Waste-Away Group

What Waste-Away Group does

Waste-Away Group, Ltd. is a privately held waste management company founded in 1940 and headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, operating across Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. The company runs four wholly owned subsidiaries organized as distinct sub-brands: Borden Waste-Away Service (residential trash and curbside recycling), Himco Waste-Away Service (industrial waste, dumpster rentals, roll-off containers, and exclusive specialty equipment branded MaxPac), Integra Certified Document Destruction (NAID AAA-certified paper, hard drive, and product destruction), and Recycling Works (single-stream recycling drop-off and processing). The company owns and operates a Materials Recovery Facility at its 275-acre "Elkhart Eco Park" campus acquired in 2011 for nearly $3.8 million, providing vertical integration into recycling processing.

The company generates revenue primarily through recurring subscription-based residential and commercial collection contracts billed monthly, supplemented by transactional industrial waste services (dumpster and roll-off rentals) and per-event document destruction. Pricing is quote-based and undisclosed publicly; the company applies a Compliance and Fuel Surcharge structure (20-30% residential/commercial, up to ~52% industrial) tied to the US DOE Midwest diesel index, providing variable cost recovery. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer via toll-free phone lines, online ordering portals, scheduled routes, and a referral program ("Talkin' Trash"), with separate Facebook properties and content marketing for each sub-brand. Named customers include the City of Warsaw (municipal recycling), Goshen Health Foundation (community cancer-research beneficiary), and state/federal government agencies (document destruction).

The Himes family led operations across multiple generations, with Charles Himes, Jr. as CEO, Kenneth Himes as COO, Christopher Himes as President of Borden, Charles Himes III as President, and Stephen Himes as Vice President. In February 2024, Waste-Away Group was acquired by Waste Connections (NASDAQ: WCN) as part of the acquirer's broader waste-sector consolidation strategy (which included Stericycle and HEPACO during the same period), with billing and customer support subsequently migrated to Waste Connections' secure online platform. The company is structured as a limited partnership under Indiana law.

Name

Waste-Away Group

Legal name

Waste-Away Group, Ltd.

Website

https://wasteawaygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Waste-Away Group is a Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan waste management operator running four sub-brands — Borden (residential), Himco (industrial), Integra (certified document destruction), and Recycling Works — serving households, businesses, and municipalities with subscription-based collection, recycling, and shredding services, now a Waste Connections subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waste Transfer Stations & Material Consolidation (IMAIAFAC), Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Residential trash pickup
• Industrial waste removal
• Document destruction services
• Recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkhart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Services: Recurring residential and commercial waste collection services with scheduled pickups. Revenue generated through monthly billing to customers.
2. Document Destruction Services: Certified document and hard drive destruction services for individuals, businesses, and government agencies. Both on-site mobile and off-site facility-based destruction options.
3. Recycling Services: Single stream recycling collection and processing. Includes drop-off locations and specialized recycling programs.
4. Industrial Waste Services: Dumpster rentals, roll-off containers, and industrial waste removal services for commercial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waste-Away Group, Ltd. provides residential and commercial waste collection, transportation, and disposal, recycling processing at its own Materials Recovery Facility, industrial waste removal via dumpster and roll-off rentals, and NAID AAA certified document and hard drive destruction. Services are delivered across Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan through four operating brands: Borden (residential), Himco (industrial), Integra (secure destruction), and Recycling Works (single-stream recycling).

Product overview

Waste-Away Group is a diversified waste management company operating as a portfolio of four distinct service brands under a unified corporate umbrella. The company offers residential waste collection through Borden Residential, commercial and industrial waste services via Himco Industrial, secure document and data destruction through Integra, and community recycling programs via Recycling Works!. A fifth offering, MaxPac specialty compaction equipment, complements Himco's industrial services. The company serves Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan from its headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana, and was acquired by Waste Connections in February 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Borden Residential: Residential trash pickup services
• Himco Industrial
• Integra
• Recycling Works!
• MaxPac
• Talkin' Trash

Products and services

• Borden Residential

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $160,800 donated to cancer research over 7 years through customer matching program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rumpke Waste & Recycling: Family-owned regional solid waste and recycling hauler headquartered in Ohio and serving the broader Midwest. Highly comparable to Waste-Away as a multi-brand, multi-service regional player with residential, commercial, industrial, and recycling lines in adjacent geography.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Specialized document and data destruction brand under Stericycle. Directly comparable to Integra's NAID AAA-certified mobile and off-site shredding offering for residential, commercial, and government customers.
• Stericycle: National regulated waste and secure information destruction services provider (NASDAQ: SRCL). Directly comparable to Waste-Away's Integra division through shredding, hard-drive destruction, and compliance-driven document destruction services.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste hauler (NYSE: RSG) operating residential subscription, commercial front-load, roll-off, recycling, and document destruction lines. Comparable across the same service mix as Waste-Away but at national breadth.
• Waste Connections: Acquirer of Waste-Away Group (February 2024) and a top-tier publicly traded solid waste operator (NYSE: WCN). Comparable because its portfolio companies deliver the same residential, commercial, recycling, and document-destruction services under a regional roll-up strategy.
• Advanced Disposal Services: Regional U.S. solid waste hauler with residential, commercial, industrial, and recycling services — now integrated into Waste Management after its 2020 acquisition. Comparable as a like-kind peer that was consolidated into a national incumbent.
• Waste Management Inc. The largest North American solid waste and recycling services provider (NYSE: WM). Comparable because it offers the full residential, commercial, industrial, and recycling service mix that Waste-Away provides, but at national scale rather than as a regional specialist.

Emerging players

• GFL Environmental: Canadian-based waste and environmental services provider that has rapidly expanded across the U.S. through roll-up acquisitions. Comparable as a growing multi-service competitor targeting similar residential, commercial, and recycling contracts in the Midwest.

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems: Regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator focused on the Northeastern U.S. (NASDAQ: CWST). Comparable business model — collection, recycling, transfer — but primarily in New England and New York rather than the Midwest.
• WCA Waste Corporation: Regional solid waste and recycling operator in the South and Midwest U.S., now part of GFL Environmental. Comparable multi-brand, multi-service regional hauler model that was rolled up similarly to Waste-Away.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Wasteawaygroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/WasteAwayGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waste-away-group-inc-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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