Leck Waste Services

What Leck Waste Services does

Leck Waste Services (legal entity George Leck & Son Inc.) is a family-owned, full-service waste management company headquartered in Ivyland, Pennsylvania, founded in 1971 by Walter Leck and operating today under the leadership of Walter (CEO/Founder), Jason Leck (President, third generation), and Patrick Leck (Secretary/Treasurer). The company serves commercial businesses, residential customers (primarily in Berks County, PA), and municipal governments across 10 counties spanning Pennsylvania (Bucks, Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh, Philadelphia), New Jersey (Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester), and Delaware (New Castle), operating a fleet of approximately 35 trucks daily with roughly 50 employees out of three facilities in Ivyland, Bristol, and Kutztown.

The core service platform spans commercial and roll-off dumpsters, compactors, bulk collection, residential subscription waste and recycling, municipal collections, a wholly owned transfer station in Kutztown, mobile and drop-off shredding, electronics recycling, portable toilets, and waste audits, complemented by the "Zero to Landfill" initiative that converts 95% of collected waste into renewable energy and a fleet running on 100% North American refined biodiesel. The company operates two controlled subsidiaries — Clifford Hill Sanitation (acquired/partnership, May 2021, Kutztown division) and Target Equipment Services Corporation (compactor sales, leasing, and installation) — which extend both route density and vertical product margin.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription-style commercial and municipal collection contracts with quote-based monthly billing, supplemented by transfer station tipping fees, compactor equipment sales (via Target Equipment Services), and ancillary professional services such as shredding and waste audits. The go-to-market is predominantly direct field sales to commercial accounts and municipalities, paired with inside sales and a customer self-service online portal ("My Leck Account") backed by Soft-Pak payment integration; the company holds the full stack of multi-state solid waste operating permits (PA DEP, NJ DEP, NJ A-901, NJ CPCN, Delaware DE-SW-1557) and DOT registration required to operate across its three-state footprint.

Name

Leck Waste Services

Legal name

George Leck & Son Inc.

Website

https://leckwasteservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Leck Waste Services is a family-owned waste management company founded in 1971, serving commercial, residential, and municipal customers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware with collection, recycling, transfer station, shredding, and sustainable waste-to-energy services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Commercial waste collection
• Residential waste pickup
• Municipal recycling services
• Roll-off dumpster rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Northampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Waste Collection: Commercial dumpster service, roll-off dumpsters, compactors, and bulk collection for businesses. Revenue generated through recurring service contracts with commercial establishments.
2. Residential Waste Services: Weekly residential waste and recycling collection services primarily in Berks County, PA
3. Municipal Services: Municipal waste collection, recycling, and yard waste services for municipalities including Langhorne Borough and Hulmeville Borough
4. Transfer Station Operations: Waste transfer station operations for waste processing and recycling
5. Shredding Services: Mobile and business shredding services for secure document destruction
6. Specialty Services: Portable toilets, electronics recycling, waste audits

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leck Waste Services is a family-owned waste management company that collects, transports, and processes solid waste and recyclables for commercial businesses, municipalities, and residential customers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Core offerings include commercial front-load and roll-off dumpsters, compactors, single-stream and cardboard recycling, mobile and residential shredding, electronics recycling, portable toilets, bulk collection, and municipal yard waste collection, complemented by a transfer station in Kutztown and a biodiesel-powered fleet supporting the company's Zero to Landfill sustainability initiative.

Product overview

Leck Waste Services operates as a family-owned waste management company offering a unified platform of integrated services. The core offering includes commercial, residential, and municipal waste collection via dumpsters (commercial, roll-off), compactors, and bulk collection, complemented by recycling services (single-stream, cardboard, electronics), shredding services, and portable toilets. The company operates a Transfer Station for waste consolidation. A customer-facing add-on, My Leck Account, provides online bill pay and account management. Following the May 2021 acquisition of Clifford Hill Sanitation, the company expanded to include septic pumping and the Kutztown operations facility under the acquired brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Dumpsters

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of waste converted to renewable energy, diverting 56 million pounds from landfills annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clifford Hill SanitationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021In May 2021, Clifford Hill Sanitation and Leck Waste Services joined forces in a partnership agreement. This partnership combined both family-owned companies' fleets, staff, and resources into one Pennsylvania-based company. The partnership expanded service offerings to include septic pumping, portable restrooms, mobile shredding, recycling, compactor sales and service, waste transfer station, and roll-off dumpsters. Clifford Hill Sanitation operated from Kutztown, PA.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Major North American diversified environmental services company providing solid waste, liquid waste, and infrastructure services. Comparable as a regional-to-national consolidator with extensive M&A history in fragmented waste markets adjacent to Leck's footprint.
• Republic Services: One of the two largest waste management companies in North America, offering commercial, residential, and municipal solid waste and recycling services. Comparable as the broad incumbent against which Leck competes in PA/NJ/DE; Leck's own careers page even references Republic Services branding.
• Waste Management: The largest waste services provider in North America, operating collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services across the U.S. Direct broad incumbent peer competing for the same municipal, commercial, and residential customers as Leck in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Waste Connections: Large-cap waste services company focused on exclusive and secondary markets across the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as a public industry consolidator that has grown through acquiring smaller regional haulers, the exact playbook potentially applicable to Leck.

Emerging players

• 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: National junk removal franchise serving residential and commercial customers with on-demand hauling services. Comparable in bulk collection and roll-off-adjacent offering but operating a different delivery model (franchise-based on-demand vs. Leck's scheduled routes).

Direct peers

• Casella Waste Systems: Northeast-focused solid waste, recycling, and resource management company with a similar operating model of vertical integration (collection + transfer + recycling) and regional density. Closest direct comparable in terms of size, geography concentration in Northeast U.S., and family/operator heritage now publicly traded.
• Waste Pro USA: Regional privately-held waste services company serving the southeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S. with residential, commercial, and industrial collection plus recycling. Comparable as a similarly-sized private regional consolidator with subscription-based residential service model.
• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-owned regional waste hauler based in Ohio/Kentucky providing collection, transfer, recycling, and landfill disposal services. Comparable as a family-owned multi-state regional operator with vertical integration and similar municipal/commercial contract mix.
• J.P. Mascaro & Sons: Privately held, family-owned waste services company headquartered in southeastern Pennsylvania, providing commercial, residential, and industrial collection plus recycling and transfer station services. Directly comparable as a family-owned PA-based regional hauler competing in overlapping territory.

Regional players

• Suburban Disposal & Recycling: Pennsylvania-based waste and recycling services company serving residential, commercial, and municipal customers. Comparable as a sub-scale regional operator in PA with similar service mix including recycling and roll-off containers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LeckInfo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYLRtwzF8d6F0As4KIYVs_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/leckwaste
• Instagraminstagram.com/leckwaste

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 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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