Company:  WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/17/2009 
CIK:  0000823768 
Address:  1001 FANNIN STREET
STE 4000
 
City, State, Zip:  HOUSTON, Texas 77002 
Telephone:  (713) 512-6200 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$32.30  
Change: 
0.13 (0.40%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$15.82B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business.
      Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
      Item 2. Properties.
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        Results of Operations
        Liquidity and Capital Resources
          CASH FLOW
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        CASH FLOW
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          INCOME STATEMENT
          BALANCE SHEET
          BALANCE SHEET
          BALANCE SHEET
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
      Item 9B. Other Information.
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate ...
      Item 11. Executive Compensation.
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, ...
      Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
    Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    SIGNATURES
    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
    INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  EXHIBIT 12.1
    RATIO COMPUTATION
  EXHIBIT 21.1
  EXHIBIT 23.1
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 32.1
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
  EXHIBIT 32.2
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO