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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Arizona, United States

The 54 best Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Republic Services.

54companies tracked
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
12have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × ARIZONA

Our analysis of 50 Waste & Water Management companies

$2.9b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
49median Fliar Index™
185kcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3

Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Republic Services
Provider of integrated waste management services
$1.4B136 mo agoPublicRichard Hattem
Founder
1998Apple iCloud MailTypeScriptNode.js+2532 patents
Advanced waste sorting, plastics recycling, and PFAS removal technologies for municipal waste streams.
1 award
2Taronis Fuels
Provider of liquid and solid waste treatment services
$52M59 mo agoPublicScott Mahoney
CEO
2007———
3Global Water
Water resource management providing water, wastewater, and recycled water utility services
67Product top 14%News top 21%Funding top 27%Patents top 32%
All 11 signals ▾
Producttop 14%
Newstop 21%
Fundingtop 27%
Patentstop 32%
Innovationtop 37%
Growthtop 39%
Markettop 40%
Fin. healthtop 40%
Moattop 45%
Techtop 46%
Globalbottom 42%
Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 44 tracked, 8 types) · +175% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$20M9 mo agoPublic—2003WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+15101 patents
Advanced ion removal technologies for water purification and desalination
—
4AbTech Industries
Provider of wastewater and treatment services
$14M172 mo agoPublic—1999—46 patents
Advanced hydrocarbon and metal removal technologies for wastewater treatment and pollution abatement
—
5Phoenix Group Metals
Provider of catalytic converter recycling, toll refining, and precious metal assaying
$10M71 mo agoFunding RaisedJay Robie
Owner
1998Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14——
6Bio Huma Netics
Provider of biological compounds for wastewater treatment & agricultural application services
$4M86 mo agoEarly StageLyndon Smith
CEO & President & Co-Owner
1973WordPressPleskMySQL+21——
7Metro Water
Metro Water Home - Metro Water
$2M17 mo agoFunding Raised—1992WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18——
8Arbsource
Developer of electrochemical technology for wastewater treatment
$300K168 mo agoAcquiredMark Sholin
Founder & CEO
2011———
9Ecoblue
Provider of water management services
$200K121 mo agoSeedDamian Cox
Founder & CEO
2005———
10reNature
Provider of recycle organic waste streams
$126K111 mo agoDeadpooledMaria do Carmo Stilwell
Founder & CEO
2014—6 patents
Anaerobic digestion reactors for converting organic waste into nutrient-rich bioproducts
—
11Ally Waste
Provider of valet trash and bulk removal services for multifamily
$100K41 mo agoSeedJames Crawley
CEO
2014WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28——

Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona

#1
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2003 · 100 employees
$19.9Mraised
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Water resource management providing water, wastewater, and recycled water utility services. The company focuses on total water management, integrating water, wastewater, and recycled water systems to maximize water reuse. This approach employs smart water management programs, advanced metering infrastructure, and other technologies to promote conservation. The company aims to protect water supplies in water-scarce areas, enabling economic development and sustainability. They are committed to leveraging advanced technologies to benefit customers, employees, and the environment, providing a strong investment opportunity focused on long-term value creation.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%
News
top 21%
Funding
top 27%
Patents
top 32%
Innovation
top 37%
Growth
top 39%
Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 44 tracked, 8 types) · +175% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $19.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Post IPO$13.1M
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$50K
  • Oct 2023Post IPO$4M
  • Jun 2023Post IPO$2.8M
Investors
USGS
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapGodaddyGoogle Cloud
#2
Funding Raised · Tucson, Arizona · founded 1992 · 53 employees
$2Mraised
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Tucson, Arizona | 520-575-8100

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
Investors
USGS
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#3
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 1998 · 40000 employees
$1.4Braised
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In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $13.51B and a net profit of $1.48B.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 163k LinkedIn followers — 88.2% of this cohort's audience · 114 engagements/post (6.0× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Conventional Debt$500M
  • May 2012Conventional Debt$850M
Founders & team
Richard HattemFounderJon Vander ArkPresident and CEO
Investors
MK Capital, Argentum Group
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#4
Public · Peoria, Arizona · founded 2007 · 151 employees
$51.6Mraised
▾

Provider of liquid and solid waste treatment services

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Post IPO$2.5M
  • Jul 2021Post IPO—
  • Jun 2021Post IPO$16.5M
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$1.8M
Founders & team
Scott MahoneyCEO
#5
Funding Raised · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 1998 · 30 employees
$10Mraised
▾

Provider of catalytic converter recycling, toll refining, and precious metal assaying. The company offers direct purchase of catalytic converters. It utilizes proprietary software for catalytic converter identification and valuation. The company provides transparent reporting and advanced processing technologies.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Conventional Debt$10M
Founders & team
Jay RobieOwner
Investors
MidFirst Business Credit
Tech stack
Wix EcommerceWixReactGoogle CloudPolyfillLodash
#6
Public · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 1999 · 12 employees
$13.8Mraised
▾

