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| WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 800 CAPITOL STREET SUITE 3000 HOUSTON, TX 77002 Your Vote Counts! WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 2021 Annual Meeting Vote by May 10, 2021 11:59 PM ET D42516-P49089 You invested in WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on May 11, 2021. Get informed before you vote View the Combined Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 27, 2021. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number Virtually at: Vote Virtually at the Meeting* May 11, 2021 11:00 a.m. CT www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2021 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. V1

| Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Voting Items Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. James C. Fish, Jr. 1b. Andrés R. Gluski 1c. Victoria M. Holt 1d. Kathleen M. Mazzarella 1e. Sean E. Menke 1f. William B. Plummer 1g. John C. Pope 1h. Maryrose T. Sylvester 1i. Thomas H. Weidemeyer Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. Non-binding, advisory proposal to approve our executive compensation. NOTE: In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Board Recommends For For For For For For For For For For For Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. D42517-P49089