Rick Taylor

What Rick Taylor does

Rick Taylor Inc., operating as RTI Trash, is a privately held, family-owned commercial waste hauling and recycling company headquartered at 3640 S Frankfort Ave, Russellville, Arkansas. The company was founded in 1978 by Rick Taylor, whose family has been in the waste hauling business since his father began operations in 1947; Rick's son Trevor is currently part of the operating team alongside other family members. RTI Trash operates a fleet of roll-off containers (20-, 30-, and 40-yard sizes) for construction, demolition, remodeling, and cleanup projects, alongside front-load dumpsters (2-, 3-, 4-, 6-, and 8-yard sizes) used for long-term commercial service. The company owns and operates the River Valley area's first full-service transfer station and recycling center, built in 1994, which also accepts cardboard, paper, and metal and was the first facility of its kind in the region.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: recurring commercial trash collection via front-load dumpster subscriptions, recurring recycling services (with a freemium tier of free rear-load/hand-load pickup for qualified commercial customers), and short-term roll-off container rentals priced on a per-job basis. Pricing is quote-based and varies by location, material type, and container size; no long-term contracts are required and no public price list is disclosed. Customers are local commercial and industrial accounts — restaurants, office parks, apartment complexes, retail chains, healthcare providers, contractors, and manufacturers — within a defined River Valley service area spanning Russellville, Dardanelle, Pottsville, Atkins, London, and Dover, with roll-off work accepted in extended geographies. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via phone, on-site estimates, and word-of-mouth referrals, with no digital channel, no app, and no third-party listings integrations evident.

The company is small (1-10 employees, entirely family-staffed per disclosures), operates without external funding, and has no reported M&A, leadership, or restructuring activity. Its principal competitive advantages are local brand longevity (47 years under the same family), first-mover infrastructure ownership of the regional transfer station and recycling center, and a no-contract, no-hidden-fee commercial proposition aimed at the small-to-mid-market segment that larger national haulers underserve in rural Arkansas.

Name

Rick Taylor

Legal name

Rick Taylor Inc.

Website

https://rtitrash.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RTI Trash is a family-owned commercial waste hauling and recycling company in Russellville, AR, serving restaurants, contractors, retailers, and other businesses across the River Valley with roll-off containers, front-load dumpsters, and a regional transfer station and recycling center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Waste Management

NAICS

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

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dumpster Rental & Roll-Off Container Services (HSAKALAL), Residential Curbside MSW Collection (Cart-Based) (EUAIAAAA), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial waste hauling
• Roll-off container rental
• Front-load dumpster rental
• Commercial recycling services
• Transfer station services

Headquarters

HQ city

Russellville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Trash Collection Services: Revenue from providing roll-off containers and front-load dumpsters to commercial and industrial businesses on rental/service basis.
2. Recycling Services: Recycling collection and processing services, with free rear-load/hand-load services offered to qualified commercial customers.
3. Roll-Off Container Rentals: Short-term and long-term roll-off container rentals for construction, demolition, and remodeling projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rick Taylor Inc. (DBA RTI Trash) provides commercial trash hauling, roll-off container rentals, front-load dumpster service, commercial recycling pickup, and compactor service for businesses, contractors, and property managers in the River Valley area of Arkansas. The company also operates its own transfer station and recycling center and offers free recycling pickup to qualified commercial customers.

Product overview

RTI Trash is a locally owned and operated commercial waste management and recycling company offering a portfolio of container rental and hauling services. The core offering consists of Roll-Off Containers (20-, 30-, and 40-yard temporary dumpsters for construction, demolition, and cleanup projects) and Front-Load Dumpsters (2-, 3-, 4-, 6-, and 8-yard commercial dumpsters for long-term regular pickup). Supporting services include Compactor Services, Receiver Boxes, and a Commercial Recycling Center (the first in the River Valley area, established 1994) that accepts cardboard, paper, and metal materials, with free rear-load or hand-load services for qualified commercial customers. The company operates a transfer station and recycling center, and serves the River Valley area including Russellville, Dardanelle, Pottsville, Atkins, London, and Dover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roll-Off Containers Open-top roll-off containers available in 15, 20, and 30 cubic yard sizes for construction, demolition, renovation, and large cleanup projects. Delivered and picked up at customer sites across the River Valley area.
• Front-Load Dumpsters Front-load dumpster rental and recurring pickup service for commercial and multi-unit residential accounts, including the company's poly-cart system introduced as the first of its kind in the River Valley area.
• Commercial Recycling Services

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. The largest waste management company in North America, providing commercial and industrial collection, recycling, and disposal services across the U.S. Comparable as the dominant incumbent competitor that RTI Trash competes against in its regional Arkansas market.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal services with a national footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping commercial trash hauling and recycling services that RTI provides at a local level.
• GFL Environmental: The fourth-largest diversified environmental services company in North America, offering solid waste, liquid waste, and recycling services. Comparable as a broad incumbent expanding through acquisitions of regional haulers in markets similar to RTI Trash's territory.
• FCC Environmental (FCC America): An international environmental services group with growing U.S. operations in solid waste collection and recycling. Comparable as a broad incumbent expanding through acquisitions of regional haulers and recyclers in secondary U.S. markets.
• Waste Connections: An integrated solid waste services company operating in secondary markets across the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as a broad incumbent with strong focus on secondary/rural markets similar to RTI Trash's River Valley service area.

Direct peers

• Bin There Dump That: A residential and commercial-friendly dumpster rental franchise operating across North America. Comparable as a roll-off container rental specialist targeting smaller projects with multiple container sizes similar to RTI Trash's 20–40 yard offerings.
• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: A family-owned regional waste hauler serving Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia with commercial collection, recycling, and landfill operations. Comparable as a multi-generational, privately held regional hauler with vertically integrated operations analogous to RTI Trash.
• Casella Waste Systems: A vertically integrated regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management company serving the northeastern U.S. Comparable as a regional roll-up operator that combines commercial hauling, recycling, and transfer station assets similar to RTI Trash's integrated model.
• Red River Waste Solutions: A regional solid waste services provider operating across the south-central U.S., including Arkansas. Directly comparable as a regional competitor offering commercial front-load and roll-off services in markets overlapping with RTI Trash's footprint.
• Waste Pro USA: A privately held regional waste and recycling company serving the southeastern U.S. with commercial and residential collection routes. Comparable as a regional private hauler focused on secondary markets with similar commercial dumpster and roll-off service offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 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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