SOCRRA/SOCWA

What SOCRRA/SOCWA does

SOCRRA (Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority) is a Michigan municipal corporation founded in the early 1950s that provides integrated solid waste management and recycling services to twelve constituent municipalities in Oakland County: Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, and Troy. The authority serves approximately 283,000 residents across 75 square miles, delivering weekly curbside collection of trash, recycling, and yard waste, an appointment-only Drop-off Center for household hazardous waste, electronics, paper shredding, and mixed recyclables, a free Business Recycling Program, a School Recycling Program with educational assemblies, and a partner-managed compost site in Rochester Hills.

SOCRRA's operating technology is built around a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) on Coolidge in Troy designed to process 100 tons per day in a single eight-hour shift, or 26,000 tons per year, with conveyor-based sorting and baling of paper, plastic, metal, and glass for shipment to commodity markets; a co-located Transfer Station at 991 Coolidge handles mixed municipal solid waste with compaction and now operates Monday-Friday plus Saturday. The only consumer-facing digital tool is the Waste Wizard, a ReCollect-powered lookup directory and mobile app for disposal guidance. Average curbside recyclables collected run ~13,000 tons per year.

SOCRRA's revenue is generated through three streams: recurring municipal service fees from its 12 member communities (with rebates and revenue sharing on recyclable sales that lower member disposal costs), transaction-based tipping fees at the Transfer Station ($75/ton, $50 minimum, effective July 1, 2025), and the sale of sorted recyclables to commodity markets. Pricing on peripheral services is unit-based: $20 per 18-gallon bin and $60 per 95-gallon cart for the business program, $6 per truck weight ticket at the MRF scale. The General Manager is Eric Griffin (appointed 2024), who concurrently serves as GM of the Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA). SOCRRA is governed by a twelve-member Board of Trustees weighted by tonnage, holds no external parent, has no subsidiaries, and has not raised private capital.

Name

SOCRRA/SOCWA

Legal name

SOCRRA

Website

https://socrra.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SOCRRA is a Michigan municipal corporation providing integrated solid waste, recycling, and composting services to approximately 283,000 residents across 12 member municipalities in Oakland County, operating its own Material Recovery Facility, Transfer Station, and Drop-off Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (BPALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Stream MRFs (Residential Curbside) (EUAIADAA), Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB)

Keywords

• Solid waste management
• Recycling collection services
• Material recovery facility
• Household hazardous waste
• Yard waste composting

Headquarters

HQ city

Royal Oak

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Service Fees: Revenue from member municipalities for waste collection and disposal services. Member communities earn rebates for every ton of recyclables collected and receive revenue sharing on the sale of recyclables.
2. Tipping Fees: Fees charged for waste disposal at the Transfer Station. Effective July 1, 2025: $75/ton with $50 minimum charge.
3. Sale of Recyclables: Revenue generated from selling sorted and processed recyclable materials to markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOCRRA is a municipal solid waste authority that delivers integrated curbside collection, drop-off recycling, household hazardous waste disposal, electronics recycling, paper shredding, transfer-station trash disposal, and yard-waste composting services to approximately 283,000 residents across twelve member municipalities in southeastern Oakland County, Michigan. The authority operates its own Material Recovery Facility (MRF), Transfer Station, and Drop-off Recycling Center, processing roughly 13,000 tons of curbside recyclables annually (26,000 tons/year capacity) and selling recovered commodities to end markets. Additional offerings include free Business and School Recycling Programs and a partner-operated (Spurt Industries) compost site.

