Quest Resource Holding Corp (NASDAQ: QRHC) is a waste and recycling management services company that designs and manages customer-specific programs for the collection, processing, recycling, disposal, and tracking of waste streams and recyclables for larger, multi-location businesses across multiple industry sectors. Revenue is transactional, generated by charging customers for managed waste and recycling programs while outsourcing the physical collection, processing, and disposal work to independent third-party subcontractors. QRHC operates as an asset-light intermediary, earning the spread between what it charges customers and what it pays subcontractors. The company serves customers throughout the United States and markets its services through a direct sales force and selected strategic partnerships. Headquarters moved to 433 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, Texas, effective May 2026, per the 10-K filed March 13, 2026. Common stock has traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol QRHC since May 19, 2014. As of March 2, 2026, there were 20,959,751 shares of common stock outstanding.
- Revenue model
- Transactional managed-services model. QRHC charges customers for waste and recycling program management, then subcontracts the physical collection, processing, and disposal to third-party vendors. Additional value is delivered through invoice auditing, consolidated billing, and cloud-based data reporting. The company pursues an asset-light strategy, avoiding ownership of collection or processing equipment.
- Products and services
- Services include waste collection, recycling, disposal, and tracking program management across multiple waste streams. Specific service lines include: automotive, fleet, and industrial services (scrap tires, HDPE plastics, used oil, used oil filters, parts cleaners, paint wastes, industrial fluids, used antifreeze, regulated waste, wastewater, spent chemicals); food and organic waste recycling programs for grocers, manufacturers, and distributors; construction site waste recycling (cardboard, plastics, metal, pallets, wood, drywall, concrete) plus temporary containers, offices, storage, toilets, eye-washing stations, and water-holding tanks. The company also offers antifreeze and windshield washer fluid products produced from byproducts of waste processing. A cloud-based data hub provides 24/7 customer access to operational, environmental, and reporting data.
- Customers and end markets
- Larger, multi-location businesses across multiple industry sectors. End markets include automotive and fleet operators, food and grocery facilities, food manufacturers and distributors, construction site managers, and industrial operators. Customers use QRHC's programs to meet business sustainability and ESG goals while seeking operational cost reductions.
- Value-chain role
- Intermediary and program manager. QRHC sits between the end customer and a network of independent third-party subcontractors who perform the physical collection, sorting, processing, and disposal. QRHC designs the program, manages subcontractor relationships, audits invoices, consolidates billing and reporting, and provides data and compliance documentation to customers.
- Geographic exposure
- United States, national coverage. Marketing and services are provided throughout the United States via a direct sales force and strategic partnerships. Administrative offices in Irving, Texas (effective May 2026) and Pennsylvania, per the 10-K filed March 13, 2026.
