You Can Do Better Than Waste Management. Buy Clean Harbors Instead.

Key Points Clean Harbors reported double-digit revenue and earnings growth in the second quarter. The company specializes in hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal and emergency spill cleanups. It is also the largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil in North America. 10 stocks we like better than Clean Harbors › Waste Management (NYSE: WM) is the big dog among industrial companies that specialize in garbage, when you look at market cap or annual revenue. It has certainly lived up to the hype, as much as any trash company can be hyped -- by delivering a total return of nearly 290% over the past decade. However, there's a much smaller, more specialized waste management company that's a better bet for investors right now.