Clean Management Environmental

What Clean Management Environmental does

Clean Management Environmental Group, Inc. is a privately held, full-service environmental services company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Walterboro, South Carolina. The company provides cradle-to-grave hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, industrial services, environmental remediation, specialized transportation, and OSHA/HAZWOPER training to industrial, manufacturing, oil & gas, government/military, healthcare, education, transportation, and retail clients nationwide across all 50 states. It owns and operates the first permitted non-hazardous Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) in the Southeast on a 250-acre CERCLA-approved site, supported by a specialized transportation fleet and a broad technology stack that includes high-temperature (1,800°F+) rotary kiln incineration, fuel-blending for cement kilns, hydro excavation at up to 60,000 psi, and ultra-high-pressure hydro blasting.

The company's revenue model is predominantly project-based and transactional: waste management and industrial services are billed per-project based on waste type, quantity, and disposal method, with no required long-term contracts. Pricing is quote-based with free fast quotes, complemented by unit-pricing options such as $0.10 per square foot for COVID-19 decontamination. Revenue is generated across at least six streams including waste management, industrial services, remediation/spill cleanup, transportation, training (including an online portal, OTSystems.net), and product destruction, spanning 40+ listed sub-services from PFAS/AFFF disposal to NORM decommissioning. The go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-oriented, relying on direct field sales with live operators, designated environmental experts as account contacts, and a relationship-based motion targeting large industrial, commercial, and government buyers.

The company has operated continuously for 34 years under the same name and ownership without filing for bankruptcy and remains completely debt-free, with no institutional investors or parent company. It maintains $15 million in liability insurance and serves as a New Jersey A901 Certified, CERCLA-approved, RCRA/EPA/OSHA-compliant operator. Its competitive narrative rests on regulatory permits, a 200+ year combined-experience management team, and a one-call solution model rather than on technology, software, or AI differentiation.

Name

Clean Management Environmental

Legal name

Clean Management Environmental Group, Inc.

Website

https://cleanmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean Management Environmental Group is a privately held, full-service hazardous and non-hazardous waste management company serving industrial, government, and commercial clients across all 50 U.S. states from its CERCLA-approved TSDF in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Walterboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Services: Comprehensive hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal services including transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal. Services cover specialty waste streams including PFAS, radioactive, explosive, toxic, and medical waste. Revenue generated through per-project fees based on waste type, quantity, and disposal method required.
2. Industrial Services: Turnkey industrial services including tank cleaning/removal, facility demolition, asbestos/lead abatement, soil excavation, confined space entry, and NORM services. Billed as project-based services with customized pricing.
3. Remediation and Spill Cleanup: Environmental remediation services for contaminated sites including EPA Superfund management, pipeline incidents, tank spills, and railcar cleanups. Revenue from emergency response and planned remediation projects.
4. Transportation Services: Specialized hazardous waste transportation including vacuum trucks, tankers, frac tanks, rolloff boxes, temperature-controlled trucks, hazmat box trucks, end dumps, and van trailers. Revenue incorporated into overall waste management service packages.
5. Training Services: Environmental and safety training programs including OSHA certification, HAZWOPER courses (8hr, 24hr, 40hr), confined space entry, trainer training, and 16-hr incident command courses. Provided both on-site and through their online training portal.
6. Product Destruction Services: Secure, confidential, certified destruction of off-spec and outdated products including incineration, shredding, crushing, composting, and direct landfill methods. Services for brand protection and regulatory compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clean Management Environmental Group provides comprehensive hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal, industrial services, environmental remediation, waste transportation, and online compliance training. The company operates the first permitted non-hazardous TSDF (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility) in the Southeastern United States, with capabilities including incineration, fuel-blending, lab packing, recycling, and wastewater treatment. Services are delivered nationwide across all 50 U.S. states to industrial, manufacturing, government, and commercial clients.

Product overview

Clean Management Environmental Group, Inc. is a full-service waste management company offering a comprehensive suite of environmental and industrial services across all 50 states. The company operates as a unified service platform organized into five core service categories: Waste Management Services (including hazardous/non-hazardous disposal, PFAS & AFFF disposal, radioactive waste, and various specialized disposal services), Industrial Services (including tank cleaning, hydro excavation, facility demolition, and asbestos/lead abatement), Remediation and Spill Cleanup (including EPA Superfund management and pipeline incident response), Transportation Services (fleet of specialized vehicles), and Training Services (OSHA compliance and HAZWOPER certifications). The company also operates the first permitted non-hazardous TSDF facility in the Southeast, located in Walterboro, SC, providing end-to-end waste management from cradle to grave. Their service model emphasizes one-call solutions for complex waste streams including radioactive, explosive, toxic, and NORM materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hazardous Waste Disposal

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste volume reduction by 95%+ through incineration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: The largest publicly traded hazardous waste management and environmental services company in North America, operating the broadest TSDF network and a full suite of industrial, remediation, and emergency response services — directly overlapping Clean Management's core offerings at significantly greater scale.
• Stericycle: A major regulated waste management provider specializing in secure destruction, medical waste, and document destruction with a national footprint. Comparable to Clean Management in regulated waste handling, secure product destruction, and broad customer base across healthcare, retail, and industrial clients.
• Veolia Environmental Services (North America): Global environmental services leader with extensive hazardous waste, industrial cleaning, and remediation operations in North America. Competes with Clean Management across regulated waste disposal, industrial services, and large-scale remediation projects at much larger scale.
• Republic Services: One of the largest US environmental services companies, including its US Ecology hazardous waste business. Competes with Clean Management in hazardous waste treatment, landfill disposal, and industrial customer services, with substantially greater fleet density and capital base.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste services provider with growing exposure to industrial and hazardous waste streams. Overlaps with Clean Management in landfill disposal, industrial waste collection, and large-customer enterprise contracts, though Waste Management's specialty waste capabilities are narrower than Clean Management's.
• GFL Environmental: Major North American diversified environmental services company with solid waste, liquid waste, and infrastructure services. Comparable to Clean Management in industrial waste handling, remediation, and hazardous waste services, with broader geographic coverage in Canada and the US.

Direct peers

• Heritage Environmental Services: Privately held hazardous waste management company operating TSDFs, treatment services, and remediation across the US. Closely comparable to Clean Management in scope — full-service cradle-to-grave hazardous waste handling with similar service categories including industrial services and lab packing.
• SET Environmental: Mid-sized US hazardous waste management company providing waste collection, transportation, treatment, disposal, and emergency response. Direct comparable to Clean Management in service breadth, customer mix (industrial, healthcare, government), and mid-market positioning.
• PSC Environmental Services: Privately held environmental services company providing industrial cleaning, hydroblasting, vacuum truck services, waste transportation, and tank cleaning. Direct competitor to Clean Management's industrial services line — hydro excavation, tank cleaning, confined space entry, and emergency spill response.

Emerging players

• S&N Communications / Morgan Corp: Regional environmental and industrial services providers offering tank cleaning, hydroblasting, and industrial waste services in similar geographies to Clean Management's strongest Southeast base. Comparable in service mix and customer type but operate with narrower geographic and service scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleanManagement
• Facebookfacebook.com/cleanmgmt

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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