Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Riverbend Landfill settlement with the EPA
Settlement
Riverbend Landfill, owned and operated by Waste Management, agreed under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to pay a $104,482 fine and take actions to reduce its pollution emissions. The report describes air pollution violations.
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The municipal solid waste landfill and recycling center, at 13469 SW Highway 18, is owned and operated by Waste Management, Inc.
Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville will pay a $104,482 fine and take actions to reduce its pollution emissions under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
1999
Late-1990s accounting scandal
The company announced a downward restatement of first-quarter results, partly related to landfill and other asset valuations connected with the Wheelabrator Technologies acquisition. The episode became a major governance and accounting controversy for the company.
1997
Financial reporting restatements
Waste Management adjusted or reclassified items in its 1996 and first-nine-month 1997 financial statements. The disclosures formed part of wider scrutiny of the company’s accounting practices during the late 1990s.