7 Waste Management stocks to watch

The best Waste Management stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals—while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

7 popular Waste Management stocks to watch

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the garbage industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap stocks.

1. Waste Management (WM)
2. Republic Services (RSG)
3. Clean Harbors (CLH)
4. Stericycle (SRCL)
5. Casella Waste Systems (CWST)
6. Montrose Environmental (MEG)
7. US Ecology (ECOL)

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2. Sign up for an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
3. Set up a funding method to pay for the transaction. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information.
4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like WM or RSG.
5. Place your order. Buy the stock. It's that simple.

Learn more about popular Waste Management stocks

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the garbage industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. Waste Management (WM)

Waste Management, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity.

• Previous close price: $205.83
• Market capitalization: $82,452,619,264
• 1 year performance: 17.92%
• P/E ratio: 31.3634

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2. Republic Services (RSG)

Republic Services, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions.

• Previous close price: $203.73
• Market capitalization: $63,713,906,688
• 1 year performance: 25.70%
• P/E ratio: 32.5536

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3. Clean Harbors (CLH)

Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental and industrial services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions.

• Previous close price: $233.60
• Market capitalization: $12,668,983,296
• 1 year performance: 33.68%
• P/E ratio: 30.5657

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4. Stericycle (SRCL)

Stericycle, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides regulated waste and compliance services in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers regulated waste and compliance services, including regulated medical waste, sharps waste management and disposal, pharmaceutical waste management and disposal, chemotherapy waste and disposal, controlled substance waste disposal, healthcare hazardous waste, and integrated waste stream solutions; specialty services, such as MedDrop medication collection kiosks, safe community solutions, SafeDrop sharps mailback solutions, and airport and maritime waste services; medical supply store services, that includes sharps and disposable biohazardous waste containers, infection control supplies, and seal&send medication mail back; and compliance solutions including Steri-Safe compliance solutions.

• Previous close price: $71.90
• Market capitalization: $5,754,061,824
• 1 year performance: 44.09%
• P/E ratio: 158.9231

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5. Casella Waste Systems (CWST)

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers.

• Previous close price: $105.97
• Market capitalization: $6,708,086,272
• 1 year performance: 22.61%
• P/E ratio: 963.1818

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6. Montrose Environmental (MEG)

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. operates as an environmental services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Assessment, Permitting and Response; Measurement and Analysis; and Remediation and Reuse.

• Previous close price: $17.03
• Market capitalization: $573,507,712
• 1 year performance: -47.19%

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7. US Ecology (ECOL)

US Ecology, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides environmental services to commercial and government entities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Waste Solutions, Field Services, and Energy Waste.

• Previous close price: $0.00
• Market capitalization: $1,512,275,328
• 1 year performance: N/A

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in Waste Management stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—Waste Management stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the garbage industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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