List of 44 Acquired Environmental Companies in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Stericycle Acquired Waste Management 2024-06-03 $7.2B Bannockburn, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	2,659	14	9	5
Elliott & Associates Acquired Protect Environmental 2022-05-20 Willowbrook, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Area Restroom Solutions (ARS) Acquired LRS 2017-09-14 Aurora, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Container Recycling Alliance LLC Acquired Strategic Materials 2008-07-15 Lombard, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Auburn Disposal Acquired LRS 2022-03-30 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
A Greener Solution LLC Acquired Casella 2014-03-24 Zion, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Disposal Management Systems, Inc. - Assets Acquired Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. 2015-06-02 Schaumburg, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Veolia North America LLC - Industrial Cleaning Services Acquired Clean Harbors 2018-01-23 $120M Chicago, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Lewis Clark Recycling and Disposal LLC Acquired Waste Connections 2019-05-10 Harrisburg, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Airtech Environmental Services, inc. Acquired Montrose 2016-12-31 Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Mid America Paper Recycling Acquired FV Recycling 2025-10-14 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Stericycle, Inc. - Controlled Environmental Solutions business Acquired Cantel Medical Corp. 2018-08-03 $17M Lake Forest, Illinois, United States	Environmental	9	-	-	-
Stericycle, Inc. - Environmental Solutions Business (ESOL) Acquired Enviri 2020-04-06 Bannockburn, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Peoria Disposal - Solid Waste Management & Recycling Business Acquired GFL Environmental 2021-10-01 Peoria, Illinois, United States	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Behr Iron & Metal Acquired Alter Trading Corp. 2016-10-07 Rockford, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-
Industrial Water Treatment Solutions Corp. Acquired Element Solutions 2020-07-01 Harvey, Illinois, United States website	Environmental	-	-	-	-

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