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Form of Guarantee Agreement by WM Holding

 Exhibit 4.4 
 GUARANTEE 
 BY WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC. 

(formerly known as Waste Management, Inc.) 
 in Favor of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee for the Holders of Certain Debt Securities of 
 WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 
 $500,000,000 

2.90% Senior Notes due 2022 
 September 12, 2012 

 GUARANTEE, dated as of September 12, 2012 (as amended from time to time, this
“Guarantee”), made by Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Waste Management, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee for the holders
of the $500 million 2.90% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Debt Securities”) of Waste Management, Inc. (formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). 

WITNESSETH: 

SECTION 1. Guarantee 
 (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Debt
Securities (the “Obligations”), according to the terms of the Debt Securities and as more fully described in the Indenture (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of
September 10, 1997, between the Issuer, as successor to USA Waste Services, Inc., and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the current successor to Texas Commerce Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 (b) It is the intention of the Guarantor that this Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes
of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the amount guaranteed by the
Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the Guarantor (other than guarantees of the Guarantor in respect of
subordinated debt) that are relevant under such laws, result in the Obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. For purposes hereof, “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or
any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. 
 SECTION 2. Guarantee Absolute .The Guarantor
guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of holders of
the Debt Securities with respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of: 
 (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Indenture, the Debt Securities or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; 

(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any
other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Indenture; 
 (iii) any exchange, release or
non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations; or 

 (iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Issuer or a guarantor. 
 SECTION 3. Subordination. The Guarantor covenants and
agrees that its obligation to make payments of the Obligations hereunder constitutes an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor ranking (a) pari passu with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Guarantor and (b) senior in
right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantor. 
 SECTION 4. Waiver;
Subrogation 
 (a) The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee, diligence, presentment, demand of
payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding filed first against the Issuer, protest or notice with respect to the Debt Securities or the indebtedness evidenced thereby
and all demands whatsoever. 
 (b) The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Trustee or the holders of any Debt
Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Trustee or such holder by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any
payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all Obligations shall have been paid in full. 

SECTION 5. No Waiver, Remedies. No failure on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the Debt Securities to exercise, and
no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 
 SECTION 6. Continuing Guarantee; Transfer
of Interest . This Guarantee is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (A) the date, if any, on which the Guarantor shall consolidate with or merge into the Issuer or any
successor thereto, (B) the date, if any, on which the Issuer or any successor thereto shall consolidate with or merge into the Guarantor, (C) payment in full of the Obligations and (D) the release by the lenders under the Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated May 9, 2011, by and among the Issuer, the Guarantor (as guarantor), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated and Barclays Capital, as lead arrangers and joint book runners (or under any replacement or new principal credit facility of the Issuer) of the guarantee of the Guarantor thereunder, (ii) be binding upon the Guarantor, its
successors and assigns, and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by any holder of Debt Securities, the Trustee, and by their respective successors, transferees, and assigns. 

SECTION 7. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any holder of the Debt Securities or the Trustee upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer or otherwise, all as though such payment had not
been made. 

 SECTION 8. Amendment. The Guarantor may amend this Guarantee at any time for any
purpose without the consent of the Trustee or any holder of the Debt Securities; provided, however, that if such amendment adversely affects the rights of the Trustee or any holder of the Debt Securities, the prior written consent of the Trustee
shall be required. 
 SECTION 9. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICT OF LAWS. 
 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. 

 

			
	WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.,
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Devina A. Rankin
 Vice
President and Treasurer

		
	 By:
	 	 
		 	 Don P. Carpenter

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Controller

 Signature Page to GuaranteeCertificate of Incorporation of American Midstream Finance Corporation

 Exhibit 4.6 
 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 
 of 

AMERICAN MIDSTREAM FINANCE CORPORATION 

The undersigned person, acting as sole incorporator of the corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
does hereby make this Certificate of Incorporation for such corporation, declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and that the facts herein stated are true: 
 FIRST: The name of the corporation is American Midstream Finance Corporation. 

SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, in the City of Dover, County of
Kent 19904. The name of its registered agent at such address is National Registered Agents, Inc. 
 THIRD: The nature of the
business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 

FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share. 
 FIFTH: The Board of Directors is authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of
the corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot. 
 SIXTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator
are: 
  

			
	NAME	 	ADDRESS
	William B. Mathews	 	 1614 15th Street, Suite 300
 Denver, CO 80202

 SEVENTH: The number of directors of the corporation shall be as provided in the bylaws of the
corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time. The names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and
qualified are: 

  
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	NAME	 	ADDRESS
		 	
	 Brian F. Bierbach
	 	 1614 15th Street, Suite 300

Denver, CO 80202

		
	 Daniel C. Campbell
	 	 1614 15th Street, Suite 300
 Denver, CO 80202

 EIGHTH: A director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be
eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph by the stockholders of the corporation shall be prospective only, and shall
not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. 
 NINTH: The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including, without limitation, Section 145 thereof), as amended from time to
time, indemnify any officer or director whom it shall have power to indemnify from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other losses of any nature. The indemnification provided in this Article NINTH shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity, while
holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a officer or director and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. 

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereunto set my hand this 6th day of September, 2012. 

 

	
	 /s/ William B. Mathews

	William B. Mathews

  
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