Industry Insights

100 Top Players in the Industry

June 1, 2006

22 Min Read

A Waste Age Staff Report

In many ways, 2005 was a though year for the solid waste industry, as it battled surging fuel prices, rising insurance expenses and the increased costs of materials such as steel and plastic resins. However, as a look at the 13th annual Waste Age 100 listing shows, good news was to be found in the form of robust cash flow.

The top five company rankings remained the same from 2004, and all of those firms posted revenue increases from the previous year. And, looking farther down the list, the rankings are populated with companies that did the same. For example, Fontana, Calif.-based Burrtec Waste Group Inc. reported $236.3 million in revenue in 2005, up from $208 million in 2004.

The increases continue a trend prevalent in the past several editions of the ranking and put more distance between the industry and the recession of the early part of the decade.

Executives at the top firms were bullish about their company's performance last year and beyond. “We are very proud of our accomplishments during 2005,” said David P. Steiner, CEO of Houston-based Waste Management, in a press release on the company's 2005 financials. “As we enter 2006, we are optimistic that the momentum we have achieved in our pricing excellence programs will continue. Cost control is also a primary objective, and we have specific plans in place to reduce further our operating costs as a percent of revenue.”

“Through strong pricing and successful productivity initiatives, we improved our operating results, generating free cash flow to support increased capital re-investment levels and debt repayment,” said John Zillmer, chairman and CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste Industries. Looking ahead, solid waste companies will almost certainly have to battle the same obstacles that they did last year. However, if recent trends hold up, cash flow won't be an issue.

1 Waste Management¹

Headquarters: Houston, TX • CEO: David Steiner

Last Year's Rank	1
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind, Res.
Employees	50,000
Svcs	CO, IN, LF, HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$13.07 bil.

2 Allied Waste Industries Inc.⁴

Scottsdale, AZ • John Zillmer

Last Year's Rank	2
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	26,000
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$5.73 bil.

3 Republic Services Inc.¹

Fort Lauderdale, FL • Jim O'Connor

Last Year's Rank	3
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	13,400
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$2.86 bil.
Projected Rev	$3.00 bil.

4 Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.¹
(previously Onyx North America Corp.)

Lombard, IL • Michel Gourvennec

Last Year's Rank	4
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	10,100
Svcs	CO, IN, LF, HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$1.60 bil.

5 Covanta Holding Corporation⁴

Fairfield, NJ • Anthony Orlando

Last Year's Rank	5
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	3,600
Svcs	IN, TF
2005 Rev	$978.8 mil.

6 Waste Connections Inc.¹

Folsom, CA • Ron Mittelstaedt

Last Year's Rank	7
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	4,100
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$722.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$800.0 mil.

7 Clean Harbors Environmental Services⁴

Braintree, MA • Alan S. Kim

Last Year's Rank	6
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	3,900
Svcs	IN, LF, HZ, RS
2005 Rev	$711.1 mil.

8 Stericycle Inc.⁴

Lake Forest, IL • Mark Miller

Last Year's Rank	8
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	4,431
Svcs	CO, TF
2005 Rev	$609.5 mil.

9 BFI Canada Income Fund¹
(Parent company of IESI Corp., which contributed 63.5% of BFI's 2005 revenue total)

Toronto, Ontario • Keith Carrigan

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	2,635
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$577.4 mil.

10 Newpark Resources Inc.¹

Metairie, LA • Paul Howes

Last Year's Rank	11
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	1,732
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$557.0 mil.

11 Casella Waste Systems⁴

Rutland, VT • John Casella

Last Year's Rank	10
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	2,600
Svcs	CO, IN, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$482.0 mil.

12 Norcal Waste Systems Inc.¹

San Francisco, CA • Michael Sangiacomo

Last Year's Rank	12
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	2,000
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$446.0 mil.

13 Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc.¹

Cincinnati, OH • William Rumpke, Sr.

Last Year's Rank	14
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	1,947
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$318.6 mil.

14 Waste Industries¹

Raleigh, NC • Jim W. Perry

Last Year's Rank	15
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	1,600
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$310.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$326.0 mil.

15 Duratek Inc.⁴

Columbia, MD • Robert Prince

Last Year's Rank	13
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	1,185
Svcs	HZ
2005 Rev	$281.2 mil.

