What Best Trash does

Best Trash is a Texas-headquartered, privately held municipal solid waste (MSW) collection company serving residential, commercial, and industrial/construction customers across the Gulf States. Founded in 2009 by waste industry veterans Richard and Matthew May as a single-truck operation, the company has grown to service more than 700,000 homes and thousands of commercial accounts using a fleet of over 400 trucks across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Service lines include scheduled curbside residential trash and recycling, commercial frontload (2-8 yard) and roll-off (20-40 yard) dumpster rentals, household hazardous waste collection, heavy/bulk item pickup, and natural disaster debris removal. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription contracts with homeowners, Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs), and municipal governments, supplemented by quote-based commercial and industrial work billed monthly. Customer acquisition is sales-led, with dedicated Territory Executives for commercial accounts, direct phone lines for residential onboarding, and municipal contracts as the principal enterprise channel.

Operationally, Best Trash is an asset-heavy route-services business rather than a technology platform. The core technology stack consists of Samsara fleet management software for vehicle telematics and driver compliance, Pipedrive as the CRM system for sales, and a Navusoft-based customer portal for billing, account management, and service requests. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; commercial customers are billed monthly, while residential customers receive quarterly statements with a 30-day payment window and a $25 late fee. Distribution is entirely direct: the company owns its trucks, hires DOT-certified drivers (with two workers per collection vehicle), and operates multiple regional business units including its Fort Bend County, TX headquarters, a Baytown, TX unit, and operations in Houston, Dallas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Differentiation is positioned around local service quality, highest-in-industry employee wages with full health benefits, and a stated track record of never having lost a contract due to service issues.

The ownership and capital structure are central to the current business profile. In 2023-2024, private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquired Best Trash in partnership with management, providing growth capital that funded the addition of approximately 70 trucks. The founders stepped back from day-to-day operations in 2020 when a full-time CEO was installed, and a COO had been added in 2017-2018 to professionalize the management team. The company is executing a clear roll-up strategy: it acquired RRRTX (Houston, 2022), BlackJack Disposal (Dallas/Fort Worth, 2025), Pelican Waste & Debris (Louisiana/Mississippi, 2025), and the Circle Lake Transfer Station permit in Montgomery County (2025). As a result, Best Trash describes itself as the largest privately-owned trash and recycling company in the broader Gulf Coast Region.

Name

Best Trash

Legal name

Best Trash LLC

Website

https://best-trash.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Best Trash is a privately held, H.I.G. Capital-backed municipal solid waste hauler providing residential, commercial, and industrial trash and recycling collection across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, serving over 700,000 homes with 400+ trucks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solid Waste Collection Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste) (BPALAAAD), Bulky Item & White Goods Collection (EUAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Residential waste collection
• Commercial waste hauling
• Roll-off dumpster rentals
• Recycling collection services
• Solid waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Waste Collection Services: Recurring subscription-based revenue from residential waste collection contracts with homeowners, MUDs, and HOAs. Services include regular trash pickup, recycling, and bulk item collection.
2. Commercial and Industrial Services: Revenue from commercial frontload dumpsters (2-8 yard options) and roll-off dumpster rentals (20, 30, 40 yard options) for businesses, construction sites, warehouses, and industrial facilities with flexible scheduling.
3. Municipal Contracts: Contract-based services with municipalities, Municipal Utility Districts, and Homeowners Associations providing waste collection for entire communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Best Trash provides recurring curbside trash and recycling collection to residential households and commercial frontload (2–8 yard) and roll-off (20–40 yard) dumpster services to businesses, construction sites, municipalities, MUDs, and HOAs across the Greater Houston Metro Area, Dallas/Fort Worth, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The company also offers household hazardous waste collection, heavy trash and bulk item pickup, recycling, and storm and natural disaster debris removal through a directly-operated 400+ truck fleet and a Navusoft-based billing portal.

