Major Winter Storm Suspends Waste Management Services in Michigan's Lower Peninsula

LANSING, Mich., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management's residential and commercial trash and recycling services in Michigan's Lower Peninsula will be suspended Wednesday, Feb. 3, due to winter storm weather.  Conditions may allow limited operations in Northern Michigan between Saginaw and Grand Traverse counties.

Operations will resume Thursday but services are expected to be impacted for the remainder of the week. Normal collection schedules will resume on Monday, Feb. 7.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company's customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America.

SOURCE Waste Management, Inc.