First Trade Date for Waste Management, Inc.
Company Name | First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
Waste Management, Inc. | 1993-07-20 |
Company Name | Symbol |
Waste Management, Inc. | WMI |
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation) | |
The financial statements in this report represent the consolidation of Waste Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, its majority-owned subsidiaries and entities required to be consolidated pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("FIN 46"). Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The terms "the Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to Waste Management, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are the leading provider of integrated waste services in North America. Through our subsidiaries we provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers, other waste management companies, electric utilities and governmental entities. During 2003, none of our customers accounted for more than 1% of our operating revenue. We employed approximately 51,700 people as of December 31, 2003. Our parent company was incorporated in Oklahoma in 1987 under the name "USA Waste Services, Inc." and was reincorporated as a Delaware company in 1995. In a 1998 merger, Waste Management, Inc. became a 100% owned subsidiary and changed its name to Waste Management Holdings, Inc. At the same time, our parent company changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas 77002. Our telephone number at that address is (713) 512-6200. Our website address is http://www.wm.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K are all available, free of charge, on our website as soon as practicable after we file the reports with the SEC. Our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WMI." |
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