Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Number 333-137526
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated September 22, 2006)
21,500 SHARES
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
COMMON STOCK
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol WMI. On
April 27, 2007, the last reported sale price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was
$38.13 per share.
We are issuing the shares directly to a warrant holder upon exercise by such holder of an
outstanding warrant. The warrant, originally issued in 1997, entitles the holder to purchase an
aggregate of 21,500 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $27.906 per share.
We will use the net proceeds of approximately $600,000 from the sale of the shares for general
corporate purposes.
Investing in the common stock involves risks that are described in the Risk Factors section
of our periodic reports and incorporated in the prospectus dated September 22, 2006 by reference to
the those reports.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
We expect to deliver the shares against payment therefor in Houston, Texas on or about April
30, 2007
Prospectus Supplement dated April 30, 2007