Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.






At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Waste Management, Inc. (the "Company")
held on May 10, 2022, a total of 357,613,587 shares of the Company's common
stock, out of a total of 415,159,816 shares of common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote, were present in person or represented by proxies. The
proposals set forth below were voted on by the Company's stockholders. Each of
the director nominees was elected, and the Company's stockholders approved
proposals 2, 3 and 4.



 1. Election to the Company's Board of Directors of the following nine director
    nominees:









                                          Number of          Number of                           Broker
               Name                   Affirmative Votes    Negative Votes     Abstentions      Non-Votes

James C. Fish, Jr.                          312,571,901            773,932         400,258     43,867,496
Andrés R. Gluski                            306,644,597          6,651,904         449,590     43,867,496
Victoria M. Holt                            310,285,748          3,077,600         382,743     43,867,496
Kathleen M. Mazzarella                      309,443,398          3,917,924         384,769     43,867,496
Sean E. Menke                               312,300,573          1,028,143         417,375     43,867,496
William B. Plummer                          309,246,929          4,076,558         422,604     43,867,496
John C. Pope                                295,003,561         18,307,449         435,081     43,867,496
Maryrose T. Sylvester                       312,425,254            928,603         392,234     43,867,496
Thomas H. Weidemeyer                        293,119,057         20,193,662 

       433,372     43,867,496



2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's


    independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
    December 31, 2022:




    For        Against    Abstentions
347,939,297   8,973,682     700,608



3. Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company's executive compensation as


    described in the Company's 2022 proxy statement:





    For        Against     Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
283,324,803   29,499,757     921,531        43,867,496



4. Stockholder proposal regarding a civil rights audit, as described in the


    Company's 2022 proxy statement:





    For         Against     Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
170,857,769   139,669,439    3,218,883       43,867,496


 Item 8.01 Other Events.




On May 13, 2022, the Company announced that it will redeem the entire
outstanding principal amount of its 2.90% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes").
The redemption date for the Notes is June 15, 2022 (the "Redemption Date"). The
aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding is $500 million. The
redemption price for the Notes is equal to 100% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the
Redemption Date.



Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q.





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