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  0001523568
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  WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
  001-12154
  800 CAPITOL STREET, STE 3000
  HOUSTON
  TX
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  Fish James C Jr
  Officer
  Director
  Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch
  225 Liberty St
  Floor 37
  New York
  NY
  10281
  9550
  1738100.00
  402775427
  01/17/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
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  Stock swap of employee stock options
  WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
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  08/17/2022
  Broker assisted stock swap
  Common Stock
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  WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
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  STE 3000
  HOUSTON
  TX
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  Common Stock
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  James Fish
  800 CAPITOL STREET
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