ABOUT US

Groot Industries, Inc. is the largest independent solid waste management services provider in the State of Illinois. The company and its subsidiaries have provided solid waste collection and other vital public services to northeastern Illinois municipalities and businesses since 1914. Our company represents over 90 years of experience in this business.

During this period, and especially during the last 30 years, the waste industry has undergone fundamental changes. Solid waste facilities such as transfer stations, incinerators, and landfills have become highly regulated, better designed, more costly, and more environmentally sound. They have also become more difficult to site and permit.

The methods of managing solid waste have also changed significantly. In the past, managing solid waste focused on collection and disposal. Today there is a focus on integrated solid waste management, including source reduction of waste, recycling, and landscape waste management. The goal of integrated waste management is to minimize, to the extent practical, the amount of waste that must ultimately be disposed. Groot Industries has the experience not only in collecting solid waste, but also in processing and marketing a wide range of materials.

The increased regulation of the industry, the greater cost of developing solid waste facilities, the need for capital to develop new types of programs such as curbside recycling and landscape waste collection programs, along with the maturing of the industry, have also led to consolidation in the industry.

Groot Industries has not only successfully adapted to this changing industry environment, but has thrived in it and experienced substantial growth. Our ability to do this is proved by the high level of customer satisfaction that we provide and the strength of our organization and people.

Northern Illinois represents Groot's market niche. This is an advantage because our attention is not diverted from our customers' needs by projects in other regions or states. Moreover, as a local company, we can better assure the attention of all levels of management is on the needs of our customers.