Lake Area Disposal & Recycling

Name

Lake Area Disposal & Recycling

Legal name

Lake Area Disposal & Recycling

Website

https://lakeareadisposal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Waste Collection (Roll-off/Front-load) (IMAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Residential garbage collection
• Commercial waste disposal
• Roll-off dumpster rental
• Multi-stream recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Waste Collection Services: Recurring residential waste collection services billed quarterly with options for once or twice weekly pickup, carryout service for seniors and disabled customers. Base rates calculated on 34-gallon cans with optional 95-gallon toters available in some areas.
2. Commercial Waste Container Services: Commercial garbage disposal services using rear-loading containers in sizes from 1 yard to 8 yard. Requires first and last months deposit with no annual contracts. Office staff provides pricing and consultation for container sizing.
3. Roll-Off Dumpster Rentals: Roll-off dumpster rental in five sizes (8-yard to 30-yard) with weight limits. Additional charges for overages ($75/ton), daily rental after 7 days ($10/day), and relocation fees ($75). Four or more pulls in one month may result in rental waiver.
4. Extra Pickup and Junk Removal Services: Additional pickup services with $40 minimum charge and $40 per hopper run. Mattress ($20) and box spring ($20) disposal fees. Refuse stickers sold for $2.50 each for occasional extra bags.
5. Metal and Aluminum Buyback: Purchase of aluminum cans, scrap aluminum, copper, radiators, and brass from the public. Pricing based on weight and material type. Open to the general public, not just existing customers.
6. Yard Waste Sticker Sales: Sale of yard waste stickers for $2.50 each for collection of grass clippings, leaves, garden debris, and brush. Non-city residences required to use stickers for yard waste collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lake Area Disposal & Recycling provides residential and commercial garbage collection, multi-stream curbside recycling, roll-off dumpster rentals for construction and demolition, yard waste removal, extra junk pickups, and a public metal/aluminum buyback program across Springfield and Sangamon County, Illinois. Services are delivered through scheduled CDL-licensed routes with long-tenured workers, supplemented by a customer-only recycling drop-off center and online/autopay billing.

Product overview

Lake Area Disposal & Recycling offers a comprehensive suite of waste management and recycling services in Springfield, IL and surrounding Sangamon County. The core offering consists of residential and commercial garbage disposal services, complemented by roll-off dumpster rentals (available in 8-30 yard sizes) for construction and demolition projects. The company operates a multi-stream recycling program with curbside pickup and a customer-only drop-off center, along with a metal buyback center open to the public. Additional services include yard waste removal, extra junk pickups, carryout assistance for seniors and disabled customers, and online/autopay billing options. The company was founded in 1932 and remains family-owned and operated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Garbage Disposal Service Scheduled curbside and alley residential garbage collection, with once-weekly or twice-weekly pickup in select areas, carryout service for seniors and disabled customers, and base rates on 34-gallon cans with optional 95-gallon toters in some areas; billed quarterly.
• Commercial Garbage Disposal Service Rear-loading commercial container waste service in sizes from 1 to 8 yards, with office-based sizing consultation, free quotes, monthly billing, no long-term contract, first and last months deposit, and one-year minimum use.
• Roll-Off Dumpster Rental Rental of roll-off dumpsters for construction, demolition, and large projects in 8, 10, 15, 20, and 30 yard sizes, with weight limits, overage fees, and short-term rental terms.
• Yard Waste Removal Collection of grass clippings, leaves, garden debris, and brush using brown paper bags, labeled cans, or purchased yard waste stickers ($2.50 each); branch hauling available April through December.
• Extra Pickups & Junk Removal On-demand additional pickup service with a $40 minimum charge and $40 per hopper run, plus item-specific fees for mattresses ($20) and box springs ($20); refuse stickers sold for $2.50 each for occasional extra bags.
• Multi-Stream Recycling Service Source-separated (multi-stream) curbside recycling in which customers sort paper, plastics/tins/aluminum, and glass into separate bins, with collection via eight full-time and three part-time recycle trucks five days a week.
• Curbside Recycling Pickup Doorstep recycling collection with provided 18-gallon or smaller bins, requiring source separation of paper, plastics/tins/aluminum, and glass into separate sections.
• Recycling Drop-Off Center Customer-only drop-off recycling site accepting tin, aluminum, plastics (#1-5 and #7), glass, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, chipboard, phone books, and cardboard.
• Metal & Aluminum Buyback Center Walk-in public buyback of aluminum cans, scrap aluminum, copper, radiators, and brass at weight-based pricing; open to the general public, not just existing customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,315 tons of recyclable material diverted from the landfill in 2016 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Junk King: Largest junk removal franchise in North America offering residential and commercial junk hauling. Directly competes with Lake Area's roll-off and extra-pickup services for project-based cleanouts and demolition debris removal.
• 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: National junk removal franchise offering on-demand pickup of bulky items and extra waste. Directly competes with Lake Area's "Extra Pickups" service for residential and small commercial junk hauling jobs, with a tech-enabled booking and pricing model.
• College Hunks Hauling Junk: Franchise-based junk removal and moving service operating across North America. Competes for the same on-demand bulky waste and cleanout jobs that form Lake Area's extra-pickup revenue stream, with a more visible brand and marketing engine.

Regional players

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-owned regional waste hauler based in Ohio serving the Midwest with residential, commercial, roll-off, and recycling services. Closest structural analog to Lake Area in terms of being a multi-generational family business operating a route-based collection network across a defined region.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Connections: Major North American waste services operator with an acquisition-driven roll-up model in secondary markets. Targets exactly the kind of smaller local haulers that Lake Area represents, both as acquisition targets and as competitive threats in Illinois markets.
• GFL Environmental Inc. Large diversified environmental services company operating across solid waste, liquid waste, and infrastructure. Has aggressively expanded into the U.S. Midwest through acquisitions and competes on price and service breadth in markets like Springfield.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. waste services company offering residential, commercial, roll-off, recycling, and disposal. Operates in Illinois and competes for the same municipal and commercial accounts Lake Area serves, with deeper capital and route-density resources.
• Waste Management, Inc. Industry-leading national waste hauler operating across collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal. Directly competes with Lake Area in the Springfield market but serves a vastly broader footprint with materially lower unit costs and scale advantages.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator concentrated in the Northeast but with a similar roll-up-from-small-haulers history. Comparable in operating philosophy (focus on resource efficiency, regional density) and a plausible acquirer of a local Illinois hauler like Lake Area.

Emerging players

• Bin There Dump That: Residential-focused roll-off dumpster rental franchise targeting homeowners and small contractors. Directly competes with Lake Area's roll-off business with a differentiated driveway-friendly bin design and franchise-driven local presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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