16 Burrtec Waste Group Inc.¹

Fontana, CA • Cole Burr

Last Year's Rank	17
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	950
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$236.3 mil.
Projected Rev	$248.2 mil.

17 EQ-Environmental Quality Co.¹

Wayne, MI • David Lusk

Last Year's Rank	19
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	675
Svcs	LF, HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$220.0 mil.

18 Strategic Materials¹

Houston, TX • Tex Corley

Last Year's Rank	23
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	930
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$160.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$168.0 mil.

19 EnviroSolutions Inc. (ESI Waste)¹

Chantilly, VA • Scott Eden

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	400
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$158.5 mil.
Projected Rev	$205.0 mil.

20 Schupan & Sons Inc.¹

Kalamazoo, MI • Marc Schupan

Last Year's Rank	21
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	210
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$156.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$160.0 mil.

21 Solid Waste Service Inc.¹
(doing business as J.P. Mascaro & Sons)

Audubon, PA • Pasquale Mascaro

Last Year's Rank	22
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	750
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$135.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$150.0 mil

22 Industrial Services of America⁴

Louisville, KY • Harry Kletter

Last Year's Rank	24
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	103
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$117.4 mil.

23 WCA Waste Corporation¹

Houston, TX • Tom Fatjo

Last Year's Rank	29
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	800
Svcs	CO, LF, TF
2005 Rev	$114.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$140.0 mil.

24 Northstar Recycling Group¹

Springfield, MA • David Goodman

Last Year's Rank	26
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	150
Svcs	CO, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$104.0 mil.

25 Harold LeMay Enterprises Inc.¹

Tacoma, WA • Nancy LeMay

Last Year's Rank	28
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	480
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$90.9 mil.
Projected Rev	$96.0 mil.

25 Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.⁴

Gainesville, FL • Louis Centofanti

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	481
Svcs	LF, HZ, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$90.9 mil.

27 ERP Environmental Services¹

Houston, TX • ShriIyer

Last Year's Rank	27
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	330
Svcs	RS, TF
2005 Rev	$90.0 mil.

28 Inland Waters Pollution Control¹

Detroit, MI • Jeffrey Stark

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	300
Svcs	CO, HZ, TO
2005 Rev	$85.1 mil.

29 American Ecology Corp.⁴

Boise, ID • Stephen Romano

Last Year's Rank	35
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	214
Svcs	HZ
2005 Rev	$79.4 mil.

30 Rhode Island Resource Recovery¹

Johnston, RI • Sherry Mulhearn

Last Year's Rank	30
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	125
Svcs	LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$65.4 mil.
Projected Rev	$66.0 mil.

31 Peoria Disposal Co.¹

Peoria, IL • Royal Coulter

Last Year's Rank	32
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	500
Svcs	CO, LF, HZ, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$60.0 mil.

32 Heritage - Crystal Clean LLC¹

Elgin, IL • Joe Chalhoub

Last Year's Rank	37
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	375
Svcs	CO, HZ, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$59.2 mil.
Projected Rev	$70.1 mil.

33 WTE Corp.¹

Bedford, MA • David Spencer

Last Year's Rank	36
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	120
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$53.3 mil.

34 Chemical Solvents Inc.¹

Cleveland, OH • Edward H. Pavlish

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	102
Svcs	HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$49.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$60.0 mil.

35 Mings Recycling Corp.¹

Sacramento, CA • Kenny Luong

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	11
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$42.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$48.0 mil.

36 County Waste & Recycling Service¹

Clifton Park, NY • Scott Earl

Last Year's Rank	39
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	175
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$40.0 mil.

37 Energy Answers Corp.¹

Albany, NY • Patrick Mahoney

Last Year's Rank	45
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	170
Svcs	CO, IN, HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$38.0 mil.

38 Cycle Systems Inc.¹

Roanoke, VA • Bruce Brenner

Last Year's Rank	41
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	125
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$37.4 mil.

39 EL Harvey & Sons Inc.¹

Westborough, MA • James Harvey

Last Year's Rank	41
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	175
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$36.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$45.0 mil.

