Mill City Environmental Corporation

Mill City Environmental Corporation is a Lowell-based hazardous-materials and remediation contractor — asbestos abatement, hazardous waste transportation, soil remediation, spill cleanup — founded by Brian Chapman in 2001, with the company now reporting 25 years in business. Its Better Business Bureau profile has carried an A+ grade since it became accredited in 2013, and it holds active Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certifications. It works across residential, commercial, government and railroad clients in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. The clearest signal in its reviews is repeat business over a long stretch: one client describes working with Brian and his team across two and a half decades, always on time and on budget; several others say they've used the company for multiple projects, from simple dumpster rentals up through hazardous waste and asbestos removal, and describe the pricing as upfront and the response as prompt. A 2025 Lowell Sun article names the company as the partner that performed a hazardous-material survey on the Smith Baker Center building — the kind of institutional work that sits alongside its residential jobs. Not every account is glowing. A 2024 review describes a team lead who was rude during an asbestos remediation job and mocked the customer's stutter — a specific, credible complaint distinct from the otherwise consistent praise for professionalism, and a similar account appears in an undated BBB review. It's the one real blemish on an otherwise strong record and worth asking about directly, especially since it's crew conduct, not the technical work, being criticized. For asbestos or hazardous-material work — abatement, decontamination, soil or site remediation — the long client relationships and BBB standing point to a company that delivers on schedule and on budget; the crew-conduct complaint is worth a direct conversation before booking, particularly with a team you haven't worked with before.