WM (formerly Waste Management, Inc.) history, company profile (overview) and corporate video
WM, formally known as Waste Management, Inc., is a waste management company headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. It offers services such as garbage collection, recycling pickup, and dumpster rental.
HISTORY
Waste Management, known now as WM, was founded in 1893 when a Dutch immigrant named Harm Huizenga began collecting trash in Chicago for a small fee. With little more than a modest wagon, he built up a reliable client base over the years by effectively managing the waste of the changing society.
In 1968, Harm’s grandson Wayne Huizenga and two other investors, Dean Buntrock and Larry Beck, founded Waste Management, Inc.
In 1980, Waste Management acquired Service Corporation of America (SCA) and became the largest waste hauler in the country.
By 1982, WM had become one of the world’s largest waste disposal companies.
In 1998, Waste Management merged with USA Waste Services, Inc.
In 2022, Waste Management announced the company would be rebranding as WM.
BUSINESSES
- Residential Services:
- Residential Trash & Recycling
- Bagster® Bag
- Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
- Bulk Trash Pickup
- Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
- Common Hazardous Waste
- Business Services
- Commercial Trash & Recycling
- Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
- Waste Compactors
- National Accounts
- Sustainability Services
- Electronics Recycling
- LampTracker® Recycling by Mail
- Portable Toilets
- Industrial Waste Processing
- Industrial Hazardous Waste
- Coal Combustion By-Products
- Materials Marketing
- Waste Transportation
With more than 42,000 employees, WM is considered one of North America’s largest providers of comprehensive waste management. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.wm.com/us/en.
**Video published on YouTube by “Companies History“