Provider of wastewater and treatment services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2012Series A$6.6M
  • Nov 2006Series A$6.8M
  • Nov 2004Unattributed$250K
  • Jan 2003Unattributed$158.6K
Investors
Madoff Trustee
Tech stack
NginxOpenrestyJsdelivrJqueryGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#7
Early Stage · Gilbert, Arizona · founded 1973 · 62 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Provider of biological compounds for wastewater treatment & agricultural application services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2019Unattributed$1.3M
  • May 2017Unattributed$1.8M
  • Mar 2016Unattributed$1000K
Founders & team
Lyndon SmithCEO & President & Co-Owner
#8
Seed · Mesa, Arizona · founded 2014 · 45 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Provider of valet trash and bulk removal services for multifamily. The company offers comprehensive waste support services, including doorstep trash pickup, recycling, bulk trash removal, and trashouts. It provides waste services for apartments, multi-family apartment complexes, senior living, assisted living communities, hospice centers, and student housing. The company also offers onsite waste support, recycling and sorting compliance, and maintenance support.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Seed—
  • Jan 2022Seed$100K
Founders & team
James CrawleyCEO
Investors
RF Investment Partners
Tech stack
All In One SeoApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#9
Acquired · Scottsdale, Arizona · founded 2011
$300Kraised
▾

Provider of waste water treatment services intended to transform wastewater into a valuable resource for food and beverage companies. The company's waste water treatment services provides a water treatment systems where waste water is treated using microbial electrochemical cell technologies, enabling food and beverage companies to reduce water and power bills.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2012Grant (prize money)$150K
  • May 2012Grant (prize money)$150K
Founders & team
Mark SholinFounder & CEO
Investors
DOE, OSTI, MassChallenge
#10
Seed · Tucson, Arizona · founded 2005
$200Kraised
▾

Provider of water management services

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Seed$200K
Founders & team
Damian CoxFounder & CEO
#11
Deadpooled · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2014 · 6 employees
$126Kraised
▾

reNature creates sustainable fertilizer from organic waste using advanced biotechnology. Our technology reduces the environmental impact and liability of waste disposal while producing a natural fertilizer to replace unsustainable mined and petrochemical derived fertilizers. Through restoring this nutrient cycle, reNature “reconnects food with its roots.”

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Seed$126K
Founders & team
Maria do Carmo StilwellFounder & CEO
Investors
Village Capital, VentureWell
Tech stack
PhpLiveinternetCdnjsCloudflareOpen GraphHttp/3
#12
Seed · Tucson, Arizona · founded 2020 · 11 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of recyclable goods trading platform designed to tackle fraud in the recyclables wholesaling market. The company's platform connects buyers and sellers of bulk recycled materials like plastics, metals, and industrial by-products and verifies the material quality, standardizes, shipping, and payment terms to minimize transactional risk, enabling clients to minimize transactional risk and improve security.

Funding rounds
  • 2021Seed—
Investors
Climate Capital, XG Ventures, Right Side Capital Management, AngelPad, Forum Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$1.5Btotal disclosed funding
11companies funded
27disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
USGS2 rounds
AngelPad1 rounds
Argentum Group1 rounds
Batuta Capital Advisors1 rounds
Bestige Holdings1 rounds
CRG Capital Partners1 rounds
Climate Capital1 rounds
DOE1 rounds
Forum Ventures1 rounds
MK Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Richard Hattem
Founder · Republic Services
Jon Vander Ark
President and CEO · Republic Services
Scott Mahoney
CEO · Taronis Fuels
Jay Robie
Owner · Phoenix Group Metals
Lyndon Smith
CEO & President & Co-Owner · Bio Huma Netics
James Crawley
CEO · Ally Waste
Mark Sholin
Founder & CEO · Arbsource
Damian Cox
Founder & CEO · Ecoblue
Maria do Carmo Stilwell
Founder & CEO · reNature
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,932,742 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Waste & Water Management coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN ARIZONA · Environment

How research on Water Treatment in Arizona is moving

A read on the academic research around Water Treatment in Arizona — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 92 papers.

92 papers · stance +0.33 · 20% breakthrough · 32% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Arizona State University67
  • University of Arizona25
  • Retinal Consultants of Arizona1
leading researchers
Paul Westerhoff · Stuart W. Krasner · Shane A. Snyder · Absar Alum · Bruce E. Rittmann · David Hanigan
prism intelligence · tone & topics
87% positive · 11% critical tone
EnvironmentHealthBusinessMaterials ScienceAgricultureEnergy
▲ Breakthroughs17 · 18%
▼ 19%→16% share
▼0.8× share momentum42 median citations35% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (19%→16% of field), led by Adsorption.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adsorption6
  • Effluent3
  • Chlorine3
  • Arsenic3
  • Dissolved organic carbon2
Landmark Impact of Wastewater Treatment Processes on Organic Carbon, Organic Nitrogen, and DBP Precursors in Effluent Organic Mat · 263 cites
◆ Advancements40 · 43%
▲ 38%→55% share
▲1.4× share momentum10 median citations52% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (38%→55% of field), led by Sewage treatment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Sewage treatment1→3
  • Effluent4→6
  • Wastewater3→4
Landmark Multiple Roles of Dissolved Organic Matter in Advanced Oxidation Processes · 388 cites
▼ Concerns27 · 29%
▼ 32%→21% share
▼0.7× share momentum9 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (32%→21% of field), led by Water quality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality7
  • Environmental chemistry6
  • Environmental engineering5
  • Wastewater4
  • Haloacetic acids3
Newly emergingMembrane 0→3
Landmark The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset? · 742 cites

Common questions

How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Arizona, United States?
Radar tracks 54 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Arizona, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.5B in disclosed equity funding across 11 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Arizona, United States?
Republic Services is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Arizona, United States, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States are funded?
11 of the 54 Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Arizona, United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Arizona, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Arizona, United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Arizona, United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include USGS, AngelPad, Argentum Group, Batuta Capital Advisors, Bestige Holdings.
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