40 Ross Consolidated Corp.¹

Grafton, OH • Gregg Searle

Last Year's Rank	56
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	200
Svcs	IN, HZ, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$31.0 mil.

41 Galaxy Recycling¹

Jersey City, NJ • Gary Giordano

Last Year's Rank	60
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	185
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$30.0 mil.

41 Shamrock Environmental Corp.¹

Browns Summit, NC • Gail McGroarty

Last Year's Rank	56
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	125
Svcs	HZ
2005 Rev	$30.0 mil.

43 Envirite Corporation¹

Canton, OH • Geoffrey Stengel

Last Year's Rank	50
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	120
Svcs	CO, HZ, RS, TO
2005 Rev	$29.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$30.0 mil.

44 Red River Service Corp.¹

Austin, TX • James Smith

Last Year's Rank	52
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	300
Svcs	CO, LF, RS
2005 Rev	$28.5 mil.
Projected Rev	$35.0 mil.

45 Modern Disposal Service Inc.¹

Model City, NY • Richard Washuta

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	500
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$28.2 mil.
Projected Rev	$73.0 mil.

46 American Waste Management Services Inc.¹

Warren, OH • Kenneth McMahon

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	25
Svcs	HZ
2005 Rev	$27.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$30.0 mil.

46 Triumvirate Environmental¹

Somerville, MA • John McQuillan

Last Year's Rank	53
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	155
Svcs	HZ, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$27.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$30.0 mil.

48 ABC Disposal Service Inc.¹

New Bedford, MA • Michael A. Camara

Last Year's Rank	70
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	170 ?
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$26.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$28.5 mil.

48 Santek Environmental¹

Cleveland, TN • Kenneth Higgins

Last Year's Rank	58
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	250
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$26.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$35 mil.

50 Innovative Commodities Group¹

Houston, TX • Rick Perez

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	400
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$25.0 mil.

50 Mazza & Sons¹

Tinton Falls, NJ • Dominick Mazza

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	80
Svcs	RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$25.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$30.0 mil.

52 J&J Refuse Inc.¹

Dover, OH • Keith Kimble

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	178
Svcs	CO
2005 Rev	$24.9 mil.
Projected Rev	$27.0 mil.

53 Cliff Berry Inc.¹

Fort Lauderdale, FL • Cliff Berry

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	175
Svcs	CO, IN, HZ, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$24.7 mil.

54 Rustin Transportation¹

Houston, TX • Joe Swinbank

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	157
Svcs	TO
2005 Rev	$23.7 mil.
Projected Rev	$24.0 mil.

55 Recycling Services Inc.¹

Alexandria, LA • Ken Moran

Last Year's Rank	76
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	150
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$23.6 mil.

56 Active Recycling Co.¹

Los Angeles, CA • Errol Segal

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	74
Svcs	CO, RS, TO
2005 Rev	$23.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$30.0 mil.

57 MP Environmental Services¹

Bakersfield, CA • Dawn Calderwood

Last Year's Rank	53
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	165
Svcs	HZ, TO
2005 Rev	$22.5 mil.

58 Greenman Technologies Inc.¹

Lynnfield, MA • Robert H. Davis

Last Year's Rank	48
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	170
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$22.1 mil.

59 American Waste Control Inc.¹

Tulsa, OK • Kenneth Burkett

Last Year's Rank	85
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	101
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$22.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$24.0 mil.

59 SWeeDIee¹

Houma, LA • Corey Callais

Last Year's Rank	69
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	220
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$22.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$24.0 mil.

61 Aspen Waste Systems¹

Minneapolis, MN • Robert E. Kircher

Last Year's Rank	64
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	98
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$21.4 mil.
Projected Rev	$25.0 mil.

62 Community Waste Disposal Inc.¹

Dallas, TX • Greg Roemer

Last Year's Rank	65
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	130
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$20.5 mil.
Projected Rev	$22.0 mil.

63 Randy's Sanitation¹

Delano, MN • Randy Roskowiak

Last Year's Rank	68
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	50,000
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$20.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$22.0 mil.

63 JRM Hauling & Recycling Services¹

Peabody, MA • Jim Motzkin

Last Year's Rank	84
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	125
Svcs	CO, RS, TO
2005 Rev	$20.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$25.0 mil.

