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- GFL Environmental Inc. (TSX: GFL; NYSE: GFL) provides diversified environmental services across North America, focusing on solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation. The company offers collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, disposal, and processing of non-hazardous solid waste through landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities, and organic processing sites; liquid waste management encompassing wastewater treatment, industrial cleanup, and hazardous/non-hazardous waste handling; and soil remediation including assessment, excavation, treatment, and stabilization of contaminated soils. GFL serves municipal, residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers from operations spanning all Canadian provinces and more than half of U.S. states, with its signature fleet of bright green trucks supporting integrated solutions for businesses, communities, and households. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, the company employs over 20,000 people and maintains a commitment to sustainability through recycling, resource recovery, and environmentally responsible practices. In January 2025, GFL announced an agreement to sell its Environmental Services business—covering liquid waste and soil remediation—for an $8.0 billion enterprise value to funds managed by Apollo Global Management and BC Partners, retaining a significant equity stake while using proceeds to repay up to $3.75 billion in debt, pursue opportunistic share repurchases of up to $2.25 billion, and reduce leverage to approximately 3.0x, with the transaction expected to close in the first quarter of 2025 and maintain synergies with its core solid waste operations.