Ecowaste Solutions, a regional waste and recycling company operating across 10 states, announced a milestone municipal partnership: beginning October 1, Ecowaste becomes the waste collection provider for Columbia County, FL, serving more than 22,000 households and 500 businesses across the county. It鈥檚 one of the largest municipal wins in company history, and the team could not be more excited to call Columbia County home.
For residents and businesses across Columbia County, this transition comes with minimal disruption, by design. Service days are not changing, and the cart already sitting at the curb is the cart residents will keep using. Nothing needs to be swapped, scheduled, or set up. Basic weekly residential service continues to be billed by Columbia County, just as it always has; only additional services requested directly, such as an extra cart, a second weekly pickup, or a bulk item call, will be billed by Ecowaste.
Ecowaste wants this transition to feel effortless for the people and businesses of Columbia County. That means showing up as a good partner and neighbor from day one: keeping things simple, answering questions directly, and making sure residents have the resources they need, whether that鈥檚 a question about a bulk pickup or just wanting to put a face to the new name on the truck.
Backing this partnership is a physical, local presence. Ecowaste recently acquired Wilson鈥檚 Containers, a 40-year, family-owned operation based in Lake City, and its facility now serves as the operational hub for everything Ecowaste does in Columbia County, from daily dispatch to equipment staging. It鈥檚 the kind of on-the-ground investment that turns a municipal contract into an actual presence in the community, not just a name on a truck.
鈥淭his is another impressive milestone we鈥檝e had as a company,鈥� said Chief Executive Officer Dustin Reynolds. 鈥淢ore than 22,000 households and 500 businesses are trusting us with service they count on every single week, and we don鈥檛 take that lightly. Our goal was to make this transition seamless for our customers. Nothing about pickup day changes for these residents. What changes is the team behind it, a local facility backing it up, and the resources of a regional operator standing behind that commitment.鈥�
鈥淐olumbia County residents and business owners deserve a partner who treats routine trash pickup like every detail matters,鈥� said Shayne Tatum, Director of Government Affairs. 鈥淲e spent time understanding this county before we ever put a proposal in front of them, and we鈥檙e proud that work turned into a partnership this big.鈥