65 World Waste Services Inc.¹

Miami, FL • Martha Saroza

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	80
Svcs	CO, TF
2005 Rev	$19.9 mil.
Projected Rev	$18.0 mil.

66 Friedman Recycling Co.¹

Phoenix, AZ • Morris Friedman David Friedman

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	85
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$19.0 mil.

67 Advanced Waste Services Inc.¹

Milwaukee, WI • Michael Malatesta

Last Year's Rank	72
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	75
Svcs	TO
2005 Rev	$18.4 mil.

68 Balcones Resources¹

Austin, TX • Kerry Getter

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	132
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$18.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$20.0 mil.

68 Sanitary Service Co. Inc.¹

Bellinghan, WA • Paul Razore

Last Year's Rank	71
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	90
Svcs	CO
2005 Rev	$18.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$19.0 mil.

70 Ace Solid Waste¹

Ramsey, MN • Andy Schweizer

Last Year's Rank	72
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	78
Svcs	CO, TF
2005 Rev	$17.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$18.5 mil.

70 Skb Environmental Inc.¹

Saint Paul, MN • Richard O'Gara

Last Year's Rank	67
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	40
Svcs	LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$17.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$17.0 mil.

72 Mark Dunning Industries²

Dothan, AL • Mark Dunning

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Res.
Employees	100
Svcs	CO
2005 Rev	$16.8 mil.

73 Inland Service Corporation¹

Laguna Vista, TX • Robert Smith

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	200
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$16.6 mil.

74 Blow Brothers¹

Old Orchard Beach, ME • Archie St. Hilaire

Last Year's Rank	86
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	112
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$16.3 mil.
Projected Rev	$17.5 mil.

75 Fibres International Inc.¹

Everett, WA • Paul Harrison

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	80
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$16.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$17.0 mil.

76 Dick's Sanitation Service¹

Lakeville, MN • Dick Clemmer

Last Year's Rank	83
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	80
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$15.6 mil.
Projected Rev	$16.5 mil.

77 Cockeys Enterprises Inc.¹

Stevenson, MD • David Reed

Last Year's Rank	80
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	80
Svcs	TO
2005 Rev	$15.3 mil.

78 Rubatino Refuse Removal Inc.¹

Everett, WA • Edward Rubatino

Last Year's Rank	80
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	49
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$15.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$15.5mil.

79 New Bedford Waste Services¹

New Bedford, MA • Michael A. Camara

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	55
Svcs	RS, TF
2005 Rev	$14.9 mil.
Projected Rev	$15.5 mil.

80 Blue Diamond Disposal Inc.¹

Mount Arlington, NJ • John Shortino, Jr.

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	87
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$14.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$17.0 mil.

80 City Waste of NY Inc.¹

Jamaica, NY • Sam Martino

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	70
Svcs	CO
2005 Rev	$14.0 mil.

82 OSI Environmental¹

Eveleth, MN • George Rosier

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	71
Svcs	CO, IN, HZ, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$13.4 mil.

83 Environmental Enterprises Inc.¹

Cincinnati, OH • Dan McCabe

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	153
Svcs	HZ, RS
2005 Rev	$13.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$14.0 mil.

83 83 Natures Choice Corp.¹

Union, NJ • James Schafle

Last Year's Rank	87
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	85
Svcs	CO, IN, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$13.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$14.5 mil.

85 Max Environmental Technologies²

Pittsburgh, PA • L.W. Spencer

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	50
Svcs	CO, LF, HZ
2005 Rev	$12.5 mil.

85 Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc.¹

Brooklyn, NY • Gregory Bianco

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	150
Svcs	RS, TO
2005 Rev	$12.5 mil.

87 3ci Complete Compliance Corp.¹

Grand Prairie, TX • Otley Smith

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Public
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	73
Svcs	HZ, TO
2005 Rev	$12.2 mil.

88 Veit Container Corp.¹
(Owned by Veit Companies)

Rogers, MN • Vaughn Veit

Last Year's Rank	72
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	500
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$12.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$13.0 mil.

89 Artistic Waste Services¹

Des Moines, IA • Tony Colosimo

Last Year's Rank	88
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	120
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$11.6 mil.
Projected Rev	$12.2 mil.

