Waste Management, Inc. Rotten Score Breakdown
Corporate Misconduct
0.0ptsCommunity concern only
Community ratings exist, but no approved evidence has been submitted. Community ratings do not affect the Rotten Score.
Avg Rating: 5.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Human Rights & Exploitation
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Fraud & Corruption
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Deceptive Practices
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Environmental Harm
15.0ptsEthics on life support
Avg Rating: 5.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 3.00Evidence Count: 1Contribution: 15.0 pts
Misconduct: low 0 · medium 1 · high 0
Remediation: low 0 · medium 0 · high 0ⓘ cap: 25%
Waste Management Subsidiary Paid EPA Penalty Over Illegal Landfill-Gas Venting
In April 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Waste Management of Alameda County, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management Inc., concerning the Altamont Landfill in California.
EPA said the landfill illegally vented and mismanaged treated landfill gas. The subsidiary agreed to pay a $215,000 penalty. EPA stated that the landfill had come into compliance with federal landfill requirements as a result of the enforcement action.
Source:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-takes-action-against-two-northern-california-landfills-clean-air-act-violations
Sustainability Deception
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Workplace Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Financial Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts