What Environmental Enterprises does

Environmental Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) is a privately held, Cincinnati-based vertically integrated specialty environmental management and disposal company founded in 1976. It operates across a multi-state footprint — headquartered in Cincinnati with regional offices in Columbus (Ohio), Royersford (Pennsylvania), and Marion (Virginia) — and runs processing facilities under brands that include the Field Services Group, Environmental Assessment Group, the wholly-owned transportation subsidiary Midwest Environmental Transport (MET, established 1987), and a Lab Pack Services unit. Core service lines span hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal, fuel blending, chemical treatment and stabilization, electrochemical precious metal recovery, aerosol recycling, household hazardous waste collection events, environmental assessment consulting (Phase I/II, groundwater monitoring, asbestos/lead, OSHA compliance, industrial hygiene), and DOT-compliant hazardous waste transportation.

The technical base is process-engineering rather than digital: proprietary capabilities include 100% aerosol liquid/gas/metal recycling, one of few US facilities performing electrochemical precious metal recovery from silver flashing and photo solutions, a hydrolysis unit that converts sodium waste into caustic soda for in-house acid neutralization, solvent-based fuel blending (approximately 1,725 tons annually blended as a coal substitute for cement kilns), and drum reconditioning at roughly 25,000 drums per year. The asset base includes owned fleet assets (power units, vans, tankers, roll-off containers, dump trailers) operated by MET. EEI has no app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML components.

Revenue is generated through custom-quoted professional services (pricing is not publicly disclosed), covering waste disposal services, lab pack services, environmental transportation, household hazardous waste collection events, environmental assessment consulting, and commodity-byproduct sales from aerosol metal recycling and precious metal recovery. Customers are diversified horizontally across industrial manufacturers, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, pharmaceutical companies, energy companies, real estate/development firms, and municipalities/government clients. The company has processed 165,000 containers per year from thousands of generators, holds a 39-year track record of zero CERCLA liability for clients, and operates with 101-250 employees. No funding rounds or public-market activity are disclosed; ownership structure is not stated.

Name

Environmental Enterprises

Legal name

Environmental Enterprises, Inc.

Website

https://eeienv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Environmental Enterprises, Inc. is a Cincinnati-based, privately held environmental services company providing hazardous waste disposal, recycling, lab packing, transportation, and environmental consulting to industrial, healthcare, educational, municipal, and energy clients across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hazardous Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Chemical Hazardous Waste Collection & Transportation (BPALAHAA), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Hazardous waste disposal
• Industrial waste management
• Chemical lab packing
• Environmental compliance consulting
• Recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Disposal Services: Hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal including fuel blending, metal recovery, chemical treatment, and stabilization. Services provided to industrial clients with customized solutions.
2. Lab Pack Services: Chemical packing and removal services for laboratories including schools, universities, hospitals, research facilities, and pharmaceutical companies. RCRA, DOT, and OSHA compliant services.
3. Environmental Transportation: Transportation services through subsidiary Midwest Environmental Transport (MET) operating fleet of power units, vans, tankers, roll off containers, and dump trailers. ICC and DOT compliant hazardous materials transportation.
4. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events: Collection events for communities and businesses throughout the midwest including one-day events, multi-day events, permanent collection sites, county voucher programs, pharmaceutical collections, and agricultural collections.
5. Environmental Assessment Services: Consulting services including industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, Phase I/II assessments, groundwater monitoring, wastewater treatment design, asbestos/lead services, safety training, and OSHA compliance.
6. Aerosol Recycling: 100% recycling of aerosol liquids, gases, and metals. Recovery and sale of precious metals from silver and copper solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Environmental Enterprises is a vertically integrated environmental management and disposal company that collects, treats, recycles, and transports hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams for industrial manufacturers, laboratories, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and municipalities. Services span chemical lab packing, fuel blending, metal recovery, aerosol recycling, drum reconditioning, environmental assessment consulting, and hazardous materials transportation through its wholly-owned subsidiary Midwest Environmental Transport (MET).

Product overview

Environmental Enterprises is a vertically integrated specialty environmental management and disposal company offering a comprehensive suite of services. The core portfolio includes Field Services Group for industrial and hazardous waste management and emergency response; Environmental Assessment Group (EAG) for consulting and compliance services; Environmental Transportation Services via the Midwest Environmental Transport (MET) subsidiary; Aerosol Recycling; Household Hazardous Waste Collection events; Lab Pack Services for chemical waste; and Waste Disposal Services encompassing fuel blending, metal recovery, chemical treatment, and stabilization. The company operates a wholly-owned transportation subsidiary (MET) and serves various sectors including schools, universities, hospitals, and industrial facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Services Group Full-service environmental services specializing in industrial and hazardous waste management, emergency response, field service projects, industrial hygiene sampling, laboratory chemical packaging, and household collection events for industrial and commercial clients.
• Environmental Assessment Group (EAG) Environmental and safety consulting services providing industrial hygiene, indoor air quality assessments, Phase I/II assessments, groundwater monitoring, asbestos/lead services, mercury and radon services, safety training, environmental audits, and OSHA compliance for industrial, commercial, and institutional clients.
• Environmental Transportation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 95 tons of carbon emissions saved annually through drum reconditioning
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Matthew 25 MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew 25 Ministries named Environmental Enterprises as a Green Giving Partner. EEI donates useable paints from household collection events to Matthew 25 Ministries for reuse as paint in third world countries, supporting international humanitarian efforts.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is North America's largest provider of hazardous waste management and environmental services, offering collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal across the same scope as EEI but at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Stericycle: Stericycle is a major regulated waste services company offering hazardous waste management, lab pack services, and transportation solutions directly competing with EEI's core services. It operates national infrastructure with similar service line coverage.
• Clean Earth (now part of Republic Services): Clean Earth provides hazardous waste treatment, recycling, and disposal services with a similar business model to EEI; the company focuses on environmental remediation and regulated waste streams matching EEI's core offerings.
• Veolia North America: Veolia North America is a large environmental services operator offering industrial waste management, hazardous waste treatment, and recycling services, competing with EEI on regulated waste streams and circular economy solutions.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is one of the largest US environmental services providers; its hazardous waste business line (formerly through Clean Earth) competes directly with EEI on industrial and commercial hazardous waste services.

Direct peers

• Heritage Environmental Services: Heritage is a closely comparable hazardous waste management and environmental services company offering treatment, recycling, lab pack, and transportation solutions to industrial clients nationwide, overlapping directly with EEI's vertically integrated model.
• Triumvirate Environmental: Triumvirate is a specialty environmental services firm offering hazardous waste management, lab packing, transportation, and EH&S consulting to similar industrial, healthcare, and education segments as EEI.

Regional players

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Rumpke is a regional waste services company serving the Midwest with operations overlapping EEI's Ohio geography, providing waste collection, recycling, and disposal including some industrial hazardous services.

Emerging players

• Severson Environmental Services: Severson is an emerging midwestern player in industrial waste management and environmental services with overlapping customer profiles to EEI in Ohio and surrounding states.
• PSC Industrial (PSC Group): PSC Industrial provides industrial environmental services including tank cleaning, waste management, and emergency response, sharing overlapping capability profiles with EEI's Field Services Group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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