Houston-based Waste Management will release its fourth-quarter and full 2009 earnings reports on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 16. The firm will hold an analyst conference call at 10 a.m. EST on that date.

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by logging onto www.wm.com and selecting “Earnings Webcast” in the Business News section.

You may also listen to the analyst conference call by telephone by contacting the conference call operator five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Those in the United States and Canada should call (877) 710-6139. International participants should call (706) 643-7398. Ask for the “Waste Management Conference Call” (call ID 49511473). Participation will be in listen-only mode.

For those unable to listen to the live call, replays will be available beginning at approximately from noon EST on Feb. 16th through 5:00 p.m. ET on March 2nd. To hear a replay of the call over the Internet, access Waste Management’s Web site at www.wm.com. To hear a telephonic replay of the call, dial 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 and enter conference code 49511473.