Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported quarterly earnings of $2.02 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.98 by 2.02 percent. This is a 5.21 percent increase over earnings of $1.92 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.684 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $6.701 billion by 0.26 percent. This is a 3.95 percent increase over sales of $6.430 billion the same period last year.