Waste Management

Waste Management

Waste collection, disposal, recycling, energy recovery

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Full-Time
$28/hr
Junior
Englewood, CO, USA
In Person

About the job

Requirements
  • At least one year of experience operating a vehicle requiring a Commercial Driver License, or one year of equivalent military driving experience within the last seven years.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located.
  • Able to read, write, and speak English well enough to interact with the public, understand traffic signs, respond to official questions, and complete records or reports.
  • Must successfully complete pre-employment screening, including a drug screen and physical.
  • Must hold either a Class A Commercial Driver License with an air-brake endorsement or a Class B Commercial Driver License with an air-brake endorsement.
  • Must comply with safety rules and protocols and may be subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment, post-incident, reasonable-suspicion, and random testing.
Responsibilities
  • Operate heavy-duty trucks with front, side, or rear-end load lift attachments according to the line of business and truck type.
  • Transport material to disposal, transfer, or recycling facilities when trucks reach legal load capacity.
  • Provide pickup service for containers filled with waste or recyclable material and maneuver wheeled containers to pickup-stage areas when required.
  • Navigate high-traffic and congested roadways, driveways, alleyways, lots, residential environments, and tight overhead industrial-route environments as applicable.
  • Perform highly skilled backing maneuvers safely.
  • Operate the vehicle in accordance with Waste Management safety and life-critical rules, Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements, Department of Transportation requirements, and applicable local, state, and federal laws.
  • Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the assigned vehicle and document checks using the Driver Vehicle Inspection Report.
  • Immediately report unsafe situations and service-related issues to the Operations Manager or Dispatch.
  • Attend scheduled training programs, briefings, and meetings as required by Waste Management or the Route Manager.
  • Work with the Operations Manager to improve route efficiencies and identify best practices.
  • Notify the Operations Manager of incidents, accidents, injuries, or property damage.
  • Notify the Operations Manager or Dispatch of service interruptions, including closed or impassable streets or alleyways, receptacles that are too heavy to service, and potential safety hazards.
  • Communicate customer requests to the Operations Manager or Dispatch.
  • Completely dump all receptacles and leave customer locations clean and free of debris.
  • Follow route assignments and complete end-of-day documentation and the checkout process.
  • Perform scheduled duties and assist other drivers as directed to meet customer needs.
Desired Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.

About the company

Waste Management provides a full suite of waste management and environmental services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers across North America. Its core activities include collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and resource recovery of waste, funded through fees for residential curbside pickup, commercial contracts, and industrial waste solutions. The company operates through traditional waste disposal and expanding recycling technologies and renewable energy projects, such as converting landfill gas to energy. This combination lets Waste Management serve a broad market while pursuing environmental objectives. The main goal is to deliver practical waste handling and environmental solutions, increase recycling and recovery of resources, and generate renewable energy to reduce the impact of waste on the environment.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Founded

1968

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What believers are saying

  • WM opened Denver East's $110 million facility on July 9, 2026, adding 175,000 tons capacity.
  • Q1 2026 operating EBITDA rose nearly 6%, and recycling EBITDA grew 18%.
  • WM plans $1.4 billion across 39 recycling projects through 2027, expanding automation-led throughput.

What critics are saying

  • Battery fires forced WM to add a no-batteries rule on June 15, 2026.
  • WM's recycling economics depend on volatile commodity pricing; Q1 2026 single-stream pricing fell 27%.
  • John Morris inherits integration risk after Stericycle's 2024 acquisition and a capital-heavy expansion cycle.

What makes Waste Management unique

  • WM controls collection, disposal, recycling, and RNG across North America at scale.
  • Jim Fish grew revenue nearly doubled to $25.2 billion before Jan. 2027 succession.
  • WM's 2026 recycling builds use optical sorting, automation, and fire-detection technology.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 8%

1 year growth

↑ 8%

2 year growth

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Waste Advantage Magazine
Sep 21st, 2026
Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association & Waste Management, Inc. launch communitywide recycling education initiative.

Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association & Waste Management, Inc. launch communitywide recycling education initiative. September 20, 2026 The Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association (FBA) and Waste Management, Inc. (WM) are partnering on a communitywide initiative designed to make recycling easier, reduce contamination, and help residents and businesses better understand what belongs in their recycling bins. Over the coming weeks, new "Recycle Right, Surfside!" labels will be placed on recycling receptacles throughout the Town, including at single-family homes, multifamily residential properties, and commercial locations. The easy-to-read labels provide clear visual guidance showing which materials should be recycled and which items should be kept out of recycling bins. To help reach Surfside's diverse community, the recycling guidance will be available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. "This initiative is about making recycling easier, more accessible, and more effective for everyone in our community," said Sandra N. McCready, Acting Town Manager & Town Clerk. "By partnering with the Florida Beverage Association and Waste Management, we are giving residents and businesses clear, practical guidance while reinforcing our shared responsibility to keep Surfside clean, sustainable, and beautiful for generations to come." The labels encourage residents to recycle commonly accepted materials including plastic bottles, tubs, jars and jugs; aluminum, tin and steel beverage containers and food cans; glass bottles and jars; paper; and cardboard and paperboard. They also reinforce an important recycling practice: recyclables should be placed loose in the bin, not inside plastic bags. The label rollout is part of a broader public education campaign being developed collaboratively by the Town, FBA and WM. The campaign will use community outreach and educational materials to reinforce proper recycling habits, explain common sources of contamination and encourage residents and businesses to "recycle right." "Recycling works best when people know exactly what belongs in the bin," said Liz DeWitt, President and CEO of the Florida Beverage Association. "This partnership puts clear information directly on recycling receptacles and pairs it with community education to help more materials get recycled properly. We're proud to work with the Town of Surfside and WM on a practical program that can make a measurable difference." To measure the program's impact, WM is conducting a pre-program audit of Surfside's recycling stream to establish a baseline before the full rollout. Additional assessments throughout the initiative will allow the partners to track changes, identify opportunities for continued education and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. "Successful recycling starts with making it easy for people to know what belongs in the bin and what doesn't," said Jason Neal, Waste Management's Government Affairs Director. "By establishing a baseline before the program begins and tracking the recycling stream over time, we'll be able to measure progress and identify where additional education can help."

Lynnwood Times
Sep 20th, 2026
Sunday is World Cleanup Day 2026.

Sunday is World Cleanup Day 2026. SNOHOMISH COUNTY - Sunday is World Cleanup Day, an annual United Nations observance on September 20 that calls on governments, cities, schools, businesses and individuals to organize activities addressing waste, with a 2026 focus on food waste under the theme "From Clean Plates to Clean Cities." The U.N. General Assembly proclaimed the day in Resolution 78/122 that was adopted December 8, 2023. The 2026 global event is being held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. U.N. figures cited for the day show about 1.05 billion metric tons of food was wasted in 2022 at household, food-service and retail levels - 19% of food available to consumers. Households account for 60% of that consumer waste. Food loss and waste generate 8% to 10% of global greenhouse-gas emissions and cost the world economy about $1 trillion a year. More than 1 billion meals are wasted daily even as hundreds of millions of people face hunger. The observance of World Cleanup Day grew from the Let's Do It World civic movement, which has mobilized tens of millions of volunteers across more than 190 countries in recent years to collect litter from streets, beaches, rivers and parks. National CleanUp Day in the United States, held the third Saturday of September, fell on September 19 this year and is often coordinated alongside World Cleanup Day. The City of Lake Stevens held a free community cleanup Saturday, September 19, at Cavelero Mid-High School in partnership with Waste Management. Washington State University Extension Beach Watchers, which regularly organizes shoreline cleanups in the county, has its next scheduled event Saturday, September 26, from 10 a.m. to noon at Howarth Park in Everett. That cleanup uses the EPA's Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol to count, weigh and categorize debris. Periodic cleanups also occur at Picnic Point County Park in Edmonds (October 13) and Mukilteo Lighthouse Park (December 14). Snohomish County Parks maintains ongoing volunteer opportunities for litter cleanup, trail maintenance and habitat work at sites including Meadowdale Beach Park, where an estuary maintenance work party is scheduled for September 27. The county's volunteer portal lists additional stewardship projects at parks such as Lord Hill Regional Park and Kayak Point. Community groups such as Green Snohomish also organize periodic litter pickups along streets and river corridors.

Florida Beverage Association
Sep 19th, 2026
Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association & Waste Management, Inc. launch communitywide recycling education initiative.

Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association & Waste Management, Inc. launch communitywide recycling education initiative. New multilingual recycling labels, community outreach and ongoing waste audits aim to help residents and businesses recycle right. September 18, 2026 TOWN OF SURFSIDE, FL - The Town of Surfside, Florida Beverage Association (FBA) and Waste Management, Inc. (WM) are partnering on a communitywide initiative designed to make recycling easier, reduce contamination, and help residents and businesses better understand what belongs in their recycling bins. Over the coming weeks, new "Recycle Right, Surfside!" labels will be placed on recycling receptacles throughout the Town, including at single-family homes, multifamily residential properties, and commercial locations. The easy-to-read labels provide clear visual guidance showing which materials should be recycled and which items should be kept out of recycling bins. To help reach Surfside's diverse community, the recycling guidance will be available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. "This initiative is about making recycling easier, more accessible, and more effective for everyone in our community," said Sandra N. McCready, Acting Town Manager & Town Clerk. "By partnering with the Florida Beverage Association and Waste Management, we are giving residents and businesses clear, practical guidance while reinforcing our shared responsibility to keep Surfside clean, sustainable, and beautiful for generations to come." The labels encourage residents to recycle commonly accepted materials including plastic bottles, tubs, jars and jugs; aluminum, tin and steel beverage containers and food cans; glass bottles and jars; paper; and cardboard and paperboard. They also reinforce an important recycling practice: recyclables should be placed loose in the bin, not inside plastic bags. The label rollout is part of a broader public education campaign being developed collaboratively by the Town, FBA and WM. The campaign will use community outreach and educational materials to reinforce proper recycling habits, explain common sources of contamination and encourage residents and businesses to "recycle right." "Recycling works best when people know exactly what belongs in the bin," said Liz DeWitt, President and CEO of the Florida Beverage Association. "This partnership puts clear information directly on recycling receptacles and pairs it with community education to help more materials get recycled properly. We're proud to work with the Town of Surfside and WM on a practical program that can make a measurable difference." To measure the program's impact, WM is conducting a pre-program audit of Surfside's recycling stream to establish a baseline before the full rollout. Additional assessments throughout the initiative will allow the partners to track changes, identify opportunities for continued education and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. "Successful recycling starts with making it easy for people to know what belongs in the bin and what doesn't," said Jason Neal, Waste Management's Government Affairs Director. "By establishing a baseline before the program begins and tracking the recycling stream over time, Flabev'll be able to measure progress and identify where additional education can help. The initiative brings together the Town's connection with residents and businesses, WM's recycling expertise and FBA's ongoing efforts to improve recycling and increase the collection of valuable recyclable materials. Residents can learn more about what can and cannot be recycled in Surfside at TownofSurfsideFL.gov/what-to-recycle. Media contacts: Town of Surfside: Cindy Reyes - [email protected] Florida Beverage Association: Elizabeth DeWitt - [email protected] Waste Management: Jason Neal - [email protected]

Yahoo Finance
Sep 17th, 2026
Waste Management VP sells 1,365 shares for $300K, reducing stake by 15%

John A. Carroll, VP and Chief Accounting Officer of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM), sold 1,365 shares of common stock on 4 September 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The transaction was valued at approximately $300,000. The sale represented 15% of Carroll's total position, leaving him with 7,729 remaining shares. The transaction was executed by JJC Cache LLC at $219.90 per share, whilst the stock closed at $218.99 on the same day. Waste Management, headquartered in Houston, reported trailing twelve-month revenue of $25.7 billion and net income of $2.9 billion. The company employs approximately 60,500 people and provides comprehensive environmental waste solutions across North America.

Newswire
Sep 1st, 2026
Asplundh names Chris Farley COO.

Asplundh names Chris Farley COO. HORSHAM, Pa., September 1, 2026 (Newswire.com) - Asplundh today announced that Chris Farley has joined the company and been named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President - Vegetation Management. He will be based at the company's Home Office in Horsham, Pennsylvania, and will report to Co-Presidents David Fleischner and George Graham. Prior to joining Asplundh, Chris served as Area Vice President at Waste Management, overseeing the Greater Mid-Atlantic region, a complex $2 billion+ market area with multiple business lines including collections, transfer stations and recycling facilities. Chris also worked in both the legal and energy and metals industries and has broad experience in sales, finance and law. In his role as COO, Chris will lead all strategic and day-to-day operational aspects of the business with an emphasis on growth, efficiency and bottom-line results, coupled with collaboration and communication at all levels. He will also focus on the development of the company's operating model and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining an unwavering focus on safety across all levels of the organization. "Throughout his career, Chris has led large, complex organizations through transformation and growth - always with a focus on collaboration, efficiency and sustainable performance," Fleischner said. "We look forward to his contributions at Asplundh." Today, as a leading provider of infrastructure solutions, Asplundh helps utilities, power producers and energy-intensive customers across the nation address their most challenging infrastructure needs.