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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Waste Management Inc.
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol WM)
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: waste management and environmental services
Specific Industry: waste management
Penalty total since 2000$940,335,546
Number of records: 426
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
financial offenses$457,000,0001
consumer-protection-related offenses$295,867,8992
competition-related offenses$81,650,0005
environment-related offenses$39,797,118212
employment-related offenses$35,308,79286
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
investor protection violation$457,000,0001
consumer protection violation$295,867,8992
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act$80,700,0002
False Claims Act and related$29,150,0002
wage and hour violation$27,125,05429
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Waste Management, Inc.investor protection violation2001CT-AG$457,000,000
Stericycle Inc.consumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
Stericycle Inc.Foreign Corrupt Practices Act2022DOJ_CRIMINAL$52,500,000
Stericycle, Inc.Foreign Corrupt Practices Act2022SEC$28,200,000
Stericycle, Inc.False Claims Act and related2015MULTI-AG$26,750,000
Waste Managementwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$15,000,000
Waste Managementwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$7,000,000
Waste Management Texaswork visa violations2018USAO$5,500,000
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS INCenvironmental violation2002EPA$3,330,750
Stericycle, Inc. et al.hazardous waste violation2024CA-DTSC$3,100,000
Stericycle, Inc.air pollution violation2021EPA$2,600,000
Stericycleenvironmental violation2021EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,600,000
Waste Management of Pennsylvaniaenvironmental violation2002PA-ENV$2,477,912
Stericycle, Inc.False Claims Act and related2013NY-AG$2,400,000
Stericycleair pollution violation2014UT-ENV$2,322,536
Stericyclewage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.environmental violation2016private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2005PA-ENV$1,879,699
Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc.environmental violation2006NH-AG$1,750,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2005PA-ENV$1,677,646
Stericycle, Inc. et al.environmental violation2018CA-DTSC$1,412,400
Waste Management Inc.solid waste violation2003PA-ENV$1,370,000
Waste Management of Washingon Inc.environmental violation2006private lawsuit-state$1,220,000
Waste Managementair pollution violation2007CA-ARB$1,011,000
Waste Management Holdings Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Stericycleconsumer protection violation2019NJ-AG$867,899
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.wage and hour violation2000MA-AG$809,000
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2004PA-ENV$731,614
Waste Management Disposal Services of PA Inc.air pollution violation2007PA-ENV$703,420
Waste Management of Hawaiienvironmental violation2015EPA$600,000
Advanced Disposal Services Greentree Landfill, LLCsolid waste violation2017PA-ENV$600,000
Stericycle, Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003UT-AG$580,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2014PA-ENV$528,000
Waste Management, Inc.solid waste violation2015PA-ENV$528,000
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.hazardous waste violation2003IL-AG$500,000
STERICYCLE INCsolid waste violation2019NJ-ENV$500,000
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.wage and hour violation2002MA-AG$478,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2003PA-ENV$440,000
Waste Management of Hawaii & City and County of Honolulu for Waimanalo Gulch Landfillenvironmental violation2019EPA$425,000
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.environmental violation2011EPA$400,000
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.wage and hour violation2012MA-AG$376,000
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.wage and hour violation2001MA-AG$340,000
Stericycleprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002AZ-AG$320,000
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.hazardous waste violation2013CA-DTSC$311,194
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2011PA-ENV$311,000
Chemical Waste Managementenvironmental violation2010EPA$302,100
Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania Inc.solid waste violation2012PA-ENV$290,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2016PA-ENV$283,100
Waste Management of Oregon Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$244,999
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.environmental violation2004TX-ENV$244,420
Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc.environmental violation2020EPA$232,000
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF WISCONSIN, INC.environmental violation2020EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $232,000
STERICYCLE INCenvironmental violation2023NJ-ENV$225,000
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2016PA-ENV$222,000
Waste Managementwage and hour violation2022CO-DL$207,370
Waste Management, Inc.labor relations violation2001NLRB$204,188
Waste Management, Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$193,332
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2015PA-ENV$190,000
Waste Managementlabor relations violation2006NLRB$150,000
Stericycleenvironmental violation2018EPA$150,000
Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Servicesair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$150,000
ADVANCED DSPL SVC WESTERN PA INCenvironmental violation2007PA-ENV$149,478
Hillsboro Landfillsolid waste violation2024OR-ENV$133,450
Waste Management, Inc.air pollution violation2005WI-AG$128,395
ADVANCED DSPL SVC GREENTREE LDFL LLCenvironmental violation2012PA-ENV$123,645
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.environmental violation2017VA-ENV$120,000
Waste Management LampTracker, Inc.hazardous waste violation2011EPA$118,800
WASTE MANAGEMENT LAMPTRACKER, INCenvironmental violation2011EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $118,800
Waste Managementwage and hour violation2023CO-DL$115,899
Waste Management of Puerto Ricolabor relations violation2007NLRB$108,178
Waste Managementenvironmental violation2011WI-AG$100,000
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2004PA-ENV$100,000
Advanced Disposal Services Orchard Hills Landfill, Inc.air pollution violation2023IL-ENV$100,000
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.environmental violation2016VA-ENV$99,000
Advanced Disposal Services Solid Waste Midwest LLCworkplace whistleblower retaliation2021OSHA$95,000
Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.environmental violation2022VA-ENV$95,000
Waste Management of Arizona Inc., d/b/a Waste Management of Tucsonlabor relations violation2010NLRB$89,803
Waste Managementwage and hour violation2022CO-DL$82,597
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2002PA-ENV$79,000
CWM Chemical Services, LLCenvironmental violation2002EPA$78,475
Waste Managementlabor relations violation2005NLRB$77,600
Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc.air pollution violation2009WI-AG$75,000
WASTE MGMT DSPL SVC OF PA INCenvironmental violation2005PA-ENV$75,000
Waste Management Collection & Recycling, Inc.air pollution violation2001CA-ARB$75,000
STERICYCLEenvironmental violation2018WA-ENV$72,000
STERICYCLE MORTONenvironmental violation2015WA-ENV$72,000
WASTE MGMT OF PA INCenvironmental violation2016PA-ENV$71,000
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA INCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$70,450
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NJ INCsolid waste violation2003NJ-ENV$70,000
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INCenvironmental violation2024EPA$68,699
Chemical Waste Managementhazardous waste violation2008AL-ENV$65,000
Stericycle, Inc.environmental violation2023NC-ENV$65,000
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDAworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$63,500
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.environmental violation2006TX-ENV$62,595
Waste Managementlabor relations violation2004NLRB$60,000
Chemical Waste Management of the Northwestenvironmental violation2020OR-ENV$60,000
Shawnee Rock Incworkplace safety or health violation2011MSHA$60,000
STERICYCLE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$57,614
Advanced Disposal Services, North Atlantalabor relations violation2009NLRB$57,381
Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.environmental violation2012VA-ENV$56,400
Advanced Disposal Servicesenvironmental violation2019AL-ENV$54,900
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.