Arrowhead Environmental Partners
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Arrowhead Landfill, a Waste Connections company, operates a high-capacity waste disposal facility in the United States that relies primarily on rail transport to receive waste from customers across 33 states. It serves waste generators across a range of industries and emphasizes environmental protection and regulatory compliance.
Also known as Arrowhead Environmental Partners, LLC · Arrowhead Landfill
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Arrowhead Environmental Partners, LLC operates the Arrowhead Landfill, a non-hazardous solid waste disposal facility located at 622 Tayloe Rd. in Perry County, Alabama. The facility is described as a high-capacity, engineered disposal site whose design has the approval of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, providing long-term environmental protections for waste generators.
The company positions itself as a disposal provider for local governments, municipalities, utilities and other industrial and municipal waste generators, serving customers and industries across 33 states. A defining operational feature is its rail infrastructure, described as one of the largest for a waste company in the United States, with over 95% of inbound waste arriving by rail. The company employs dozens of local residents and supports local charities and school functions. It is part of the Waste Connections family of companies.
Business model
The company earns revenue from disposal services for non-hazardous solid waste, taking in waste from municipal, utility and industrial generators at its Alabama landfill, with the large majority of volumes delivered via rail from distant markets rather than by local truck traffic.
Latest developments
Clairvest announced the realization of its investment at 12.3x in August 2023; as of the 2024 copyright on its website, Arrowhead Landfill continues to operate as part of Waste Connections.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Described by its private equity investor as a growing non-hazardous solid waste management company serving key U.S. Northeast markets through waste-by-rail infrastructure; the company claims one of the largest rail infrastructures of any U.S. waste company.
Technology
The landfill uses an engineered containment design recognized and approved by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. EPA, paired with a large rail transfer and receiving infrastructure through which more than 95% of incoming waste arrives; the company states rail transport produces 75% less greenhouse gas emissions than trucking and removes thousands of truck trips per month from local roads.
Go-to-market
Local governments, municipalities, utilities, and industrial and municipal waste generators; the facility serves customers and industries across 33 states, with Clairvest describing its disposal services as serving key U.S. Northeast markets.
Geography
Headquartered at the landfill site in Perry County, Alabama (622 Tayloe Rd., Perry County, AL 36786), serving waste generators across 33 states, including key U.S. Northeast markets via waste-by-rail.
History
Clairvest completed a minority growth-capital investment in Arrowhead Environmental Partners on June 17, 2020 through Fund VI, and announced on August 3, 2023 that it had realized 12.3x on that investment. The company's website identifies Arrowhead Landfill as a Waste Connections company and part of the Waste Connections family of companies.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsClairvest announced it had exited its investment in Arrowhead Environmental Partners, realizing 12.3x. Clairvest lists the investment status as Exited.
Clairvest completed an investment in Arrowhead Environmental Partners through Fund VI, taking a minority ownership position under a growth capital catalyst.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Arrowhead Environmental Partnersarrowheadenvironmentalpartners.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Arrowhead Environmental Partners do?
- Non-hazardous solid waste disposal company operating the rail-served Arrowhead Landfill in Perry County, Alabama.
- Who are Arrowhead Environmental Partners's investors?
- Arrowhead Environmental Partners's investors include Clairvest Group Inc.