North America's two top garbage collection companies -- Waste Management (NYSE: WM) and Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) -- excel at one thing in particular: turning trash into cash for investors. Each ...

It's been hard to be in the trash business lately. That's particularly true for industry giants like Waste Management (NYSE: WM) and Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), which have been hit by falling ...

Increased government regulations, adoption of newer technologies and increasing awareness bode well for the Waste management industry. The industry is benefiting from heightened industrialization and ...

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) on Monday were upgraded to Buy from a previous investment rating of Neutral by analysts at financial-services firm UBS. They said in a ...

Republic Services will release its fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.

SEATTLE — A group of 130 yard waste and recycling drivers with Republic Services voted unanimously to authorized a strike on Saturday over pay disparities between employees. The drivers' contract with ...

The board of directors of waste handling firm Republic Services declared that a July 14 buyout proposal from Waste Management Inc. is not more favorable to Republic stockholders than the definitive ...

HOUSTON -- Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage hauler, on Monday withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival Republic Services, saying the move wouldn't be prudent given ...

The nation’s largest waste hauler suffered a setback Friday when a competitor rejected its buyout offer. This week, Waste Management Inc. made an unsolicited offer to buy Republic Services for $6.19 ...