landfill sites. Part of the collected material is sorted at recycling facilities and sold again. Gas generated at landfills is used for electricity production or as renewable natural gas, and investments in this area make up the company's energy-related activities. Medical waste management for the healthcare sector joined the group's services through the acquisition of Stericycle.

When following Waste Management stock, waste volumes, prices of recyclable materials, fuel costs and changes in environmental regulation are taken into account. On the WM page at Lzzo.com the price is shown in US dollars, and a price chart and technical indicators appear on the same page.