Waste Pro has been recognized as the second largest family and privately-owned company in Central Florida by the Orlando Business Journal as part of the annual Golden 100 list. This is the 15th consecutive year the company has ranked in the top five. The company also ranked as one of Central Florida鈥檚 鈥淔ast 50鈥� fastest-growing companies. Orlando Business Journal’s 2025 Golden 100 list celebrates Central Florida’s largest privately-owned, locally-based companies, and the Fast 50 list recognizes the region’s fastest-growing businesses based on revenue growth over the past three years. 聽Companies included on the Golden 100 and Fast 50 lists are headquartered locally in Central Florida, in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties. Each honoree is at least 51% privately held.
Waste Pro, founded in 2001 by John J. Jennings, is based in Longwood, Florida, and began with a commitment to creating a more sustainable future through innovative solid waste and recycling solutions as well as a focus on investing in local relationships with community partners. From its first month serving customers from a single truck with revenues reaching only $800, Waste Pro quickly became one of the fastest-growing private solid waste and recycling companies nationwide. With projected revenues on target to exceed $1.4 billion in 2025, Waste Pro provides residential, commercial, and industrial solid waste services to more than two million residential and 100,000 commercial customers throughout its 12-state service footprint. Waste Pro employs over 5,000 people and operates a fleet of more than 4,200 trucks from over 140 operating locations. The company also operates 32 landfills, 20 transfer stations, and four recycling facilities.
In 2020, John鈥檚 son, Sean Jennings, took up the family legacy, bringing a lifetime of industry knowledge to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. As the company approaches its 25th anniversary, Sean shares Waste Pro鈥檚 dual focus: continuing to grow, while remaining privately-owned and family-operated. 鈥淲e are thrilled by the Orlando Business Journal鈥檚acknowledgment and excited to be at the top of the leaderboard once again. This has been a banner year for Waste Pro鈥檚 strategic acquisitions and municipal partnerships, contributing significantly to our growth. We can attribute a great deal of our continued success to our status as a privately-held, family-owned company, because we have the flexibility to grow organically without the constraints of corporate red tape.鈥