American Trash Management acquires Washington equipment firm

Emeryville, California-based American Trash Management (ATM), a provider of waste and recycling equipment, chute installation, and repair and maintenance services, has expanded to the Pacific Northwest with its acquisition of Portland, Oregon-based RamCoNW.

Existing RamCoNW customers will continue to receive chute and compaction services but will also now have access to ATM’s “full suite of trash management services,” says ATM.

“Adding RamCoNW to the ATM family is an exciting step for us,” says Steven Seltzer, ATM’s chief operating officer. “Clients rave about the service and quality the company offers its Oregon clients, and we’re thrilled to continue that tradition while also providing additional products and services.”

“This feels like the right next step for our company,” says Lisa Menken, president of RamCoNW. “Our clients are our lifeblood, and being able to not only continue providing top-notch chute and compactor services, but also offer next-generation waste solutions is a dream for us.”

In 2021 and beyond, ATM says it is seeking to partner with other “high-quality, well-established and respected regional trash system service operations.”

On its website, RamCoNW has retained its brand name while also referring to itself as “an American Trash Management company.”

Founded in 1990, ATM says it provides sophisticated, cost-saving trash management products and services to private and public sector customers in North America, including waste and recycling equipment, trash chutes and accompanying installation, repair and maintenance services and—through its SmartTrash subsidiary—ongoing waste management services.