What Atlas Organics does

Atlas Organics is a US-based organics recycling company operating eight composting facilities across California, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. The company diverts yard waste, food waste, and biosolids from landfill streams and converts them into STA-certified compost, OMRI-listed soil amendments, and bulk mulch products for downstream agricultural and landscaping use.

The company employs Extended Aerated Static Pile (EASP) composting technology across approximately 365,000 tons per year of permitted capacity. Its customers span three segments: municipal governments operating under long-term public-private partnership contracts, commercial buyers including landscapers, golf courses, farmers, and nurseries purchasing bulk soil and mulch, and residential consumers of bagged retail products. Revenue is generated through tip/gate fees for inbound organic material, contracted service fees from municipal partners, bulk product sales to commercial accounts, and bagged retail product sales.

In November 2025 the company was acquired by Circular Services, with full rebranding to that platform scheduled for June 2026. The transition repositions Atlas from a regional operator into a node within a larger national organics platform, with implications for cross-selling, geographic reach, and procurement scale.

Name

Atlas Organics

Legal name

Atlas Organics

Website

https://atlasorganics.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atlas Organics operates eight composting facilities in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas, converting yard waste, food waste, and biosolids into certified compost and soil products for municipalities, landscapers, farmers, and residential customers. Acquired by Circular Services in November 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composting & Organics Recycling Services

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424), Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics Contamination Auditing, Education & Compliance Services (BPALAEAJ), Residential Curbside Organics Programs (Municipal/Franchise) (BPALAEAF), Organics & Composting Programs (Food Waste, Green Waste) (BPABALAC)

Keywords

• Organic waste recycling
• Compost manufacturing
• Municipal composting services
• Soil amendment products
• Organics processing facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Spartanburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bulk Compost and Soil Product Sales: One-time/transactional sales of finished compost, soil blends, mulch, and rocks/sand to landscapers, farmers, golf courses, nurseries, and home growers. Sales inbound in tons and outbound by cubic yards.
2. Municipal Composting Contracts: Multi-year service contracts with cities and counties to receive and process curbside-collected organic waste (yard waste, food waste, biosolids). Includes 10-year contract with City of San Antonio and 11-year contract with City of Durham. Revenue tied to tip fees and processing volumes.
3. Consulting and Site Development Services: Helps municipalities set up and develop their own composting facilities; offers consulting on organics program design, site development, and bulk delivery orders.
4. Dump Tip / Green Waste Disposal Fees: Acceptance fees paid by customers dropping off green waste, trees, brush, stumps and clean lumber at facility locations (e.g., Tampa North).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Atlas Organics operates a network of eight permitted composting facilities that process yard waste, food waste, and biosolids into STA-certified compost, soil blends, mulch, and rocks/sand. The company provides turnkey public-private partnership composting services to municipalities under multi-year contracts and sells finished soil amendment products to landscapers, farmers, golf courses, nurseries, corporations, and home growers across California, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atlas Compost: Premium STA-certified compost soil amendment made from local feedstocks including yard waste, food waste, and biosolids; available at all Atlas Organics locations.
• Stryker Compost

