Green Group

What Green Group does

Green Group Holdings, LLC is an environmental services company headquartered in Canton, Georgia that develops and permits landfill and mixed-use waste management infrastructure for regional governments and municipalities across multiple U.S. states and Guam. The firm's core service offerings encompass siting and permitting, due diligence, and full site assessment and planning, executed through multi-year project cycles that include market analysis, regulatory permitting, community engagement, and project development. Documented flagship projects include 130 Environmental Park (Caldwell County, Texas), Chisholm Trail Disposal (northwest Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas), and Meriwether Park & Turkey Run Landfill (Meriwether County, Georgia), each combining landfill operations with adjacent industrial parks, transfer stations, or conservation land; the firm also retains one operating agreement for the Layon Landfill in Guam.

The company was restructured in 2016, divesting all but one operating site and shifting to a permitting-and-development model that transfers operational management to partner entities (notably Integrated Waste Solutions Group, or IWSG, in which Green Group holds a minority stake) upon project completion. Green Group is privately held, backed by Herzog, Inc. and Phillips & Jordan, and maintains a limited partner interest in NOVA Infrastructure, an infrastructure investment firm that is the majority owner of IWSG. In 2023 the firm extended its footprint into renewable natural gas via an investment in Nopetro, with President David Green taking a Nopetro board seat.

Revenue mechanics are project-based and non-recurring, generated through development fees, permitting services, property transactions on completion (as in the 2017 sale of 130 Environmental Park to IWSG), ongoing managed-services revenue from the Guam operating contract, and equity returns from minority portfolio holdings. The customer base is concentrated among county and municipal governments, with distribution executed via direct enterprise field sales and an extended ecosystem of strategic partners, including HHNT (engineering) and Green Rock Strategies (channel sales).

Name

Green Group

Legal name

Green Group Holdings, LLC

Website

https://gghcorp.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Group Holdings, LLC is a privately held environmental services firm that develops and permits landfill and mixed-use waste management infrastructure for regional governments, municipalities, and communities across multiple U.S. states and Guam.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services & Waste Management Infrastructure Development

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA), C&D Recycling Brokerage, Compliance & Reporting (LEED diversion, documentation) (EUAIAHAM), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

Keywords

• Landfill development services
• Waste management infrastructure
• Site permitting services
• Environmental due diligence
• Solid waste consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landfill Development and Permitting: The company develops and permits landfill facilities, then sells or transfers operational management to partner entities. Revenue is generated through development fees, permitting services, and property transactions upon completion.
2. Operating Agreement (Guam): The company retains one operating agreement for its Layon Landfill facility in Guam, providing ongoing waste management services
3. Strategic Investments: Minority ownership interest in Integrated Waste Solutions Group (IWSG) and investment in NOVA Infrastructure generate returns through equity appreciation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Green Group Holdings is an environmental services company that develops critical waste management infrastructure, including municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, construction and demolition (C&D) waste facilities, transfer stations, recycling facilities, and mixed-use community disposal sites. The company provides end-to-end services spanning site selection, regulatory permitting, due diligence, community engagement, and full site assessment and planning, then transfers operational management to partner entities upon project completion.

