June 1, 2006

22 Min Read
100 Top Players in the Industry

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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