About Norcal

People • Service • Environment


Mike Sangiacomo "One of the largest solid waste companies in America, Norcal is 100% employee-owned, which gives us a direct incentive to provide superior service. We trace our company roots to the early 1900s. Hallmarks of our company include eagerness to work hard and take pride in our jobs."

Mike Sangiacomo
President & Chief Executive Officer

Norcal pioneered recycling five generations ago - recycling up to 50% of the waste stream long before recycling became fashionable or mandated by law. From San Francisco to Silicon Valley to cities throughout the West, Norcal is truly committed to helping communities grow and improve their collection, disposal, and recycling programs.

Norcal represents a dedicated team of refuse management professionals who deliver the highest quality of customer service, who protect the environment through the application of stringent standards, and who emphasize recycling of the materials collected through our many operations.

Norcal is the largest employee-owned company in the solid waste industry, providing waste management services to more than 570,000 residential and 55,000 commercial customers.

Norcal is parent to two dozen subsidiaries providing solid waste services to more than 50 communities and the exclusive service provider in San Francisco. Norcal provides the highest level of service in the industry -- a commitment born when the company was established in 1921.

Norcal delivers some of the most innovative recycling programs in the country including material recovery facilities, construction and demolition debris recycling, and large-scale composting of food and organic wastes, and the company is constantly testing new ways to improve and increase recycling.