Waste Management
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What shareholders voted on
From Waste Management’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2026 proxy statement | Say on pay | 94% | Passed | |
| Approval to amend and restate the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance | Company proposal | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | Auditor | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce E. Chinn | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas L. Bené | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 94.2% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2025 proxy statement | Say on pay | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | Auditor | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas L. Bené | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce E. Chinn | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 95.1% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement | Say on pay | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Approval of an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Officer Exculpation | Company proposal | 88.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | Auditor | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas L. Bené | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce E. Chinn | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 95% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement | Say on pay | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Approval of the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce E. Chinn | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 94.8% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholder proposal regarding a civil rights audit, as described in the Company’s 2022 proxy statement | Shareholder proposal | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund | 55% | Passed |
| Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2022 proxy statement | Say on pay | 90.6% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 | Auditor | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Director | 93.6% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement | Say on pay | 92.9% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 | Auditor | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Sean E. Menke | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Maryrose T. Sylvester | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 91.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 84.3% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2020 proxy statement | Say on pay | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Approval to amend and restate the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan to authorize additional shares for issuance | Company proposal | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 | Auditor | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of William B. Plummer | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Frank M. Clark, Jr. | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 85.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 58.4% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholder proposal regarding a policy on accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control | Shareholder proposal | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund | 38.3% | Failed |
| Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2019 proxy statement | Say on pay | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 | Auditor | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Frank M. Clark, Jr. | Director | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Patrick W. Gross | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 92.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 91.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholder proposal regarding a policy on accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control | Shareholder proposal | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund | 38.1% | Failed |
| Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2018 proxy statement | Say on pay | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 | Auditor | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Victoria M. Holt | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of James C. Fish, Jr. | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen M. Mazzarella | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Patrick W. Gross | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrés R. Gluski | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Frank M. Clark, Jr. | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Pope | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Director | 89.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Waste Management’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-14 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-31 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-14 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-01 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-17 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-02 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-10 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-28 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-13 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-29 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-13 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-31 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-15 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-27 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-17 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-27 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-17 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-27 |
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