Basin Disposal

What Basin Disposal does

Basin Disposal, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned garbage collection and disposal company headquartered in Pasco, Washington and operating in Eastern Washington since 1941. The company serves residential households, multifamily properties, local businesses, contractors, and special-disposal customers across communities including Pasco, Kennewick, Benton City, West Richland, Walla Walla, Yakima, Grandview, Sunnyside, Selah, Union Gap, Wapato, and Moxee through entities such as Basin Disposal Inc., Basin Disposal of Yakima LLC, Basin Disposal of Washington, Ed’s Disposal Inc., and BDI Transfer.

Its core services include weekly residential curbside garbage collection using wheeled carts, commercial frontload container service, drop-box rentals for cleanup and construction-type waste, recycling drop-off centers, appliance and bulky-item collection, household hazardous waste routing, and transfer-station disposal services. The principal operating technology is fleet-based rather than software-based: automated collection vehicles use mechanical arms to empty customer carts, while commercial customers are served through frontload containers and drop boxes sized to site needs.

Basin Disposal’s revenue model appears to be a mix of recurring service charges and usage-based fees. Residential and commercial collection are recurring services with pricing varying by service area, container size, and pickup frequency; incremental revenue comes from extra bags or boxes, multiple weekly pickups, container rental and hauling, appliance/Freon charges, recycling-related charges or credits, and project-based drop-box usage. Go-to-market is direct and local, with customers contacting service representatives by phone or using the website and online payment portals rather than buying through intermediaries.

Name

Basin Disposal

Legal name

Basin Disposal, Inc.

Website

https://basindisposal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Basin Disposal is a family-owned Eastern Washington waste services provider offering residential curbside garbage collection, commercial frontload containers, drop-box rentals, recycling centers, and transfer/disposal services to households, businesses, multifamily properties, and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Other Waste Collection (562119), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (Cart-Based) (EUAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Waste Disposal (C&D Landfills) (BPALAJAH), Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ), Residential Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAA)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Garbage disposal
• Recycling services
• Frontload containers
• Residential waste pickup

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasco

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Garbage Collection Services: Weekly garbage collection services for single-family residences and multi-family units. Charges apply for extra bags, bundles, or boxes beyond standard cart capacity. City limit customers may have included extras pickup at no charge; county customers may incur small fees.
2. Commercial Frontload Container Services: Commercial dumpster garbage collection and trash services for business clients using frontload containers of various sizes. Rates are for weekly pickup but can include multiple pickups per week. Services multi-family complexes with 3+ attached units billed collectively.
3. Drop Box Rental Services: Temporary and permanent drop box rental for cleanup projects at yards, garages, warehouses, or construction sites. Available in sizes from 11 to 40 cubic yards for disposal of bulky, dense material (concrete, dirt, sod, roofing) or large quantities of waste. Charges apply for container rental and hauling.
4. Recycling Services: Recycling collection services including scrap metal recycling (commercial container recycling), commercial plastics recycling, and neighborhood recycling center drop-off. Material values determine whether customers receive credits or incur charges.
5. Appliance Collection Services: Collection of old appliances placed curbside. Special truck arrangements made upon customer notification. Evacuation charge applies for appliances containing Freon such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Basin Disposal provides weekly residential curbside garbage collection using wheeled carts and automated trucks, commercial frontload container service with 1-8 cubic yard containers, drop box rentals of 11-40 cubic yards for construction and cleanup projects, and neighborhood recycling drop-off centers serving communities across Eastern Washington including Pasco, Kennewick, Yakima, Walla Walla, and surrounding regions.

