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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-021953
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210212
GROUP MEMBERS:		BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
GROUP MEMBERS:		MELINDA FRENCH GATES
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILLIAM H. GATES III

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823768
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		IRS NUMBER:				731309529
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-39928
		FILM NUMBER:		21627782

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 FANNIN STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135126200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 FANNIN STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	USA WASTE SERVICES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001052192
		IRS NUMBER:				911680459
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258897900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2365 CARILLON POINT
		CITY:			KIRKLAND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980102
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information required in the remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting Persons</font><br>   Cascade Investment, L.L.C.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Voting Power </font><br>   16,600,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font><br> &nbsp;16,600,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared Dispositive   Power <br>   -0-</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><br>   16,600,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares   (See Instructions)&nbsp; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent of Class&nbsp;Represented by Amount in Row (9)</font><br>   3.9% </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font><br>   OO</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on 422,606,194 shares of the Issuer&#146;s Common Stock outstanding as of October&nbsp;28, 2020, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on November&nbsp;2, 2020.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting Persons</font><br>   Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared Dispositive   Power <br>   18,633,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><br>   18,633,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)&nbsp;Excludes Certain Shares   (See Instructions)&nbsp; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</font><br>   OO</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For purposes of Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all shares of the common stock (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Waste Management,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) beneficially owned by Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates, as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on 422,606,194 shares of the Issuer&#146;s Common Stock outstanding as of October&nbsp;28, 2020, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on November&nbsp;2, 2020.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting Persons</font><br>   William H. Gates III</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Voting Power </font><br>   16,600,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole Dispositive Power</font><br> &nbsp;16,600,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared Dispositive   Power <br>   18,633,672 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font><br>   35,234,344 </font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)(2)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All shares of the common stock (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Waste Management,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (&#147;Cascade&#148;) may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as the sole member of Cascade.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) beneficially owns 18,633,672 shares of Issuer Common Stock.&#160; For purposes of Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates, as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Names of Reporting Persons</font><br>   Melinda French Gates</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.7pt;text-indent:-13.7pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Bill&nbsp;&amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) beneficially owns 18,633,672 shares of the common stock (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Waste Management,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;). For purposes of Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all of the Issuer&#146;s Common Stock beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III and Melinda French Gates, as Co-Trustees of the Trust.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Address   of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence</font></b><br> Cascade &#150; 2365 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington 98033</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust &#150; 2365   Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington 98033</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Gates &#150; 500   Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mrs.&nbsp;Gates &#150; 500   Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Citizenship</font></b><br> Cascade is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the   State of Washington.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust is a   charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of Washington.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;and   Mrs.&nbsp;Gates are citizens of the United States of America.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title   of Class&nbsp;of Securities</font></b><br>   Common Stock, $0.01 par value</p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CUSIP   Number</font></b><br>   94106L109</p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">If   this statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(b)&nbsp;or   240.13d-2(b)&nbsp;or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and   percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount beneficially owned:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Percent of class:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole power to vote or to direct the vote</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>This Amendment is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement dated September&nbsp;17, 2010, and included with the signature page&nbsp;to the Reporting Persons&#146; Schedule 13G with respect to the Issuer filed on September&nbsp;17, 2010, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-39928, and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Duly authorized under Special Limited Power of Attorney appointing Alan Heuberger attorney-in-fact, dated October&nbsp;11, 2013, by and on behalf of Michael Larson, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;9 to Cascade&#146;s Schedule 13D with respect to Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&nbsp;&amp; Income Fund on December&nbsp;11, 2013, SEC File No.&nbsp;005-81261, and incorporated by reference herein.</p>
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