Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

	By:	/s/ JAMES C. FISH, JR.
		James C. Fish, Jr.
		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Date: February 15, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date

/s/ JAMES C. FISH, JR.	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	February 15, 2018
James C. Fish, Jr.	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ DEVINA A. RANKIN	Senior Vice President and	February 15, 2018
Devina A. Rankin	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ LESLIE K. NAGY	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer	February 15, 2018
Leslie K. Nagy	(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ BRADBURY H. ANDERSON	Chairman of the Board and Director	February 15, 2018
Bradbury H. Anderson

/s/ FRANK M. CLARK, JR.	Director	February 15, 2018
Frank M. Clark

/s/ ANDRÉS R. GLUSKI	Director	February 15, 2018
Andrés R. Gluski

/s/ PARTICK W. GROSS	Director	February 15, 2018
Patrick W. Gross

/s/ VICTORIA M. HOLT	Director	February 15, 2018
Victoria M. Holt

/s/ KATHLEEN M. MAZZARELLA	Director	February 15, 2018
Kathleen M. Mazzarella

/s/ JOHN C. POPE	Director	February 15, 2018
John C. Pope

/s/ THOMAS H. WEIDEMEYER	Director	February 15, 2018
Thomas H. Weidemeyer

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Waste Management, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statement Schedule

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Waste Management, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and have issued our report thereon dated February 15, 2018 (included elsewhere in this Form 10-K). Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects the information set forth therein.

Basis for Opinion

This schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this schedule based on our audits. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Houston, Texas February 15, 2018

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(In Millions)


					Accounts
	Balance		Charged		Written		Balance
	Beginning of		to		Off/Use of		End of
	Year		Income		Reserve		Year
2015 — Reserves for doubtful accounts (a)	$	31	$	36	$	(42)	$	25
2016 — Reserves for doubtful accounts (a)	$	25	$	42	$	(43)	$	24
2017 — Reserves for doubtful accounts (a)	$	24	$	43	$	(45)	$	22
2015 — Merger and restructuring accruals (b)	$	45	$	15	$	(47)	$	13
2016 — Merger and restructuring accruals (b)	$	13	$	4	$	(10)	$	7
2017 — Merger and restructuring accruals (b)	$	7	$	—	$	(5)	$	2

	(a)		Includes reserves for doubtful accounts receivable and notes receivable.

	(b)		Included in accrued liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These accruals represent employee severance and benefit costs and transitional costs.

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