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Stock Symbol: NYSE: WM
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The financial statements presented in this report represent the consolidation of
Waste Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, our wholly-owned and
majority-owned subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities for which we
have determined that we are the primary beneficiary. Waste Management, Inc. is a
holding company and all operations are conducted by its subsidiaries. When the
terms “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are used in this document, those terms
refer to Waste Management, Inc., its consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated
variable interest entities. When we use the term “WMI,” we are referring only to
the parent holding company.
WMI was incorporated in Oklahoma in 1987 under the name “USA Waste Services,
Inc.” and was reincorporated as a Delaware company in 1995. In a 1998 merger,
the Illinois-based waste services company formerly known as Waste Management,
Inc.