Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) was founded in 1928 and for more than 90 years, PDC® and AREA® companies have provided environm ... ental services and solutions. In addition to traditional curbside waste and recycling collection, we provide technical consulting, laboratory analysis, equipment rental, transportation, brokerage, hazardous waste disposal, and other environmental services. PDC and its affiliated companies include;, PDC Services Inc., PDC Laboratories, Inc., Area Disposal Service, Inc. and PDC Technical Services, Inc. Today we have more than 600 employees across all locations, operating four landfills, five laboratories and a fleet of more than 300 trucks. Royal J. Coulter is the third generation to manage this family business, founded by his grandfather as a one-truck garbage service in 1928. PDC was originally started by John Coulter. This small business, known as John Coulter & Sons is how PDC and Area Disposal were born. Each generation of the Coulter family has made it the priority to pass this business on to the next generation. read more