{"id":3861,"date":"2013-06-05T16:10:06","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T20:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2013-06-05T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T20:12:06","slug":"ads-buys-at-your-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/ads-buys-at-your-disposal.html","title":{"rendered":"ADS buys At Your Disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nADS just bought a company called At Your Disposal, Inc.\r\nThat&#8217;s interesting, because just six weeks ago\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/videos-of-the-landfill-gas-energy-meeting-2013-04-15.html#ADS\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QCrO-AGCB90\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/videos-of-the-landfill-gas-energy-meeting-2013-04-15.html#ADS\">\r\nState Sen. Tim Golden&#8217;s fraternity brother Steve Edwards<\/a>,\r\nAtlanta Sales and Marketing for Advanced Disposal Systems (ADS),\r\nsaid he didn&#8217;t forsee any additional acquisitions.\r\nAdditional after\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/veolia-bought-by-advanced-disposal-services-of-alabama-owned-by-highstar-capital-of-new-york-city-lcc-2012-12-10.html\">\r\nADS&#8217;s purchase of Veolia six months ago<\/a>,\r\njust after the Lowndes County Commission chose\r\nVeolia&#8217;s highest bid for waste collection,\r\nwhich was\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/how-much-will-trash-collection-rates-go-up-in-lowndes-county-lcc-2012-10-09.html\">\r\nnot as high as its soon-to-be-parent-company ADS&#8217;s bid<\/a>\r\nfor the same service package.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdvancedDisposal\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" width=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net\/hprofile-ak-frc1\/c92.21.265.265\/485010_497865063605856_22969647_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nADS PR of yesterday,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.advanceddisposal.com\/meet-us\/press-release-article\/2012\/06\/04\/advanced-disposal-acquires-at-your-disposal-inc\">\r\nADVANCED DISPOSAL ACQUIRES AT YOUR DISPOSAL, INC. FURTHER EXPANDING COMPANY\u2019S NORTH GEORGIA OPERATIONS<\/a>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nMINERAL BLUFF, Ga., (June 4, 2012) &mdash; Advanced Disposal\r\nServices Inc., a regional integrated environmental services company,\r\nthrough its wholly-owned subsidiary, has acquired the assets of At\r\nYour Disposal, Inc. The purchase further expands the company&#8217;s\r\nfootprint in the North Georgia marketplace.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n&#8220;Acquiring At Your Disposal presented an excellent <!--more-->opportunity for\r\nus to grow our commercial business in North Georgia by strengthening\r\nour density and efficiencies,&#8221; said Advanced Disposal&#8217;s Regional\r\nVice President Charlie Gray. &#8220;We look forward to providing\r\ncomprehensive waste and recycling solutions to the 326 new customers\r\nwho our team will now service.&#8221;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAt Your Disposal, Inc., located in Toccoa, Ga., began providing\r\ncommercial front-load waste services in 2005. Owner Ken Van Byssum\r\nwill join the Advanced Disposal team, and the newly acquired\r\ncustomers will be serviced from Advanced Disposal&#8217;s existing\r\nfacility located on Lakewood Highway.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nCustomers can call (706) 632-6519 with any questions.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAbout Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.\r\n<p>\r\nAdvanced Disposal is the\r\nfourth largest privately-owned environmental services company in the\r\nUnited States providing integrated, non-hazardous solid waste\r\ncollection, transfer, recycling and disposal services in the\r\nSoutheastern United States. Advanced Disposal currently owns and\r\noperates commercial, industrial, and residential solid waste\r\ncollection operations, municipal solid waste landfills, transfer\r\nstations, and recycling facilities. Advanced Disposal is dedicated\r\nto preserving the environment and ensuring that all operations are\r\nconducted in a manner that follows all local, state, and federal\r\nlaws in regards to environmental protection. Advanced Disposal is\r\nheadquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. and has operations in Alabama,\r\nFlorida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.\r\nFor more information regarding Advanced Disposal, please visit\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.advanceddisposal.com\/\">\r\nwww.AdvancedDisposal.com<\/a> or on Facebook at\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdvancedDisposal\">\r\nwww.facebook.com\/AdvancedDisposal<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nAnd on May Day <a href=\"http:\/\/waste360.com\/2013-q2\/may-1-2013-advanced-disposal-buys-waste-hauling-assets-tennessee\">\r\nADS bought the waste hauling assets of RW Edwards Equipment Co. of Bluff City, Tennessee<\/a>.\r\nI wonder what else Steve Edwards was unaware of?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ADS just bought a company called At Your Disposal, Inc. That&#8217;s interesting, because just six weeks ago State Sen. 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