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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanContributionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Contribution [Policy Text Block]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionParticipantCompensationMatchedPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of matching contribution for employee earnings</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccountDecreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanForfeitedNonvestedAccountDecreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount used to pay contributions and plan expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="wm-20251231.xsd#wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested" xlink:to="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represent the number of investments in common collective trust.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Number Of Common Collective Trusts Invested</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfCommonCollectiveTrustsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of common collective trust</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfTargetRetirementDateFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represent the number of investments in target collective trusts.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfTargetRetirementDateFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Number Of Target Retirement Date Funds Invested</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfTargetRetirementDateFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of target retirement funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="wm-20251231.xsd#wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested" xlink:to="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represent the number of investments in mutual funds.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Number OF Mutual Funds Invested</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNumberOfMutualFundsInvested_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of mutual funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EbpInvestmentProgramSingleParticipationStatusExtensibleEnumeration" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpInvestmentProgramSingleParticipationStatusExtensibleEnumeration" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpInvestmentProgramSingleParticipationStatusExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Investment Program, Single Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="wm-20251231.xsd#wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantAgeForWithdrawalFromAccountBalance" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantAgeForWithdrawalFromAccountBalance" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantAgeForWithdrawalFromAccountBalance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the participant age requirement for withdrawal from account balance of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantAgeForWithdrawalFromAccountBalance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Participant Age For Withdrawal from Account Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantAgeForWithdrawalFromAccountBalance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Participant age for withdrawal from account balance</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMinimumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Minimum borrowing amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/ebp/elts/us-gaap-ebp-2026.xsd#us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum borrowing amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountThresholdNumberOfLoansOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant Account, Threshold Number Of Loans Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountThresholdNumberOfLoansOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Threshold number of loans outstanding</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountThresholdNumberOfLoanTakenByEachParticipants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the threshold number of loans that can be taken by the participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="wm_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountThresholdNumberOfLoanTakenByEachParticipants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant Account, Threshold Number of Loan Taken By Each Participants</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Transferred Late to Plan</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total Fully Corrected Under VFCP and PTE 2001-51</label>
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