Dive Brief:

• Global Waste Services LLC (GWS) joined forces with EWJ International to acquire the assets and waste routes of Abitibi Bowater. 
• The companies purchased the assets of Abitibi Bowater in 17 cities.
• The president of Global Waste, Lou Sabia and the president of EWJ, Betsy Jordan, said they were excited about the purchase. 

Dive Insight:

Global Waste Services is an independently-owned and operated solid waste and recycling firm based in Houston, TX. Abitibi Bowater is a pulp and paper manufacturer, and is also known as Resolute Forest Products, having changed its operating name in 2011 after emerging from bankruptcy. Abitibi Bowater/Resolute Forest Products is based in Canada, with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. The company serves customers around the globe.