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The top 10 waste management companies

Published Aug. 27, 2014
By
Nicole Wrona Contributing Editor
Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Dive Brief:

  • Waste 360 released its list of the top top 100 waste companies of 2013. 
  • The usual suspects -- Rumpke, Recology, Advanced Disposal, Covanta, and Waste Connections -- made the top 10.
  • Rounding out the top five are Progressive, Stericycle, Clean Harbors, Republic Services. Waste Management takes the number one spot. 

Dive Insight:

Casella Waste, which is slated to announce its latest earnings later today, is listed in the 11th spot. Its most recent earnings report showed revenue at $118.90 million for the quarter. 

Republic Services, ranked #2 on the list, recently announced a plan to leverage its position as one of the largest waste and recycling company in the US. It unveiled a new campaign to consolidate and strengthen its branding by adopting a universal brand.

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