Winters Bros. is a privately held waste disposal business in the Northeast United States. Its headquarters are in

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; it currently serves the markets of New York and Connecticut, but previously also served Florida and Vermont. Outside of Long Island, the company brands itself as Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling. It sells its recovered products worldwide. It is the largest waste management firm in Long Island, and one of the largest in Connecticut. The firm has six recycling centers and twelve transfer stations.

Acquisitions

Originally based in Long Island, in 2011, it purchased the 25 waste disposal companies formerly owned by

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to expand into the Connecticut market. The Connecticut headquarters is located in

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. In 2015, the firm acquired all the Connecticut and New York operations from

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operations, and continues to service these regions under contract with WM. At various times, it purchased smaller waste management companies, the largest of which in the New York region being Progressive Waste Solutions, which Winters Bros. acquired in 2015.

Facilities

Winters Bros. has its largest facility located in

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which handles recycling, transfers, and hauling. Other transfer stations and yards in New York are in

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, Medford, NY, Old Bethpage, NY, Holtsville, NY and

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. Its two facilities in Connecticut are in

and

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Transportation

In New York, Winters Bros. utilizes the

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rail line under contract with the

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via the Waste Management company's Varick Transfer Station., In Connecticut, it utilizes the Housatonic Railroad's

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Equipment

Winters Bros. has a collection of over 200 vehicles, which include trucks for residential, commercial, industrial and construction pickups. Its normal trucks are equipped with robotic arms to collect trash bins and dumpsters without the need for workers to exit the vehicles. Flatbed trucks are used for special pickups that are too large for normal trucks, and hauling away

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External links

Official website

Oak Ridge website
American companies established in 1950 Waste companies established in 1950 Waste management companies of the United States Companies based in Suffolk County, New York Companies based in Danbury, Connecticut 1950 establishments in New York (state)