SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2022

Waste Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-12154		73-1309529
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (713) 512-6200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value		WM		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release this morning announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2022, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Company is conducting an audio webcast to discuss these results beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Time this morning. Listeners can access the live audio webcast by visiting investors.wm.com and selecting “Events & Presentations” from the website menu. A replay of the audio webcast will be available at the same location.

On the webcast, management of the Company is expected to discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. The Company has provided information regarding its use of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations of such measures to their most comparable GAAP measures in the notes and tables that accompany the press release.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated July 27, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.


Date: July 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Charles C. Boettcher
		Charles C. Boettcher
		Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

Waste Management Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits