former type public industry waste & disposal services fate merged into republic services successor republic services founded 1988 defunct 2008 headquarters phoenix arizona united states key people joseph e. sneed revenue 6 230 million 2007 net income 273 million 2007 number of employees 22 800 website http www.alliedwaste.com an allied waste dumpster transporter truck an allied waste rolloff container at a school in durham north carolina allied waste industries inc. was a fortune 500 company headquartered in phoenix arizona . a vertically integrated company that owned and operated solid waste collection businesses recycling facilities and landfills it was a leader in the solid waste industry in the united states . it served more than 10 million residential commercial and industrial customers across 128 major markets in 37 states and puerto rico . after purchasing houston based giant waste hauler browning ferris industries bfi in 1999 together with private equity firms the blackstone group and apollo management . 1 allied waste industries inc. became the second largest non hazardous solid waste management company in the united states behind industry leader waste management inc. 2 with annual revenues of over 5 billion and assets of nearly 14 billion . on june 23 2008 allied was purchased by its smaller competitor republic services inc for us 6.1 billion . the merged company retaining the republic name has become the second largest non hazardous solid waste management company in the united states . 3 environmental record edit the company had a plan to reduce its local carbon footprint by more than 3.3 million pounds each year in san mateo county california by converting its monthly 80 000 gallons of petroleum diesel to b20 bio diesel fuel . allied waste converted the local 225 truck fleet to the clean burning b20 . 4 allied waste was a member of the leadership in energy and environmental design leeds program which is outlined by the u.s. green building council . john j. zillmer chairman and chief executive officer of allied waste said allied waste has long been an active steward of our environment ... we aim to employ environmentally responsible and sustainable practices . 5 allied waste also implemented innovations such as gas to energy projects . gas to energy converts waste gas from landfills into electricity which offsets conventional use of oil and natural gas . 6 references edit a trash hauler is buying a much bigger rival a type of deal that makes wall street a bit nervous new york times march 9 1999 allied partners with bridgestone firestone bandag march 4 2008 retrieved 14 may 2008 stewart bailey . republic agrees to buy allied waste for 6.1 billion . bloomberg.com . june 23 2008 . http www.bloomberg.com apps news pid 20601087 & sid asfcqm.yihgc & refer home allied waste converts san mateo fleet to biodiesel september 18 2007 retrieved 14 may 2008 msnmoney.com march 7 2008 retrieved 14 may 2008 creating cleaner and greener communities 2008 retrieved 14 may 2008 external links edit arizona portal companies portal http www.republicservices.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title allied waste industries & oldid 741852112 categories companies based in phoenix arizonawaste management companies of the united statesprivate equity portfolio companiesblackstone group companiescompanies established in 1988 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 30 september 2016 at 01 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view