Product overview

SOCRRA is a municipal waste management authority providing integrated solid waste and recycling services across 12 member communities. The organization operates a unified service portfolio comprising curbside collection programs (trash, recycling, yard waste), a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) processing 26,000 tons annually, a Transfer Station, a Drop-off Recycling Center offering household hazardous waste, electronics, and paper shredding services, and a compost site operated by partner Spurt Industries. Additional offerings include a Business Recycling Program, School Recycling Program, and School Assemblies. SOCRRA also provides the Waste Wizard tool (powered by ReCollect) as a resident-facing digital resource for waste disposal guidance. All services are available exclusively to residents of member municipalities (Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, and Troy) plus Bingham Farms, Bloomfield Hills, Franklin, Rochester, and Rochester Hills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curbside Collection (Trash, Recycling, and Yard Waste) Weekly door-to-door curbside collection of residential trash, single-stream recyclables, and yard waste for all households within the twelve SOCRRA member communities. Services are operated by contracted haulers (e.g., Priority Waste, Tringali, Car Trucking) and delivered to SOCRRA's MRF and Transfer Station.
• Drop-off Recycling Center Appointment-based drop-off center in Troy for mixed recycling, cardboard, foam, and scrap metal, open to residents of SOCRRA member communities plus Bingham Farms, Bloomfield Hills, Franklin, Rochester, and Rochester Hills (the latter two with a paper voucher).
• Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Special handling and compliant disposal of household hazardous waste including automotive fluids, lawn chemicals, medical sharps, cleaning products, paints, and batteries, accepted at the Troy Drop-off Recycling Center by appointment.
• Electronics Recycling Drop-off Special handling and responsible recycling of electronic items such as computers, televisions, phones, and audio/video equipment at the Troy Drop-off Recycling Center by appointment.
• Paper Shredding Service Self-service paper shredding available at the Troy Drop-off Recycling Center by appointment, allowing residents to securely destroy sensitive documents on site.
• Transfer Station Trash Disposal Walk-up municipal solid waste transfer facility in Troy that receives, compacts, and transfers residential trash to a private landfill; no appointment required and open to member-community residents on posted hours at $75/ton (effective July 1, 2025) with a $50 minimum.
• Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Recycling Processing Regional recyclable processing facility in Troy that receives, sorts, and bales curbside and drop-off recyclables for shipment to commodities markets, with a processing capacity of approximately 100 tons per day (26,000 tons/year); member communities earn rebates and revenue sharing on the sale of processed materials.
• Spurt-SOCRRA Compost Site Yard-waste compost site at 1741 School Road, Rochester Hills, managed by partner Spurt Industries. Offers free self-serve compost to residents, on-site load purchases at a 25% discount, and off-site delivery; also accepts yard waste drop-off.
• Business Recycling Program Free weekly recycling collection for businesses physically located in SOCRRA member communities, covering paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and glass; 18-gallon bins ($20 each) and 95-gallon carts ($60 each) available for purchase and free weekly pickup included.
• School Recycling Program Free recycling collection, bins/carts, signage, and educational resources for public and private schools in SOCRRA member communities, supporting mixed recycling for paper, metal, plastic, cartons, and glass and Michigan Green Schools certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• On average, SOCRRA recycles 13,000 tons of paper, plastic, metal, and glass recyclables collected at the curb each year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spurt IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2025Spurt Industries manages and operates SOCRRA's compost site located at 1741 School Road, Rochester Hills, Michigan. Spurt is a family-owned and operated composting business with over 30 years of experience. Through this partnership, SOCRRA residents can obtain compost at the site for free (self-serve) or purchase at a 25% discount with delivery options available.
• Goodwill GreenWorksminorOthersAlternative polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) recycling option at designated receptacles in Goodwill stores in Canton, Commerce Township, Dearborn, Livonia, Woodhaven, and Ypsilanti.
• ERG Environmental ServicesminorOthersLocated at 13040 Merriman Road, Livonia. No appointment required for household hazardous waste and electronics drop-off. Alternative option to SOCRRA's appointment-only drop-off center.
• Ecycle SouthfieldminorOthersLocated at 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield (part of JVS Building). No appointment or lines for electronics drop-off. Alternative to SOCRRA's appointment-only service.
• Priority WasteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPriority Waste collects recyclables from Sterling Heights and transports materials to SOCRRA MRF for processing. Also provides trash collection services for some member communities (Hazel Park, Oak Park).
• TringaliminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService provider for trash collection in Berkley (east of Coolidge).
• Car TruckingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorService provider for trash collection in Beverly Hills.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Canadian-headquartered environmental services company with extensive U.S. operations in solid waste, recycling, and organics. Operates MRFs and transfer stations across the Midwest and competes for commercial hauling business in SOCRRA-adjacent geographies.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste services company operating collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets nationally. Competes with SOCRRA for commercial and institutional accounts in Southeast Michigan and supplies landfill capacity the Transfer Station ultimately relies on.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. solid waste and recycling company with collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal operations in Michigan. Comparable integrated offering, though at significantly larger scale and private commercial focus rather than municipal authority.
• Waste Connections: Large North American solid waste services company operating collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets across the U.S. Comparable integrated offering; relevant for benchmarking against SOCRRA's commercial recycling program.
• Recology: Employee-owned, mission-aligned waste and recycling company operating collection, MRFs, and transfer stations across the western U.S. Closely comparable in recycling-first philosophy and integrated asset base.

Emerging players

• Priority Waste: Michigan-based commercial and residential waste hauler that already routes Sterling Heights recyclables into SOCRRA's MRF and performs trash collection for several SOCRRA member communities. A channel partner today, but a structural adjacency that could become direct commercial competition.

Regional players

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-owned solid waste and recycling company serving Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia with collection, MRF, transfer station, and landfill operations. Comparable integrated Midwest regional model and privately held operating style.
• Casella Waste Systems: Northeast U.S.-focused solid waste, recycling, and resource solutions operator with a strong organics/composting franchise. Comparable vertical integration (collection, MRF, transfer, organics) but operates in a different geographic region than SOCRRA.

Direct peers

• Recycle Ann Arbor: Michigan-based municipal/community recycling and drop-off program providing curbside recycling, drop-off services, and materials recovery for a similar demographic. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and service mix to SOCRRA's residential curbside and drop-off offerings.
• Kent County Department of Public Works: Michigan county-level public-works entity operating the Kent County Recycling Center and related solid-waste programs for residents and municipalities. Closely comparable in function as a public-sector, MRF-and-drop-off provider serving multiple municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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