The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- 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.
- Convertus acquired the AIM Group from Maple Reinders Group, a construction services company. The company designed, built and operates multiple composting facilities throughout Canada. Convertus is a portfolio company of private equity firm Convent Capital.
- Ewaste+ acquired Connecticut-based Take 2 Recycling, a provider of IT asset disposition and electronics recycling services. New York-based Ewaste+ is backed by private equity firm Sidereal Capital Group.
- GFL Environmental recently acquired Michigan-based Dorsey Dumpster, a small roll-off service provider in the Saginaw region.
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.
