Cascade Cart Solutions

What Cascade Cart Solutions does

Cascade Cart Solutions, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, manufactures HDPE injection-molded residential roll-out carts, commercial containers, and specialty products for waste, recycling, and organics collection. It is part of the Cascade Engineering Family of Companies and is the first U.S. waste container producer to achieve ISO 9001 registration. Its product portfolio includes the Evolution, Sterling, and ICON Series carts; the EcoCart (the first cart made from curbside-collected post-consumer recycled plastic); the Pink Cart breast-cancer-awareness program; commercial containers; steel containers via partnership with Box Gang Manufacturing; and curbside recycling bins and kitchen organics containers. All carts ship with rugged RFID tags as standard equipment, enabling integration with CartLogic, the company's cloud-based fleet management platform with mobile app, work-order, and reporting capabilities. The company has produced over 30 million carts cumulatively (as of May 2018), including 22 million sold to Waste Management, and holds a Container Buy Back Program that recovers any brand of HDPE container for upcycling.

The company's revenue model is primarily one-time hardware sales (carts and containers) supplemented by professional services (assembly, curbside distribution, end-of-life recovery) and a recurring software layer (CartLogic subscriptions). It monetizes through quote-based pricing on multi-year contracts, with no public pricing disclosed. Go-to-market is an enterprise field-sales motion with regional sales managers covering Western, Midwestern, and Eastern U.S. regions, supported by cooperative purchasing agreements (Sourcewell, MassDEP Statewide Contract) that lower procurement friction for municipalities. Customer segments are vertical: municipalities (primary), waste haulers (primary, including Waste Management as anchor), and commercial businesses (secondary).

The company's competitive positioning rests on manufacturing scale and certifications (ISO 9001, B Corp), the standard RFID-as-feature hardware differentiator, and a closed-loop sustainability narrative anchored by EcoCart and the Container Buy Back Program. Multiple high-credibility awards (ISRI Design for Recycling 2021, B Corp Best for The World Overall 2018, Real Leaders 100 Top Impact 2019) reinforce its sustainability credentials, which increasingly matter in municipal procurement decisions.

Name

Cascade Cart Solutions

Legal name

Cascade Cart Solutions

Website

https://cascadecartsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cascade Cart Solutions manufactures HDPE injection-molded residential and commercial waste, recycling, and organics collection carts with standard RFID tracking, plus the CartLogic cloud fleet management platform. It serves municipalities, waste haulers, and commercial businesses across North America via direct enterprise field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537)

akta.pro primary industry

Pallets, Bins, Totes & Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) (IMAHABAG)

Keywords

• Waste collection carts
• Recycling containers
• Roll-out carts
• Fleet management software
• HDPE injection molding

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cart and Container Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling residential roll-out carts, commercial containers, and specialty products. Revenue is one-time per unit sale with long replacement cycles.
2. Assembly, Distribution & Recovery Services: On-site project management for cart assembly, curbside distribution, and end-of-life cart recovery and recycling services.
3. Container Field Service Management: Total cart management services including on-site Service Centers, inventory management, repair activities, and lifecycle support.
4. CartLogic Software: Cloud-based cart fleet management platform with mobile app access for tracking operations and managing customer information.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cascade Cart Solutions manufactures injection-molded HDPE residential roll-out carts, commercial containers, steel containers, and specialty products for the waste, recycling, and organics collection industry. All carts ship with rugged RFID tags standard, enabling the CartLogic cloud-based fleet management platform for tracking deliveries, swaps, repairs, and removals. The company also provides assembly, distribution, recovery, recycling services, and a Container Buy Back Program.

Product overview

Cascade Cart Solutions manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of waste, recycling, and organics collection carts and containers. Their residential roll-out cart lines include the Evolution Series, Sterling Series, ICON Series, EcoCart, The Pink Cart, Euro-Style, and Fully Automated variants, all featuring rugged RFID tags as standard. The company also produces commercial containers, steel containers, curbside recycling bins, and kitchen organics containers. Services include CartLogic cloud-based cart management with RFID tracking, container field service management, the Container Buy Back Program for HDPE recycling, and assembly, distribution, recovery and recycling services. The company operates as part of Cascade Engineering Family of Companies with a Triple Bottom Line focus on People, Planet, and Profit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoCart: World's first cart made from recycled plastic picked up at the curb, manufactured with 10% post-consumer curbside recycled material
• The Pink Cart
• CartLogic
• Evolution Series
• Sterling Series
• ICON Series

