Dive Brief:
- Advanced Disposal announced its acquisition of Pea Ridge Waste Management LLC, a solid waste hauler based in Henderson, KY.
- The purchase includes certain assets of the hauler such as residential and commercial customers across three counties in Kentucky.
- Workers previously employed at Pea Ridge will be absorbed by Advanced Disposal.
Dive Insight:
The acquisition marks one of two purchases the waste hauler announced in the beginning of January. Advanced Disposal recently inked a deal to buy Hornback Recycling & Disposal Inc., an Ann Arbor, MI-based waste and recycling company. Regarding the southeast MI acquisition, the company said the purchase would aid Advanced in expanding its operations and increasing its efficiency.
