LRS Acquires Environmental Recycling & Disposal and Moen Transfer Station

LRS Acquires Michiana Recycling & Disposal and Modern Waste Systems

January 9, 2023

Environmental Services

LRS, a leading independent waste and recycling services provider, has acquired Michigan-based Michiana Recycling & Disposal and Modern Waste Systems. The transactions add three transfer facilities, a dense collection base across Michigan and Indiana, and more than 200 combined employees, expanding LRS's footprint in the region.

LRS Acquires Auburn Disposal

March 30, 2022

Environmental Services

LRS (Lakeshore Recycling Systems) has acquired Auburn Disposal, a three-generation, family-owned commercial waste, recycling and roll-off container provider serving Chicago’s Southland. The bolt-on deal expands LRS’ South Side footprint, adds nearly 3,000 commercial customers, and keeps founding family members in management roles; financial terms were not disclosed.

LRS Acquires Lakes Disposal Services

May 16, 2022

Industrial Services

LRS, a Rosemont, Illinois-based waste diversion and recycling services provider, has acquired Grayslake, Illinois-based Lakes Disposal Services. The acquisition expands LRS's northern Illinois footprint—adding nearly 2,000 commercial customers and municipal service contracts across McHenry County and parts of Lake County; financial terms were not disclosed.

LRS Acquires Lee's Trash Service

August 24, 2022

Environmental Services

LRS (Lakeshore Recycling Systems) has acquired Lee's Trash Service, a long‑time independent hauler serving the Arkansas River Valley, to densify its LRS South footprint. The deal brings more than 25,000 subscription and municipal residential customers, commercial disposal and roll‑off capabilities, and a transfer station to support regional expansion; founder Tony Lee will remain with LRS in a senior operations role.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems Acquires Roy Strom Company

January 5, 2021

Environmental Services

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), a privately held waste and recycling company based in Chicago, has acquired Maywood, Illinois-based Roy Strom Company, an independent waste hauler. The acquisition expands LRS's residential and commercial customer base and adds Single Stream and C&D recycling capabilities and a strategically located transfer facility in Maywood to support growth across Chicagoland and the Midwest.

LRS Acquires Sunshine Sanitation

April 5, 2022

Environmental Services

LRS (LRS Companies), a Rosemont, Illinois–based waste diversion and recycling provider, has acquired Sunshine Sanitation, a Rochester, Minnesota–area provider of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection, commercial recycling, roll-off and transfer station services. The deal expands LRS’s Minnesota footprint and preserves Sunshine’s employees and local operations; financial terms were not disclosed.