SBA Loans for Solid Waste Collection
SBA has approved 2,051 7(a) loans worth $672M to Solid Waste Collection businesses, and annual approvals have grown 22% versus the prior decade.
- 2,051
- 7(a) loans
- $672M
- Approved dollars
- $327,796
- Average loan size
- #156
- Rank among industries
- +22%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.5%
- Active-loan distress
- 10%
- Franchise-branded
Solid Waste Collection is the #156 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,051 such loans worth $672M, averaging $327,796 each. Annual approval volume has grown 22% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 6.5% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.