This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Waste Management companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Waste Management industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Illinois Waste Management Startups
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Stericycle
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Stericycle provides solutions that protect people and brands, promote health, and safeguard the environment.
Nano Gas Technologies
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Equipment for water treatment, oil recovery, and agriculture
ReMango
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ReMango is an impact driven enterprise, committed to reducing food waste worldwide.
Earnest Agriculture
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Waste recycling, soil amendment manufacturing, microbe research
NUMiX MATERIALS
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NUMiX MATERIALS specializes in manufacturing and supplying sorbents to remove dissolved heavy metals from contaminated water.
Agrilab Technologies
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AgriLab Technologies offers an innovative approach for changing waste management into resource recovery and thermal energy creation.
Heritage-Crystal Clean
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Heritage-Crystal Clean is a leading provider of parts cleaning, used oil, re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services
OnePlus Systems
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OnePlus Systems Inc. is an Illinois-based manufacturer of container fullness and control systems.
PDC
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PDC provides residential, commercial and industrial solid waste hauling and recycling services.
IN-PIPE TECHNOLOGY
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In-Pipe Technology provides engineered waste-water treatment technology and services for municipalities in the United States.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is a public utility company offering wastewater treatment and management.
Groot Industries
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Groot is the privately-owned solid waste services company.
Gasvoda & Associates Inc
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GAI is the manufacturer’s representative firm selling & servicing water & wastewater treatment, pumping, control & instrumentation products.
Weaver Consultants Group
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Weaver Consultants Group offers civil engineering, waste management, oil & gas, geospatial, environment consultancy & architecture services.
All American Recycling
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All American Recycling is a scrap metal recycling and waste management company.
PRI Systems
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PRI Systems specializes in industrial process management systems, biowaste treatment systems, custom manufacturing and maintenance services.
g2 revolution
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g2 revolution is a specialty green recycling services provider.
Redline Metals
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Redline Metals metal purchasers and processors of all grades
Mid America Paper Recycling
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Mid America Paper Recycling specializes in brokerage, processing, and export of recovered plastics and paper to transform waste into value.
Paul Reilly
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Paul Reilly specializes in waste and recycling handling, industrial doors and loading dock safety systems.
Parc Corporation
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PARC Corporation offers plastic recycling services for all forms of plastics in all conditions.
Com2 Recycling Solutions
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COM2 Recycling Solutions has provided quality electronics recycling, resale, and asset recovery services to industries, and governments.
DC Trash of Illinois
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DC Trash of Illinois is an independent waste and recycling collection company in DeKalb County.
Genesis Electronics Recycling Inc
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Genesis Dome is a leading provider of e-waste recycling and information technology asset disposition (ITAD).
AMP Americas
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AMP Americas makes ultra-low carbon intensity renewable natural gas (RNG) from dairy waste.
Water Integrated Treatment Systems
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Specializes in the processing of treatable non-hazardous liquid waste for disposal to the sanitary sewer.
Applied Mechanical Technology
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Applied Mechanical Technology provides wastewater equipment, heavy-duty tank trailer and railcar cleaning systems for various industries.
Lakeside Equipment
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Lakeside Equipment is a manufacturer that provides screw pumps, waste management, filtration and biological treatment systems.
Continental Paper Grading
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Continental Paper Grading is a waste paper brokerage engaged in recycling and international brokering of scrap paper and plastics products.
Cimco Resources
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Cimco Resources operates as a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling company.
Gabriel Environmental Services
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Gabriel Environmental Services is a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting firm.
K. Hoving
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K. Hoving provides waste management services.
Millennium Waste
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Millennium Waste operates and monitors the waste disposal site at the Quad Cities Landfill.
Drumbeaters of America
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Drumbeaters of America specializes in plastic drum recycling, drum crusher and drum washer services.
RMG
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RMG specializes in ferrous, non-ferrous scrap, electronics recycling, IT asset conversion, stevedoring, and warehousing services
RPM Environmental
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RPM Environmental specializes in waste reduction, environmental consulting, organic recycling, and disposal treatments solutions.
