The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- Reworld acquired Illinois-based EnviroVac Waste Transport Systems, a provider of long-haul transportation services for hazardous and non-hazardous waste with 25 drivers and nearly 100 pieces of equipment. Reworld plans to convert EnviroVac’s Arkadeplhia, Arkansas, location into a regional material processing facility. Reworld is a portfolio company of EQT Infrastructure.
- Revolution Sustainable Solutions, a producer of resins for various bag and film applications, acquired Michigan-based Island Plastics. The acquired company operates what is described as the state’s largest film recycling plant to produce LLDPE and LDPE products with 100% PCR. Revolution is a portfolio company of private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners.
- Rumpke Waste & Recycling recently acquired Cyclone Services, a hauler based in Whites Landing, Ohio. The company said this purchase adds an estimated 22,000 residential customers, 1,100 customers serviced via municipal agreements, 500 roll-off customers and 2,200 commercial accounts. According to Rumpke, Cyclone services Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and Huron counties. The family-owned company started operating as Bowers Sanitation in 1959.
- Mazza Recycling acquired Bull Waste & Recycling, a provider of roll-off services in southern New Jersey. Bull Waste was previously a division of Mount Group. The deal is considered complementary to Mazza’s prior purchase of Liberty Waste & Recycling.
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 $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.
