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Top 25 Recycling and waste management companies worldwide

Name: Recycling and waste management companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 30,887 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 30,887 recycling and waste management companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 493,021 professional contacts across them, including 129,421 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers recycling and waste management companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for recycling and waste management companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

30,887Companies

493,021Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest recycling and waste management companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 30,887 recycling and waste management companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to recycling and waste management companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	WM	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	24,303 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Republic Services	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	17,016 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Republic Services provides the most complete set of recycling, waste and environmental solutions from a single provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Clean Harbors	Indirect evidence	Norwell, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	8,924 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clean Harbors is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	GFL Environmental INC	Strong evidence	Vaughan, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	6,179 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GFL Environmental is the only major diversified environmental services company in North America offering services in solid waste management, liquid waste management and soil…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Waste Connections	Indirect evidence	Spring, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	4,266 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pick your destination.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	ION Exchange India LTD	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,810 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Ion Exchange India, we bring you total environment solutions - water treatment, liquid waste treatment & recycle, air pollution control, solid & hazardous waste management and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	BIFFA	Strong evidence	High Wycombe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,253 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in London in 1912, Biffa is a leading UK nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technologically-driven energy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	VISY	Partial evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,065 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing, recycling and logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Cleanaway Waste Management	Strong evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,005 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cleanaway Waste Management Limited is Australia’s largest, publicly listed waste management company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	RE Sustainability Limited	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	2,607 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Re Sustainability Limited (RE), a KKR-backed company, is one of Asia’s leading providers of comprehensive environment management services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Paprec	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	2,533 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recycler, c'est transformer un déchet en matières premières, donner une seconde vie à ce qu'on aurait eu tendance, hier, à considérer comme définitivement inutile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Waste PRO USA	Partial evidence	Longwood, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,560 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Waste Pro USA, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	EMR	Partial evidence	Warrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,478 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a global leader in metal recycling with a heritage dating back to the 1950’s.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Averda	Strong evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,417 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For over 35 years, we have delivered integrated waste management services across multiple regions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Rumpke Waste & Recycling	Strong evidence	Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,360 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rumpke Waste and Recycling has been committed to keeping neighborhoods and businesses clean and green since 1932 by providing environmentally friendly waste disposal and recycling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	US Ecology Inc., A Republic Services Company	Indirect evidence	Boise, ID, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,360 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “US Ecology is a Republic Services company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Valet Living	Indirect evidence	Tampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Valet Living is the only nationally-recognized full-service amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry, performing more than 460 million events annually across 1.8…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Clean Earth	Indirect evidence	King Of Prussia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,275 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Veolia has completed the acquisition of Clean Earth, bringing together two organizations with a shared commitment to environmental stewardship, safety and operational excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Secure	Strong evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,261 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SECURE is a leading waste management and energy infrastructure business headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Casella Waste Systems, INC	Partial evidence	Rutland, VT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,231 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Casella, headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, is one of the largest recyclers and most experienced fully integrated resource management companies in the Eastern United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Stena Recycling AB	Partial evidence	400 40 Göteborg, SwedenHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,169 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stena Recycling är Sveriges ledande återvinningsbolag med närmare 1 900 medarbetare och 90 anläggningar, från Kiruna i norr till Malmö i söder.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Derichebourg Environnement	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,085 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DERICHEBOURG Environnement propose au monde de l’industrie, aux collectivités et aux particuliers une offre complète et intégrée de services couvrant la collecte, la gestion, le…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Reworld Waste	Partial evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,084 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Reworld™ is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing innovative and environmentally responsible services to a global community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Groupe Nicollin	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,046 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The NICOLLIN Group offers local authorities and private companies optimal value services, enabling its clients to improve their global waste management, urban sanitation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Viridor	Strong evidence	Ardley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,045 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Viridor is one of the UK’s leading resource and waste management companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: recycling and waste management companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names recycling and waste management companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of recycling and waste management companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name recycling and waste management companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Recycling and waste management companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

26.3%Verified-email coverage

16.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

0.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

12,432

11-50

10,669

51-200

4,917

201-500

1,428

501-1,000

501

1,001-5,000

403

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among recycling and waste management companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for recycling and waste management companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “recycling and waste management companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names recycling and waste management companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among recycling and waste management companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 129,421 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Recycling and waste management companies by location

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Every Recycling and waste management companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names recycling and waste management companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many recycling and waste management companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 30,887 recycling and waste management companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

WM, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most recycling and waste management companies?

The United States leads with 5,312 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (2,653) and Italy (1,919). Every recycling and waste management companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most recycling and waste management companies?

London leads with 265 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (250) and Houston (117).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 129,421 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 30,887 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.