The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Los Angeles-based Environmental & Chemical Consulting, a provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste solutions. The acquisition, including ECC’s Stockton facility, expands VLS’ Northern California footprint and fits with VLS’s existing 10-day logistics network across Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and Tijuana. It also enhances VLS’ processing and logistics capabilities elsewhere in Arizona and in Texas, the company said.
- Canada-based Environmental 360 Solutions has acquired Marcotte Disposal, a waste collection company serving parts of Michigan and Southwestern Ontario. It’s E360S’s first deal in the U.S., and the move strengthens E360S’s presence along the U.S.-Canada border. It also acquired Ontario-based Transco Recycling.
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners has acquired two related medical waste management businesses: New Jersey-based Cyntox Biohazard Solutions and AdvoWaste Medical Services. The deal helps Igneo move into the regulated medical waste management space. Cyntox and AdvoWaste offer “complimentary” services for small generators such as physician offices and clinics across the central, Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S.
- Collective Waste, based in Alberta, has acquired City Disposal and City Ecobag of Edmonton. The companies offer roll-off and bin collection services as well as roll-offs and construction waste bag services, Waste Today first reported. The deal expands Collective’s Edmonton footprint and strengthens the company’s ability to serve commercial, construction and municipal customers. Collective is a portfolio company of Concentric Equity 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 $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.
