SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fish James C Jr (Last) (First) (Middle) 800 CAPITOL STREET, SUITE 3000 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WASTE MANAGEMENT INC [ WM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Pres, Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	07/29/2022		M		57,283	A	$98.898	152,127	D
Common Stock(2)	07/29/2022		M		32,851	A	$110.81	184,978	D
Common Stock(3)	07/29/2022		F		69,671	D	$165	115,307	D
Common Stock								4,080.9913	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								846	I	Fish 2018 Annual Exclusion Trust 1
Common Stock								846	I	Fish 2018 Annual Exclusion Trust 2
Common Stock								46,943	I	The Nicole M Fish GST Trust
Common Stock								46,942	I	The Stephanie M Fish GST Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$98.898	07/29/2022		M			57,283	02/19/2020	02/19/2029	Common Stock	57,283	$98.898	0.0000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$110.81	07/29/2022		M			32,851	02/23/2022	02/23/2031	Common Stock	32,851	$110.81	65,700	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock option granted pursuant to Waste Management, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The stock option vests 25% on the first and second anniversary of the date of grant with the remaining 50% on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

2. Stock option granted pursuant to Waste Management, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The stock option vests 34% on the first anniversary of the date of grant with 33% vesting on the 2nd and 3rd anniversary of the date of grant.

3. Stock option exercise and shares withheld to pay option costs and taxes pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

	Courtney Tippy, Attorney-in-fact	08/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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