Waste Management Commemorates Earth Day 2009 by Ringing Opening Bell at NYSE

On the morning of April 22, at 9:30 AM EDT, Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) leaders commemorated Earth Day by ringing the opening bell and signaling the start of the trading day at the New York Stock Exchange. The opening bell is seen by 100 million viewers each day on television outlets including CNBC and Bloomberg.

WM is a leading provider of comprehensive waste management services offering collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. WM also is a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy facilities in the United States.

Download a video of the bell-ringing (MPEG4 video, 18 Mb).

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