90 Bavarian Trucking Co. Inc.¹

Walton, KY • James Brueggeman

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	85
Svcs	CO, LF
2005 Rev	$11.3 mil.
Projected Rev	$12.0 mil.

91 Best Way of Indiana Inc.¹

Indianapolis, IN • John Balkema

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	100
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$11.2 mil.

92 American Waste Inc.¹

Oklahoma City, OK • Roy Yokely

Last Year's Rank	92
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	100
Svcs	CO, LF, TF
2005 Rev	$11.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$15.0 mil.

93 Main Recycling Co. Inc.¹

Jacksonville, FL • James Pope

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	15
Svcs	CO, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$10.0 mil.

94 Fontana Recycling Center¹

Fontana, CA • Glenn Kim

Last Year's Rank	97
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	25
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$9.9 mil.

95 Ravenswood Disposal Service¹

Chicago, IL • Branko Vardijan

Last Year's Rank	94
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	105
Svcs	CO, LF, RS, TF
2005 Rev	$9.5 mil.
Projected Rev	$10.5 mil.

96 AJ Catagnus Inc.¹

Norristown, PA • Vincent F. Catagnus

Last Year's Rank	93
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	85
Svcs	CO, RS, TF, TO
2005 Rev	$9.4 mil.

97 Grasan¹

Mansfield, OH • Marian Eilenfeld

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind.
Employees	65
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$9.0 mil.
Projected Rev	$13.0 mil.

98 Omni Recycling of Westbury²

Westbury, NY • Anthony Core

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	65
Svcs	RS
2005 Rev	$8.6 mil.

99 TIER Holdings¹

Gap, PA • Joseph J. Madrak, Jr.

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	50
Svcs	HZ, RS
2005 Rev	$7.9 mil.
Projected Rev.	$10.0 mil.

100 Gallegos Sanitation Inc.¹

Fort Collins, CO • Arthur Gallegos

Last Year's Rank	NR
Public or Pvt	Private
Customers	Com./Ind., Res.
Employees	95
Svcs	CO, RS
2005 Rev	$7.8 mil.
Projected Rev	$10.0 mil.

KEY 1: Company verified. 2: Company provided all information except revenues, which are from Dun & Bradstreet. 3: Estimated from annual report. 4: Annual report. • NR: Not Ranked. Com./Ind.: Commercial/Industrial. Res.: Residential. CO: Collection. IN: Incineration/WTE. LF: Landfill. HZ: Hazardous Waste. RS: Recycling. TF: Transfer Stations. TO: Transport Only.

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<span class="ArticleBase-LargeTitle">100 Top Players in the Industry</span>100 Top Players in the Industry

1 Waste Management1

2 Allied Waste Industries Inc.4

3 Republic Services Inc.1

4 Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.1(previously Onyx North America Corp.)

