Dive summary:

• The Cleveland, Tenn.-based Santek Waste Services Inc., has bought two waste and recycling companies in northwest Georgia for an undisclosed amount.
• The two purchased companies are Evans Recycling, based in Calhoun, and Davis Disposal, headquartered in Ringgold.
• The purchase Evans Recycling includes a multiple-stream material recovery facility and the purchase of Davis Disposal allows Santek to expand its residential collection service.

From the article:

“It’s an exciting time in the life of our company, and we’re evaluating other opportunities which are strategic to growing our hauling operations and our landfill partnerships with local governments,” Caylor said.

Both companies will become subsidiaries of Santek, which manages 16 solid waste landfills, three transfer stations and four waste collection companies in a nine-state region. The company employs 340. ...