Q4 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2025

Catch up with the latest results from WM, Waste Connections and GFL Environmental.

By Waste Dive Staff • Feb. 13, 2026

Domestic markets and policy could help weather rPET woes

Speakers addressed domestic rPET’s market challenges during a webinar hosted by The Recycling Partnership. The discussion comes in the wake of recent PET reclaimer closures.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 13, 2026

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The Rise of Recycling AI

Artificial intelligence has become increasingly common at MRFs, in collection trucks and even as a tool for consumer education at the point of generation.

By Waste Dive staff

Waste Connections previews AI, RNG investments for 2026

During a Q4 earnings call, executives highlighted about $330 million in acquired annualized revenue from 19 acquisitions in 2025. CEO Ron Mittelstaedt previewed AI projects for routing and customer experience.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 12, 2026

GFL details headquarters move, EPR and RNG plans

The company is officially relocating its headquarters to Miami Beach, but will maintain its presence in Canada. The company reported strong underlying business but foreign currency translation headwinds to end 2025.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 12, 2026

EPA’s upcoming battery EPR framework aims to guide state consistency

The U.S. EPA expects to publish its framework for battery EPR programs this summer. Industry stakeholders informed the voluntary guide for states implementing the programs.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 11, 2026

Tennessee packaging EPR bill revamped with small business, county exemptions

The bill takes a business-centric approach to recycling, a key difference from other state EPR programs. It also allows certain small businesses and counties with fewer than 200,000 residents to opt out of the program.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 10, 2026

WM to acquire Waste Resources in California

The company, which offers residential and commercial hauling in parts of Southern California, has franchise agreements in several cities that have provided approval to change contracts over to WM service.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 6, 2026

Republic Services acquiring Hamm landfill and MRF in Kansas

The landfill has served Kansas’ sixth-largest municipality for decades. The MRF began accepting waste in 2015 and was an early adopter of Stadler technology.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 4, 2026

Recycle BC rolls out curbside flexible plastic recycling to meet 50% collection goal

The producer responsibility organization for British Columbia will offer curbside options in the Central Okanagan region, as well as dedicated bins for apartments in Vancouver.

By Megan Quinn • Updated Feb. 4, 2026

Vape waste legislation and pilots increase due to facility fire issues

New bills in California and New Jersey, and programs in New York and Missouri, aim to reduce recycling and waste facility fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in what some are calling the “vape effect.”

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 3, 2026

Routeware’s new CEO discusses fleet tech company’s strategy

Routeware has served the waste industry since 2000. But with new leadership comes an opportunity to refocus on the fundamentals, CEO Jeremy Collins told Waste Dive.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 2, 2026

The 2026 outlook for the waste and recycling industry

Economic and policy shifts could impact waste and recycling business in 2026, including M&A deals, state recycling legislation, and regulations for PFAS and landfills.

By Waste Dive Staff • Jan. 30, 2026

Is a better economy a worse environment for waste M&A?

The industry has become a safe harbor for investors seeking stable returns over the last five years. But as it matures, sellers are getting larger and buyers are getting hungrier.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 30, 2026

WM signals optimism in Q4 despite healthcare solutions integration

WM CEO Jim Fish says sustainability investments paid off in 2025, with six more RNG projects and four recycling projects due in 2026. Improvements to its Stericycle integration should help margins.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 29, 2026

Solid waste workers experienced higher injury rates in 2024

Solid waste workers experienced fewer recorded illnesses in 2024, but landfill workers reported higher illness cases. BLS injury and illness data for 2024 was delayed due to the government shutdown in the fall.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 22, 2026

Recycling app Scrapp launches innovation pilot in Miami-Dade County

Scrapp, a company offering recycling education and data analytics, is partnering with Miami-Dade County to help divert waste from disposal. The pilot got a boost from a $100,000 county innovation grant.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 14, 2026

Call2Recycle rebrands as The Battery Network to reflect EPR, fire safety considerations

CEO Leo Raudys says the new name reflects the full picture of how factors such as EPR, supply chain logistics and domestic supply chains for critical minerals are impacting battery recycling in the U.S. 

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 13, 2026

GFL Environmental, LRS swap assets in Arkansas and Indiana

The deal strengthens the companies' respective footprints in each state. LRS is deepening its Indiana ties after securing an Indianapolis collection contract, while GFL is acquiring a C&D landfill.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 13, 2026

WM’s $30M lawsuit over ADS deal reaches final approval stage

The lawsuit alleges that WM misled investors over the timeline and details of its 2020 acquisition of Advanced Disposal Systems. The court issued a final settlement approval order in December.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 9, 2026

Arcwood Environmental acquires MXI Environmental Services

The deal is Arcwood’s third in six months and represents another acquisition that expands the company’s geographic reach.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 7, 2026

Mamdani inherits New York City’s ‘trash revolution’

Beginning in 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ushered in dramatic changes to the way residents sorted and set out their trash. With a new mayor in office, will the revolution continue?

By Jacob Wallace • Updated Jan. 7, 2026

Routeware announces new CEO and chairman ​​​​​​

The fleet management and technology company is beginning the year with a new leader and headquarters in Austin, Texas. Routeware has seen other executives cycle out in recent years.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 6, 2026

Macquarie-backed DTG for sale as C&D recycler navigates a complex year

The Washington-based company’s CEO recently departed. Meanwhile, DTG is navigating complex facility permitting in Yakima but may avoid a fine for an investigation led by the state’s Utilities and Transportation Commission.

By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 23, 2025

2025’s notable waste and recycling acquisitions

The year saw notable deal announcements involving GFL Environmental, Veolia, Enviri, WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections, Casella Waste Systems, FCC Environmental Services, LRS and more.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 23, 2025

By the numbers: What impacted waste and recycling in 2025

Take a look back at the year's notable data points on policy, regulation, labor, recycling trends and more.

By Megan Quinn , Jacob Wallace , Cole Rosengren • Dec. 23, 2025