Gaeta Recycling

What Gaeta Recycling does

Gaeta Recycling Co, Inc. is a family-owned waste management and recycling company founded in 1935 and headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey. The company provides integrated solid-waste, recycling, and document destruction services across 8 counties in Northern New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union), serving over 300,000 residents through municipal collection contracts and operating a diversified book of commercial, residential, and project-based customers.

The company's core service lines are dumpster/roll-off rentals (10-40 yard containers), commercial front and rear-load container services (1-10 cubic yards) with custom compaction, residential curbside pickup (64 and 96 gallon toters), municipal curbside collection of trash, recycling, and vegetative waste, transfer station operations (currently 400 tons/day licensed, expanding to 1,200 tons/day in two phases), e-waste recycling with NJDEP compliance certificates, NAID AAA-certified document and hard-drive shredding (on-site and off-site), and cleanout/junk removal. The underlying technology stack is physical and operational: a state-certified Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for separating recyclables from waste, industrial shredders for document and hard-drive destruction, and a DEP-licensed fleet operating 6 days a week across the region.

Gaeta's business model combines recurring subscription-like revenue (municipal contracts, residential subscription pickup, commercial front-load service) with transaction-based revenue (roll-off rentals, transfer station drop-off fees, e-waste, shredding, cleanouts). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with free estimates offered on roll-off rentals, commercial packages, and compaction services. The company sells directly to municipal governments via competitive procurement, to commercial accounts via customized pickup schedules, and to residential customers via curb-side service with auto-pay. Multiple certifications (NAID AAA, BBB, NJDEP, USDA) and 90 years of continuous family-owned operation underpin its credibility in regulated public-sector and commercial bidding.

Name

Gaeta Recycling

Legal name

Gaeta Recycling Co, Inc.

Website

https://gaetarecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gaeta Recycling is a family-owned waste management and recycling company founded in 1935, serving over 300,000 residents across 8 Northern New Jersey counties through municipal, commercial, and residential collection, plus e-waste, document shredding, and transfer station services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling collection
• Document shredding
• Dumpster rentals
• E-waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Services: Contracts with municipalities to perform solid waste services including curbside pickup of trash, recycling and vegetative waste. Gaeta serves over 300,000 residents in Northern New Jersey through municipal collection contracts.
2. Commercial Waste Collection: Customized pickup schedules and garbage/recycling packages for commercial businesses. Services include front and rear load containers (1-10 cubic yards) and compaction services.
3. Residential Waste Pickup: Affordable residential curb-side pickup services using 64 or 96 gallon toters. Consistent low rates with no hidden fees and auto-pay options.
4. Roll-off Dumpster Rentals: Roll-off container rentals available in 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard sizes on short or long term basis. Includes pick up, drop off and waste removal services.
5. Recycling Services: Recycling collection services for both residential and commercial customers, accepting cardboard, paper, newspaper, aluminum, glass, and plastic.
6. E-Waste Recycling: Electronic waste recycling with certificate of Recycling and/or Destruction provided for compliance records. Handles monitors, computers, TVs, phones, and other electronic devices.
7. Transfer Station Operations: Transfer station accepting trade waste including cardboard, asphalt, wood, glass, plastics and metals for disposal and recycling. Drop-off fees apply.
8. Document Shredding: Secure document destruction services including same or next day service, on-site and off-site pickups. Hard drive destruction and x-ray destruction also offered.
9. Cleanout and Junk Removal Services: Junk removal, cleanout services and small demolition including residential, commercial, retail, medical, industrial and municipal projects. Estate and household cleanouts, storage unit cleanouts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gaeta Recycling provides comprehensive solid waste management and recycling services across Northern New Jersey, including residential curbside pickup, commercial container services, municipal collection contracts, roll-off dumpster rentals, e-waste recycling, document and hard drive shredding, transfer station operations, and cleanout/junk removal. The company operates a state-certified Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and serves over 300,000 residents across 8 counties.

Product overview

Gaeta Recycling is a family-owned waste management and recycling company operating since 1935, offering a comprehensive suite of services across Northern New Jersey. The company's core offerings include Dumpster/Roll Off Rental (10-40 yard containers), Commercial Container Services (1-10 cubic yard containers with compaction), Residential Curbside Pickup (64-96 gallon toters), and Municipal Curbside Pickup (serving 300,000+ residents). Supporting services include Recycling Services for cardboard, paper, aluminum, glass, and plastic; E-Waste Recycling with NJDEP compliance; Transfer Station with Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) processing 400 tons daily; Document Shredding with NAID AAA Certification; and Cleanouts & Junk Removal for residential, commercial, and demolition projects. The company operates a state-certified MRF and serves 8 New Jersey counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dumpster/Roll Off Rental

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Lombardi Salvage & Recycling: Regional New Jersey recycling and scrap processor handling metal, cardboard, and similar commodities. Overlapping with Gaeta's transfer station/MRF recycling throughput at the commodity-processing layer.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Earth (a Harsco company): Specialty waste and recycling company operating soil treatment, e-waste, and document destruction services across the U.S. Comparable to Gaeta's e-waste and shredding service lines but operates on a national scale.
• Waste Connections: Major North American solid waste services provider with active New Jersey operations. Competes for municipal contracts and offers integrated collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services comparable to Gaeta's bundle.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste and recycling company with significant New Jersey operations. Direct competitor in municipal collection and recycling processing across the region.
• Casella Waste Systems: Publicly traded regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator in the Northeastern U.S. Comparable service mix (collection, recycling, organics) and similar regional density strategy, though operating at far greater scale.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider with deep New Jersey municipal and commercial presence. Competes directly with Gaeta for municipal RFPs and commercial accounts across the same counties.

Direct peers

• Mazza & Sons: Family-owned regional waste hauler operating in Northern New Jersey with comparable municipal, commercial, and residential collection plus recycling services. Closest direct peer in terms of size, geography, and service breadth.
• Salyer's Recycling & Container Services: Regional NJ solid waste, recycling, and roll-off container provider serving municipal and commercial customers. Comparable in scale and service portfolio including dumpster rentals.
• Raritan Valley Disposal: Regional NJ-based waste and recycling company serving central New Jersey municipalities and commercial accounts. Comparable in scope, customer mix, and operating footprint.
• Interstate Waste Services: Privately held regional solid waste and recycling hauler serving Northern New Jersey and parts of New York. Direct competitor for municipal contracts and commercial accounts in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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