The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- Cards Recycling has acquired National Waste and Disposal, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company founded in 1960. National provides commercial and residential waste and recycling collection, as well as roll-off, baler and compactor service.
- Ohio-based Valicor Environmental Services acquired NewGen Resources, a provider of wastewater treatment and industrial oil services. The acquisition helps Valicor, backed by Pritzker Private Capital, expand its footprint into Oklahoma and broaden its waste and wastewater treatment services portfolio.
- Curbside Management, a provider of recycling services in North Carolina, recently acquired Sonoco’s Candler MRF. The site employs an estimated 15 to 20 people, and will be the second MRF for Curbside Management.
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.
