Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported quarterly earnings of $1.81 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.74 by 4.02 percent. This is a 8.38 percent increase over earnings of $1.67 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.227 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $6.286 billion by 0.94 percent. This is a 3.47 percent increase over sales of $6.018 billion the same period last year.