Roadrunner

Roadrunner is a commercial waste and recycling company founded in 2014 that combines fully-managed services with proprietary technology. Its platform applies artificial intelligence, data-driven logistics and patented waste metering to measure waste output and reduce customers' disposal costs. The firm operates across the United States and serves more than 12,000 customer locations.

Two proprietary systems sit at the centre of its offering. Waste Metering™ lets businesses measure and optimise what they throw away, and is credited with average savings of 10-20% on monthly waste bills. CleanStream™ Recycling is a recycling process designed to raise landfill diversion rates. The company's stated objective is to accelerate what it calls the road to Zero Waste™.

Roadrunner has raised $150m in investor funding and acquired Compology, a waste-monitoring firm, in 2022. Its work spans waste management, recycling and sustainability, with engineering problems that touch computer vision, logistics optimisation and sensor technology.

Among external recognitions, Roadrunner has been named a Pittsburgh Business Times Best Place to Work, has received a SEAL Business Sustainability Award, and was ranked by Business Insider as the number one hottest enterprise start-up in the United States.