About Us

ABC Waste was originally founded by James Hodges and Ellen Flinchum-Hodges in 1956, the same year Elvis Presley came to Savannah. In the years leading up, they were running their business just outside of Savannah in a town called Claxton. It wasn’t until 1952 that Ellen took the money she had earned during her time with the FBI and purchased the first garbage truck of their fleet. They had high hopes to run their business out of Virginia, and so they packed up their stuff to start a new life in the “birthplace of a nation”. Business was booming, however, after four years of frigid temperatures they had enough of the cold and made their way back home to The Coastal Empire.

The year was 1956 when they made the decision to relocate back to Savannah, Georgia and ABC Waste of Savannah was born. Staying true to their values, it remained a family owned business. James and Ellen built a legacy over those years and today the family business continues to operate with the same superior customer service values that turned ABC Waste into a household name in Savannah.