1、Proxy StatementNOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERSDate and Time:Tuesday,May 9,2023 at 11:00 a.m.Central TimePlace:*Waste Management,Inc.800 Capitol Street,Suite 3000Houston,Texas 77002Record Date:March 14,2023AgendafortheAnnualMeeting(oranyadjournmentor postponement thereof):To elect the nine n
2、ominees 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 31,2023;To vote on a non-binding,advisory proposal to approveour executive compensat
3、ion;To vote on a non-binding,advisory proposal regardingthe frequency of future advisory votes on our executivecompensation;To vote on a proposal to approve our 2023 StockIncentive Plan;and To conduct other business that is properly raised at themeeting.IMPORTANT NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITYOF PR
4、OXY MATERIALS:This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statementand the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K forthe year ended December 31,2022 are available .YoumaysubmityourproxyviatheInternetby following the instructions provided intheNoticeor,ifyoureceivedprintedcopiesof the proxy materials,on you
5、r proxy card.If you received printed copies of thematerialsinaccordancewiththeinstructions in the Notice,you also havethe option to submit your proxy bytelephone by calling the toll-free numberlistedonyourproxycard.Telephonevotingis available 24 hours per day until11:59 p.m.,Eastern Time,on May 8,20
6、23.If you received printed copies of the proxymaterialsinaccordancewiththeinstructions in the Notice and would like tosubmit your proxy by mail,please mark,signanddateyourproxycardandreturnitpromptly in the postage-paid envelopeprovided.IfyoursharesofCommonStockareheldinstreetname,you will receive i