Managed waste services for senior living communities
WHK manages the non-hazardous side of senior living waste: everyday solid waste, recycling, cardboard, and dining organics across every campus. Regulated medical waste stays with your specialized provider under a clearly defined split scope. One point of contact, one invoice, consistent, documented service that protects resident experience.
Most senior living waste isn't medical waste, and it's where the savings live
Regulated medical waste gets the attention, but the larger volume across most communities is ordinary solid waste, recycling, cardboard, and dining organics, managed by a patchwork of vendors with fragmented reporting.
We standardize the everyday waste across every community and coordinate the total program, without touching the specialized handling that regulated streams require.
The waste your communities generate
Solid waste, recycling, cardboard, dining organics, bulky items, and renovation debris, we manage the everyday non-regulated waste across every community, and coordinate regulated streams with qualified providers.
Solid waste & single-stream recycling
Cardboard (OCC)
Dining & cafeteria organics
Bulky items & furniture from move-outs
Renovation debris
How WHK manages your community waste program
We start by mapping what you generate across every location, then standardize your program with one cadence and vetted recyclers everywhere. Scheduled pickups come with chain-of-custody records, and your materials are processed responsibly with diversion and activity rolled into one report.
Assess
Assess. We map each community's everyday waste and recycling, vendors, and costs, and note where regulated streams are handled.
Standardize
Standardize. One program for the non-regulated streams, with right-sized service and vetted recyclers across every community.
Collect & document
Collect & document. Scheduled pickups with weight and chain-of-custody records.
Recycle & report
Coordinate & report. Recyclables and organics routed to recovery, with total-program activity in consolidated reporting.
Simplify, save, and optimize
Simplify
One managed partner for the everyday waste and recycling across every community. We wrangle the vendors and paperwork.
Save
Right-sized service and consolidated billing cut spend hidden in vendor sprawl.
Optimize
Weight, diversion data, and reporting that support sustainability and operational goals.
A broker hands your assets to whoever's cheapest and disappears. We own
the outcome. Vetted recyclers, real people, full accountability
Everyday waste handled, regulated streams coordinated
Regulated medical waste demands specialized, compliant handling. Our role is to manage your everyday waste and recycling and bring coordination and reporting to the total program, not to substitute for qualified providers.
Responsible routing
Dining organics and recyclables are routed to vetted processors, with weight and chain-of-custody records by community.
Auditable recovery
Regulated streams are coordinated alongside qualified providers, keeping split-scope handling clean and reporting consolidated.
Nationwide coverage,
local presence
Across a 5,000-hauler network and 70,000+ locations, WHK delivers consistent service wherever your communities are. National footprint, local execution.
Hauler network
Locations served
Invoice, one standard
Built for every care setting
Independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing-care retirement communities, and regional and national operators, anywhere everyday waste accumulates across many communities.
Why senior living operators trust WHK
We don't broker your program. We own the relationship at every location you operate, which means we're answerable for what happens from pickup to final processing.
Every facility in our network is vetted and documented. Chain of custody records follow your materials through every step, giving you the evidence you need for compliance and ESG reporting.
Consolidated data across all locations rolls into one report. No piecing together invoices from five different vendors or explaining gaps in your diversion numbers to auditors.
We own your program end to end, not as a broker passing you between vendors.
FAQ
Common questions about our program and services.
It requires specialized, compliant handling. We coordinate the total waste program and manage your everyday waste and recycling across every community.
Yes, one program for everyday waste and recycling, one invoice across every community nationwide.
Solid waste, recycling, cardboard, dining organics, bulky items, and renovation debris.
Yes, bulky items and renovation debris are handled under the same program.
Yes, we coordinate alongside your specialized providers and bring total-program reporting into one consolidated view.
Still have questions?
Reach out to our team for specifics about your situation.
The services behind your program
One accountable program for every location, hauler, and invoice.
Right-size containers, schedules, and costs with monitoring and ongoing review.
Practical recovery programs with measurable, reportable diversion.
Compactors and balers installed, monitored, and maintained.
Portfolio-level visibility into spend, service, and diversion.
Explore every market WHK serves.
One partner for everyday senior living waste. Consistent, coordinated, fully documented.
One partner. Every location. Fully documented.