Products and services

• Atlas Compost
• Stryker Compost
• Atlas Topsoil
• Atlas Potting Soil
• Atlas 50-50 Blend
• Atlas Ready-to-Grow Blend
• Atlas Fill Dirt
• Atlas Mulch
• Atlas Color Mulch
• Atlas Mineral Mulch
• Atlas Natural Fine Mulch
• Atlas EnviroMulch
• Wood Fines
• Rocks and Sand
• Municipal Composting Services
• Consulting and Site Development Services
• Yard Waste Recycling Service
• Concrete Recycling Service
• Wood Pallet Recycling Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 65,000+ tons of curbside organics/year processed for City of San Antonio (up from 1,200 tons in pilot year)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Circular ServicesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025On November 5, 2025, Circular Services (the largest privately-held recycling company in the US) acquired Atlas Organics. Atlas Organics continues operating under the Circular Services umbrella. The acquisition brings Circular Services' total to over 35 recycling and organics processing facilities across major US markets, including first entry into California and expanded reach in NC, FL, and TX. Circular Services plans technology upgrades, facility expansions, and new bagged compost/soils/mulches capacity.
• Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, CAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Long-standing site partnership with the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority since June 2022. Located at the Johnson Canyon Landfill in Gonzales, CA, the facility processes up to 50,000 TPY of green waste, food waste, and wood waste using Atlas' sort-line technology.
• City of San Antonio, TXflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202110-year contract awarded through an RFP response with the City of San Antonio, TX, beginning January 2021. Atlas permitted, developed, and constructed an approximately 125,000 TPY yard waste and food waste composting facility. Serves a curbside organics program covering 360,000+ residents that grew from 1,200 tons in pilot year to over 65,000 tons annually.
• Indian River County, FLflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Public-private partnership with Indian River County, FL since January 2020 for a 175,000 TPY permitted yard waste and food waste composting operation at the Vero Beach location. Atlas manages green waste collected by Indian River at the adjacent County landfill through the composting process and produces Atlas Compost and Stryker Compost.
• City of Durham, NCflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018Public-private partnership with City of Durham, NC since May 2018, including an 11-year contract. Atlas operates two permitted facilities (NCDEQ Type I 15,000 TPY and Type IV 50,000 TPY) with combined 65,000 TPY capacity processing yard waste, food waste, and biosolids. Atlas worked with Smith Gardner engineers to permit the Type IV facility in January 2019.
• O2 CompostcoreTechnology or IntegrationAtlas Organics utilizes Extended Aerated Static Pile (EASP) composting systems originally engineered by O2 Compost. The EASP technology uses positive-pressure aeration to maintain aerobic conditions, eliminate pile turning, accelerate decomposition, achieve pathogen reduction, and prevent odors.
• Soil Control LaboratoriescoreTechnology or IntegrationAtlas Organics engages Soil Control Laboratories as the third-party laboratory to test finished compost for nutrients, pathogens, metals, and other horticultural parameters using the US Composting Council Seal of Testing Approval (STA) program before material is sold.
• Smith Gardner EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAtlas Organics worked with Smith Gardner engineers to permit the City of Durham Type IV composting facility (50,000 TPY) for biosolids, food waste, and yard waste in January 2019.
• North Durham Water Reclamation Facility (WRF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe North Durham WRF (a wastewater treatment facility) supplies Class B biosolids to the Atlas Organics Durham Type IV composting facility. Ground yard waste is blended with these biosolids and put into a 21-day phase EASP system.
• US Composting CouncilcoreOthersAtlas Compost is third-party tested and STA Certified under the US Composting Council's Seal of Testing Assurance program. Atlas directs users to US Composting Council education resources and uses STA program guidelines for product certification.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CompostNow: Subscription-based residential and commercial food waste collection service that partners with composting facilities. Comparable in diverting organics from landfills but focused on the front-end collection layer rather than facility operation.
• Bootstrap Compost: Regional residential and commercial organics collection service operating in select East Coast markets. Emerging player with partial overlap in food waste diversion but smaller scale and direct collection focus rather than facility ownership.

Direct peers

• Generate Upcycle: Atlas Organics' prior parent and a sustainable infrastructure platform operating 20+ organic waste recycling locations in North America and the UK. Operates the same EASP-based composting business model and held Atlas until the 2025 Circular Services acquisition.
• Synagro: Leading U.S. biosolids and organic residuals management company serving municipalities with long-term contracts. Directly comparable in municipal PPV biosolids/food waste composting and similar regulatory-heavy operating model.
• Circular Services: Atlas Organics' acquirer (Nov 2025) and largest privately-held recycling company in the U.S. Now the parent operating platform; comparable as a direct national peer with 35+ recycling and organics facilities.
• Recology: Employee-owned California-based organics recycler and compost producer serving West Coast municipalities. Comparable in STA-certified compost production, municipal organics collection partnerships, and biosolids co-composting programs.
• Denali Water Solutions: Organic residuals recycling and wastewater services company with municipal and industrial customers across the U.S. Closely comparable in feedstock mix (food waste, biosolids), processing technology, and municipal contract structure.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste company with organics recycling capabilities at selected facilities. Broad incumbent with overlapping organic processing services within a wider hauler portfolio.
• Waste Management: Largest U.S. waste services company with an organic recycling/grower services division. Broad incumbent offering organic waste collection and processing as part of a full solid waste portfolio — overlapping capability, broader focus.
• Casella Waste Systems: Northeast-focused solid waste and recycling company with growing organics recycling (Resource Solutions) segment. Comparable in PPV municipal organics contracts and STA-certified compost production, though with broader geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/atlascomposting

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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