The top 5 waste management companies in the world by revenue and size are Waste Management Inc., Veolia, Republic Services, Suez, and Waste Connections, all major players in garbage collection, landfill, and recycling. First is Waste Management Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, founded in 1968, with over $20 billion revenue, 50,000 employees, 260 landfills, and services 20 million residential customers in North America, largest in world. Second is Veolia, headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1853, with over $30 billion revenue including water and waste, but about $12 billion in waste alone, operating in 48 countries with waste collection and recycling. Third is Republic Services, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, founded in 1998, with $14 billion revenue, 40,000 employees, 200 landfills, second largest in US. Fourth is Suez, headquartered in Paris, France, with $10 billion revenue in waste and water, operating in 40 countries, major in Europe. Fifth is Waste Connections, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada and The Woodlands, Texas, with $8 billion revenue, 20,000 employees, focused on secondary markets in US and Canada. Other large include Clean Harbors, Stericycle, and Biffa in UK. These top 5 handle majority of world waste collection and landfill.
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