Sell Your Waste Hauling Company in California
Who is buying waste hauling companies in California
Named waste hauling acquisitions we have recorded in California
- Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (Tahoe Truckee Disposal Co.), acquired by RecologyEmployee-owned buyer · Announced Jul 2026 · Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, CA · Source ↗
Waste hauling companies in California that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Waste Disposal | Bishop | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| C&S Waste Solutions | Lakeport | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Coastal Rolloff | San Luis Obispo | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Dependable Disposal & Recycling | — | Republic Services | listed on Republic Services's website ↗ |
| El Dorado Disposal | Placerville | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Garden City Sanitation | Santa Clara | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Green Team of San Jose | San Jose | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Green Waste of Tehama | Red Bluff | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Livermore Sanitation | Livermore | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Mammoth Disposal | Mammoth Lakes | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Milpitas Sanitation | Santa Clara | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Mission Country Disposal | San Luis Obispo | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Morro Bay Garbage | San Luis Obispo | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Preferred Septic and Disposal | Bishop | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Recology American Canyon | Vallejo | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Arcata | Samoa | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Auburn Placer | Auburn | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Butte Colusa Counties | Oroville | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Davis | Davis | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Del Norte | Crescent City | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Dixon | Vacaville | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Eel River | Fortuna | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Humboldt County | Samoa | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Mariposa | Mariposa | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Mountain View | Mountain View | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Sacramento | Davis | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology San Benito County | Gilroy | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology San Bruno | Burlingame | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology San Francisco | San Francisco | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology San Mateo County | San Carlos | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Sonoma Marin | Santa Rosa | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology South Bay | San Jose | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology South Valley | Gilroy | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Vacaville Solano | Vacaville | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Vallejo | Vallejo | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology Yuba-Sutter | Marysville | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| Recology of the Coast | Pacifica | Recology | listed on Recology's website ↗ |
| San Luis Garbage | San Luis Obispo | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| South County Sanitary | San Luis Obispo | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| South Lake Refuse & Recycling | Clearlake | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Upper Valley Disposal Services | Saint Helena | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
| Waste Resources | — | WM (Waste Management) | listed on WM's website ↗ |
| West Valley Recycles | San Jose | Waste Connections | listed on Waste Connections's website ↗ |
Headquartered in California: Recology (San Francisco, CA).
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM (Waste Management) | Publicly traded (NYSE: WM) | Strategic / public | Houston, TX | Owned or operated 342 transfer stations in the U.S. and Canada as of Dec. 31, 2025 | Source ↗ |
| Republic Services | Publicly traded (NYSE: RSG) | Strategic / public | Phoenix, AZ | 377 collection operations, 255 transfer stations, 79 recycling centers and 207 active landfills across the U.S. and Canada (2025 10-K) | Source ↗ |
| Waste Connections | Publicly traded (NYSE/TSX: WCN) | Strategic / public | The Woodlands, TX | Solid waste services in 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces | Source ↗ |
| GFL Environmental | Publicly traded (NYSE/TSX: GFL) | Strategic / public | Miami Beach, FL | Operations throughout Canada and in 18 U.S. states (Q1 2026 MD&A) | Source ↗ |
| Casella Waste Systems | Publicly traded (Nasdaq: CWST) | Strategic / public | Rutland, VT | Operating locations in eleven states: VT, NH, NY, MA, CT, ME, PA, DE, NJ, MD and WV (fiscal 2025 10-K) | Source ↗ |
| Waste Pro USA | Privately owned and family-run (founded 2001 by John J. Jennings; CEO Sean Jennings) | Strategic / family-owned | Longwood, FL | 12-state footprint (Oct 2025) | Source ↗ |
| Interstate Waste Services (IWS, incl. Action Environmental) | Littlejohn & Co. and Ares Management (Ares took a significant equity stake in Oct 2023); Harvest Partners Structured Capital also lists IWS as an investment | Private equity | Teaneck, NJ | Fleet of more than 600 vehicles in the Northeast (Aug 2024) | Source ↗ |
| Ecowaste Solutions | Kinderhook Industries (single-asset continuation vehicle, in partnership with Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Apollo S3) | Private equity | Coppell, TX | Operates in ten states (company release, Sep 2026). At formation it had 600+ vehicles, 29 hauling yards, nine transfer stations/MRFs and three landfills (Waste Dive, Feb 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Meridian Waste | Warren Equity Partners (since April 2018) | Private equity | Charlotte, NC | Operates in Northeast FL; St. Louis, MO; Raleigh and the Triad, NC; Greenville, SC; Knoxville, TN; Huntsville and Central AL; North and South MS; and Blacksburg, Harrisonburg and Richmond, VA (Feb 2026 release) | Source ↗ |
| Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions | TPG (TPG Transition Infrastructure), which bought both from Allied Industrial Partners; the deal closed Aug 2026 | Private equity | Gainesville, GA and Raleigh, NC | 14 permitted facilities and more than 500 fleet vehicles across Georgia and the Carolinas | Source ↗ |
| Recology | Employees (100% employee owned) | Employee-owned (ESOP) | San Francisco, CA | 133 communities in California, Oregon and Washington (2026 Sustainability Update) | Source ↗ |
| Best Trash | H.I.G. Capital affiliate (H.I.G. Infrastructure), since July 2024 | Private equity | Richmond, TX | More than 400 trucks and 700,000 homes served in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi (company site, 2025) | Source ↗ |
| Blue Castle Waste Solutions | Blue Sage Capital (Blue Sage Capital IV), with Castle Capital | Private equity | Not disclosed | Three acquisitions in Minnesota and Iowa; owns one transfer station and operates two more under contract | Source ↗ |
| TXP Environmental (Texas Pride Disposal) | NMS Capital | Private equity | Houston, TX | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| Rumpke Waste & Recycling | Rumpke family (company says it has no outside investors) | Strategic / family-owned | Cincinnati, OH | Team of more than 4,000 serving Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and West Virginia; 15 landfills and 14 recycling centers | Source ↗ |
| Coastal Waste & Recycling | Macquarie Asset Management (majority owner since June 2023) | Private equity | Boca Raton, FL | 51 locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; fleet of over 1,000 (Waste Advantage, Oct 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Arrow Waste | Carr's Hill Partners (since 2022) | Private equity | Atlanta, GA | 35+ roll-off routes serving 10,000+ roll-off customers a year and 15,000+ residential and commercial customers (per Carr's Hill) | Source ↗ |
| Hoffman Sanitation Services | Owned and operated by Stewart Hoffman | Strategic / family-owned | Durant, OK | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| ReSource Waste Services | GCM Grosvenor (majority since 2021) and ReEnergy Holdings | Private equity | Avon, MA | Four C&D processing facilities in NH, MA and ME and a rail-served C&D transfer station in MA; more than 170 employees (Nov 2025) | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified October 6, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Waste Hauling roll-up tracker →
How many solid waste collection businesses are in California
The Census Bureau counted 907 solid waste collection businesses in California in 2023, the most of any state. 37% had fewer than five employees and 67% had fewer than 20. 157 had 50 or more.
| Employees | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 334 | 37% |
| 5 to 9 | 137 | 15% |
| 10 to 19 | 136 | 15% |
| 20 to 49 | 143 | 16% |
| 50 or more | 157 | 17% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 ↗ (NAICS 562111). An establishment is a single physical location, so an owner with three locations counts three times.
What a waste hauling company in California is worth
Waste hauling companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 2.5x-4x SDE for smaller owner-operated waste hauling companies, with most deals in the $0.33M - $0.83M median sale price (BizBuySell closed sales, 2021-2025) range. These are published industry ranges from BizBuySell, John M. Salony and others, not an appraisal of your company.
What buyers pay more for
- +Long-term municipal contracts
- +Dense residential and commercial routes
- +Owned transfer or disposal capacity
- +Management team beyond the owner
What buyers discount
- -Owner-dependent operations
- -Customer concentration above 25%
- -Contracts up for rebid every 3-5 years
- -Aging fleet needing replacement
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Selling a waste hauling company in California: common questions
How much is a waste hauling company in California worth?
Waste hauling companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 2.5x-4x SDE for smaller owner-operated waste hauling companies, with most deals in the $0.33M - $0.83M median sale price (BizBuySell closed sales, 2021-2025) range. Buyers tend to pay more for long-term municipal contracts, dense residential and commercial routes, owned transfer or disposal capacity and management team beyond the owner, and less where they see owner-dependent operations, customer concentration above 25%, contracts up for rebid every 3-5 years and aging fleet needing replacement. These are industry-wide ranges from BizBuySell, John M. Salony and others, not an appraisal of your company.
Who is buying waste hauling companies in California?
Recent named deals in California include Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (acquired by Recology, Jul 2026). Nationally, the largest groups consolidating waste hauling companies include WM (publicly traded), Republic Services (publicly traded) and Waste Connections (publicly traded); 10 of the 19 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 43 waste hauling companies in California already owned by these platforms, including Bishop Waste Disposal (Waste Connections), Dependable Disposal & Recycling (Republic Services) and Recology American Canyon.
How many solid waste collection businesses are there in California?
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 907 solid waste collection businesses in California in 2023, the most of any state. 37% had fewer than five employees, 67% had fewer than 20, and 157 had 50 or more.
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from BizBuySell, Waste Management & Recycling Valuation Benchmarks (closed sales 2021-2025), John M. Salony, M&A advisor, YourExitValue (May 8, 2026), John M. Salony, M&A advisor (Mar 30, 2026; same author as above), Matt Hillin, Lakeside Acquisitions, on the Waste Nexus podcast (Jul 6, 2026; transcript), Waste Advantage Magazine, Samuele Barrili (Jul 15, 2026) and CurbWaste, dumpster rental industry white paper (software vendor). Establishment counts are from the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 562111). Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified October 6, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.