Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported quarterly earnings of $1.70 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.79 by 5.03 percent. This is a 2.3 percent decrease over earnings of $1.74 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.89 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.77 billion by 2.17 percent. This is a 12.96 percent increase over sales of $5.22 billion the same period last year.