Coastal Waste & Recycling makes Florida acquisitions

Boca Raton, Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling has completed two acquisitions that will add to its assets and operating locations in its south Florida market.

Coastal has acquired S&S Waste and In and Out Portables of Palm Beach County, Florida, on the same day it also closed on its acquisition of AFS Recycling in Fort Myers, Florida.

“Both acquisitions reflect Coastal’s commitment to enhancing its portfolio with outstanding businesses that share a focus on customer service and the importance of a strong team with shared values,” according to the company.

S&S is a family-owned grapple truck debris removal and portable restroom company. “From its beginnings in 1987, founder Sheldon Mickelson and his team at S&S Waste have established themselves as pioneers in the grapple service business,” Coastal says.

“We are excited to bring the vast experience the S&S team has in the grapple business to further enhance our customer experience in the construction and demolition hauling sector,” Coastal Waste & Recycling CEO Brendon Pantano says.

The acquisition of AFS Recycling, meanwhile, provides for Coastal’s sixth material recovery facility. “Joining these two teams will enhance opportunities to provide greater opportunities to develop recycling programs for our commercial customers,” Pantano says. “The addition of AFS Recycling allows us to internalize a significant portion of the waste collected by our team on Florida’s southwest coast.”

Privately owned and backed by a global equity fund, Coastal Waste & Recycling now has 23 locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The company, which offers residential, commercial, industrial and municipal waste and recycling services, now has some 1,100 employees enacting some 1.3 million service transactions each month.