1、AnnualReport2024Proxy StatementNOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERSDate and Time:Tuesday,May 13,2025 at 11:00 a.m.Central TimePlace:Waste Management,Inc.800 Capitol Street,Suite 3000Houston,Texas 77002Record Date:March 18,2025AgendafortheAnnualMeeting(oranyadjournmentor postponement thereof):To
2、elect the nine nominees named in the attached proxystatement to our Board of Directors;TovoteonaproposaltoratifytheappointmentofErnst&Young LLP as our independent registered publicaccounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,2025;To vote on a non-binding,advisory proposal to approveour exe
3、cutive compensation;and To conduct other business that is properly raised at themeeting.IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THEAVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THESTOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELDMAY 13,2025:This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statementand the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K forthe y
4、ear ended December 31,2024 are available .YoumaysubmityourproxyviatheInternetby following the instructions provided intheNoticeor,ifyoureceivedprintedcopiesof the proxy materials,on your proxy card.If you received printed copies of thematerialsinaccordancewiththeinstructions in the Notice,you also h
5、avethe option to submit your proxy bytelephone by calling the toll-free numberlistedonyourproxycard.Telephonevotingis available 24 hours per day until11:59p.m.,EasternTime,onMay12,2025.If you received printed copies of the proxymaterialsinaccordancewiththeinstructions in the Notice and would like to
6、submit your proxy by mail,please mark,signanddateyourproxycardandreturnitpromptly in the postage-paid envelopeprovided.IfyoursharesofCommonStockareheldinstreetname,you will receive instructions from your broker,bank ornominee that you must follow in order to have yourshares of Common Stock voted at