COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 562212

Solid Waste Landfills Combined with Collection and/or Local Hauling of Non-Hazardous Waste Material

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

20companies1880–1989founding years18still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedShanks Group plcFoundedShanks Group plc
1880
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedBerliner StadtreinigungsbetriebeFoundedBerliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe
1922
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedRMC Group p.l.c.FoundedRMC Group p.l.c.
1930
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedSideco Americana S.A.FoundedSideco Americana S.A.
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedWaste Holdings, Inc.
1970
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedAllied Waste Industries, Inc.FoundedAllied Waste Industries, Inc.FoundedAqua Alliance Inc.FoundedAqua Alliance Inc.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
FoundedKelda Group plcFoundedKelda Group plc
1988
FoundedPennon Group PlcFoundedPennon Group PlcFoundedSevern Trent PLC
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Shanks Group plc →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, England's Shanks Group plc is the United Kingdom's leading independent waste management company.
Shanks Group plc →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, England's Shanks Group plc is the United Kingdom's leading independent waste management company.
Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe →
Active · founded 1922 · Germany
As Berlin's principal waste collector, Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR) is Germany's largest municipal waste…
Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe →
Active · founded 1922 · Germany
As Berlin's principal waste collector, Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR) is Germany's largest municipal waste…
RMC Group p.l.c. →
Renamed · founded 1930 · United Kingdom
RMC Group p.l.c.
RMC Group p.l.c. →
Renamed · founded 1930 · United Kingdom
RMC Group p.l.c.
Sideco Americana S.A. →
Active · founded 1961 · Argentina
Sideco Americana S.A.
Sideco Americana S.A. →
Active · founded 1961 · Argentina
Sideco Americana S.A.
Waste Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
Waste Holdings, Inc., called Waste Industries, Inc.
Waste Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1970
Waste Holdings, Inc., called Waste Industries, Inc.
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
Aqua Alliance Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Formerly known as Air & Water Technologies Corporation, Aqua Alliance Inc.
Aqua Alliance Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Formerly known as Air & Water Technologies Corporation, Aqua Alliance Inc.
Kelda Group plc →
Active · founded 1988 · United Kingdom
Kelda Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading water services and wastewater management companies.
Kelda Group plc →
Active · founded 1988 · United Kingdom
Kelda Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading water services and wastewater management companies.
Pennon Group Plc →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
Pennon Group Plc is a holding company for two primary subsidiaries: South West Water Limited, which provides water…
Pennon Group Plc →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
Pennon Group Plc is a holding company for two primary subsidiaries: South West Water Limited, which provides water…
Severn Trent PLC →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
As the fourth largest non-government-owned water company in the world, Severn Trent PLC supplies water and sewerage…
Severn Trent PLC →
Active · founded 1989 · United Kingdom
As the fourth largest non-government-owned water company in the world, Severn Trent PLC supplies water and sewerage…
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