LRS Acquires Molenhouse Enterprises and Bulldog Disposal

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 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.

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 Environmental Recycling & Disposal and Moen Transfer Station

July 26, 2023

Environmental Services

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) acquired family-owned Environmental Recycling & Disposal and the Moen Transfer Station in Will County, Illinois. The deal adds Environmental’s ten municipal contracts, roughly 30,000 residential customers and 4,200 business accounts to LRS’s Midwest waste and recycling footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.

LRS Acquires GHW to Expand into Indianapolis Market

August 6, 2025

Environmental Services

LRS (Lakeshore Recycling Systems) has acquired Indianapolis-based waste hauler GHW, bringing the local business into LRS's footprint while maintaining GHW's brand and local team during transition. The deal expands LRS's Midwest geographic presence and commercial/industrial service capabilities, providing additional resources and growth opportunities for GHW's customers and employees.