WCA has 37 collection and hauling operations, 27 transfer stations, three material recovery facilities, 22 landfills and more than 1,000 collection vehicles hauling across 11 U.S. states. With headquarters in Vaughan, GFL is North America's fourth-largest diversified environmental services company, with more than 135,000 commercial and industrial customers including the City of Sault Ste. Marie. Two years ago, GFL signed a 10-year, $750,000 contract for naming rights to Sault Ste. Marie's predominant sports/entertainment venue, which was renamed GFL Memorial Gardens. On Wednesday, GFL announced it had won a residential solid waste and recycling collection contract for part of the Niagara Region. Collection in Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, Thorold, Wainfleet and West Lincoln will commence on Oct. 19. GFL's shares dropped nine per cent the day the Spruce Point report was issued, but its value had largely recovered by close of trading on Thursday.