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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-050989
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250520

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823768
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				731309529
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 CAPITOL STREET, STE 3000
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135126200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 CAPITOL STREET, STE 3000
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

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

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000104938
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				362660763
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 FANNIN STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-512-6367

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980716

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WASTE MANAGEMENT INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970725

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VMX TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930527
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Waste
management, inc.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>WASTE
MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Houston, Texas 77002</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">May 20, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Via EDGAR</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F. Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Waste Management, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Registration Statement on Form S-4</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Filed May 8, 2025</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">File No. 333-287083</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
connection with the above referenced Registration Statement (the &ldquo;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&rdquo;) relating </FONT>to
the registration by Waste Management, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B><I>Issuer</I></B>&rdquo;) and Waste Management Holdings, Inc. as the additional
guarantor registrant (the &ldquo;<B><I>Guarantor</I></B>&rdquo;, and together with the Issuer, the &ldquo;<B><I>Registrants</I></B>&rdquo;)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&rdquo;), of $485,084,000 aggregate principal amount
of the Issuer&rsquo;s 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &ldquo;<B><I>Exchange Notes</I></B>&rdquo;) to be offered by the Issuer in exchange
(the &ldquo;<B><I>Exchange Offer</I></B>&rdquo;) for a like principal amount of the Issuer&rsquo;s issued and outstanding 3.875% Senior
Notes due 2029 and the guarantees of such Exchange Notes by the Guarantor, the Registrants hereby confirm and represent as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrants are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
 &ldquo;<B><I>Staff</I></B>&rdquo;) set forth in <I>Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation</I>, SEC No-Action Letter (available May 13, 1988),
<I>Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. Incorporated</I>, SEC No-Action Letter (available June 5, 1991) and <I>Shearman &amp; Sterling</I>, SEC No-Action
Letter (available July 2, 1993) and similar no-action letters (collectively, the &ldquo;<B><I>SEC No-Action Letters</I></B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrants have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person who will receive Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer
to distribute those Exchange Notes following completion of the Exchange Offer. The Registrants are not aware of any person that will participate
in the Exchange Offer with a view to distribute the Exchange Notes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrants will disclose to each person participating in the Exchange Offer that if such participant acquires the Exchange Notes for
the purpose of distributing them, such person (a) cannot rely on the Staff&rsquo;s interpretive position expressed in the SEC No-Action
Letters, and (b) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, in order to resell Exchange
Notes, and be identified as an underwriter in the prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrants will include in the letter of transmittal an acknowledgement to be executed by each person participating in the Exchange Offer
that such participant does not intend to engage in a distribution of the Exchange Notes. In addition, the Registrants will include in
the letter of transmittal an acknowledgement for each person that is a broker-dealer exchanging securities it acquired for its own account
as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities that such broker-dealer will satisfy any prospectus delivery requirements
in connection with any resale of Exchange Notes received pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The letter of transmittal will also include a
statement to the effect that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an &ldquo;underwriter&rdquo; within the meaning of the Securities Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Please contact Clinton W. Rancher or Parker Hinman
of Baker Botts L.L.P. at (713) 229-1820 or (713) 229-1924, respectively, with any questions or comments regarding the foregoing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Page Follows</I>]</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Waste Management,
    Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Leslie K. Nagy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Leslie K. Nagy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Waste Management
    Holdings, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Leslie K. Nagy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Leslie K. Nagy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Clinton W. Rancher, Baker Botts
    L.L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Parker Hinman, Baker Botts L.L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">[<I>Signature Page to Exxon Capital Letter</I>]</P>

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