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Working at Waste Management

Zippia score 4.4

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Waste Management overview

Industry
Waste Management
Revenue
$22B
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Employees
42,300
Founded in
1968
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
James Fish Jr.
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Waste Management is a utility company focusing on integrated environmental solutions, renewable energy generation, and recycling services. Founded in 1968 and now headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has grown to become a leader in North America's waste management industry. With service to over 21 million customers across the United States and Canada, Waste Management provides comprehensive services to various customer segments such as municipalities, construction sites, healthcare facilities, and commercial buildings.

Under the leadership of CEO James Fish Jr., the company operates intending to manage more than 20 million tons of recyclable material each year by 2020. Waste Management is also a significant renewable energy provider, utilizing landfill gas to generate electricity through its numerous landfill-gas-to-energy projects. With a diverse workforce of 42,300 employees, Waste Management generated annual revenue of $19.7 billion and maintains a reputation for employee satisfaction and retention.

Waste Management's mission statement

To maximize resource value while minimizing impact in order to further both economic and environmental sustainability for all of our stakeholders.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2025
Pros of working at Waste Management

Big company

Cons of working at Waste Management

Big company, bad management, high turnover

Waste Management benefits

Stock purchase program

What do you like best about Waste Management's CEO and the leadership team?

Stock is growing

How would you improve Waste Management's culture?

Corporate culture does not extend to the field

How did you prepare for the Waste Management interview?

No about all wastes

How does your compensation at Waste Management compare to the industry average?

Middle

What's the diversity at Waste Management like?

Low

What brings you the most joy at Waste Management?

Going home. Safety is important to the company and the safety slogan is “get home safe every day”

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at Waste Management

Good benefits

Cons of working at Waste Management

Long hours

Waste Management benefits

401k

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Waste Management

Benefit packages are top notch

Cons of working at Waste Management

Your time isn't your own, Management cares more more about the statistics than the moral and work atmosphere, trying to get promoted is like pulling teeth

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Waste Management

they have and build a great sense of team

Cons of working at Waste Management

constant, multiple-daily feedback on metrics

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Waste Management

challenging, opportunity to develop business skills

Cons of working at Waste Management

nothing.....don't want to re-locate

Waste Management benefits

stock options, good bonuses, health care plan

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros of working at Waste Management

Excellent Management Team Collaboration. “I love my job because everyone shares the same vision and is dedicated to the mission.

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros of working at Waste Management

I enjoyed my co-workers, the opportunity to work in the different departments, and the opportunity to add to our benefits

Waste Management benefits

Insurance and the Matching 401K

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019
Pros of working at Waste Management

Great benefits, pay, and work life balance

Cons of working at Waste Management

Nothing so far. Everything is fair and balanced if you work hard.

Waste Management benefits

9/80 schedule

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2018
Pros of working at Waste Management

Mmm you get paid very well and a plus you work 57 hours a week and you don't have enough time to spend you money. You never see your family .i guess it's a plus for someone

Cons of working at Waste Management

Everyone says safety then you points for not being productive

Waste Management benefits

All you can eat

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
How much of a beating do those trucks take? Do they need a brake job and a new clutch every week? How do you get past seat belt laws having a dude hanging off the back of the truck?

The trucks are treated pretty well by the drivers who care about their trucks. We do have some drivers who just do not care and let the trucks break down. Brakes are not changed that often. We do inspections on the trucks ever 150 hours, 500 hours 1500 hours and 2400 hours (each is a different area) each interval starts from the beginning and works its way up. For example a 1500 hour does 150, 500 and 1500. The ONLY time they are allowed to ride on the back of the truck is if the truck is going between 5-10 miles (can remember which). Otherwise the helpers need to be inside the cab.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
What are the company's plans for green alternative uses for garbage?

