What Zero Waste Recycling does

Zero Waste Recycling (legal entity Zero Waste LLC) is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based integrated waste management services provider founded in 2014 by Will Simmons (CEO) and Josh Rozsak (CFO), both bringing over 25 years of recycling industry experience. The company targets enterprise and industrial clients across nine verticals — automotive, manufacturing, transportation, technology, water treatment, cleaning/janitorial, food industry, metal, and waste management — offering consolidated recycling, transportation, environmental, and janitorial services under a single point-of-accountability contract model.

Operations are anchored by an 18-acre, 280,000 sq ft headquarters in Charlotte housing warehousing, administrative offices, a transportation services department, and a non-hazardous waste processing center, with a second facility in Lancaster, SC. Service lines span ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling (with mill direct relationships), plastics, wood, and fiber/cardboard processing; non-hazardous waste transportation and disposal via an owned multi-trailer fleet (high-side, walking floor, flat bed, van, open-top, dump trailers, bulk tankers, vac trucks); on-site industrial services including demolition, plant decommissioning, bailing, shearing, magnetic sortation, and cradle-to-grave reporting; and janitorial/disinfectant services using environmentally friendly chemicals.

Revenue is generated transactionally through quote-based, multi-year enterprise contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by 24/7 dispatch, with geographic scope concentrated in the Carolinas despite a stated nationwide ambition. No external institutional funding, M&A activity, or named enterprise customer logos are disclosed, and no AI/ML or software platform capabilities beyond operational tracking are documented.

Name

Zero Waste Recycling

Legal name

Zero Waste LLC

Website

https://zerowastellc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Zero Waste Recycling is a Charlotte, NC-based integrated waste management provider serving enterprise and industrial clients across the Carolinas with bundled recycling, transportation, environmental, and janitorial services from its 280,000 sq ft facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling services
• Industrial hauling
• Janitorial disinfectant services
• Non-hazardous waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycling Services Revenue: Metal, plastic, wood, fiber/cardboard recycling with mill direct relationships providing best returns on all recyclables. They buy and process all types of non-ferrous, ferrous, cardboard, plastic, and wood materials.
2. Transportation and Hauling Services: Equipment hauling, bulk product tankers, vac trucks, haz/non-haz waste transport, used oil transport, and various container services including roll-off containers, trailers, and specialty containers.
3. Environmental and Waste Management Services: Full stream waste management programs, industrial waste services, non-hazardous waste transportation and disposal, waste-to-energy, composting and blending, consolidation services, and quality control services.
4. Janitorial and Disinfectant Services: Full scope janitorial solutions integrating recycling and waste programs with janitorial and disinfectant services including nightly cleaning, disinfectant application, and consumable supplies.
5. Industrial and Commercial Recycling Services: On-site implementation of recycling and waste management programs including demolition and plant decommissioning, bailing, torching, shearing, magnetic sortation, cradle-to-grave reporting, certification of deconstruction, and brokerage and trade.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zero Waste Recycling provides integrated environmental, recycling, transportation, and janitorial services to industrial and commercial clients. It operates a full-service recycling facility and a non-hazardous waste processing center, offering consolidated single-point accountability across waste streams, scrap metal processing, bulk hauling, and industrial cleaning.

Product overview

Zero Waste Recycling offers a portfolio of integrated waste management and sustainability services organized into four core service lines: Environmental Services, Recycling Services, Transportation Services, and Janitorial & Disinfectant Services. These core offerings are supported by specialized service modules including Full Stream Waste Management Programs (consolidation, quality control, recycling, solidification, waste-to-energy, composting), Industrial and Commercial Recycling Services (demolition, material handling, magnetic sortation), Non-Hazardous Waste Transportation & Disposal, Waste Containment and Decontamination, and Materials Processing (ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, wood, fiber). The company operates a full-service recycling facility and non-hazardous waste processing center at its 18-acre headquarters in Charlotte, NC, providing clients with a single point of accountability for all recycling, waste, and industrial service needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Services Full stream waste management, industrial waste services, and waste transportation and disposal solutions designed to minimize or eliminate landfill usage for industrial and commercial clients.
• Recycling Services Full-service recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminum, brass, bronze, stainless steel), plastic, wood, and fiber/cardboard, leveraging mill direct relationships to maximize returns for industrial and commercial clients.
• Transportation Services 24/7 fleet management and bulk hauling services including equipment hauling, trailers (high-side, walking floor, flat bed, van, open-top, dump), bulk product tankers, vac trucks, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste transport for industrial clients.
• Janitorial & Disinfectant Services Full-scope janitorial solutions and disinfectant services for industrial and commercial facilities, using environmentally friendly chemicals and consumables, integrated with recycling and waste programs to minimize waste and maximize recyclables.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased revenue and decreased waste for clients through on-site recycling implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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