Products and services

• Evolution Series 96-gallon residential roll-out cart engineered for space optimization with improved stack height and lower shipping costs. Features overhang lid with structural bridge, fully sealed double-wall lower lift pocket, and rugged RFID tags standard. Available with up to 50% recycled material content.
• Sterling Series Residential roll-out cart with integrated lift bar and double-wall lower lift pocket for compatibility with semi- and fully-automated lifting systems. Available in 64- and 96-gallon sizes with Euro-Style option for diamond lifter systems. Fully sealed design.
• ICON Series Residential cart line with industry-standard durability and functionality, available in 35, 64, and 96 gallon sizes. Add-on options include rubber wheels, document destruction lid, bottle/can recycling lid, and lid latches. Includes a fully automated 96-gallon variant.
• EcoCart Residential roll-out cart manufactured with 10% post-consumer curbside recycled plastic at the same price and warranty as standard carts. World's first cart made from recycled plastic picked up at the curb, creating domestic demand for curbside-recovered plastics.
• The Pink Cart Breast cancer awareness cart program where $5 from every Pink Cart purchase is donated to the American Cancer Society. Over 140,000 Pink Carts rolling to curbs each week with over $665,000 donated to ACS cumulatively.
• Euro-Style Cart Cart specifically built for European-style diamond lifter systems, available in Sterling Series in 64- or 96-gallon sizes.
• Fully Automated Cart 96-gallon cart engineered for collection trucks with fully automated collection arms, enabling efficiency gains from automated fleet investments.
• Curbside Recycling Bins 18-gallon recycling bins for curbside collection programs in source-separated or single-stream configurations, available in multiple sizes with high durability.
• Kitchen Organics Container Kitchen food scrap collection container for effective household organics diversion, bridging the countertop-to-curb collection workflow for organics programs.
• Commercial Containers Lightweight plastic front and rear load commercial containers sourced from multiple poly container manufacturing partners, available in multiple sizes, styles, components, and colors with optional custom graphics.
• Steel Containers Heavy-duty steel containers supplied through partnership with Box Gang Manufacturing, including front load, rear load, and roll-offs in multiple sizes, styles, components, and colors.
• Specialty Products Custom specialty waste collection products designed to address customer needs beyond standard industry offerings.
• CartLogic Cloud-based cart fleet management platform with RFID-enabled tracking that syncs cart delivery, swap, repair, or removal data. Accessible via web and mobile app with work order management, customer databases, and reporting capabilities.
• Container Field Service Management Total cart management service including on-site Service Center setup, curbside distribution, inventory management, repair activities, and eventual recycling at end of cart life.
• Assembly, Distribution, Recovery & Recycling Full-service support including on-site project management for seamless cart assembly and curbside distribution, cart lifetime support, and end-of-life recovery and recycling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.2 Million pounds of PCCR materials removed from waste stream through EcoCart production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waste ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2020Co-development partner for EcoCart product. Waste Management committed to APR's Demand Champions program, working with Cascade to increase recycled plastic usage in carts. Cascade has sold Waste Management 22 million carts.
• Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2020Liz Bedard, APR's Rigid Plastics Recycling Program director, collaborated on EcoCart design. EcoCart is part of APR's Demand Champions program.
• The Recycling PartnershipminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 February 2018The Recycling Partnership provides grant dollars, technical assistance, and educational resources for cart rollout programs. Partnered on Garland, TX cart deployment.
• Box Gang ManufacturingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCascade partners with Box Gang Manufacturing's network of manufacturing facilities throughout North America to bring customers cost-efficient, well-made, durable steel containers including front load, rear load, and roll-offs.
• Multiple Poly Commercial Container ManufacturersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCascade partners with multiple poly commercial container manufacturers to offer the industry's most complete line of lightweight, plastic front and rear load commercial containers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toter (Wastequip): Toter is the most direct competitor to Cascade Cart Solutions, manufacturing HDPE residential and commercial waste/recycling carts for the same municipal and hauler customers in North America. As part of Wastequip, Toter is a vertically integrated, larger-scale player and is widely considered the market leader in the U.S. curbside cart segment.
• Otto Environmental Systems: Otto Environmental Systems is a direct competitor in the manufacture of HDPE injection-molded waste, recycling, and organics carts serving municipalities and waste haulers across North America. Its product portfolio of residential roll-out and commercial containers overlaps almost entirely with Cascade's Evolution, Sterling, and ICON series.
• Schaefer Systems International (SSI): SSI Schaefer is a global material handling and waste container manufacturer with a sizable waste and recycling container business (including Mobile, Rehrig Pacific-style bins and carts) that competes with Cascade in the commercial container and front/rear load segment. The companies overlap in serving commercial waste haulers and municipalities with plastic and metal containers.
• Meese Orbitron Dunne Co. (MOD): MOD is a U.S. manufacturer of plastic and metal waste and recycling containers (including Slim Jim-style and roll-out carts) for commercial and institutional customers. It competes with Cascade's commercial container line, including front load, rear load, and recycling receptacles used by the same hauler and facility customers.
• Rehrig Pacific Company: Rehrig Pacific is a large plastics manufacturer with a substantial environmental/waste container business, producing residential carts, commercial bins, and recycling containers for municipalities and haulers. It is comparable to Cascade as a major North American HDPE cart and container manufacturer with deep hauler relationships.
• IPL Plastics (IPL Global): IPL Plastics is a global plastics manufacturer producing rigid plastic containers including waste, recycling, and material handling bins. It competes with Cascade in plastic roll-out carts, curbside recycling bins, and commercial containers for the North American municipal and waste hauler market.
• Norseman Plastics: Norseman Plastics manufactures plastic recycling bins, totes, and carts used in curbside collection programs. It is a direct competitor in the residential curbside recycling bin and small-container segment, often competing on the same municipal RFPs.

Emerging players

• Bay City Container: Bay City Container is a U.S. manufacturer of plastic and metal waste and recycling containers, with overlap to Cascade's commercial container and steel container lines. It is a smaller, regional competitor that often participates in the same municipal and commercial hauler bids.
• Bigbelly: Bigbelly is a smart waste and recycling bin manufacturer with solar-powered compactors and a cloud-based fleet management platform. It competes with Cascade Cart Solutions in the smart-bin / IoT-enabled container space, particularly with Cascade's CartLogic software-enabled RFID carts, but focuses on commercial/public-space bins rather than residential carts.
• Compology: Compology is a smart waste monitoring platform that provides cameras and sensors on dumpsters and roll-off containers, paired with a SaaS analytics platform. It is comparable to Cascade's CartLogic software offering as an IoT/SaaS layer on top of physical containers, though Compology targets front-load and roll-off commercial containers rather than residential carts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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