WM (Waste Management) in Colorado Springs: 2026 Profile

Name: WM (Waste Management)
Telephone: (719) 249-4120

WM — the company most people still call Waste Management — is one of the handful of haulers you can actually get in Colorado Springs, where there’s no city trash service and every household picks its own provider. WM has historically run a smaller residential operation here than Waste Connections or Republic — that’s still true today, though its footprint grew in June 2026 — and it owns a piece of infrastructure the others don’t: the Colorado Springs landfill.

We’re an independent comparison site with no affiliation with WM. Here’s what we know, and what we don’t.

Who WM is now

WM is the largest waste company in North America, and in Colorado Springs it wears two hats: residential hauler and landfill owner. Owning the local landfill matters because every other hauler in town ultimately pays to dump somewhere — WM is on the receiving end of that.

The big recent change: WM acquired the residential business of HBS Trash, a local hauler, in a deal that closed June 1, 2026, as reported by Waste Dive. If you were an HBS curbside customer, you’re a WM customer now — HBS kept only its roll-off dumpster business. The acquisition expanded WM’s residential footprint in the Springs compared with a year ago, though it remains the smaller residential player next to Waste Connections and Republic.

This is part of a broader consolidation wave: since 2023, Apex has absorbed Carefree and Infinite Disposal, and Republic took over GFL’s Colorado operations. Fewer independents, more national brands.

Services and cart sizes

WM offers weekly residential trash pickup with curbside recycling available as an add-on, per its Colorado Springs page on wm.com. The standard cart is 96 gallons — the big wheeled bin that holds roughly five kitchen bags. Smaller carts may be available depending on your route; ask when you get a quote.

One thing worth watching in 2026: Colorado’s producer-responsibility recycling law (HB22-1355) starts rolling out this year, with producers funding curbside recycling at no cost to residents. Expect recycling pricing to shift market-wide — SOCO Waste already shows recycling at $0 under the state program.

Pricing and billing

WM does not publish rates for Colorado Springs. Pricing is quote-only and address-gated — you enter your address on wm.com or call (719) 249-4120, and the price you see is specific to your location. We have no verified WM base rate to show you, and any number you see elsewhere is an estimate until confirmed.

The most distinctive thing about WM’s billing: since April 2023, WM folds its environmental and regulatory cost-recovery charges into the residential base rate rather than tacking them on as separate line items. That means a WM quote tends to be closer to your actual all-in bill.

That’s a real difference from some competitors. Waste Connections’ documented surcharges — fuel and material, environmental and regulatory, admin fees — can stack to 20–35% on top of the base rate, and Republic adds an environmental recovery fee of roughly 18% plus fuel and admin charges. With WM, the gap between the quoted number and the billed number tends to be smaller.

Bundled pricing isn’t the same as cheap pricing, though. The all-in quote may simply start higher, and like every national hauler, WM can raise rates over time. Compare the final, all-fees-included monthly cost — not the teaser number — across providers before you sign.

Fees to ask about

We haven’t verified WM’s specific ancillary fee amounts for Colorado Springs, so ask directly when you get a quote:

Cart delivery or removal fees when starting or canceling service
Late-payment and paper-statement fees
Extra-bag or overfill charges
How much and how often rates increase after the first year

Get answers in writing before you commit.

Service area

WM serves Colorado Springs proper, and the HBS acquisition added former HBS residential routes to its local footprint. Coverage still varies street by street in this market — the fastest way to see whether WM (and who else) actually serves your address is to compare providers by ZIP code on our homepage.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

All-in quotes: environmental and regulatory charges are baked into the base rate, so fewer surprise line items
Owns the local landfill — a structural advantage on disposal costs
Big-company infrastructure: online account management, app, established billing systems
Growing local route density after absorbing HBS customers

Weaknesses

No published pricing — address-gated quotes make comparison shopping harder
A smaller residential player here than Waste Connections or Republic, so route coverage and pickup-day options may be thinner in some neighborhoods
National call-center customer service rather than a local office picking up the phone
Like all nationals, renewal-time rate increases are on you to catch and negotiate

Who WM is a good fit for

WM makes sense if you value a quote that matches your actual bill, you want the stability of the biggest operator in the industry, or you’re a former HBS customer deciding whether to stay put. It’s a weaker fit if you want a local, family-owned company you can call directly — SOCO Waste fills that lane — or if you want to price-shop from published rates, which no hauler in this market offers anyway.

Before deciding, run your ZIP through our comparison tool on the homepage to see every hauler serving your address side by side.

FAQ

Did WM buy HBS Trash?

Yes. WM acquired HBS Trash’s residential business in a deal that closed June 1, 2026. HBS curbside customers were transferred to WM; HBS continues to operate its roll-off dumpster business separately.

How much does WM cost in Colorado Springs?

WM doesn’t publish rates — pricing is quote-only and specific to your address. Since April 2023, WM has bundled environmental and regulatory charges into its residential base rate, so quotes tend to be closer to the true all-in cost than at haulers that add separate surcharges.

What size trash cart does WM provide?

The standard WM residential cart is 96 gallons, which holds about five kitchen bags. Availability of smaller carts varies by route, so ask when you request a quote.

Does WM offer recycling in Colorado Springs?

Yes, curbside recycling is available as an add-on. Note that Colorado’s new producer-responsibility law (HB22-1355) begins implementation in 2026 and is expected to change recycling pricing across all haulers.