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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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                                   FORM 8-K


                                CURRENT REPORT


                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                April 15, 1997
               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


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                            WMX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   DELAWARE
                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


            1-7327                                          36-2660763
    (Commission File Number)                              (IRS Employer
                                                        Identification No.)

               3003 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS    60521
                (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)


                                (630) 572-8800
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.  Other Events.
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     On April 15, 1997, the Company issued a press release announcing that it
had received a shareholder lawsuit. A copy of the news release is filed herewith
as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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     No financial statements or pro forma financial information are required to
be filed as a part of this report. The exhibit filed as part of this report is
listed in the Exhibit Index hereto.

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                                 SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    WMX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                    By:  /s/ Thomas A. Witt
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                                         Thomas A. Witt
                                         Vice President

Dated: April 16, 1997

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                            WMX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

                      Number and Description of Exhibit*
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1.    None  

2.    None

4.    None

16.   None

17.   None

20.   None

23.   None

24.   None

27.   None

99.1  News release dated April 15, 1997 issued by WMX Technologies, Inc.

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  * Exhibits not listed are inapplicable.