Waste Management: Number of Employees 2012-2025 | WM

Interactive chart of Waste Management (WM) annual worldwide employee count from 2012 to 2025.
  • Waste Management total number of employees in 2024 was 61,700, a 28.54% increase from 2023.
  • Waste Management total number of employees in 2023 was 48,000, a 3.03% decline from 2022.
  • Waste Management total number of employees in 2022 was 49,500, a 2.06% increase from 2021.
  • Waste Management total number of employees in 2021 was 48,500, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
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Waste Management Annual Employee Count
2024 61,700
2023 48,000
2022 49,500
2021 48,500
2020 48,250
2019 44,900
2018 43,700
2017 42,300
2016 41,200
2015 40,600
2014 39,800
2013 42,700
2012 43,500
2011 44,300
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Business Services Waste Removal Services $92.449B $25.204B
Waste Management Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. The company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, as well as disposal services to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Waste Management provides collection services that include picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from the point of generation to a transfer station, disposal site or material recovery facility (MRF). The company owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. It owns and operates transfer stations. Waste Management also provides materials processing, commodities recycling and recycling brokerage services.
Stock Name Country Market Cap PE Ratio
Republic Services (RSG) United States $66.321B 30.62
Waste Connections (WCN) Canada $41.242B 31.38
Xylem (XYL) United States $31.297B 25.34
Veolia Environnement SA (VEOEY) France $30.470B 0.00
Veralto (VLTO) United States $21.978B 22.89
Clean Harbors (CLH) United States $15.991B 41.51
GFL Environmental (GFL) United States $15.419B 76.93
Pentair (PNR) United Kingdom $14.578B 18.33
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) United States $7.998B 31.41
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) United States $5.525B 68.49
China Everbright Environment Group�� (CHFFF) China $4.121B 0.00
Sims Metal Management (SMSMY) Australia $2.762B 0.00
H2O America (HTO) United States $2.497B 20.02
Select Water Solutions (WTTR) United States $1.840B 72.19
Enviri (NVRI) United States $1.618B 0.00
PureCycle Technologies (PCT) United States $1.074B 0.00
Montrose Environmental (MEG) United States $0.786B 53.00
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC (BBCP) United States $0.385B 84.67
One And One Green Technologies Inc (YDDL) Philippines $0.279B 0.00
LanzaTech Global (LNZA) United States $0.274B 0.00
GD Culture Group (GDC) United States $0.183B 0.00
374Water (SCWO) United States $0.054B 0.00
Quest Resource Holding (QRHC) United States $0.023B 0.00
Smart Powerr (CREG) China $0.015B 0.00
Aqua Metals (AQMS) United States $0.013B 0.00
TOMI Environmental Solutions (TOMZ) United States $0.012B 0.00
JBDI Holdings (JBDI) Singapore $0.012B 0.00
CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings (CDTG) China $0.005B 0.00
Decent Holding (DXST) China $0.003B 0.00
ESGL Holdings (ESGL) Singapore $0.000B 0.00