Unparalleled Success: Leading Provider of Waste and Recycling Solutions Reaches $600 Million in Annual Sales

 

Diverse Service Offerings, Unwavering Commitment to the Environment, and Growing Blue-Chip Client Roster Lead to OAKLEAF’s Unbeatable Growth 

 

East Hartford, Conn. (December 20, 2007)-- OAKLEAF, the nation’s leading provider of waste and recycling solutions, has announced that it has reached $600 million in annual sales—outpacing its nearest competition by six times.  With an impressive growth of $200 million dollars this past year alone, OAKLEAF’s stellar performance and accelerated growth rate are due mainly to its dominant and differentiated business model and strong infrastructure.

OAKLEAF’s utilization of proprietary technology, coupled with a highly diversified blue-chip client roster and world class customer servicing teams, has helped define OAKLEAF as the clear leader in the waste logistics industry.  In fact, OAKLEAF boasts an impressive client retention rate of 95%.  Additionally, OAKLEAF’s firm and unwavering commitment to the environment continues to be of paramount importance.

“As a company, OAKLEAF is dedicated to raising the bar when it comes to offering sound solutions that provide long-term impact for our customers and the environment.  By keeping our sights on these initiatives, we continue to surpass our goals.  Reaching sales of $600 million is a testament to that,” stated Jim Barnes, CEO of OAKLEAF.  “It is extremely rewarding to see the upward progression of OAKLEAF’s financial growth and the healthy, sustainable relationships we have, and continue to build, on behalf of the clients we serve.”

About OAKLEAF 

OAKLEAF, founded in 1995, is an authority in providing waste and recycling solutions for a broad base of multi-location retail, restaurant, hotel, manufacturing, property management and mall clients including Sears, United Technologies, Kmart, GAP, TGI Fridays and more.  As the most rapidly growing waste outsourcing company in the nation with more than 450 employees and a nationwide network of over 4,800 certified haulers, OAKLEAF provides services to approximately 90,000 locations throughout North America.  OAKLEAF has been recognized nine times since 2001 by Inc. Magazine, including being named four times to the Inc. 500 List (now the Inc. 5000 List) and being recognized five times by ICIC, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.  For more information on OAKLEAF, please visit www.oakleafwaste.com.

Contact:
Mary Beth Tryon
Director of Marketing
Phone: 860-256-2018
Cell:  860-778-0803
Email: marybeth.tryon@oakleafwaste.com