Lincoln Waste Solutions

What Lincoln Waste Solutions does

Lincoln Waste Solutions is a US-based managed waste and recycling services firm founded in 2005 in Hartford, Connecticut by Nick Zoccoli and Ron Sedergren, now headquartered in Windsor, CT. The company operates as a managed services provider for multi-location enterprises — including Regional, National, and Fortune 500 clients — across the United States and Canada, serving hundreds of clients with thousands of locations. Its core offering is an outcome-based shared-savings program: Lincoln analyzes clients' recent waste and recycling invoices, guarantees minimum savings in writing, and shares realized hard cost savings (typically 10%–30%) on a 50/50 basis with the client, funded entirely through savings rather than client out-of-pocket spend.

The underlying technology is a managed-services platform rather than a pure SaaS product. Its proprietary components include the Insights Portal — a client-facing dashboard for tracking sustainability progress, waste-stream analytics, and program performance — alongside a consolidated billing system, data analytics for proactive issue identification, and back-office support tools (invoice auditing, hauler dispute resolution, monthly reporting, 24/7 customer service). The company's primary procurement advantage comes from relationships with over 6,000 waste haulers across the US and Canada, enabling wholesale-type rates that underpin its guaranteed-savings promise.

Commercially, Lincoln generates revenue from two streams: (1) a managed-services revenue share under the 50/50 shared-savings model, and (2) professional-services-style fees from back-office support. Go-to-market is enterprise-led, with dedicated Account Managers serving as single points of contact across multi-year contracts. In August 2024, Lincoln was acquired by UK-based waste management company Reconomy as the foundation of Reconomy's US platform; in January 2025, Reconomy acquired Complete Solutions & Sourcing and Waste Focus, folding them — along with Integrated Waste Analysts and Waste Disposal Solutions — under the Lincoln Waste Solutions umbrella, expanding the operational footprint to Windsor CT (HQ), Peekskill NY, Hanover MD, and Greensboro NC.

Name

Lincoln Waste Solutions

Legal name

Lincoln Waste Solutions

Website

https://lincolnwaste.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lincoln Waste Solutions is a US managed-services firm that reduces waste and recycling costs 10%–30% for multi-location Regional, National, and Fortune 500 clients across the US and Canada via a 50/50 shared-savings model and a 6,000+ hauler network, now operating as Reconomy's US platform after its August 2024 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Business Support Services (5614), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Waste management consulting
• Recycling program management
• Multi-location waste services
• Sustainability reporting solutions
• Vendor management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Managed Services - Shared Savings Model: Lincoln operates on a 50/50 shared savings model where 50% of cost savings go to the client and 50% to Lincoln as payment for ongoing daily effort in managing waste and recycling. This is a zero out-of-pocket cost solution for clients. Revenue is derived from a percentage of realized hard cost savings (10%-30%) achieved for clients.
2. Back Office Support Services: Revenue generated from providing back office resources including invoice auditing, hauler billing dispute resolution, consolidated billing, monthly reporting, and 24/7 customer service to multi-location clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lincoln Waste Solutions provides managed waste and recycling consulting services for multi-location enterprises, negotiating with a network of 6,000+ haulers to deliver guaranteed 10%–30% hard cost savings through a 50/50 shared-savings model. Services include waste program optimization, consolidated billing, invoice auditing, and sustainability tracking, with clients paying zero out-of-pocket cost.

Product overview

Lincoln Waste Solutions is a managed service and consulting firm that operates as a unified waste management platform. The core offering consists of waste management consulting and cost reduction services (10%-30% guaranteed savings) supported by Back Office resources for consolidated billing, invoice auditing, and reporting. The sustainability management module provides landfill diversion road maps tracked via the Insights Portal. Following Reconomy's August 2024 acquisition, the platform expanded through January 2025 acquisitions of Complete Solutions & Sourcing, Waste Focus, Integrated Waste Analysts, and Waste Disposal Solutions, with offices now spanning Windsor CT (HQ), Peekskill NY, Hanover MD, and Greensboro NC. The company leverages relationships with over 6,000 haulers across the US and Canada to deliver its managed solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Management Consulting & Management Services Full-service waste and recycling management program for multi-location Regional, National, and Fortune 500 clients, delivering 10%–30% hard cost savings via negotiated hauler rates, single-point-of-contact Account Managers, and a shared-savings partnership model.
• Back Office Support Services Standalone back-office support offering including invoice auditing, consolidated billing across all locations, hauler dispute resolution, monthly performance reporting, and 24/7 customer service, designed for multi-location enterprise clients.
• Sustainability Management Program Environmental sustainability service providing a phased landfill diversion roadmap, tracking progress toward Zero Landfill status for multi-location clients, with performance visibility on monthly, quarterly, or annual cadence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hard cost savings of 10%-30% on waste and recycling services compared to current provider costs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Complete Solutions & SourcingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2025Acquired by Reconomy to expand the US waste management platform, Lincoln Waste Solutions. Complete Solutions & Sourcing, based in Peekskill, NY, strengthens the company's offerings in waste management services and market presence in the northeastern US region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Rubicon Technologies: A waste-tech platform providing digital routing, analytics, and broker-like services connecting generators with haulers. Most directly comparable on the technology-enabled intermediation side, though Rubicon's model is software-led while Lincoln is managed-services-led.
• Enevo: Provides sensor-based waste analytics and managed services to help multi-site operators reduce waste costs. Comparable in targeting multi-location enterprises with technology-augmented waste management, though heavier on IoT sensors than Lincoln.
• Crown Products & Services: Specializes in sustainability consulting and waste/recycling cost reduction for businesses. Comparable consultative positioning to Lincoln, though typically smaller client base and geographies.

Direct peers

• Quest Resource Management Group: Specializes in recycling and waste-stream management for multi-location businesses, helping clients reduce waste costs and meet sustainability goals. Closest publicly comparable peer to Lincoln's shared-savings, multi-location managed services model.
• GreenStar Solutions: Waste and recycling management consultancy helping commercial clients reduce waste costs. Comparable in business model (consultative, multi-location focus) and target customer profile to Lincoln.
• CORE Recycling: National recycling and solid waste consulting/management company serving multi-location commercial clients. Closely comparable in managed-services positioning and multi-location enterprise focus.

Broad incumbents

• WM (Waste Management, Inc.): The largest US waste hauler, providing collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. Not a direct competitor on managed services, but represents the upstream hauler network Lincoln depends on and could vertically integrate similar offerings.
• Republic Services: Major US non-hazardous waste hauler offering collection, recycling, and disposal. Like WM, sits upstream of Lincoln but increasingly offers sustainability/analytics programs that could compete for the same enterprise client budget.
• Reconomy: UK-headquartered global waste and resource management company and Lincoln's parent. Provides the strategic/back-office platform Lincoln now sits within and competes in the same managed-services space internationally.

Regional players

• Cascadia Consulting Group: Sustainability and waste-management consulting firm serving Pacific Northwest clients. Overlaps with Lincoln's consulting/advisory and sustainability-reporting capabilities on a regional basis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lincolnrecycles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lincoln-waste-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 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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