Article: Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)

Solid Waste

WM to repurchase $300M more stock

Waste Management Inc. plans to buy back an additional $300 million in stock, and that's on top of the $1.2 billion already earmarked for repurchases.

Through the first 10 months of this year, the company has repurchased about 32 million shares of stock for about $1.15 billion. The company also has paid $374 million in dividends during that time.

Conn. man sentenced for racketeering

A Shelton, Conn., man is the latest in a string of people going to prison for their involvement in a price-fixing scheme involving the trash industry in Connecticut and nearby parts of New York.

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