Within the strategic business units, businesses manufacture and sell a wide range of products to many different markets, including the transportation, textile, construction, automotive, agricultural and hybrid seeds, nutrition and health, pharmaceuticals, packaging and electronics markets.

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Waste Management is even dabbling in the front end of waste production: In May it invested in a company that is developing a technology that aims to reduce the amount of plastic needed to make packaging, appliances and electronics.

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These individuals and organizations represent many industries, including automotive, consumer electronics, medical, aerospace, packaging, household appliances, furniture, sporting goods, and toys.

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