Solid waste landfill municipal solid waste volume measures the revenue impact from changes in municipal solid waste, or MSW, landfill activity.
WM reported MSW volume of +0.2% in Q2 2026 and +1.3% for the first half of 2026.
MSW volume should not be read as tons growth
WM reports the percentage as a revenue impact relative to prior-year related-business revenue adjusted for divestitures. It is therefore an operating-revenue bridge, not a direct percentage change in landfill tons.
Read it with landfill MSW yield and Collection and Disposal volume. WM separately noted that total landfill volumes were affected by prior-year wildfire cleanup activity, which can make broader landfill trends differ from MSW.
Primary source: WM Q2 2026 Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
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