Environmental Contractors Association

What Environmental Contractors Association does

The Environmental Contractors Association of New York City (ECA) is a private non-profit trade association founded in 1996 to represent environmental remediation contractors in the New York metropolitan area. The association serves over 50 contractor members performing asbestos, lead, mold, and PCB remediation, infectious cleaning, black and grey water cleanup, indoor chemical spills, pathogen emergency response, odor elimination, fire and water damage mitigation, and brownfields/contaminated water work. ECA establishes industry best practices, standard procedures, and safety initiatives, with compliance monitored by ECA-certified supervisors. The organization also acts as a collective bargaining representative with affiliated trade unions and mediates jurisdictional disputes among members.

ECA generates revenue through contractor and associate membership dues (undisclosed pricing) and event-based income, primarily through the annual Frank J. Garito Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament (now in its 12th edition) with sponsorship tiers ranging from $300 to $10,000, and the inaugural Annual Membership Conference scheduled for April 2026 at JW Marriott Marco Island, Florida. The association maintains formal alliances with OSHA (ECA/OSHA Alliance) and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (ECA/DEP Alliance), along with working relationships with the NYC Department of Buildings, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the EPA, and the NYC Office of Emergency Management. Governance is by a Board of Directors chaired by Paul O'Brien (Pinnacle Environmental Services), with Karen Grando (International Asbestos Removal, Inc.) serving as President and John DeLillo as Executive Director. The organization operates the wholly-owned ECA Charitable Fund for Disaster Relief and Recovery, established in 2013 following Hurricane Sandy.

Name

Environmental Contractors Association

Legal name

Environmental Contractors Association of New York City

Website

https://ecanyc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Environmental Contractors Association of New York City is a non-profit trade association serving over 50 environmental remediation contractors in the NYC metro area, providing industry standards, safety programs, collective bargaining, and regulatory engagement with OSHA, NYC DEP, and other agencies.

Ownership category

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Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Supplier/Contractor Environmental Management & ISO 14001 Alignment (EUAHAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Environmental remediation contractors
• Hazardous material abatement
• Membership organization
• Industry safety standards

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The ECA generates revenue through membership dues from contractor members and associate members. The association provides networking opportunities, legislative support, professional development programs, and acts as collective bargaining representative for members with affiliated trade unions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Environmental Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association that represents environmental remediation contractors in the New York City metro area. It sells Contractor Membership and Associate Membership, sets industry best practices and standard procedures, runs a Safety & Compliance Program in conjunction with OSHA and NYC DEP, and provides collective bargaining representation, networking events, professional development, and disaster relief coordination.

Product overview

The Environmental Contractors Association (ECA) of New York City is a professional industry association for environmental remediation contractors, not a product company. ECA does not offer a commercial product portfolio in the traditional sense. Rather, it provides membership services, industry standards development, safety and compliance programs, networking opportunities, and disaster relief initiatives for its member contractors. The association facilitates professional development through management-labor safety initiatives and coordinates with government agencies on regulatory compliance. ECA members are environmental contractors specializing in hazardous material removal, emergency response, asbestos removal, infectious cleanup, oil/sewage/chemical spills, brownfields remediation, and contaminated water reinsulating work. The association also organizes events including the Frank J. Garito Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament and annual conferences for member engagement and professional networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contractor Membership Membership program for environmental remediation contracting firms performing asbestos, lead, mold, and PCB remediation, infectious cleaning, spill response, brownfields remediation, and contaminated water work in the New York City area. Members receive access to industry standard-setting, the Safety & Compliance Program monitored by ECA certified supervisors, collective bargaining representation, networking events, and regulatory engagement.
• Associate Membership Membership program for partner organizations such as transportation companies, environmental services firms, insulation companies, and insurance providers that supply materials, equipment, and supporting services to environmental contractors. Associate members engage with ECA contractors on industry issues and benefit from event sponsorship and networking opportunities.
• ECA Charitable Fund for Disaster Relief and Recovery Wholly-owned nonprofit foundation of the Environmental Contractors Association established in 2013 to coordinate disaster relief and recovery services, including environmental cleanup following natural disasters and emergencies such as Hurricane Sandy.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OEM AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2013A formal alliance agreement with an Original Equipment Manufacturer partner, signed in December 2013, to support environmental contracting operations.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ECA has established a formal ECA/OSHA Alliance to promote workplace safety and compliance with OSHA standards among environmental contractors. Following the announcement of the industry's new Safety & Compliance Program, OSHA has offered assistance and participation.
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ECA has a formal ECA/DEP Alliance to ensure member compliance with DEP regulations. The NYC DEP has offered assistance and participation following the announcement of the industry's Safety & Compliance Program.
• New York City Department of BuildingsminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating an ongoing working relationship with the NYC Department of Buildings.
• New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating an ongoing working relationship with the NYC DOHMH.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)minorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating an ongoing working relationship with the federal EPA.
• NYC Office of Emergency ManagementminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating collaboration for emergency response situations.
• Greater New York Construction User CouncilminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating industry networking and collaboration.
• New York Building CongressminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating industry networking and collaboration.
• The Environmental Advisory CouncilminorOthersListed as a useful link on the ECA Resources page, indicating advisory and collaborative relationship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA): NYC-based trade association representing unionized building trades contractors across multiple specialties; the closest functional peer to ECA given shared labor-management focus, regulatory engagement, and member-driven events model in the same metropolitan market.
• Greater New York Construction User Council: NYC organization bringing together public and private construction users and contractors to address industry issues; an existing ECA partner with a comparable NYC-centric, member-driven model focused on policy and workforce topics in the local construction market.
• Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA, formerly MSCA): National trade association for mechanical and specialty contractors; most directly comparable to ECA in operating a specialty-trade contractor membership model built on union labor relations, technical standards, and recurring conferences/training events.
• New York Building Congress: NYC construction industry association advocating on policy, workforce, and infrastructure issues; directly comparable to ECA as an existing ECA partner organization serving overlapping NYC construction stakeholders with a similar events, membership, and advocacy model.
• Environmental Information Association (EIA): National nonprofit trade association serving environmental and health-and-safety professionals across assessment, remediation, and abatement; functions as the nationwide equivalent to ECA and competes for the same member mindshare on environmental training and standards.

Broad incumbents

• National Demolition Association (NDA): National trade association for the demolition industry, an adjacent specialty that frequently intersects with ECA members on abatement-heavy projects; comparable as a broader specialty-construction trade association with conventions, training, and government affairs programs.
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA): National trade association for electrical contractors with established NYC chapter; comparable to ECA as a mature specialty-trade association operating in the same unionized NYC construction market with peer codes, training, and high-touch member services.
• Insulation Contractors Association of America (ICAA): National trade association for insulation and specialty contractors, many of whom overlap with abatement work; comparable to ECA in serving specialty-trade contractors with similar training, standards, and labor-management functions in the environmental construction niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EnvironmentalContractorsAssociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/environmental-contractors-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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