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, 333-110293,
333-106223 and 333-45066), previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3
(Registration Nos. 333-97697 and 333-80063), previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-32805,) and Andersen's audit report
with respect to Waste Management, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements as of
December 31, 2001 and for the year 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.