paine's

Name

paine's

Legal name

USA Hauling & Recycling, Inc.

Website

https://painesinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Stream MRFs (Residential Curbside) (EUAIADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Sorting & Processing Facilities (C&D MRFs) (EUAIAHAC), Paper & Fiber Recovery Facilities (Old Corrugated Containers, Mixed Paper) (EUAIADAH), Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Dumpster rentals
• Residential curbside pickup
• Commercial waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Enfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Services: Recurring curbside waste and recycling collection services for residential and commercial customers, typically billed on subscription basis with regular pickup schedules.
2. Dumpster Rentals: Temporary dumpster rentals in various sizes (6, 10, 15, 20, 30 yard) for residential, commercial, and contractor projects. Rental periods vary with pricing based on container size and duration.
3. Food Scraps/Organics Recycling: Organics recycling services for businesses and residents, helping customers reach sustainability goals by diverting food waste to processing facilities.
4. Recycled Landscaping Materials: Sale of recycled products including decorative wood chips, top soil, reprocessed concrete, recycled roof shingles, wood fiber animal bedding, and decorative crushed red brick.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Paine's provides residential, commercial, and industrial trash collection, single-stream recycling, food scraps/organics recycling, and dumpster rentals across Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Westchester County NY, Southern Vermont, and Southern New Hampshire. Services are supported by the company-owned All American Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) with Greyparrot AI material analyzers, an owned CNG truck fleet, solar-powered facilities, and recycled landscaping products sold to construction and landscaping buyers.

