CARDS Recycling

What CARDS Recycling does

CARDS Recycling is a waste disposal and recycling company that serves homes, businesses, and contractors. With scheduled curbside trash and recycling pick-up to the yard and bulky item removal services, the company makes waste pickup and disposal more efficient and cost-effective.

Name

CARDS Recycling

Legal name

CARDS Holdings LLC

Website

https://cardsrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CARDS Recycling offers residential, commercial, roll-off, recycling, and disposal services for homes, businesses, and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solid Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB), Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Residential curbside pickup
• Commercial waste management
• Roll-off dumpster rentals
• Industrial waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Springdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Services: Recurring waste collection fees from residential, commercial, and construction customers. Revenue is generated through weekly curbside pickup for residential customers and scheduled container services for business and construction clients. The model includes route-based service delivery across multiple states.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CARDS Recycling provides solid waste collection and disposal services to residential households, commercial businesses, and construction contractors. Service lines include weekly curbside residential pickup, front-load containers and commercial compactors for businesses, and 20/30/40-yard roll-off dumpsters plus portable toilet rentals for construction sites. The company operates as part of Ecowaste Solutions across nine Mid-South states, backed by transfer stations, landfills, and route-based local crews.

Product overview

Ecowaste Solutions is a unified waste management platform formed from the combination of three regional companies: CARDS, Live Oak Environmental, and EcoSouth Services. The company operates as a vertically integrated waste services provider serving over 400,000 customers across nine Mid-South states. The portfolio includes residential curbside collection, business waste services (small containers, commercial compactors, transfer stations and landfills), and construction services (large containers, roll-off dumpsters in 20/30/40-yard sizes, industrial waste disposal, and portable toilet rentals). Additional offerings include automated billing through AutoPay and online bill payment services. CARDS operates as a legacy brand within the platform, maintaining separate social media presences for its Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and other regional operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ecowaste Solutions: The combined entity formed from CARDS Recycling, Live Oak Environmental, and EcoSouth Services, serving over 400,000 customers across nine Mid-South states.

Products and services

• Residential Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400,000 customers served across nine states
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Live Oak EnvironmentalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026Live Oak Environmental was combined with CARDS Recycling to form Ecowaste Solutions in a $1 billion transaction. Live Oak Environmental serves the Mid-South region alongside CARDS, contributing to a combined platform of over 400,000 customers across nine states.
• EcoSouth ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026EcoSouth Services was combined with CARDS and Live Oak Environmental to form Ecowaste Solutions. All three companies had deep roots in their respective communities, and the combination created a vertically integrated waste management platform serving nine Mid-South states.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Waste Connections: Waste Connections is a North American solid waste services company built largely through regional roll-up acquisitions, operating collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets across non-urban and secondary markets. It is the most directly comparable strategic and operational model to Ecowaste Solutions.
• GFL Environmental: GFL Environmental is one of the largest privately controlled diversified waste services companies in North America, built aggressively through acquisitions of regional solid waste, soil, and infrastructure waste haulers. Its roll-up strategy and vertically integrated platform closely mirror Ecowaste's playbook.
• Casella Waste Systems: Casella Waste Systems operates a vertically integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource management business in the Northeastern U.S., with a disciplined regional roll-up strategy. Its collection-to-landfill integration and community-focused operating model make it a strong direct comparable to Ecowaste.
• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Rumpke is a privately held, family-owned regional waste services provider offering residential, commercial, industrial, and construction collection as well as transfer, recycling, and landfill operations across the Midwest and Mid-South. Its regional scope and vertically integrated offerings directly overlap with Ecowaste's.
• Stericycle: Stericycle provides specialized waste management services including regulated waste handling, secure information destruction, and route-based pickup services to commercial customers. It overlaps with Ecowaste's commercial collection and industrial disposal offerings, though with a more specialized mix.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Republic Services is the second-largest solid waste company in the U.S., operating nationwide collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets. It competes broadly with Ecowaste across all customer segments and geographies, but at far greater scale and density.
• Waste Management: Waste Management is the largest provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America, operating the broadest collection fleet and landfill network in the industry. It is the dominant incumbent competitive threat across every Mid-South market Ecowaste serves.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is the leading North American provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services including hazardous waste management, disposal, and emergency response. While its regulated-waste focus differs from Ecowaste's municipal solid waste core, it competes for the same industrial disposal wallet.
• Reworld Waste (formerly Covanta): Reworld Waste is a waste-to-energy and sustainable materials management company that operates disposal infrastructure complementary to landfill-based operators. It competes for commercial and municipal waste volumes that could otherwise flow to Ecowaste's transfer stations and landfills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CARDSHoldings
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-arkansas-recycling-and-disposal-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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