5 Covanta Holding Corporation4

6 Waste Connections Inc.1

7 Clean Harbors Environmental Services4

8 Stericycle Inc.4

9 BFI Canada Income Fund1(Parent company of IESI Corp., which contributed 63.5% of BFI's 2005 revenue total)

10 Newpark Resources Inc.1

11 Casella Waste Systems4

12 Norcal Waste Systems Inc.1

13 Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc.1

14 Waste Industries1

15 Duratek Inc.4

16 Burrtec Waste Group Inc.1

17 EQ-Environmental Quality Co.1

18 Strategic Materials1

19 EnviroSolutions Inc. (ESI Waste)1

20 Schupan & Sons Inc.1

21 Solid Waste Service Inc.1(doing business as J.P. Mascaro & Sons)

22 Industrial Services of America4

23 WCA Waste Corporation1

24 Northstar Recycling Group1

25 Harold LeMay Enterprises Inc.1

25 Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.4

27 ERP Environmental Services1

28 Inland Waters Pollution Control1

29 American Ecology Corp.4

30 Rhode Island Resource Recovery1

31 Peoria Disposal Co.1

32 Heritage - Crystal Clean LLC1

33 WTE Corp.1

34 Chemical Solvents Inc.1

35 Mings Recycling Corp.1

36 County Waste & Recycling Service1

37 Energy Answers Corp.1

38 Cycle Systems Inc.1

39 EL Harvey & Sons Inc.1

40 Ross Consolidated Corp.1

41 Galaxy Recycling1

41 Shamrock Environmental Corp.1

43 Envirite Corporation1

44 Red River Service Corp.1

45 Modern Disposal Service Inc.1

46 American Waste Management Services Inc.1

46 Triumvirate Environmental1

48 ABC Disposal Service Inc.1

48 Santek Environmental1

50 Innovative Commodities Group1

50 Mazza & Sons1

52 J&J Refuse Inc.1

53 Cliff Berry Inc.1

54 Rustin Transportation1

55 Recycling Services Inc.1

56 Active Recycling Co.1

57 MP Environmental Services1

58 Greenman Technologies Inc.1

59 American Waste Control Inc.1

59 SWeeDIee1

61 Aspen Waste Systems1

62 Community Waste Disposal Inc.1

63 Randy's Sanitation1

100 Top Players in the Industry

1 Waste Management¹

2 Allied Waste Industries Inc.⁴

3 Republic Services Inc.¹

4 Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.¹
(previously Onyx North America Corp.)

5 Covanta Holding Corporation⁴

6 Waste Connections Inc.¹

7 Clean Harbors Environmental Services⁴

8 Stericycle Inc.⁴

9 BFI Canada Income Fund¹
(Parent company of IESI Corp., which contributed 63.5% of BFI's 2005 revenue total)

10 Newpark Resources Inc.¹

11 Casella Waste Systems⁴

12 Norcal Waste Systems Inc.¹

13 Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc.¹

14 Waste Industries¹

15 Duratek Inc.⁴

16 Burrtec Waste Group Inc.¹

17 EQ-Environmental Quality Co.¹

18 Strategic Materials¹

19 EnviroSolutions Inc. (ESI Waste)¹

20 Schupan & Sons Inc.¹

21 Solid Waste Service Inc.¹
(doing business as J.P. Mascaro & Sons)

22 Industrial Services of America⁴

23 WCA Waste Corporation¹

24 Northstar Recycling Group¹

25 Harold LeMay Enterprises Inc.¹

25 Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.⁴

27 ERP Environmental Services¹

28 Inland Waters Pollution Control¹

29 American Ecology Corp.⁴

30 Rhode Island Resource Recovery¹

31 Peoria Disposal Co.¹

32 Heritage - Crystal Clean LLC¹

33 WTE Corp.¹

34 Chemical Solvents Inc.¹

35 Mings Recycling Corp.¹

36 County Waste & Recycling Service¹

37 Energy Answers Corp.¹

38 Cycle Systems Inc.¹

39 EL Harvey & Sons Inc.¹

40 Ross Consolidated Corp.¹

41 Galaxy Recycling¹

41 Shamrock Environmental Corp.¹

43 Envirite Corporation¹

44 Red River Service Corp.¹

45 Modern Disposal Service Inc.¹

46 American Waste Management Services Inc.¹

46 Triumvirate Environmental¹

48 ABC Disposal Service Inc.¹

48 Santek Environmental¹

50 Innovative Commodities Group¹

50 Mazza & Sons¹

52 J&J Refuse Inc.¹

53 Cliff Berry Inc.¹

54 Rustin Transportation¹

55 Recycling Services Inc.¹

56 Active Recycling Co.¹

57 MP Environmental Services¹

58 Greenman Technologies Inc.¹

59 American Waste Control Inc.¹

59 SWeeDIee¹

61 Aspen Waste Systems¹

62 Community Waste Disposal Inc.¹

63 Randy's Sanitation¹

63 JRM Hauling & Recycling Services¹

65 World Waste Services Inc.¹

66 Friedman Recycling Co.¹

67 Advanced Waste Services Inc.¹

68 Balcones Resources¹

68 Sanitary Service Co. Inc.¹

70 Ace Solid Waste¹

70 Skb Environmental Inc.¹

72 Mark Dunning Industries²

73 Inland Service Corporation¹

74 Blow Brothers¹

75 Fibres International Inc.¹

76 Dick's Sanitation Service¹

77 Cockeys Enterprises Inc.¹

78 Rubatino Refuse Removal Inc.¹

79 New Bedford Waste Services¹