About Us

Clearing the way forward.

For more than 15 years, we’ve partnered with Fortune 500 companies, government institutions, and local businesses to handle their most complex demolition and decommissioning projects. From data centers and power plants to offices and warehouses, we bring big-firm capabilities with boutique-level care.

Our promise is simple: every project is delivered with safety, transparency, and white-glove service. We treat every site like it’s our own, leaving it better than we found it and giving our clients the confidence to focus on what comes next.

With nationwide reach, industry-leading safety practices, and a people-first mindset, Trash Masters is trusted to handle projects that others can’t — or won’t. We don’t just move debris. We move businesses, communities, and industries forward.

The Team

Michael Starr

CEO & Founder

Michael Starr is responsible for leading Trash Masters’ strategic vision, operational execution, and company culture, ensuring financial health, client satisfaction, and team engagement. His role balances day-to-day operational oversight with long-term strategic growth, empowering team members to take ownership while maintaining accountability and standards of excellence.

Heather Holzwarth

Director of Sales

Heather operates with a high degree of autonomy within defined pricing, process, and approval guardrails, and plays a critical role in representing Trash Masters in the field. Heather has a hands-on, execution-focused role and is a proven seller who thrives in relationship-driven, project-based sales environments.

Christopher Burchell

Sr. Project Manager

Christopher Burchell has over 15 years of experience managing large-scale industrial and commercial demolition projects. He oversees day-to-day field operations, project execution, staffing, scheduling, and client satisfaction across all active Trash Masters projects. His role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, and on budget, while serving as the critical bridge between field teams and company leadership. Christopher typically oversees multiple active projects simultaneously and manages Site Supervisors & General Laborers responsible for daily field execution. Christopher sets clear expectations, provides hands-on leadership and training, maintains operational visibility through daily documentation, and ensures strong communication across crews, clients, and internal stakeholders. His role is accountable for overall project health from pre-construction through closeout.

Sonny Charlton

Accounts Payable & Administrative Coordinator

Sonny Charlton plays a critical role in keeping Trash Masters running smoothly by owning essential accounting and administrative tasks that enable our Sales and Operations teams to stay focused on their highest-value work. Sonny has strong organizational skills and the ability to accurately track and record cash flow, while also enjoying the opportunity to design, implement, and improve systems from the ground up. She takes ownership of administrative and accounts payable processes, helps to bring clarity where there is ambiguity, and creates repeatable workflows that support a growing business. In her roll, Sonny takes pride in creating order, spotting inefficiencies, and building systems that last.

Services

Full-service demolition and decommissioning, done right.

We handle the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. Our teams bring experience, precision, and care to every kind of project.

Demolition Services

Structural, selective, interior, commercial, industrial demolition, excavation, and site prep.

Decommissioning Services

Facilities, power plants, data centers, cable removal/cable abatement, site closures.

Asset Recovery & Recycling

Scrap metal, data center & critical power equipment and machinery resale, building infrastructure & warehouse equipment, machinery and furniture resale.

Branch Locations

New Jersey

90 Parker Rd. Chester, New Jersey 07930

1-888-418-1753

Texas

2929 Allen Parkway Suite 200 Houston, TX 77019

1-888-418-1753

The Trash Masters Difference

Big-firm capabilities. Boutique-level care.

The experience, scale, and safety you’d expect from an industry leader — with the white-glove service and personal accountability you won’t find anywhere else.

15

years delivering safe, reliable demolition nationwide

100+

happy clients across commercial, industrial, and tech sectors

4M+

sq. ft. of sites cleared and transformed

29

states served with local expertise and national reach