Granger III and Associates LLC

What Granger III and Associates LLC does

Granger III and Associates LLC, operating as Granger Waste Services, is a privately held, family-owned waste management company founded in 1966 and headquartered at 16980 Wood Road, Lansing, Michigan. The company provides residential and commercial trash collection, curbside recycling, yard waste collection, bulk-item pickup, and container/roll-off rentals across Mid-Michigan, supplemented by three self-haul disposal centers in Lansing, Alma, and Jackson. It owns and operates two Michigan landfills — Wood Road Landfill in Lansing (active) and Grand River Avenue Landfill in Grand Ledge (in maintenance mode, hosting the Grand River Generating Station) — giving Granger integrated control over waste intake, disposal, and post-disposal environmental management.

Granger's underlying technology stack is industrial rather than digital. Collection is performed with automated side-load trucks that produce 70% fewer injuries and 30% more stops per route. Its most differentiated infrastructure asset is the Wood Road Renewable Natural Gas Facility, opened in February 2022 in partnership with EDL (operator), bp (RNG offtake for natural gas-powered vehicles), and Consumers Energy (pipeline injection). The facility converts approximately 19,000 tons of landfill methane per year into ~870,000 mmBtu of pipeline-quality RNG, displacing ~29,000 tons of CO2-equivalents annually. Granger was the first company in Michigan to produce renewable energy from landfill gas, doing so since 1985, and operates a customer-facing self-service portal for billing and service requests.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring subscriptions and transaction fees. Residential customers pay monthly subscription fees for carted trash and recycling service (tiered $19-$40/month across Mini, Small, and Regular Curby Carts), while commercial customers receive custom-quoted recurring collection services, compactors, and roll-off rentals. Self-haul disposal, bulk item pickup, and yard waste collection generate per-transaction fees. Revenue is also generated from landfill tipping fees and renewable natural gas sales through the EDL/bp/Consumers Energy partnership. The go-to-market is sales-led for commercial accounts (custom quotes, local reps) and product-led/self-serve for residential (website, portal, phone). The customer base is concentrated in the Greater Lansing and broader Mid-Michigan region, with no disclosed enterprise anchor customers.

Name

Granger III and Associates LLC

Legal name

Granger III and Associates LLC

Website

https://grangerwasteservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Granger is a family-owned Michigan waste management company (founded 1966) providing residential and commercial trash collection, recycling, self-haul disposal, and landfill services across Mid-Michigan, plus renewable natural gas production from its Wood Road Landfill.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Solid Waste Landfill (562212)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waste Transfer Stations & Material Consolidation (IMAIAFAC), Yard Waste & Green Waste Hauling (Leaves, Grass, Brush) (HSAIAOAA)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Trash collection services
• Curbside recycling
• Landfill operations
• Renewable natural gas

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Trash Collection: Weekly trash collection service for residential customers using carts. Revenue from monthly service fees.
2. Commercial & Industrial Waste Services: Customized commercial waste collection, recycling programs, compactors, and roll-off containers for businesses.
3. Self-haul Disposal: Drop-off disposal services at Granger Disposal Centers in Lansing, Alma, and Jackson for household trash, large items, and yard waste.
4. Recycling Services: Curbside recycling collection (residential and commercial), drop-off recycling centers. Charged as add-on to trash service or standalone.
5. Container Rental: Temporary and permanent container rentals for residential and commercial customers.
6. Yard Waste Collection: Seasonal curbside yard waste collection and self-haul yard waste disposal.
7. Landfill Operations: Owns and operates two landfills in Michigan (Wood Road Landfill and Grand River Avenue Landfill). Revenue from waste disposal fees and renewable energy production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Granger III and Associates LLC provides integrated solid waste management services across Michigan, including residential and commercial trash collection via Curby carts, curbside single-stream recycling, bulk item pickup, container and roll-off rentals, and self-haul disposal at three company-owned disposal centers. The company owns and operates two Michigan landfills and a Renewable Natural Gas facility that converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality RNG, supporting its vertically integrated waste-to-energy platform.

Product overview

Granger Waste Services is a waste management and recycling company offering a comprehensive suite of residential and commercial services. The core offerings include curbside trash collection via multiple cart sizes (Mini, Small, Regular Curby Carts), single-stream curbside recycling, and yard waste collection. For commercial customers, the company provides trash collection, recycling programs, compactors, and roll-off containers. The company also operates self-haul disposal centers and drop-off recycling locations across Michigan. Supporting infrastructure includes two company-owned landfills and a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility that converts landfill gas into clean energy. A digital Customer Portal enables online account management, bill payment, and service requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Captain Curby: Company mascot introduced in 1983, representing the rolling trash cart service. Captain Curby is a friendly trash cart character that appears at community events, parades, and marketing materials.
• Curby
• Curby Recycler

Products and services

• Residential Curby Cart Services Curbside trash collection services offered in multiple cart sizes (Mini, Small, Regular) for residential customers, providing weekly scheduled pickup using automated side-load trucks.
• Curbside Recycling Single-stream curbside recycling collection service where customers place all recyclables in one cart without sorting, collected on an every-other-week schedule.
• Bulk Pickup Collection service for large household items such as furniture and appliances that do not fit in standard carts, available by prepaid scheduling with at least 48 hours advance notice.
• Curbside Yard Waste Seasonal curbside collection service for yard waste including grass clippings, leaves, brush, and tree trimmings, offered as an annual subscription in select areas.
• Container Rental Dumpster rental service available for residential and commercial customers for temporary or ongoing waste containment needs.
• Commercial Trash Collection Trash collection services for commercial and industrial businesses including manufacturing, office, retail, restaurant, construction, healthcare, and educational facilities, with customized container sizes and collection frequencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% fewer injuries with ASL trucks
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• EDL (Energy Developments Ltd)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2022Global sustainable energy producer EDL owns and operates the Wood Road RNG Facility at Granger's Wood Road Landfill. EDL extracts and converts landfill gas to renewable natural gas. The partnership converts approximately 19,000 tons of methane per year into ~870,000 mmBtu of pipeline-quality RNG annually.
• bpmajorGTM or Marketing Partnerbp takes a portion of the RNG produced at Wood Road RNG Facility to supply natural gas-powered vehicles across the United States. Part of the renewable energy distribution ecosystem.
• Consumers EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumers Energy receives RNG from Wood Road RNG Facility into their existing pipeline network for delivery to residential, commercial, and industrial end users. Key utility partner for RNG distribution.
• Green Valley Recycling & DisposalminorOthersGreen Valley Recycling & Disposal was acquired and is now part of Granger. Account information transitioning to Granger systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: National solid waste and recycling services company with significant Michigan operations and a growing RNG platform (Linde partnership). Comparable on integrated collection + landfill + RNG business model, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Waste Connections: Major North American solid waste services platform with significant Midwest operations and integrated landfill assets. Comparable on the integrated collection-and-disposal business model, though materially larger and more geographically diversified than Granger.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest US solid waste hauler and landfill operator with national route density. Comparable as a fully integrated collection-to-landfill platform with renewable energy (RNG) projects at scale across multiple states; competes with Granger for commercial and municipal accounts in Michigan.

Direct peers

• Rumpke Consolidated Companies: Family-owned regional waste hauler serving Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia with integrated landfills and recycling. Closest analog to Granger in scale and ownership model: family-owned, vertically integrated, regional footprint, and significant landfill infrastructure.
• GFL Environmental: Super-regional solid waste, recycling, and soil services provider with a large Michigan footprint (multiple hauling operations and landfills). Directly comparable regional player with integrated collection and landfill infrastructure, though with far broader multi-state reach than Granger.
• Casella Waste Systems: Vertically integrated regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management operator in the Northeast. Comparable as a publicly traded regional player with integrated landfills, hauling, recycling, and organics services targeting similar customer segments to Granger.
• Rizzo Environmental Services: Michigan-based solid waste and recycling hauler serving municipal, commercial, and residential customers across southeast Michigan. Directly competes with Granger for commercial and municipal accounts in overlapping Michigan geographies.
• Priority Waste: Michigan-based commercial and industrial waste hauler with roll-off and front-load services. Direct competitor for Granger's commercial and industrial accounts in shared Michigan markets.

Emerging players

• Clean Harbors: North America's largest provider of environmental and industrial waste services, including hazardous waste treatment and disposal. Comparable as an environmental services peer with landfill/disposal infrastructure, though skewed toward hazardous waste rather than Granger's MSW focus.

Others

• EDL Energy Developments: Global sustainable energy producer that owns and operates the Wood Road RNG Facility on Granger's landfill. Not a competitor but a deeply integrated operational partner for Granger's landfill-gas-to-energy business and a benchmark for RNG development capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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