Chesapeake Waste Solutions

What Chesapeake Waste Solutions does

Chesapeake Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS) is a privately held, Pennsylvania-incorporated waste management company headquartered at 190 Shellyland Road, Manheim, PA 17545, founded in 1998 and operating throughout the Mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia). The company specializes in secure thermal destruction of non-hazardous waste materials, with explicit handling of pharmaceuticals, healthcare and consumer products, raw materials, chemicals, and industrial residues. Its regulatory positioning is anchored by a DEA Reverse Distribution registration combined with a waste transfer permit, which together allow CWS to manage products across their full lifecycle, from classification and logistics through reverse distribution to final thermal destruction.

CWS operates an integrated service platform built around four core modules: Waste-to-Energy (thermal destruction), Reverse Distribution (handling returns and expired inventory), Truckload Waste Transfer (bulk logistics), and Recall Management (secure disposal of recalled products). These services are delivered to six identified industry verticals: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, Coatings & Chemicals, Doctors Offices & Pharmacies, Environmental Companies, and Manufacturing. The company cites more than 100 years of collective waste management and environmental consulting experience across its team and over 20 years of focus on waste-to-energy solutions.

Revenue is generated primarily on a per-job, quote-based transaction fee model, with no public pricing. Go-to-market is consultative and B2B, relying on direct and inside sales supported by website lead capture, industry-specific landing pages, case studies, and whitepapers. The company has 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no patents or trademarks on record. There are no AI/ML capabilities disclosed, and the website copyright is dated 2012, indicating limited recent digital investment relative to the operational footprint described.

Name

Chesapeake Waste Solutions

Legal name

Chesapeake Waste Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://cwsva.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chesapeake Waste Solutions is a privately held, Manheim, PA-based waste-to-energy operator providing secure thermal destruction, reverse distribution, truckload transfer, and recall management services to pharmaceutical, consumer products, chemicals, and manufacturing clients across the Mid-Atlantic U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmaceutical & Controlled Substance Waste Management (DEA-compliant, Take-back) (EUAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE), Hazardous Waste Landfill Disposal (BPALACAB)

Keywords

• Waste-to-energy services
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Reverse distribution services
• Pharmaceutical waste management
• Product recall management

Headquarters

HQ city

Manheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Waste-to-Energy Disposal Services: Core revenue stream from secure thermal destruction of waste materials including pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, consumer products, raw materials, chemicals, and industrial residues. Services are likely priced per job or per volume of waste processed.
2. Reverse Distribution Services: DEA-registered reverse distribution services handling product returns and end-of-life product management throughout the product lifecycle.
3. Recall Management Services: Product recall management services for pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and manufacturing sectors, helping clients securely destroy recalled products and manage regulatory compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chesapeake Waste Solutions provides turnkey non-hazardous and specialized waste management services centered on secure thermal destruction (waste-to-energy) of pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, consumer products, raw materials, chemicals, and industrial residues. The company manages the complete waste lifecycle from material classification and product reverse distribution through logistics coordination to final secure thermal destruction, holding a DEA Reverse Distribution registration in combination with a waste transfer permit. Services are delivered to six vertical industries across the Mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia).

Product overview

Chesapeake Waste Solutions (CWS) operates as a unified waste management platform offering integrated services across the product lifecycle. The core portfolio centers on four main service modules: Waste-to-Energy (thermal destruction of waste materials), Reverse Distribution (handling product returns and expired inventory), Truckload Waste Transfer (logistics and transportation), and Recall Management (brand protection and secure disposal of recalled products). These services are delivered across six industry verticals: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, Coatings & Chemicals, Doctors Offices & Pharmacies, Environmental Companies, and Manufacturing. CWS manages the complete waste management process from material classification through product life-cycle logistics to final secure thermal destruction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste-to-Energy

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heritage Environmental Services: Hazardous waste treatment, recycling, and disposal provider with strong pharmaceutical and chemical industry exposure. Directly competes with CWS for regulated industrial and pharma waste volumes.
• Clean Harbors: Largest North American provider of hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and emergency response. Comparable to CWS on hazardous chemical and industrial residue destruction via thermal/incineration routes.
• Stericycle: National leader in medical and pharmaceutical waste management and recall-related services. Most directly comparable to CWS given overlap in regulated waste streams, DEA-related controlled substance handling, and recall management.
• Sharps Compliance: Specializes in medical waste and pharmaceutical take-back programs, including DEA-compliant controlled substance reverse distribution. Closely aligned with CWS's pharma-waste core offering.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services (Hazardous Waste): Operates hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities across the U.S., including thermal destruction. Comparable to CWS as a regulated, multi-vertical waste services incumbent.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest U.S. solid waste and hazardous waste hauler with extensive collection, transfer, and disposal infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with CWS for industrial and pharmaceutical generator accounts.
• Republic Services: National solid waste and recycling hauler with growing hazardous and special waste services. Adjacent competitor with overlap in regulated industrial waste and collection.

Emerging players

• Triumvirate Environmental: Regional hazardous waste management and environmental services firm with Onsite Service and Pharmaceutical Takeback programs. Closely aligned with CWS's Mid-Atlantic, multi-vertical model.
• Daniels Health: Medical and pharmaceutical waste management provider emphasizing secure containment and chain-of-custody. Comparable to CWS for healthcare and pharmacy segments, especially on controlled substance handling.
• Resource Management Inc. Hazardous and industrial waste services provider with solvent recycling, fuel blending, and pharmaceutical takeback capabilities. Comparable to CWS for chemical/coatings/industrial waste streams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chesapeake-waste-solutions-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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