Waste Management: Number of Employees 2012-2026 | WM

Interactive chart of Waste Management (WM) annual worldwide employee count from 2012 to 2026.
  • Waste Management total number of employees in 2025 was 60,500, a 1.94% decline from 2024.
  • 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.
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Waste Management Annual Employee Count
2025 60,500
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 $84.380B $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 $66.776B 30.25
Waste Connections (WCN) Canada $39.076B 28.45
Veolia Environnement SA (VEOEY) France $27.027B 0.00
Xylem (XYL) United States $25.114B 20.03
Veralto (VLTO) United States $23.036B 22.44
Clean Harbors (CLH) United States $16.670B 38.33
GFL Environmental (GFL) United States $15.349B 67.51
Pentair (PNR) United Kingdom $8.927B 11.70
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) United States $7.641B 27.10
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) United States $5.668B 67.48
China Everbright Environment Group�� (CHFFF) China $3.674B 0.00
Sims Metal Management (SMSMY) Australia $3.424B 0.00
Select Water Solutions (WTTR) United States $2.878B 74.21
H2O America (HTO) United States $2.623B 21.24
PureCycle Technologies (PCT) United States $1.149B 0.00
Montrose Environmental (MEG) United States $0.786B 53.00
Enviri (NVRI) $0.581B 0.00
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS, INC (BBCP) United States $0.492B 61.00
One And One Green Technologies Inc (YDDL) Philippines $0.082B 0.00
LanzaTech Global (LNZA) United States $0.075B 0.00
374Water (SCWO) United States $0.055B 0.00
Quest Resource Holding (QRHC) United States $0.030B 0.00
TOMI Environmental Solutions (TOMZ) United States $0.012B 0.00
JBDI Holdings (JBDI) Singapore $0.010B 0.00
Aqua Metals (AQMS) United States $0.008B 0.00
GD Culture Group (GDC) United States $0.005B 0.00
CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings (CDTG) China $0.005B 0.00
Decent Holding (DXST) China $0.005B 0.00
ESGL Holdings (ESGL) Singapore $0.000B 0.00