SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1320, 2026

Waste Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-12154		73-1309529
(State or Other Jurisdiction  of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (713) 512-6200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	WM	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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AsOn ~~previously~~March ~~announced~~20, Ms2026, Waste Management, Inc. (the ~~Devina~~“Company”) ~~Rankin~~entered ~~voluntarily~~into ~~resigned~~Amendment ~~from~~No. ~~her~~2 ~~position~~(the of“Amendment”) ~~Executive~~to ~~Vice~~its ~~President~~Seventh Amended and ~~Chief~~Restated ~~Financial~~Revolving ~~Officer~~Credit ofAgreement ~~Waste~~dated ~~Management~~May 8, ~~Inc.~~ 2024 (as ofamended ~~November~~and 1restated, ~~2025,~~the ~~following~~“Credit ~~her~~Agreement”) among ~~admirable~~the ~~career~~Company, ~~spanning~~Waste 23Management ~~years~~ of ~~dedicated~~Canada ~~service,~~Corporation ~~including~~and ~~nearly~~WM ~~nine~~Quebec ~~years~~Inc., as ~~Chief~~the ~~Financial Officer. She~~Borrowers, ~~continued~~Waste toManagement ~~serve~~Holdings, Inc., as anGuarantor, the ~~executive~~banks ~~advisor~~party atthereto ~~her~~from ~~prior~~time ~~base~~to ~~salary~~time, ~~through~~and ~~March~~Bank 13of America, ~~2026~~N.A., toas ~~ensure~~Administrative anAgent. ~~effective~~The ~~transition~~Amendment modifies the definitions of ~~her~~EBIT ~~responsibilities.~~and OnEBITDA ~~March~~in ~~13,~~the ~~2026,~~Credit ~~Ms.~~Agreement ~~Rankin~~to ~~received~~allow afor ~~cash~~the ~~bonus~~add back of $1equity-based ~~million~~compensation inand ~~recognition~~interest ofaccretion ~~the~~as ~~value~~non-cash items ~~delivered~~for topurposes ~~stockholders as~~of athe ~~result~~leverage ofratio ~~her~~financial ~~leadership~~covenant incalculation, ~~completing~~as ~~the~~set ~~orderly~~forth ~~transition~~in Section 9 of the ~~Chief~~Credit ~~Financial~~Agreement. ~~Officer~~These ~~role~~changes are intended to ~~her~~enhance ~~successor~~comparability ~~and~~by ~~her~~aligning ~~important contributions toward~~ the ~~integration~~components of ~~our~~EBIT ~~Healthcare~~and ~~Solutions~~EBITDA ~~business,~~with ~~which~~how ~~amount~~certain isindustry inpeers ~~addition~~approach tothe ~~her~~treatment of ~~annual~~these non-cash ~~incentive~~items ~~award payout~~within ~~earned~~their ~~for~~covenant ~~2025~~calculations.

The ~~cash~~above ~~transition~~description ~~success~~of the ~~bonus~~material ~~was~~terms ~~paid~~of ~~pursuant~~the Amendment does not purport to abe ~~letter~~complete ~~agreement~~and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		~~Transition~~Amendment ~~success~~No. ~~bonus~~2 ~~letter~~to ~~agreement~~Seventh Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1320, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Date: March 13, 2026	By:	/s/ Charles C. Boettcher
Date: March 25, 2026	By:	/s/ Charles C. Boettcher
		Charles C. Boettcher
		Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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