AutoNation, Blockbuster and Waste Management founder H. Wayne Huizenga dies at age 80

That business was consolidated with numerous other garbage companies to create a giant, Waste Management, which went public in 1971. In 1987, Huizenga and a couple of other investors purchased Blockbuster and grew the late video rental company from over 10 stores to over 3,000 worldwide …
Source: Waste Management