Mass Environmental Services

What Mass Environmental Services does

Mass Environmental Services, operating commercially as Waste Solutions Canada, is a privately held waste management and recycling services provider headquartered in Lakefield, Canada, and operating across all ten Canadian provinces. The company acts as a technology-enabled broker that designs, coordinates, and manages customized waste, recycling, organics, biomedical, hazardous, used cooking oil, and grease trap programs for businesses, sourcing and overseeing third-party haulers on behalf of customers rather than operating its own collection fleet.

The company's technical differentiator is a sensor-and-software stack layered on top of its services. AI-powered ultrasonic smart sensors installed on customer containers measure fill levels and trigger pickup verification, while the cloud-based WasteMetric platform consolidates waste, recycling, diversion, and carbon/GHG data into a single reporting dashboard used for budgeting and ESG reporting. Sensor-ready containers, compactors, and balers round out an integrated hardware-software-service offering.

Waste Solutions generates revenue through recurring monthly subscriptions for managed waste and recycling programs, equipment sales and rentals, temporary bin rentals, and professional-services work including waste audits and reduction planning. Go-to-market is direct sales, segmented between a field-sales motion targeting large national enterprises under the National Business Solutions program and an inside-sales/quote-based motion for small and medium businesses, supported by a website savings calculator that captures SMB leads. The company reports 5,000+ managed sites, 98% client retention, and $50M+ in cumulative client savings across verticals including restaurants and hospitality, senior living and healthcare, manufacturing and industrial, property management, retail, automotive, and government and institutions.

Name

Mass Environmental Services

Legal name

Waste Solutions

Website

https://massenv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mass Environmental Services (Waste Solutions Canada) is a Canada-wide, technology-enabled waste management and recycling services broker managing 5,000+ sites across all ten provinces with AI-powered smart sensors and a cloud-based reporting platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Waste Collection & Hauling (BPALAJAA), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC), Emergency Waste Packaging, Transportation & Disposal (Post-incident) (EUAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling collection
• Smart waste sensors
• Organic waste recycling
• Hazardous waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakefield

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management & Recycling Services: Recurring service revenue from customized waste and recycling programs covering equipment, pickup schedules, vendor coordination, and reporting. Services include organics/food waste recycling, biomedical waste management, hazardous waste disposal, used cooking oil collection, and grease trap services.
2. Equipment Sales & Rental: Sale and rental of waste handling equipment including containers, compactors, and balers. Revenue from both equipment procurement and ongoing service/maintenance.
3. Temporary Bin Rentals: Flexible rental and delivery of bins for construction, residential cleanouts, and commercial events. Revenue from short-term equipment rental and logistics services.
4. Waste Audit & Consulting Services: Independent waste audits and waste reduction work plans to baseline waste streams, identify savings, improve diversion, and strengthen ESG reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mass Environmental Services, operating as Waste Solutions Canada, is a Canadian waste and recycling management company that provides waste collection, organics recycling, biomedical and hazardous waste disposal, used cooking oil and grease trap services, equipment rentals, and proprietary AI-powered smart waste sensors with cloud-based WasteMetric reporting. The company serves small businesses, national enterprises, and municipal customers across Canada with consolidated single-vendor billing.

Product overview

Waste Solutions offers a technology-enabled waste management platform with smart sensors, WasteMetric reporting software, and equipment as core product components, complemented by a comprehensive suite of waste collection and recycling services including organics, biomedical, hazardous waste, used cooking oil, and grease trap services. The company provides specialized business solutions for small/medium businesses and national enterprises, along with waste audit services and temporary bin rentals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste & Recycling Collection
• Organics & Food Recycling

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce waste and recycling costs by 15% or more
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems: U.S. regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator in the Northeast. Comparable as a regional full-service waste management competitor that has invested in sustainability and recycling analytics.

Direct peers

• Stericycle: Specialist in regulated waste management including biomedical, hazardous, and compliance services across North America. Comparable because of the specific overlap on biomedical and hazardous waste streams and the shared focus on compliance-driven enterprise buyers.
• Clean Harbors: Leading North American provider of environmental, hazardous, and industrial waste management services. Comparable for the hazardous waste handling and cradle-to-grave compliance services that Mass Environmental also offers.
• GFL Environmental: Major Canadian-headquartered waste management company providing solid, liquid, and hazardous waste services across Canada and the U.S. Directly comparable because it competes for the same Canadian commercial and enterprise customers across all waste streams.
• Waste Connections: Large North American waste services company with significant Canadian footprint through Progressive Waste. Comparable as a vertically-integrated competitor offering collection, recycling, and disposal services across multiple verticals.

Emerging players

• Rubicon Technologies: Software and smart-city platform providing waste and recycling route optimization for haulers and municipalities. Comparable as a competing technology overlay targeting the same problem of fleet optimization and diversion reporting.
• Enevo: Smart waste sensor and analytics provider for fill-level monitoring and route optimization. Comparable as a competing sensor technology vendor targeting the same enterprise and municipal customers.
• Compology: AI-powered waste container monitoring and route optimization platform serving haulers and waste generators. Comparable as a direct technology competitor in the smart sensor / container monitoring category.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American waste hauler offering comprehensive collection, recycling, and disposal services. Comparable as the dominant incumbent whose scale, fleet, and pricing power pose the most significant competitive threat to mid-market players.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. waste management company offering collection, recycling, and disposal services with growing sustainability and recycling capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent expanding its enterprise and ESG reporting offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/massenv
• Facebookfacebook.com/massenvironmentalservicesinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mass-environmental-services-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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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