The most recent updates to this tracker include:
- WM acquired New York-based Winter Bros. Waste Systems. The company operates on Long Island and in parts of New York City and serves residential, commercial and industrial customers. It operates 12 transfer stations, including multiple rail-served sites, as well as a MRF and several recycling locations.
- Engineering consulting firm Terracon has acquired Harbor Environmental. The company, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, provides engineering, compliance and sustainability services including solid waste and hazardous waste management services.
- Triumvirate Environmental acquired Danox Environmental Services, a Georgia-based company that manages hazardous and non-hazardous waste including pharmaceuticals.
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 $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.
We list acquirers 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.
