The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- Circular Services acquired Re:Dish, a provider of food service reuse solutions. Re:Dish was founded in 2020 and has developed a turnkey solution for large customers like workplaces to switch to a full-service program with supply, collection and cleaning of reusable items. This adds reuse to the portfolio of Circular Services, which is backed by Closed Loop Partners.
- Texas-based Ecowaste Solutions acquired Georgia-based Taylor Waste Services. The company services an estimated 4,500 commercial customers, three municipalities and close to 1,000 subscription clients in the Grady County area. Ecowaste described this as a “platform for additional growth into North Florida and Southwest Georgia,” noting plans to invest in a new truck terminal and fleet. This is the 13th deal announced by Ecowaste since it was formed by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries earlier this year.
- Collective Waste Solutions acquired fellow Alberta-based hauler South West Waste Management, as reported by Waste Today. Collective said this will expand its presence in southern Alberta as the company prepares to launch recycling collection services under the province’s EPR program. Collective is a portfolio company of Concentric Equity Partners.
- Ecowaste Solutions acquired Florida-based Wilson’s Containers, a small provider of roll-off services in the Lake City area that has been operating for more than 40 years. Ecowaste said this helps further establish operations in Columbia County, where it’s set to start a collection contract in October.
- Waste Universe is acquiring assets from fellow Massachusetts-based company Brunnett Rubbish Removal, according to the latter company’s owner. The transition will be effective Oct. 1. Brunnett provides residential and commercial service in the Leicester area.
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 $3.3 billion in 2025, $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.
