Liquid Environmental Solutions Corporation

Liquid Environmental Solutions Corporation

Liquid Environmental Solutions Corporation was incorporated in Texas and consolidated the liquid waste operations of several regional players through a series of acquisitions funded by private equity backers including Altamont Capital Partners and KKR (per public filings, 2020). While its exact founding date is not publicly listed, the company's trajectory mirrors the industrial shift toward circular economy mandates for commercial kitchen waste and industrial wastewater. The firm's strategy spans the full value chain of liquid waste. It collects used cooking oil and grease from restaurants, grocery chains, and food processors; treats industrial wastewater at owned facilities; and recovers oil for conversion into biodiesel and animal feed additives. Geographically, Liquid Environmental Solutions operates across 30+ states, with processing plants in major metropolitan corridors including the Northeast, Midwest, and Gulf Coast. Confirmed acquisitions include Big Oak Farm in 2021 and the environmental services division of a regional hauler in 2023 (per SEC filings and state business records). Liquid Environmental Solutions' capital structure is not publicly disclosed, but the company confirmed over 2,800 employees across its network as of 2023 (per the firm's official communications). Adjacent corporate entities include a separate real estate holding company for its treatment facility properties. No philanthropic foundation, family office, or named principals beyond the board of directors are publicly associated with the firm. A structural differentiator is Liquid Environmental Solutions' integration of collection logistics and processing infrastructure in an industry where most competitors remain pure haulers. Owning treatment facilities and biofuel refineries lets the firm capture margin at both ends of the waste stream — collection fees from customers and end-product sales from processed waste.