Supplier Diversity
Supplier Diversity Sustains Business
What is supplier diversity?
Supplier diversity provides all qualified suppliers equal access to purchasing opportunities. It promotes suppliers who reflect the company’s diverse customer base and business community. The program also allows us to cultivate new markets, new customers and new talent in diverse communities while promoting economic development.
Developing partnerships with minority, women-owned and service-disabled veteran business enterprises helps build the world-class supplier base we need. Through the diversity of our personnel, suppliers and customer communities, we are able to maximize growth, competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
Our program focuses on maintaining a balance between high levels of service, quality and competitive pricing, while assisting businesses that have been historically overlooked in the procurement process.
For the opportunity to do business with Waste Management we invite all suppliers to register online.
Supplier diversity provides all qualified suppliers equal access to purchasing opportunities. It promotes suppliers who reflect the company’s diverse customer base and business community. The program also allows us to cultivate new markets, new customers and new talent in diverse communities while promoting economic development.
Developing partnerships with minority, women-owned and service-disabled veteran business enterprises helps build the world-class supplier base we need. Through the diversity of our personnel, suppliers and customer communities, we are able to maximize growth, competitiveness and customer satisfaction.
Our program focuses on maintaining a balance between high levels of service, quality and competitive pricing, while assisting businesses that have been historically overlooked in the procurement process.
For the opportunity to do business with Waste Management we invite all suppliers to register online.
How do I register to become a WM Supplier?
- You must complete an online registration form &
- Be able to show high quality, competitive pricing, exceptional delivery and creative business solutions.
How do I become certified as a diverse supplier?
Waste Management does not certify diverse suppliers. To be considered as a potential diverse supplier, proof of certification is required from one of these organizations:
Note: other city, state and federal certifications may be accepted only where appropriate
Certification verifies whether a business meets the criteria of ownership to qualify as a minority, women-owned, small disadvantaged or HubZone certified business. From start to finish the certification process typically takes between 30 to 90 days. However, certification does not constitute approval of your company as a Waste Management supplier but submitting a supplier profile as a certified diverse company will place your company in our supplier repository (TSMS).
Waste Management does not certify diverse suppliers. To be considered as a potential diverse supplier, proof of certification is required from one of these organizations:
- National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
- Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV)
- Small Business Administration
Note: other city, state and federal certifications may be accepted only where appropriate
Certification verifies whether a business meets the criteria of ownership to qualify as a minority, women-owned, small disadvantaged or HubZone certified business. From start to finish the certification process typically takes between 30 to 90 days. However, certification does not constitute approval of your company as a Waste Management supplier but submitting a supplier profile as a certified diverse company will place your company in our supplier repository (TSMS).
What Waste Management Buys We currently purchase the following products and services:
| Building and grounds maintenance | Class 8 vehicle repair and maintenance | Hurricane/disaster debris removal |
| Class 8 vehicle parts | Heavy equipment rental | Heavy equipment parts |
| Class 8 vehicle sales | Labor | Computers |
| Support vehicles service and parts | Transportation, hauling, fuel hauling | Shop and maintenance supplies |
| Containers | Material sorting | Lubricants |
| Disposal | Odor control | Uniforms |
| Employee-related products and services | Heavy equipment repair and maintenance | Landfill-specific products and services |
| Engineering | Print and stationery | Water |
| Environmental testing | Professional services | Telecom |
| Equipment rental | Real estate | Tires |
| Fuel and gases | Safety supplies | Training |
| Heavy equipment | Security | Travel |
| Marketing and advertising promotions | Transfer station-specific products and services | Office-related products and services |