TRMA
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TRMA delivers quality information forums and strategies relevant to changing industries.
Jackson Disposal
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Jackson Disposal is a waste management company providing garbage disposal and recycling services.
Resource Management Companies
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RMC owns and operates material recovery facilities that acquire, receive, process, and commercialize recyclable materials.
EcoloCap
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EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTC.BB:ECOS)e an integrated group of environmentally focused technologies that utilize nanotechnology to develop
HydroFloTech
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HydroFloTech is a wastewater solution provider.
ADCO Services
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ADCO Services is a full-service waste management company specializing in providing turnkey hazardous waste disposal services to customers.
Mervis
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Mervis provides scrap recycling products made of iron and metal, plastic, paper, illini castings.
DisposAll Waste Services
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DisposAll Waste Services is a provider of industrial waste disposal in Illinois and surrounding states.
Cyklpoint
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Cyklpoint offers digital tools that simplify waste management and help to transform it into a resource.
Lake Area Disposal & Recycling
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Lake Area Disposal & Recycling provides trash, dumpster, disposal and recycling services.
Independent Mechanical Industries
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Independent Mechanical Industries specializes in the installation of mechanical equipment, piping & HVAC with repair & maintenance services.
Veritas Waste
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Veritas Waste works as a recycling and trash to maintain beneficial relationships between their clients and their service providers.
Ingram Enterprises
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Ingram Enterprises provides snow removal control services.
Gale Construction Company
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Gale Construction Company provides highway, municipal projects, and general contractor services.
Loop Paper Recycling
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Loop Paper Recycling offers Bale Route Service, Book Recycling, Box Truck Services, Customized Recycling Services, E-Recycling Services.
HAVI – Recycling and Waste Solutions Business
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RWS develops and manages end-to-end recycling, waste and sustainability programs for multi-site blue chip customers across North America.
Midwest Industrial Metals
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Midwest Industrial Metals is a scrap metal recycling company that buys, collects, and recycles a wide range of metals and waste products,
Roy Strom
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Roy Strom is an independent waste hauler in the Chicagoland market.
Flood Brothers Disposal
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Flood Brothers Disposal renders disposal and recycling service for residential areas and commercial industries.
Illini Environmental
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Illini environmental is a waste management and recycling company.
Andrews Engineering
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Andrews Engineering provides engineering, solid waste, and environmental services.
Ace Grease Service
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Ace Grease Service provides recycling practices and emphasizes compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
Moring Disposal
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Moring Disposal offers commercial, residential, construction dumpster rental, curbside, trash collection, disposal, and recycling services.
American Bottoms
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American Bottoms produce a wastewater effluent to protect water resources.
Rock River Environmental Services
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Rock River Environmental Services an integrated provider of solid waste collection, recycling, transfer and disposal services.
Tank Trailer Cleaning
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Tank Trailer Cleaning provides EPA approved cleaning facility for a simple tank wash to a full service.
Midwest Mulch & Compost
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Midwest Mulch is a family-owned and operated business that provides high-quality goods and excellent customer service.
CJD E-cycling
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CJD E-cycling is recycling & waste management company.
Illini Disposal
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Illini Disposal is a provider of commercial, residential and industrial waste operation services.
Pete & Pete Container Services
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Pete & Pete Container Services offers recycling, landfilling, dumping, and landscaping services.
Canine Detection & Inspection Services
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CDIS is a reputable, highly-trained group of professionals you can rely on for timely and accurate bed bug inspection.
Pharmaceutical Returns Service
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Pharmaceutical Returns Service provides environmentally conscious disposal of the non-returnable pharmaceutical waste.
Perkins Manufacturing
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Perkins Manufacturing provides cart and container lifting equipment in the field of waste management sector.
Nature’s Little Recyclers
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Nature’s Little Recyclers is a green technology company that provides environment-friendly waste management services using earth worms.
