The most recent updates to this tracker are:

• The sale of Paine’s Recycling & Rubbish Removal to All American Waste was recently announced at a town meeting in West Hartford, Connecticut, as first reported by We-Ha.com. According to its website, Paine’s was founded in 1929 and grew to service an estimated 45,000 customers per week. The transaction closed in December 2024.
• Nexwaste, a newly formed Texas company, acquired three C&D businesses and plans to grow further in the state’s Triangle region. This includes Austin-based C&D hauler and recycler Recon Services, as well as hauler Rockin Disposal and transfer station company Mobile Magic. “We are especially interested in working with those owners who are local leaders in their market and want to either stay on to further the operation, or don’t want to see their company acquired and dismantled by a large corporation,” said CEO Walter Biel, who was the owner of Recon, in a statement.
• Casella Waste Systems acquired New York-based Seyrek Disposal, as reported by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Seyrek, founded in 2002, is a small hauler offering residential, commercial and roll-off service in the Rochester market. 
• LDR Site Services acquired Louisiana-based Dynamite Dumpsters, a provider of roll-off services in multiple states that was founded in 2008. LDR is backed by private investment firm NMS Capital.
• Caldwell Environmental recently acquired Indiana-based Nugensis, a provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection and processing. Caldwell said this now makes it the state’s largest family-owned household hazardous waste disposal company.

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.