6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2021

Commission File Number: 001-39240

GFL Environmental Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

100 New Park Place, Suite 500

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada L4K 0H9

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x              Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 6-K.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated December 1, 2021

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	GFL Environmental Inc.
	By:	/s/ Mindy Gilbert
	Name:	Mindy Gilbert
Date:  December 1, 2021	Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

GFL Environmental Inc. Responds to Filing by Competition Bureau

VAUGHAN, ON, December 1, 2021 –GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE and TSX: GFL) (“GFL” or the “Company”) is aware that the Commissioner of Competition has filed an application (the “Application”) challenging certain aspects of the Company’s acquisition of Terrapure Environmental Ltd. (the “Acquisition”).

In response to the Application, GFL notes the following:

· The Acquisition closed on August 17, 2021, following the expiration of the statutory waiting period under the Competition Act (Canada).

· The Application relates to seven specific locations in Western Canada.

· The locations referenced in the Application generate annual revenue of approximately $30 million.

GFL intends to work cooperatively with the Competition Bureau to resolve this matter.

About GFL

GFL, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, is the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America, providing a comprehensive line of non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure & soil remediation and liquid waste management services through its platform of facilities throughout Canada and in more than half of the states in the United States. Across its organization, GFL has a workforce of more than 17,000 employees.

For more information:

Patrick Dovigi

+1 905-326-0101

pdovigi@gflenv.com