# Winters Brothers

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{{Short description|American waste disposal company}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Winters Bros.
| logo = Winters Brothers Logo.png
| type = [Private Company](/source/Private_Company)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1950}}
| location = [West Babylon, NY](/source/West_Babylon%2C_New_York)
| key_people = 
| locations = 18
| num_employees      = 500
| subsid          = Oak Ridge
| industry = [Waste management](/source/Waste_management)
| products = [Dumpster rental](/source/Dumpster), [Recycling](/source/Recycling), [Waste systems](/source/Waste_management)
| owner = 
| homepage = [http://www.wintersbros.com/ www.wintersbros.com] |}}

'''Winters Bros.''' is a privately held waste disposal business in the Northeast United States. Its headquarters are in [West Babylon, New York](/source/West_Babylon%2C_New_York); it currently serves the market of New York, but previously also served Connecticut, Florida and Vermont. It sells its recovered products worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Winters-in-business-for-the-long-haul-1572054.php|title=Winters in business for the long haul|work=NewsTimes|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref> It is the largest waste management firm in Long Island. The firm has six [recycling centers](/source/Recycling) and twelve transfer stations.<ref name=embraces>
{{Cite news|url=http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Winter-Bros.-Waste-System-embraces-single-stream-1423858.php|title=Winter Bros. Waste System embraces single-stream recycling as way of the future|work=NewsTimes|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Stocks |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Acquisitions ==
Originally based in Long Island, in 2011, it purchased the 25 waste disposal companies formerly owned by [James Galante](/source/James_Galante) to expand into the Connecticut market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writers |first=Dirk Perrefortand Robert Miller, Staff |date=2011-03-30 |title=AWD, Galante's former Danbury-based garbage empire, gets new owner |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/awd-galante-s-former-danbury-based-garbage-1312580.php |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=NewsTimes |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, the firm acquired all the Connecticut and New York operations from [Waste Management](/source/Waste_Management_(corporation)) operations, and continues to service these regions under contract with WM.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=News and Analysis Archives |url=https://www.pehub.com/news-and-analysis/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=PE Hub |language=en-US}}</ref> At various times, it purchased smaller waste management companies, the largest of which in the New York region being Progressive Waste Solutions, which Winters Bros. acquired in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bros |first=Winters |title=Winters Bros. acquires Long Island assets of Progressive Waste Solutions |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/winters-bros-acquires-long-island-assets-of-progressive-waste-solutions-300044821.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-04 |title=Winter Bros. Buys Progressive’s Long Island Waste, Recycling Business |url=https://www.waste360.com/business/winter-bros-buys-progressive-s-long-island-waste-recycling-business |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Waste360 |language=en}}</ref>

==Facilities==

Winters Bros. has its largest facility located in [West Babylon, NY](/source/West_Babylon%2C_New_York) which handles recycling, transfers, and hauling. Other transfer stations and yards in New York are in [Glen Cove, NY](/source/Glen_Cove%2C_New_York), [Medford, NY](/source/Medford%2C_New_York), [Old Bethpage, NY](/source/Old_Bethpage%2C_New_York), [Holtsville, NY](/source/Holtsville%2C_New_York) and [Yaphank, NY](/source/Yaphank%2C_New_York).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wintersbros.com/locations/|title=Locations - Winters Bros - Long Island, NY|work=Winters Bros - Long Island, NY            
|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Its two facilities in Connecticut are in [Danbury](/source/Danbury%2C_Connecticut) and [Shelton](/source/Shelton%2C_Connecticut).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wintersbrosct.com/services/transfer-stations/|title=Transfer Stations - Winter Bros. Waste Systems - Trash Service Company CT|work=Winter Bros. Waste Systems - Trash Service Company CT|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
In New York, Winters Bros. utilizes the [Bushwick Branch](/source/Bushwick_Branch) rail line under contract with the [New York and Atlantic Railway](/source/New_York_and_Atlantic_Railway) via the Waste Management company's Varick Transfer Station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Varick I Transfer Station {{!}} Transfer Station {{!}} WMSolutions.com |url=https://www.wmsolutions.com/locations/details/id/770 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.wmsolutions.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Winzelberg |first=David |date=2017-02-17 |title=Trash train {{!}} Long Island Business News |url=https://libn.com/2017/02/17/trash-train/,%20https://libn.com/2017/02/17/trash-train/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> In Connecticut, it utilizes the [Housatonic Railroad's](/source/Housatonic_Railroad) [Maybrook Line](/source/Maybrook_Line).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hrrc.com/the-system/|title=The Housatonic Railroad, Inc |website=www.hrrc.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>

Winters Brothers affiliate Shamrock Rail acquired Brookhaven Rail LLC, the company responsible for rail operations at [Brookhaven Rail Terminal](/source/Brookhaven_Rail_Terminal) in Yaphank, NY, in 2020. The terminal itself remains a separate entity. Winters Brothers plans to build a waste-to-rail transfer facility on an adjacent property.<ref>{{cite news |title=Winters Bros. wants to move waste by rail |last1=Waszynski |first1=Randall |url=https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/winters-bros-wants-to-move-waste-by-rail,86966 |access-date=3 January 2024 |work=Long Island Advance |date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918034757/https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/winters-bros-wants-to-move-waste-by-rail,86966 |archive-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref>

== Equipment ==

Winters Bros. has a collection of over 200 vehicles, which include trucks for residential, commercial, industrial and construction pickups. Its normal trucks are equipped with robotic arms to collect trash bins and dumpsters without the need for workers to exit the vehicles. Flatbed trucks are used for special pickups that are too large for normal trucks, and hauling away [construction waste](/source/construction_waste).

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wintersbros.com/ Official website]
* [https://oakridgewaste.com/ Oak Ridge website]

Category:American companies established in 1950
Category:Waste companies established in 1950
Category:Waste management companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Suffolk County, New York
Category:Companies based in Danbury, Connecticut
Category:1950 establishments in New York (state)

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