Product overview

Best Trash is a waste management company operating as a unified platform offering residential, commercial, and industrial waste collection services across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The core product portfolio centers on three primary service lines: Residential Waste Service (curbside trash and recycling pickup), Commercial Frontload Service (frontload dumpsters from 2-8 yards), and Roll-Off Dumpster Rental (20-40 yard containers for construction and commercial projects). These core offerings are supported by specialized services including Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Heavy Trash & Bulk Items Collection, and Natural Disaster Debris Removal. The company expanded its geographic footprint through acquisitions of BlackJack Disposal (Dallas/Fort Worth market) and Pelican Waste & Debris (Louisiana and Mississippi markets), while adding commercial services capabilities including frontload and roll-off services in the Greater Houston market. Customer billing and payment services are provided through a proprietary customer portal. As of 2025, the company serves over 700,000 homes and thousands of commercial customers across its operating regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Waste Service Scheduled curbside trash and recycling collection for households in the Greater Houston Area and surrounding communities including Katy, Tomball, League City, Pearland, Spring/Woodlands, Humble, Sugar Land, and Baytown.
• Commercial Frontload Service Commercial garbage pickup service with frontload dumpsters available in 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 yard sizes, with up to 6 day/week service options for office buildings, restaurants, churches, retail centers, schools, and multi-family properties.
• Roll-Off Dumpster Rental Temporary and permanent roll-off dumpster rentals in 20, 30, and 40 yard sizes for construction sites, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, home renovations, and commercial projects in the Greater Houston Area.
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Curbside collection service for household hazardous materials including pool chemicals, paint, pesticides, fluorescent lamps, automotive products, batteries, and propane tanks, with scheduling through the HHW Solutions platform.
• Recycling Service Residential recycling collection service accepting paper, metal, glass, and plastic containers. Provides one recycling bin or cart per residence, with additional collection available in marked bags or boxes.
• Heavy Trash and Bulk Items Collection Scheduled pickup service for bulky items including furniture, appliances, mattresses, carpet (up to 1 room), tree branches (up to 5 tied bundles), and yard debris. Items must meet specific size and weight requirements.
• Natural Disaster Debris Removal Storm debris collection service following hurricanes, floods, or windstorms, including priority collection of perishable waste during emergency phase and separate handling of storm debris including fallen trees, branches, and damaged household items.
• BlackJack Disposal (Acquired Brand) Acquired brand serving over 50,000 customers in Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall, and surrounding counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Provides residential, commercial, and roll-off collection services under the BlackJack Disposal name.
• Pelican Waste and Debris (Acquired Brand) Acquired brand serving communities in Louisiana and Mississippi, providing residential, commercial, roll-off, and construction debris services with focus on environmental protection and community satisfaction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Never lost a contract due to service issues
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Pelican Waste & DebrismajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025Best Trash acquired Pelican Waste & Debris, expanding into Louisiana and Mississippi. The acquisition enhances residential, commercial, roll-off, and construction services while serving over 500,000 homes.
• BlackJack DisposalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Best Trash acquired BlackJack Disposal, a DFW area MSW provider headquartered in Hunt County serving Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall counties with over 50,000 customers. The acquisition expands Best Trash's regional presence in Texas.
• RRRTXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Best Trash acquired RRRTX, a Houston-based provider of residential waste collection services, expanding its Houston market presence.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Largest U.S. solid waste hauler and Houston-headquartered incumbent. Directly competes with Best Trash across residential, commercial, and roll-off routes in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, with substantially greater scale, owned disposal assets, and route density.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste and recycling company, operating across the same customer segments (residential subscription, commercial frontload, roll-off, municipal). Comparable business model and customer mix, but with national footprint and owned landfills.
• Waste Connections: Third-largest North American solid waste services company with a heavily acquisitive growth model very similar to Best Trash's rollup strategy. Operates in overlapping geographies and competes for the same municipal, residential, and commercial contracts.
• GFL Environmental: Large North American diversified waste services company with a meaningful U.S. southern presence. Competes with Best Trash in residential collection, commercial frontload, and roll-off, and pursues a similar acquisition-driven growth playbook.
• FCC Environmental Services: Privately-held national solid waste company with strong Texas and Gulf presence. Competes directly with Best Trash for municipal, residential, and commercial contracts across overlapping geographies.

Regional players

• Texas Disposal Systems: Privately-held Texas-based waste and recycling company operating across Central and South Texas. Most direct regional peer to Best Trash, competing for residential subscription, commercial, and municipal accounts in overlapping Texas submarkets.
• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Large family-owned regional waste hauler serving the Midwest and Mid-South. Operates the same residential subscription, commercial, and roll-off business model as Best Trash, though in a different primary geography.
• Casella Waste Systems: Vertically-integrated regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator with a heavy reliance on acquisition-driven growth — closely analogous to Best Trash's PE-backed rollup strategy, though concentrated in the Northeast.
• Recology: Employee-owned regional solid waste and recycling company. Operates a comparable subscription-based residential and commercial collection model with municipal contracts, providing a useful regional peer benchmark despite a West Coast focus.

Direct peers

• Frontier Waste Solutions: Dallas/Fort Worth-based residential and commercial waste hauler that is among the most direct competitors to Best Trash's BlackJack Disposal subsidiary in the DFW market. Same subscription-based residential model and overlapping customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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