WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

Waste Management, Inc. is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, operating throughout the United States and Canada. The company, a holding company, conducts all operations through its subsidiaries. It partners with customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal, while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. Its solid waste business is managed locally by subsidiaries focusing on distinct geographic areas, providing collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and resource recovery services. Through its Waste Management Renewable Energy segment, the company is also a leading developer, operator, and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the U.S. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in Oklahoma in 1987 as USA Waste Services, Inc., reincorporated in Delaware in 1995, and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Its principal executive offices are located at 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas 77002.