HOUSTON (AP) _ Waste Management Inc. (WM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $639 million.

The Houston-based company said it had net income of $1.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.56 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.50 per share.

The garbage and recycling hauler posted revenue of $5.08 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.04 billion.

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