List of waste management companies

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In this List of notable waste management companies, many entries are Multinational corporations: the associated country listing is by location of Management HQ.

Companies

NameFoundedHeadquartersCountryFleet of vehiclesRevenues (US$M)
Allied Waste Industries 1988-2008 Arizona Flag of the United States.svg  USA 6.230 (2007)
Biffa 1912 High Wycombe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2.7941.163 (2020)
Bingo Industries 2017 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 34036 (2019)
Biogen UK 2005 Milton Ernest Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25.8 (2020)
Browning-Ferris Industries 1968-1999 Texas Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Casella Waste Systems 1975 Rutland Flag of the United States.svg  USA 660 (2018)
Cleanaway 1975 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4.0002.110
Clean Harbors 1980 Norwell Flag of the United States.svg  USA 3.400 (2019)
College Hunks Hauling Junk 2004 Tampa Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Cory 1896 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 173 (2020)
Covanta Energy Corporation 1939 New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1.868 (2018)
First Mile 2004 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
GFL Environmental 2007 Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Duales System Deutschland 1991Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 834 (2019)
Envipco 1982 Connecticut Flag of the United States.svg  USA 59 (2019)
Envirogreen Recycling 2012 Armagh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6.4 (2019)
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas 1900 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.152 (2012)
Himark BioGas 1976 Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1.64 (2019)
Junk King 2005 Burlingame Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Lystek 2000 Ontario Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1.5 (2020)
MBA Polymers 1994 Hackensack, New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg  United States, UK, China, Austria, Germany
Remondis 1934 Lünen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.1008.900 (2019)
Renewi 1880Milton KeynesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1.780 (2019)
Republic Services 1998 Arizona Flag of the United States.svg  USA 9.400 (2016)
SA Waste Holdings 1990 Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Serco 1929 Hook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3.248 (2019)
Service Corporation of America 1970-1984 Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sita 1918 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 450
Stericycle 1989 Bannockburn, Illinois, U.S.Flag of the United States.svg  United States US$ 3.58 billion (2017)
Suez 2008 La Défense Flag of France.svg  France 18.015 (2019)
Tervita 1979 Alberta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9501.740 (2020)
Veolia Environmental 1853 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 11.0009.020 (2009)
Waste Connections 1997 Texas Flag of the United States.svg  USA 5.390 (2019)
Waste Management 1968 Texas Flag of the United States.svg  USA 26.00014,485 (2017)

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