Priority Waste Launches in Detroit Market

Priority Waste, a new waste and recycling company based temporarily in Clinton Township, Mich., has recently launched and hopes to grow quickly in the fast-changing Detroit waste market. The company has already expanded in its short life from two to six drivers, and it owns six trucks and 300 containers.

Sam Langer, COO of Priority Waste, thinks that the local waste and recycling market will help foster quick growth for the new company, primarily due to the rebounding economy in Detroit. He also noted that customer satisfaction in the area is down due to several recent acquisitions by larger companies.

Crain’s Detroit Business has more information:

A new waste management company is entering the metro Detroit market as acquisitions continue to rearrange the landscape of the local trash collection business.

Priority Waste, based temporarily in Clinton Township, launched last month and is looking for a permanent headquarters and storage yard as it seeks to build from an initial investment of more than $4 million, said Sam Langer, chief operating officer for the company.

In the past three or four weeks, the company has expanded from two drivers to six, with just as many 2018 tri-axle Kenworth trucks and 300 waste containers, ranging in size from 10 to 40 cubic yards. Langer said the company is looking at a site in the area of Hall and Mound roads, but no deals have been finalized.

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