TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt May 16, 2025 Mark A. Lockett President WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000 Houston, Texas 77002 Re: WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed May 8, 2025 File No. 333-287083 Dear Mark A. Lockett: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Irene Barberena-Meissner at 202-551-6548 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc: Clinton W. Rancher, Esq.