Product overview

Green Group Holdings is an environmental services company offering turnkey solutions for landfill development and commercialization. The company develops critical waste management infrastructure supporting disposal, recycling, reuse, and restoration needs. Key products include three major infrastructure projects: Chisholm Trail Disposal (C&D waste facility in Texas), 130 Environmental Park (mixed-use MSW landfill and industrial development in Texas), and Meriwether Park & Turkey Run Landfill (mixed-use development in Georgia). The company also operates Layon Landfill in Guam as its sole current operating site. Core services encompass siting and permitting, due diligence, and full site assessment and planning for landfill facilities. In 2016, the company shifted its business model from operating landfills to focusing on permitting and developing facilities, transferring management and operations to separate entities upon completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Siting & Permitting Services Environmental services including site selection, regulatory permitting, and community engagement for landfill development projects. Designed for county and municipal governments seeking to develop waste management infrastructure.
• Due Diligence Services Comprehensive assessment and planning services for potential landfill development sites, evaluating feasibility beyond regulatory standards. Targeted at counties and municipalities evaluating new waste management infrastructure projects.
• Full Site Assessment & Planning End-to-end infrastructure development services spanning initial site assessment through construction and operations management for landfill facilities. Designed for regional governments and municipalities seeking turnkey waste management infrastructure delivery.
• 130 Environmental Park A state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly, mixed-use development in northern Caldwell County, Texas. Includes a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, transfer station, recyclable materials processing facility, and industrial park. Developed for Caldwell County and subsequently sold to IWSG.
• Chisholm Trail Disposal (CTD) A turnkey construction and demolition (C&D) waste management facility located in Aurora, Texas, designed to serve Wise, Tarrant, Denton, and Parker Counties. The facility repurposes a former soil mining operation into a C&D landfill, addressing diminishing landfill capacity in the northwest Dallas-Fort Worth region.
• Meriwether Park & Turkey Run Landfill A mixed-use infrastructure development on 1,800 acres in Meriwether County, Georgia. Less than 300 acres are used for Turkey Run Landfill; the remainder is dedicated to an industrial park and conservation land, with restoration of the Blue Creek Water Basin. Developed for Meriwether County.
• Layon Landfill The company's current operating MSW landfill site located in Inarajam, Guam. This is the only operating site Green Group Holdings retains ownership of after divesting all other operating sites in 2016, with ongoing waste management services provided under operating agreement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130 Environmental Park permitted by TCEQ on Dec. 11, 2017 - mixed-use development including MSW landfill, transfer station, recyclable materials facility, and industrial park
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and strategic.

• Integrated Waste Solutions Group (IWSG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2017 by Charlie Appleby and Chris Beall, IWSG develops integrated solid waste collection and disposal operations in selected geographic regions throughout the United States. Green Group has minority ownership interest and a board seat. Sold 130 Environmental Park property to IWSG.
• Hodges, Harbin, Newberry & Tribble, Inc. (HHN&T)coreTechnology or IntegrationGeorgia-based civil and environmental engineering consulting firm founded in 1990 with locations in Macon, Savannah, Atlanta, Statesboro, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina. Licensed to work in over 20 states, specializing in design, permitting, and consulting of complex facilities.
• Green Rock Strategies, LLCstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBased in Charleston, South Carolina, Green Rock is a full service commercial and industrial waste management firm supporting clients across the country. Provides strategy, logistics, recycling and disposal services, functioning as a strategic sales partner that fits seamlessly as an extension of the Green Group team.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Largest U.S. solid waste and landfill operator with extensive landfill ownership, collection, and recycling operations. Competes with Green Group for municipal landfill siting and long-haul disposal business in overlapping Sun Belt geographies.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. solid waste and recycling company operating landfills, transfer stations, and collection routes nationwide. Competes with Green Group on municipal landfill development opportunities and is a known prior employer of Green Group's senior leadership (Thad Owings).
• Waste Connections: Large North American solid waste services company with a significant landfill and transfer-station portfolio, particularly in secondary and Sun Belt markets. Directly comparable to Green Group in the municipal landfill and C&D disposal segments.
• GFL Environmental: Canada-based, North America-wide solid waste, infrastructure, and environmental services provider with growing landfill ownership. Targets the same municipal and C&D customers as Green Group across multiple U.S. states.
• Stericycle: Specialty waste services company focused on regulated waste streams (medical, hazardous, secure information destruction). Adjacent to Green Group in the broader environmental services stack and competes for regulated disposal volumes at permitted facilities.
• Clean Harbors: Largest North American provider of environmental and industrial services including hazardous waste disposal, emergency response, and landfill operations. Comparable to Green Group as a permitted-facility operator serving municipal and industrial waste generators.

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems: Northeast-focused solid waste, recycling, and resource-management operator with owned/operated landfills. Comparable in business model (vertically integrated collection + disposal) but with regional, not national, landfill exposure.

Emerging players

• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Specialty waste and environmental services company providing used oil re-refining, parts cleaning, and industrial waste management. Comparable as a smaller, focused environmental services operator with similar permitting and regulatory dependencies.
• Montrose Environmental Group: Environmental services company providing testing, advisory, and remediation services across air, water, and waste. Comparable in providing environmental and regulatory support to landfill developers and operators, including permitting and compliance work.

Direct peers

• SCS Engineers: Privately held environmental engineering and consulting firm specializing in solid waste management, landfill design, permitting, and compliance. Directly comparable to Green Group in technical landfill-permitting expertise and a similarly sized privately held organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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