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
President/CEOMichael Starr leads the company with strategic vision and a commitment to operational excellence. While not always directly engaging in fieldwork, his leadership ensures that all projects align with company goals and client expectations.
Heather Holzwarth
Director of SalesHeather Holzwarth plays a critical role in client engagement and the preparation of proposal documentation. Her expertise in business operations and communications supports the assembly of bid packets, coordination of preconstruction tasks, and management of administrative submissions. While not a field operator, her organizational skills contribute to the smooth progression of projects, indirectly supporting overall safety.
Christopher Burchell
Project ManagerChristopher Burchell has over 15 years of experience managing large-scale industrial and commercial demolition projects. He brings exceptional leadership in coordinating subcontractors, schedules, and safety compliance. His primary responsibility is directing day-to-day operations, ensuring timely work progress, and serving as the main liaison between the field crew and the General Contractor on each job site. Safety remains a cornerstone of his approach as he meticulously ensures compliance across all operations.
Hayden Williams
Safety/Logistics CoordinatorHayden Williams is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in field operations, job site logistics, and OSHA safety standards. His dual background in project management and on-the-ground demolition allows him to streamline equipment, labor, and materials usage while keeping safety as the highest priority. On each project, Hayden oversees the daily logistics and maintains strict environmental and site safety compliance, ensuring the well-being of all personnel involved.
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