The most recent update to this tracker is:
- Minus Waste Solutions acquired Perth Environmental, a southern Ontario provider of organic liquid waste services to food processors. Minus, which in July received a growth equity investment from the Canada Business Growth Fund, has two organics processing facilities in the province but is in the process of expanding. Perth has one liquid processing facility and 12 tanker trucks, according to Minus CEO Louis Anagnostakos.
- Private equity-backed Best Trash has acquired Blackjack Disposal, a provider of roll-off, construction and household hazardous waste services in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for nearly 30 years. Blackjack is also contracted to provide residential collection in the Texas cities of Crandall and Greenville and has a fleet of 23 vehicles, per federal data. Best Trash is based in Richmond, Texas, and serves more than 500,000 homes in the Houston area with a reported fleet of 196 vehicles. H.I.G Infrastructure acquired Best Trash last year.
- Republic Services acquired Kentucky-based hauler Green River Waste, The News-Enterprise first reported. Green River Waste, founded in 2011, is based in Morgantown and serves several counties in western Kentucky. It provides residential and commercial hauling services. The hauler has 31 vehicles, according to federal data.
- Multifamily waste service provider Ally Waste Services acquired WeDoTrash, a multifamily valet service based in Houston. The deal will bring a broader range of services to WeDoTrash's customers, Ally Waste CEO James Crawley said in a release. Arizona-based Ally is a portfolio company of RF Investment Partners.
The waste and recycling industry's M&A activity has neared historic levels in recent years.
Collective M&A spending by the U.S. solid waste industry's publicly traded companies approached an estimated $10.9 billion in 2024, $4.2 billion in 2023 and $6.3 billion in 2022. This total does not include deals involving companies with private equity or infrastructure fund backing, which have become increasingly active in recent years.
This tracker’s lists for 2021-2023 focused on deals executed by companies that primarily provide municipal solid waste or recycling services in the United States. As of 2024, our list also includes environmental services transactions and all deals in Canada. Transactions involving significant investments, including minority stakes, may also be included.
We list acquirers or lead investors in alphabetical order by their parent company or common operating name, which may differ from the specific legal entities involved in the acquisitions. Please send feedback or tips to waste.dive.editors@industrydive.com.
