Gilton Solid Waste Management
The Gilton Family of Companies
Gilton Solid Waste Management
With corporate offices in Oakdale, California, Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. is an innovative, full-service waste management company that specializes in the collection, transport, processing, and diversion of waste generated by residents and businesses. We focus on fully-integrated solutions that result in the most environmentally sound, cost-effective programs.
Gilton Resource Recovery
Located in Modesto, California, Gilton Resource Recovery / Transfer Facility, Inc. operates a transfer facility that processes source separated organics and commingled recyclables, residential, commercial, industrial, and public haul refuse. Our services also include composting, product destruction, and efficient recycling of food and beverage waste into high quality ingredients.
Together, the Gilton Family of Companies provides the highest level of dedication and care to our customers and works to improve the environmental and economic health of the California communities we serve.
Our Mission
Gilton will provide the highest quality waste management services to all of our customers while constantly working to ensure the protection and improvement of the environment and the communities we serve.
Our Leadership
We have been a family owned and operated company since 1947. We are currently owned and operated by the 3rd generation. We have built the foundation of this company on faith and family which leads us to an honest commitment to each individual customer, colleague, and business partner.
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- 2020-Present
Our Focus
Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. (GSW) is an innovative, full-service waste management company with a focus on fully-integrated solutions that result in the most environmentally sound, cost-effective programs. We specialize in the collection, transport, processing, and diversion of waste generated by residents and businesses.
Gilton Resource Recovery / Transfer Facility, Inc. (GRR) is a key contributor to GSW’s strength and efficiency.
Our Services Include:
- Public Disposal & Recycling
- Organic Composting
- Product Destruction
- Product Transloading
- Food & Beverage Waste Recycling into High Quality Ingredients
Our motto is, “Give us enough of something, and we’ll find a home for it that is not the landfill.”
Our Heritage
Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. (GSW) was originally formed in 1947 as Airport Garbage to provide waste collection services to 600 customers in the city of Modesto. In 1962, company ownership transferred to sons, Eugene and Leroy Gilton, and was relocated to Mono Drive in Modesto. The company continued to grow and expand its service areas which lead to the development and opening of Gilton Resource Recovery / Transfer Facility, Inc. (GRR) on McClure Road in Modesto in 1990.
Both GSW and GRR are currently owned and operated by the 3rd generation. GSW’s footprint has expanded to more than a dozen jurisdictions throughout and including Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin Counties. With a rich history of premier service, this family-run business continues to show the highest level of dedication and care to its customers and works to improve the environmental and economic health of the California neighborhoods it serves.
Our Passion
We are devoted to our employees, customers, communities, and environment. Excellent customer service is at the core of what motivates us. We love taking care of our customers and are passionate about what we do. For more than seven decades, GSW has been setting the standard for trash collection service in the cities and areas of Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin Counties by providing dependable collections, excellent customer relations, and diligent, high quality service to all of our customers and business partners.
Our fleet of ONE-PASS trucks services our residential customers once a week, totaling more than 4.2 million visits per year. We maintain a keen awareness of environmental concerns and regulatory issues and actively serve as a leader in our industry and as part of the Resource Recovery Coalition of California. GSW & GRR are most committed to putting customer service first, reducing landfill usage through recycling innovations, and supporting our seasoned team of employees.
Careers
It is a very exciting time to be part of the Gilton team as we continue to make a positive impact on the cities and communities that we serve. If you want to be part of something special in a family-oriented company that values its employees and customers, come join our team.
Explore how Gilton can help you achieve your career goals while maintaining the needed work/life balance in a fun, friendly, and supportive team environment.