Product overview

USA Waste & Recycling offers a comprehensive suite of waste and recycling solutions organized around a core service platform with specialized add-on offerings. The main service portfolio includes residential and commercial curbside waste collection with automated rollout carts, dumpster rentals in five sizes (6-30 yards) for various project scales, and single-stream recycling where all materials are co-collected and sorted at the company's All American MRF facility. Key differentiated offerings include bear-resistant rollout carts for wildlife-prone areas, food scraps and organics recycling programs that convert waste into renewable energy and soil amendments, and recycled landscaping materials produced from processed construction/demolition debris. Commercial services include construction and demolition waste handling, LEED construction waste management for green building projects, and confidential material handling. The company operates the All American MRF, a technologically advanced materials recovery facility featuring Greyparrot AI-powered material analyzers and optical sorters for automated material identification and quality control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curbside Waste & Recycling Collection Scheduled curbside pickup of household trash and single-stream recyclables using rollout carts with automated collection; targeted at residential households within the company's New England service area.
• Dumpster Rentals Roll-off and front-load dumpster rentals in 6, 10, 15, 20, and 30 yard sizes with drop-off and pickup service; targeted at residential projects, commercial customers, and construction contractors needing temporary containers.
• Bear-Resistant Rollout Cart 95-gallon WildSafe BC Certified bear-resistant rollout cart with an ergonomic locking mechanism; targeted at residential customers in wildlife-prone/rural areas to prevent bear intrusion.
• Food Scraps & Organics Recycling Organics recycling program that diverts food waste from landfills, converting materials into renewable energy, soil amendments, and animal bedding at processing facilities; targeted at businesses and residents pursuing sustainability goals.
• Single Stream Recycling Recycling service in which customers place all accepted paper, plastic, metal, and glass into a single bin, with the company performing all sorting at the state-of-the-art All American MRF; targeted at residential and commercial customers seeking simplified recycling.
• Recycled Landscaping Materials Sale of sustainable landscaping products including decorative wood chips in three colors, top soil, clean fill, CT DOT-compliant reprocessed concrete, recycled roof shingles, wood fiber animal bedding, and decorative crushed red brick; targeted at contractors, landscapers, and consumers.
• Commercial Waste & Recycling Business waste removal and recycling services offering commercial containers from 2 to 50 yards, custom solutions, and compactors tailored to unique business requirements; targeted at commercial businesses across the New England service region.
• Construction & Demolition Waste Services Waste management services for construction and demolition projects, including debris removal, sorting, and recycling; targeted at construction and demolition contractors.
• LEED Construction Waste Management Specialized waste management services supporting contractors pursuing LEED certification on construction projects, including documentation to support LEED compliance requirements; targeted at construction contractors working on green-building projects.
• Confidential Material Handling Secure handling services for confidential materials requiring privacy and data protection; targeted at commercial customers with sensitive documents or materials.
• Cart Cleaning Service Cleaning service for residential curbside waste and recycling carts; targeted at residential customers seeking to maintain cart cleanliness and hygiene.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 million+ nationwide impressions from CBS News feature on AI recycling technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GreyparrotcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 March 2025Greyparrot provides AI-powered material analyzers installed in the All American MRF to identify materials going through the recycling process in real-time. This technology provides quality control information used to adjust systems and improve efficiency. Founder Ambarish Mitra visited the Connecticut facility for CBS News feature. Partnership enables advanced recycling technology and national recognition.
• Machinex TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 8 September 2021Machinex Technologies partnered with USA Hauling & Recycling to boost automated C&D materials sorting capacity as part of company's scaling up in New England operations.
• Van DykcoreTechnology or IntegrationVan Dyk worked on the $40 million MRF upgrades at All American facility, providing equipment and expertise for improved worker safety and fiber recovery systems.
• Clean Energy Fuels Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Energy Fuels Corp. provided infrastructure for USA's conversion to CNG fleet. USA built four CNG fueling stations (Hartford, East Windsor, Oakville, New Haven) powered by solar energy, with stations accessible to public.
• Enfield Family Resource CenterminorOthersUSA has donated $10,000 annually to Enfield Family Resource Center for three consecutive years, funding Learning through Play Group programs.
• Food Bank of Western MassachusettsminorOthersAntonacci Family Foundation donated $125,000 to launch Millions of Meals food drive with Food Bank of Western Massachusetts during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Connecticut River ConservancyminorOthersUSA is a sponsor of the Connecticut River Watershed Council's annual Source To Sea Cleanup and regularly participates with volunteer teams. In 2025, 10 volunteers removed 680 pounds of debris.
• Channel 3 Kids CampminorOthersCommunity partner organization receiving support from USA through Antonacci Family Foundation and employee volunteer programs.
• Manchester Road RaceminorOthersUSA Hauling & Recycling and All American Waste are major sponsors of the annual Manchester Road Race event, contributing to donations of $100,180 to 19 charitable organizations in 2015.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste and environmental services provider offering collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services across virtually every U.S. market. Directly competes with USA on municipal RFPs and commercial accounts in Connecticut but operates at vastly greater scale and broader geographic scope.
• GFL Environmental: Canadian-headquartered diversified environmental services company with significant U.S. solid waste, recycling, and infrastructure operations. Active acquirer in the Northeast and competes with USA on municipal contracts and C&D volumes.
• Republic Services: Second-largest U.S. non-hazardous solid waste management company providing recycling, trash, and organics services nationwide. Competes with USA in commercial and municipal segments across New England and represents a structural pricing constraint on regional players.
• Stericycle: Specialized regulated waste services provider (medical, hazardous, secure document destruction). Relevant peer for USA's confidential material handling service line and for benchmarking compliance-heavy waste services operations.
• Covanta: Owner and operator of waste-to-energy and specialty waste disposal facilities across North America. While primarily a disposal-side player, it competes for residual waste volumes and is increasingly involved in organics processing, an area USA is expanding into.

Direct peers

• Casella Waste Systems: Regional vertically-integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company headquartered in Vermont with a primary operating footprint across the Northeastern United States, including New England. Most direct public-market comparable to USA Waste & Recycling given overlapping geography, MRF operations, and municipal contract focus.
• Casella Organics (subsidiary of Casella): Food waste and organics recycling arm of Casella Waste Systems, operating in the Northeast. Directly comparable to USA's food scraps/organics recycling service line and a benchmark for growth in this segment.

Others

• All American Waste (subsidiary): Listed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Waste & Recycling for hauling operations. Included as a structural peer to illustrate the company's own brand portfolio rather than as an external comparable.

Regional players

• Recology: Privately-held, 100% employee-owned integrated waste and recycling hauler primarily serving the West Coast and a few adjacent markets. Comparable in family/mission-driven ownership model and integrated MRF operations, but geographically non-overlapping.
• E.L. Harvey & Sons: Massachusetts-based, family-owned waste and recycling hauler serving commercial, residential, and construction customers throughout New England. Direct competitor with similar family-ownership model and overlapping New England territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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