The most recent updates to this tracker are:
- Hoffman Sanitation Services has acquired Red Dirt Sanitation, a residential and commercial waste service provider in Marlow, Oklahoma. The acquisition adds to Hoffman’s existing service footprint in southwest Oklahoma. It’s Hoffman' s third acquisition of 2026 and its 13th overall, including five in 2025.
- Environmental services provider O6 Environmental Holdings has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based Environmental Remediation Contractor. ERC offers environmental remediation, ecological restoration, emergency response and industrial services.The acquisition helps O6 add ecological restoration as a new service offering. It’s O6’s first since its recapitalization with Quad-C Management in August 2025.
- California-based American Integrated Services has acquired the former Central Valley Wastewater facility, a non-hazardous waste solidification and injection facility now operating as American Wastewater LLC. That facility accepts both bulk and containerized non-hazardous waste streams and provides high-pressure truck washout services. It’s AIS’s 10th location throughout California and Texas.
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 $3.3 billion in 2025, $10.9 billion in 2024, $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. Transactions involving significant investments, including minority stakes, may also be included.
We list acquirers or lead investors 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.
