EcoSouth Florida (Kinderhook) Acquires Z's Disposal

Kinderhook Industries Acquires Pete & Pete Container Service and Boyas Recycling & Excavating

July 28, 2026

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries acquired Pete & Pete Container Service and Boyas Recycling & Excavating, forming a vertically integrated construction and demolition (C&D) waste collection, recycling, and disposal platform in Northeast Ohio. The combined platform operates collection (roll-off/front-load), a material recovery facility (MRF), and internalized landfill disposal to capture value across the full chain, with the Ristagno family and leadership team staying in place.

GFL Environmental Acquires Capital Waste Services from Kinderhook Industries

November 2, 2023

Environmental Services

GFL Environmental has acquired Capital Waste Services (CWS), a Columbia, South Carolina-based regional waste hauler and Kinderhook Industries portfolio company. The tuck-in deal expands GFL’s Waste Industries footprint across the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee), adding landfills, transfer stations and over 200 collection vehicles to accelerate organic growth and margin expansion.

EcoSouth Florida (Kinderhook) Acquires A Waste and Recycling

March 24, 2023

Environmental Services

EcoSouth Florida, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired A Waste and Recycling, a roll-off waste collection company with a transfer station in Sarasota, Florida. The deal expands EcoSouth Florida’s presence and capabilities in the Sarasota market; A Waste founder and CEO Roger Alvarez will partner with EcoSouth Florida post-close. Financing was provided by Comerica Bank and Akin Gump served as legal counsel to the buyer.

Capital Waste Services (Kinderhook) Acquires Sandlands C&D Landfill of SC

March 17, 2023

Environmental Services

Capital Waste Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Sandlands C&D Landfill of SC, a Class II construction & demolition landfill and roll-off hauling business based in Gresham, South Carolina. The acquisition includes an on-site transfer station and an in-development transfer station in North Carolina, and represents Capital Waste's tenth add-on to expand disposal capacity in its core geography; a debt financing syndicate led by Comerica Bank supported the transaction.

EcoSouth Acquires Desoto Recycling & Disposal and Gabbert Waste Solutions

June 23, 2021

Environmental Services

EcoSouth Services, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, acquired Desoto Recycling & Disposal (DRD) and Gabbert Waste Solutions (GWS), a vertically integrated waste business comprising a landfill, a transfer station and hauling operations in central and southwestern Florida. The transaction is an add-on acquisition that expands EcoSouth’s footprint into the Florida market; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kinderhook Industries Recapitalizes EcoSouth Services

June 12, 2020

Environmental Services

Kinderhook Industries has recapitalized EcoSouth Services of Mobile, LLC in partnership with EcoSouth CEO Jeff Claunch. The investment will support EcoSouth's growth as a platform in the environmental services space, including investments in on-site capabilities and add-on acquisitions across the Gulf Coast.