Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.058 Thank you for standing by and welcome to the WM's first quarter 2026 earnings 00:00:05.058 -- 00:00:09.325 conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. 00:00:09.325 -- 00:00:12.910 After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. 00:00:12.910 -- 00:00:16.956 To ask a question during the session, you'll need to press star 11 on your telephone. 00:00:16.956 -- 00:00:20.221 If your question has been answered and you'd like to remove yourself from the queue, 00:00:20.221 -- 00:00:25.669 simply press star 11 again. As a reminder, today's program is being recorded. 00:00:25.669 -- 00:00:30.321 And now I'd like to introduce your host for today's program, Ed Eggle, Vice President, 00:00:30.321 -- 00:00:33.325 Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. 00:00:33.325 -- 00:00:36.448 Thank you, Jonathan. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our first 00:00:36.448 -- 00:00:41.174 quarter 2026 earnings conference call. With me this morning are Jim Fish, Chief Executive 00:00:41.174 -- 00:00:45.880 Officer, John Morris, President and Chief Operating Officer, and David Reed, Executive 00:00:45.880 -- 00:00:48.082 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 00:00:48.082 -- 00:00:50.806 You will hear prepared comments from each of them today. 00:00:50.806 -- 00:00:54.150 Jim will cover high-level financials and provide a strategic update. 00:00:54.150 -- 00:00:58.722 John will cover an operating overview, and David will cover the details of the financials. 00:00:58.722 -- 00:01:03.870 Before we get started, please note that we have filed a form 8K that includes the earnings 00:01:03.870 -- 00:01:08.273 press release and is available on our website at www.wm.com. 00:01:08.69...