What Gill's Freeport Disposal does

Gill's Freeport Disposal is a locally operated waste management company serving residential and commercial customers across northwest Illinois. Its service portfolio spans core collection and disposal products including curbside residential garbage pickup (with 65- and 95-gallon automated-arm containers), commercial waste collection in 2-10 yard dumpsters, residential and single-stream commercial recycling, roll-off dumpster rentals for construction and remodeling, yard waste pickup, bulk item collection, and commercial compactors that handle four to five times more waste per cycle. The company also operates the Freeport Transfer Station (opened July 2006 under a 25-year contract with Moring Disposal) and serves communities across Stephenson, Winnebago, and Jo Daviess counties with 16+ named municipalities including Freeport, Lena, Pearl City, Pecatonica, Stockton, Warren, and Rock City. Underlying technology includes automated collection trucks, a biodiesel fleet with partial propane conversion, route optimization, and customer-facing digital tools (Gills Freeport Disposal mobile app for iOS/Android, MyAccount billing portal, online pickup scheduler, and recycling guide).

The business operates on a predominantly subscription-recurring revenue model: residential customers pay annual or quarterly fees (e.g., $24/year in Warren, $60-$120/year in Freeport area), commercial customers pay monthly dumpster service fees, and transactional/one-time revenue comes from roll-off rentals, bulky item pickups, and yard waste services. Pricing varies materially by municipality, with location-specific quotes required for most commercial and roll-off engagements. Distribution is direct-to-customer via website self-service, phone sales (815-233-5644), in-person office visits (735 N Van Buren, Freeport, IL), and field service delivery. The company is a privately held subsidiary of Waste Connections, a publicly traded environmental services company, leveraging corporate resources while retaining its local brand identity and decades of community operating history.

Name

Gill's Freeport Disposal

Legal name

Gills Freeport Disposal

Website

https://gillsfreeportdisposal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gill's Freeport Disposal is a Waste Connections subsidiary providing residential and commercial waste collection, recycling, roll-off dumpster rental, and transfer station services across 18+ counties in northwest Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD), Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Roll-off dumpster rental
• Solid waste management
• Commercial waste hauling

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Residential Waste Collection: Weekly curbside garbage pickup service for residential customers with subscription-based recurring fees. Services include container delivery, scheduled pickup, and additional options like extra containers or stickers for overflow.
2. Commercial Waste Management: Customized waste collection solutions for businesses providing various dumpster sizes (2-10 yards) and flexible collection schedules from on-call to six days per week.
3. Roll-Off Dumpster Rental: Temporary and permanent dumpster rental for construction, remodeling, and junk clean-out projects. Prepaid service independent of regular trash service.
4. Recycling Services: Single-stream residential recycling and commercial recycling programs. Residential recycling available in most service areas, collected weekly or every other week.
5. Bulk Item and Yard Waste Collection: Pickup services for bulky items (furniture, appliances) and yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, branches). Some areas offer these services included; others charge additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gill's Freeport Disposal provides solid waste collection and recycling services to residential and commercial customers across 18+ counties in Illinois. Its service portfolio includes curbside garbage pickup, recycling, yard waste collection, bulk pickup, roll-off dumpster rentals, compactor services, and transfer station disposal (e.g., Freeport Transfer Station, opened July 2006). Customers manage accounts via an online MyAccount portal and a mobile app for iOS and Android.

Product overview

Gill's Freeport Disposal is a locally operated waste management company providing comprehensive residential and commercial services across multiple Illinois communities. The company operates a unified service platform comprising core collection and disposal products including residential garbage collection, commercial waste management, roll-off dumpster rental, residential and commercial recycling, yard waste pickup, bulk item collection, and commercial compactors. Supporting infrastructure includes landfill and transfer station facilities. The product portfolio is complemented by customer-facing digital tools including the Gills Freeport Disposal Mobile App for iOS and Android, the MyAccount online billing portal, pickup scheduling tools, and a recycling guide. The company serves communities in Stephenson County, Winnebago County, Jo Daviess County, and surrounding villages including Freeport, Davis, Dakota, Lena, Orangeville, Pearl City, Pecatonica, Stockton, Warren, and Winnebago.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Garbage Pickup

Quantifiable outcome

• Four to five times more waste handled with compactor systems

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Winnebago Landfill CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the City of Freeport to create a transfer station after managing Freeport's landfill until its closure in 2002. This partnership generates revenue and improves waste disposal capabilities in the region.
• Moring DisposalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMoring Disposal has a 25-year contract with the Freeport Transfer Station for disposal services of municipal solid waste, recyclables, and landscape waste.
• Waste ConnectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Gill's Freeport Disposal. The company is part of the Waste Connections network, operating as a locally branded entity with access to corporate resources, sustainability initiatives, and career infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Connections: Direct parent company of Gill's Freeport Disposal; operates an integrated network of collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal assets across the U.S. Comparable because it owns the Gill's operating model and competes in the same Midwest rural-hauling market at scale.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. integrated waste services provider operating collection, transfer, recycling, and landfill assets. Comparable because it competes head-to-head in the Illinois/Midwest municipal hauling and roll-off markets.
• Waste Management, Inc. U.S. national leader in solid waste collection, hauling, transfer, recycling, and landfill disposal. Comparable because it competes for the same residential curbside, commercial, and roll-off contracts that Gill's pursues across Illinois counties.
• GFL Environmental Inc. Large North American diversified waste management company with strong presence in the U.S. Midwest. Comparable because it pursues municipal and commercial hauling contracts in overlapping geographies with similar service portfolios.

Direct peers

• MDC Environmental Services: Mid-sized environmental services company providing solid waste collection, transfer, and recycling in southern/central U.S. Comparable because it operates a similar mid-market collection-and-transfer-station model with comparable revenue mix and customer base.
• Groot Industries: Family-owned Midwest waste hauler serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Illinois and Indiana. Comparable as a direct competitor for municipal curbside and commercial contracts in adjacent Illinois geographies.
• Lakeshore Recycling Systems: Chicago-area based waste and recycling hauler providing commercial and residential collection plus roll-off services. Comparable as a direct competitor in northern Illinois for commercial and roll-off contracts.
• Rumpke Waste & Recycling: Family-owned integrated hauler providing residential, commercial, and roll-off services across the Midwest, including Illinois. Comparable because it operates the same mix of MSW collection, recycling, and transfer station assets as Gill's in nearby regions.
• Moring Disposal: Local Illinois-based waste hauler holding a 25-year contract at the Freeport Transfer Station that ties directly into Gill's waste stream. Comparable because it shares operating geography, transfer station infrastructure, and competitive bidding overlap with Gill's.

Regional players

• Countrywide Recycling & Disposal: Mid-sized Chicago-area hauler providing residential, commercial, and roll-off collection plus recycling. Comparable as a regional peer competing for the same commercial and residential contracts in the greater Illinois market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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