We have been turning the methane gas from the landfills into electricity. We are looking at opening up a few composting sites as well. Here are some "Green Facts" for you. Waste Management uses waste to create enough energy to power more than 1 million homes every year. By 2020, we expect to double that output, creating enough energy to power more than 2 million homes. As North Americas largest recycler, Waste Management managed more than 7 million tons of recyclable commodities in 2009. By the year 2020, we expect to increase the amount of material we manage to more than 20 million tons per year. By the end of 2009, Waste Management had 119 landfill-gas-to-energy projects producing 540 megawatts of power, the equivalent of powering approximately 400,000 homes. At the end of 2009, we had more than 800 natural gas-powered trucks in our fleet, with plans to add 200 more in 2010. During the year, we also used technology to reduce the fuel burn of every truck in our fleet. When fully implemented, this is expected to save 9 million gallons of fuel per year. Our wholly owned subsidiary Wheelabrator Technologies owns or operates 16 waste-to-energy plants and five independent power production facilities in the U.S. that generate enough energy to power more than 900,000 homes. Through a joint venture with the Linde Group, we have built a plant that converts landfill gas into liquefied natural gas for use as fuel in our trucks. The facility is currently producing 13,000 gallons per day. At the end of 2009, we had a total of 73 WHC-certified sites. We also set a goal to have 25,000 acres dedicated solely to nature preservation by 2020, and we have nearly reached that goal: at year-end, we had 24,000 protected acres.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
What made you decide to go into Waste Management? Do you have a degree in a field relevant to the WM industry (or your role in it)? What sort of opportunities for advancement do you/will you have?

Well my dad works for the company and he told me about a position opening for a night shift parts clerk. Mainly data entry job. So I applied and they gave me the job. I do not have a degree as of yet. I have been working on an aa, very slowly. Honestly Waste Management has just about any job you would want. Security, IT, Environmental, Accounting, Drivers, Operators, Helpers, Managers, PR, Customer Service. I am personally working toward a Corp. Job managing our computer system. At the moment I work with all of the sites from Okeechobee to Key west and from Naples, East.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
What is involved in waste management? Can you describe the things your company does on a daily basis?

We send out trucks daily to collect garbage, recycling and vegetation. Trash is sent to the incinerator where it is burned and turned into ash. The Recycling is sent to our recycling center where it is sorted and shipped out. Vegetation is sent to the landfill. The Ash is sent to the landfill. On the landfill side we have machines that compact the trash (we still get trash from other companies), sludge (poop) and other materials to make it as compact as possible to save airspace. We pipes that collect Methane gas and burn it which spins a turbine which creates electricity which is used by FPL. We spray a deodorant into the air to keep the smell down, we run a water truck that sprays water to keep dust from blowing around. We also put a layer of dirt on at night to keep any trash from blowing around. During the morning we have people pick up trash that blows around. We also repair the equipment on a regular basis. Performing inspections to make sure that the trucks are running at peek performance and are safely on the road for both the drivers and the community.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
What's the pay like?

I Make about $35k a year. The pay isn't great however the benefits are amazing. I get discounts at a lot of companies, health, dental, law, optics, 401k, stock. Some other stuff as well.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Nov 2011
What is your job, specifically?

I am officially a Operations Specialists Maintenance. Which means I am the Parts Manager. However, because I am so young and understand computers really well (23 years old) I kind of do everything. My bosses job, his bosses job, accountants, my job.

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The team at Waste Management

  • The founders of Waste Management are Dean Buntrock, Wayne Huizenga and Larry Beck.
  • The key people at Waste Management are James Fish Jr., Dean Buntrock and Wayne Huizenga.
Key people
James Fish Jr.
Dean Buntrock
Wayne Huizenga
Larry Beck

Waste Management rankings

Waste Management is ranked #81 on the Best Utilities companies to work for in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Waste Management salaries

Average Waste Management salary
$45,827
yearly
$22.03 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Waste Management diversity

9.8
Diversity score
We calculated Waste Management’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Waste Management’s workforce.
Waste Management diversity summary. Zippia estimates Waste Management's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Waste Management's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Waste Management's workforce.
  • Waste Management has 42,300 employees.
  • 29% of Waste Management employees are women, while 71% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Waste Management is White (63%).
  • 16% of Waste Management employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of Waste Management employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Waste Management makes $45,827 per year.
  • Waste Management employees are most likely to be members of the republican party.
  • Employees at Waste Management stay with the company for 4.6 years on average.

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Waste Management financial performance

9.9
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Waste Management currently has 19.7B in revenue. Waste Management's most recent quarter produced 5.2b (q3'2023).

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