Product overview

Basin Disposal is a family-owned garbage collection and disposal company serving Eastern Washington since 1941, operating through four regional subsidiaries: Basin Disposal Inc (main company serving the Tri-Cities area), Basin Disposal of Yakima LLC (serving Yakima County), Basin Disposal of Washington (serving Walla Walla area), and Ed's Disposal Inc (serving Benton County). The company's core offerings include residential automated curbside garbage collection using wheeled carts (90+, 60+, 30+ gallon sizes), commercial frontload container services, neighborhood recycling drop-off centers, drop box rentals (11-40 yards), household hazardous waste facilities, and online payment portals. All subsidiaries share common infrastructure including modern truck fleets, automated collection equipment, and centralized customer service operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Curbside Garbage Collection Weekly residential curbside garbage collection service using wheeled carts and automated truck equipment with mechanical arms for single-family residences, duplexes, mobile homes, and multi-family units across Eastern Washington.
• Commercial Frontload Container Service Commercial dumpster garbage collection service using frontload containers in 1 to 8 cubic yard sizes for businesses, multi-family complexes with 3+ attached units, and commercial properties, billed weekly with options for additional pickups.
• Drop Box Rental Service Rental of 11 to 40 cubic yard drop boxes for cleanup projects at yards, garages, warehouses, and construction sites, with container rental and hauling fees applied per use.
• Neighborhood Recycling Centers Drop-off recycling centers located throughout service areas that accept newspaper, aluminum and steel cans, mixed paper, and cardboard from residential and commercial customers.
• Appliance Collection Service Curbside collection of large appliances including refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units, with special truck arrangements on customer notification and a Freon evacuation fee applied to applicable items.
• BDI Transfer Station Transfer station facility at 1721 Dietrich Road, Pasco, that accepts solid waste, appliances, furniture, and yard debris for drop-off disposal.
• Household Hazardous Waste Facility Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility at the BDI Transfer station in Pasco, available by appointment to Franklin County residents for disposal of home-generated hazardous waste.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Casella Waste Systems: Vertically integrated regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator focused on the Northeastern U.S. Operates residential, commercial, recycling, and disposal assets with a comparable roll-up strategy. Strong analog for a sub-$1B regional hauler pursuing disciplined M&A.
• GFL Environmental: Major North American diversified environmental services company with solid waste, liquid waste, and infrastructure services across Canada and the U.S., including Pacific Northwest presence. Comparable to Basin Disposal in service mix (residential, commercial, recycling, transfer) and route-based collection model.
• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-owned regional waste hauler founded in 1932 in the Midwest, offering residential curbside, commercial frontload, recycling, and landfill/transfer services across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia. Closest comparable to Basin Disposal in ownership structure, regional density, and multi-service collection model.

Others

• Stericycle: Specialty waste services company focused on regulated medical waste, sharps, and secure information destruction across North America. Tangentially comparable to Basin Disposal in regulated/transfer-station waste handling and commercial route-based collection, though serving a different primary waste stream.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental cleanup, and industrial services with disposal and treatment facilities across the U.S. Relevant adjacent peer given Basin Disposal's household hazardous waste facility referrals and appliance/Freon collection services.

Regional players

• DTG Recycle: Washington-State-based construction and demolition recycler with drop-box and material recovery operations in the Puget Sound region. Comparable to Basin Disposal's drop box rental and recycling services from a regional Washington operator perspective, though not a direct household curbside competitor.
• Recology: Employee-owned West Coast waste and recycling company headquartered in San Francisco, operating collection, transfer, and material recovery facilities throughout California, Oregon, and Washington. Highly comparable service portfolio and mission-driven operating philosophy to Basin Disposal, though larger and concentrated further west.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management: Largest waste and environmental services provider in North America, operating collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets throughout Washington. Competes with Basin Disposal for municipal contracts, commercial accounts, and C&D volumes across the same Eastern Washington geography.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste company with full collection-to-landfill integration and active Washington operations. Overlaps with Basin Disposal on residential subscription, commercial frontload, and recycling services and represents the primary large-cap competitive threat.
• Waste Connections: Large North American waste services operator with significant operations across Washington State, including the Tri-Cities and Yakima. Provides residential curbside, commercial frontload, recycling, and transfer/disposal services, overlapping directly with Basin Disposal's full service stack at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 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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