EXHIBIT 23.2

              INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

     Section 11(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), provides that if part of a registration statement at the time it becomes
effective contains an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, any person acquiring a security pursuant to such registration
statement (unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person
knew of such untruth or omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an
accountant who has consented to be named as having certified any part of the
registration statement or as having prepared any report for use in connection
with the registration statement.

     In June of 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") was convicted of
obstructing justice, which is a felony offense. The SEC prohibits firms
convicted of a felony from auditing public companies. Andersen is thus unable to
consent to the incorporation by reference of the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-45062, 333-45064 and
333-45066), previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Registration
Nos. 333-80063 and 333-97697), previously filed Registration Statements on Form
S-4 (Registration Nos. 333-32805, 333-97699 and 333-101811) and Andersen's audit
report with respect to Waste Management, Inc.'s consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2001 and for the two years in the period then
ended. Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act permits
Waste Management, Inc. to file this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements, without a written
consent from Andersen. As a result, with respect to transactions in Waste
Management, Inc. securities pursuant to the Registration Statements that occur
subsequent to the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Andersen will not have any liability under
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact
contained in the financial statements audited by Andersen or any omissions of a
material fact required to be stated therein. Accordingly, you would be unable to
assert a claim against Andersen under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.