5 Biggest Garbage Companies in the US

3. Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN)

Total Market Cap (As of November 7): $34.76B

Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) is a North American integrated waste services company which focuses on slid waste collection, transfer disposal, and recycling services. It is the third largest waste management company in the United States by overall market capitalization, with a total market cap of $34.7 billion as of November 7. Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) generated a total revenue of $1.88 billion in Q3 2022. Founded in 1997 in Folsom, California, Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) has 19,998 employees across operational facilities in the United States and Canada.

As of Q4 2021, more than 70% of the company’s revenue was from solid waste collection, 21% from solid waste disposal and transfer, 4% from recycling, and 5% from its oil industry waste operations. 16% of the company’s total revenue was from Canada while the rest was from the United States. Waste Connections’ (NYSE:WCN) primary services include waste collection and disposal services. These services are often carried out through contractual operations with municipalities to collect the waste in that respective jurisdiction for an agreed-upon rate. The services are provided directly to residential, commercial and industrial clients. Furthermore, Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) owns and operates more than 87 solid waste landfills as of November 2022. Since the company’s incorporation in 1997, the company has achieved growth through notable acquisitions of R360 Environmental Solutions and Progressive Waste Services of Canada, among others.