CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT INC.

What CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT INC. does

Curbside Management, Inc., operating as Curbie, is a privately held recycling collection and processing company headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in March 1991, the company serves over 30,000 residents across the City of Asheville and the towns of Fletcher, Woodfin, and Weaverville in Buncombe County, Western North Carolina. Curbie operates three core service lines: residential curbside recycling collection, commercial recycling services (roll-out carts, 2yd/4yd dumpsters, compactors, and ABC Compliance certification), and industrial recycling services that include on-site waste analysis, customized plans, and solutions for hard-to-recycle materials such as shrink wrap, cardboard cores, and plastic strapping. The company also operates a 24/7 cardboard drop-off center and participates in community Hard2Recycle events.

The company's underlying technology centers on its Material Recovery Facility (MRF), opened in August 2003, which processes collected recyclables through sorting, baling, and marketing to end users. The MRF uses sorting equipment alongside manual labor to handle cardboard, plastics, metals, and glass. Curbie's infrastructure includes a fleet of 13 collection vehicles and two physical shipping/processing locations (Woodfin and Enka/Candler), supported by 75 employees. No AI, proprietary software platforms, APIs, or digital integrations beyond a basic billing interface are disclosed.

Curbie's business model rests on three recurring revenue streams: (1) municipal recycling services funded indirectly through fees on residents' water bills, taxes, or municipality charges across its four contracted jurisdictions; (2) commercial recycling services billed on a subscription/customized basis with recurring pickup schedules for carts, dumpsters, and compactors; and (3) industrial recycling services structured as professional-services engagements with on-site analysis and bespoke plans. The company monetizes its vertically integrated MRF through the sale of baled processed commodities to end-market buyers. Marketing is conducted primarily through municipal partnerships, educational content marketing, and community-engagement MRF tours. The company is privately held with no institutional investment, no public listing, and no disclosed parent company.

Name

CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT INC.

Legal name

Curbside Management, Inc.

Website

https://curbie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Curbside Management, Inc. (Curbie) is a privately held recycling collection and processing company serving 30,000+ residents and businesses in Buncombe County, North Carolina through municipal contracts, commercial subscriptions, and industrial on-site services, operating its own Material Recovery Facility since 2003.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Recycling Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (BPALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (Cart-Based) (EUAIAAAA), Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Curbside recycling collection
• Materials recovery facility
• Commercial recycling services
• Industrial recycling programs
• Recyclable materials processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Asheville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Recycling Services: Residential recycling services are funded through fees on water bills, taxes, or municipality fees. The company has contracts with the City of Asheville and towns of Fletcher, Woodfin, and Weaverville to provide curbside recycling collection.
2. Commercial Recycling Services: Commercial businesses are charged for recycling pickup services including roll-out carts, dumpsters (2yd and 4yd), and compactors. Services are customized based on business needs and pickup frequency requirements.
3. Industrial Recycling Services: On-site facility analysis and customized recycling plans for factories and industries. Services include providing containers, spotting trailers, and finding solutions for hard-to-recycle industrial materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curbside Management Inc. (DBA Curbie) collects, processes, and markets recyclable materials including cardboard, plastics, metals, glass, and mixed paper. It operates three service lines — residential curbside pickup under municipal contracts, commercial container services (carts, 2yd/4yd dumpsters, compactors), and customized on-site industrial recycling programs — all feeding its own Material Recovery Facility (MRF) opened in August 2003.

Product overview

Curbside Management Inc., operating as Curbie, is a recycling collection and processing company that offers three core service lines: Residential Recycling (curbside pickup for households), Commercial Recycling (businesses with carts, dumpsters, and compactors), and Industrial Recycling (customized onsite programs for factories). The company operates a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) opened in August 2003 to process collected materials, and offers educational tours of the facility. A cardboard-only drop-off center provides 24/7 self-service recycling for community members. The company, founded in March 1991, serves the greater Asheville area of Western North Carolina with a fleet of 13 vehicles and workforce of 75.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Recycling Services Curbside collection of recyclable materials (metal cans, plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, milk/juice cartons) for residential households in the City of Asheville and the Towns of Fletcher, Woodfin, and Weaverville. Containers must be placed at the curb by 7:00 AM on the scheduled collection day. Funded via fees on resident water bills, taxes, or municipality fees.
• Commercial Recycling Services Recurring recycling pickup for small to large businesses in Buncombe County. Includes roll-out carts, 2yd and 4yd dumpsters, and compactors sized to waste volume, with customizable pickup frequencies. ABC Compliance certification available for beverage-container recycling.
• Industrial Recycling Services Customized on-site recycling programs for factories and industrial facilities. Includes on-site waste analysis, trailer spotting, Gaylord box provision, and end-market placement for hard-to-recycle materials such as shrink wrap, cardboard cores, waxy cardboard, plastic strapping, miscellaneous plastic scraps, and metal barrels.
• Cardboard Drop-off Center 24/7 self-service cardboard drop-off location at 116 North Woodfin Avenue, Asheville, NC for community members to dispose of flattened corrugated cardboard.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 30,000 residential customers in the greater Asheville area
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Buncombe County Transfer StationminorOthersCollaboration for residents to drop off recyclables beyond curbside acceptance. Located at 191 Hominy Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28804. Phone: 828-250-6205.
• Buncombe County LandfillminorOthersPartnership for accommodating recycling of various materials beyond curbside acceptance. Located at 85 Panther Branch Road, Asheville, NC 28701. Phone: 828-250-5462.
• Area Retail Stores (Ingles, Walmart)minorOthersPlastic bag recycling bins located at area Ingles Food Stores and local Walmart stores, typically just inside the doors. Promotes reusable bags and proper plastic bag disposal.
• Hard2Recycle EventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity events focused on collecting items traditionally difficult to recycle such as batteries, electronics, and styrofoam. Helps fill gaps in conventional recycling programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Privately held regional waste and recycling hauler serving Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia with curbside collection, an MRF, and landfill operations. Closely comparable to Curbie as a family-owned/privately held regional recycler with municipal contracts and owned processing infrastructure.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional, vertically integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource management company primarily serving the Northeastern U.S. Closely comparable to Curbie in operating model (regional hauler + owned MRFs + municipal contracts), with similar emphasis on recycling and resource recovery.

Regional players

• Recology: Employee-owned waste and recycling collection company primarily serving the Western U.S. (California, Oregon, Washington). Comparable to Curbie on vertically integrated curbside recycling with owned MRFs and municipal contracts, though operating in a different geography.
• FCC Environmental: Florida-based waste and recycling services company operating municipal and commercial contracts in the Southeastern U.S. Comparable to Curbie on regional municipal recycling contracts and MRF operations, though primarily serving a different Southeastern geography.

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Canada-based environmental services company with significant U.S. solid waste, recycling, and soil remediation operations. Comparable to Curbie on curbside residential recycling contracts and vertically integrated MRF processing, though at much larger scale and broader geography.
• Waste Management, Inc. The largest North American provider of waste and recycling collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services. Directly competes for municipal curbside recycling franchises and operates a national network of MRFs, making it the dominant broad incumbent peer for Curbie.
• Republic Services: One of the two largest U.S. waste and recycling services companies, operating hauling routes, MRFs, and landfills nationwide. Directly comparable to Curbie on municipal curbside recycling contracts and MRF operations, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Sonoco Recycling: Recycling division of Sonoco Products, operating MRFs and providing recycling services for paper, plastic, and metal streams across the U.S. Comparable to Curbie on the MRF/processing side and on commercial/industrial recycling programs, though more focused on fiber recovery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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