Filco Carting

What Filco Carting does

Filco Carting Corp. is a New York City-based commercial and residential waste management company founded in 1910 as a family-owned business. For over a century it provided waste collection and recycling services to commercial establishments, residential customers, and municipal clients across New York City's five boroughs, operating a fleet of nearly 40 vehicles around the clock. Its service portfolio centered on commercial waste removal, recycling, and disposal for businesses, industrial facilities, and institutions, supplemented by residential collection and municipal contracts.

In December 2025, Filco was acquired by Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (IWS) and integrated under the Action Environmental Services umbrella. Through this integration, Filco's operations now sit alongside Action's broader platform — including commercial waste and recycling, organics recycling, construction and demolition debris removal, roll-off dumpster rental, and container/compactor services — and benefit from the largest single-hauler allocation in NYC's Commercial Waste Zones program (15 of 20 zones plus a citywide large-container authorization).

The business model is service-contract-based: Filco/Action generates revenue through direct commercial collection agreements, residential service subscriptions, and municipal procurement, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its core technology is fleet-based waste collection and recycling operations; there is no proprietary software, AI, or digital platform disclosed. Customers include marquee commercial venues (e.g., Yankee Stadium, Chelsea Piers) and institutional clients (e.g., Compass One Healthcare), alongside a long tail of commercial and residential accounts and government contracts spanning NYC and, post-acquisition, the broader tri-state region.

Name

Filco Carting

Legal name

Filco Carting Corp.

Website

https://filcocarting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG), Missed Pickup, On-Call & Supplemental Route Services (BPALAAAJ), Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial waste collection
• Recycling services
• Roll-off dumpster rental
• Construction debris removal
• Organics recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Filco Carting provides commercial and residential waste collection, recycling, and disposal services across New York City. The company operates a fleet of nearly 40 vehicles delivering around-the-clock waste removal, organics recycling, construction and demolition debris removal, roll-off dumpster rental, and container/compactor services to businesses, institutions, and residents.

Product overview

Filco Carting, founded in 1910 and acquired by Interstate Waste Services (IWS) in December 2025, operates under Action Environmental as part of IWS. The company offers a unified portfolio of waste collection and recycling services for commercial establishments across all five NYC boroughs. The core offering includes commercial waste collection and recycling, supported by specialized services including organics recycling, C&D debris removal, roll-off dumpster rental, and container/compactor solutions. The company participates in NYC's Commercial Waste Zones program, holding 15 of 20 zones (the highest of any hauler), and is one of five authorized citywide large container service providers. Services are delivered through an integrated fleet of nearly 40 vehicles, with operations spanning commercial, residential, and municipal contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Waste & Recycling Collection Scheduled waste and recyclables collection for NYC businesses, institutions, and commercial establishments using Filco's fleet of nearly 40 vehicles.
• Organics Recycling Diversion and recycling of organic waste streams for commercial and institutional customers as part of integrated waste programs.
• Roll-off Dumpster Rental Rental of roll-off dumpsters for project-based or high-volume waste removal needs for commercial and construction customers.
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Removal Specialized removal of construction and demolition debris for contractors, developers, and project sites.
• Containers and Compactors Provision and servicing of waste containers and compactors for commercial customers with ongoing high-volume disposal needs.
• Residential Waste Collection Curbside residential waste and recycling collection service for NYC residents served by Filco's route operations.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interstate Waste ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Interstate Waste Services acquired Filco Carting Corp. in December 2025. The acquisition includes Filco's fleet, employees, and service contracts, supporting IWS's growth in the tri-state region (NY, NJ) and enhancing waste collection capabilities. Filco's nearly 40 fleet vehicles and experienced team joined Action Environmental Services as part of the acquisition, integrating commercial and residential collection services and municipal contracts into the IWS network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Red Hook Container: NYC roll-off and container services provider for construction and commercial debris. Comparable on container/compactor and C&D debris lines that Filco also offers.
• Mr. T Carting: Long-standing NYC carting company providing commercial and residential waste collection across the five boroughs. Comparable as a regional direct competitor operating under the same DSNY regulatory regime.
• Action Environmental Services: Direct operating peer and acquirer of Filco Carting, providing commercial waste, recycling, organics, and C&D services across NYC's five boroughs under the same IWS umbrella. Essentially Filco's now-parent brand and the most directly comparable operator in the same geography and CWZ framework.
• Royal Waste Services: NYC-based commercial waste and recycling hauler competing for the same Commercial Waste Zone authorizations and enterprise customers as Filco/Action. Directly comparable in geography, customer mix, and service portfolio.
• Interstate Waste Services (IWS): Strategic acquirer of Filco and parent of Action Environmental; a tri-state commercial and industrial waste hauler. Directly comparable as the integrator of Filco's fleet, customers, and municipal contracts across NY and NJ.
• Sanitation Salvage: NYC-based waste and recycling services provider serving commercial and residential customers. Directly comparable as a same-market competitor with overlapping services in collection and recycling.

Broad incumbents

• Casella Waste Systems: Vertically integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource-management operator in the Northeast U.S. Comparable as a broader regional incumbent with overlapping collection and recycling services.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest U.S. solid waste hauler with national footprint and an authorized hauler in NYC's CWZ program. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise and municipal contracts in NYC.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. solid waste and recycling company, also active in NYC through authorized haulers. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping commercial and C&D collection capabilities.

Emerging players

• Stericycle: Specialty waste services provider with regulated waste and compliance focus. Comparable as an adjacent player in commercial waste streams, particularly healthcare and regulated waste that Filco also services (e.g., Compass One Healthcare).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FilcoCarting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMcwS2fViFs-dqCbOYnGBzQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/InterstateWasteService
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/filcocarting
• Instagraminstagram.com/actionenvironmental

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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