Waste Management, Inc. Rotten Score Breakdown
💼Corporate Misconduct
Community 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
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
🎭Fraud & Corruption
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
🧪Deceptive Practices
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
🚨Environmental Harm
Ethics 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
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
💸Workplace Misconduct
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
⚠️Financial Misconduct
No documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts