List of Waste Management Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 3,183 waste management companies in Belgium, one in every 750 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 66 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine waste management firms is based in Antwerpen, Charleroi, Gent, Bruxelles and Liège. Below you find the largest waste management firms in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

3,183 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies3,1831 in750 Belgian companiesCities548Largest cityAntwerpen 112Sole traders23%Employees1-4 (81%)Revenue< $100K (45%)Email33%Phone49%Website40%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Galloo	Belgium	Menen	Wervikstraat 320	West Vlaanderen	8930	*****.com	1982	$595,654,730	416	Corporation	49	BE0422834084
2	Renewi	Belgium	Lommel	Gerard Mercatorstraat 8	Limburg	3920	*****.com	1989	$425,033,190	1,743	Corporation	187	BE0437748330
3	Indaver	Belgium	Beveren-waas	Ketenislaan 1	Oost Vlaanderen	9130	*****.com	1985	$383,199,295	591	Corporation	511	BE0427973304
4	Belgian Scrap Terminal	Belgium	Beveren-waas	Land van Waaslaan 4	Oost Vlaanderen	9130	*****.com	1986	$373,142,802	416	Corporation	14	BE0429261424
5	Organisme National Des Dechets Radioactifs Et Des Matières Fissiles	Belgium	Bruxelles	Boulevard Du Roi Albert Ii 32	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.be	1981	$365,849,454	416		6	BE0222116241
6	Cometsambre	Belgium	Châtelet	Rivage de Boubier 25	Hainaut	6200	*****.be	2022	$254,117,734	106	Corporation	33	BE0436206426
7	Campine Recycling	Belgium	Beerse	Nijverheidsstraat 2	Antwerpen	2340	*****.com	2001	$161,999,130	88	Corporation	7	BE0474955451
8	Veolia Environmental Services Wallonie	Belgium	Grâce-hollogne	Rue de L'Avenir 22	Liège	4460	N/A	1982	$152,260,039	508	Corporation	6178	BE0422764008
9	Svex	Belgium	Beveren-waas	Molenweg 910	Oost Vlaanderen	9130	N/A	2005	$110,600,719	146	Corporation	N/A	BE0878075276
10	Slib-En CO - Verwerkings Centrale	Belgium	Beveren-waas	Molenweg Haven 1940	Oost Vlaanderen	9130	N/A	1999	$100,196,341	6	Corporation	2	BE0466933353
11	Intercommunale De Gestion De L'environnement	Belgium	Tournai	Chemin de L'Eau Vive 1	Hainaut	7503	*****.be	1976	$96,232,357	416	Cooperative	50	BE0216881904
12	Intergemeentelijke Vereniging Voor Afvalbeheer In Gent En Omstreken	Belgium	Gent	Proeftuinstraat 43	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	1994	$94,054,835	410	Partnership of unknown type	7	BE0252828916
13	Rezinal	Belgium	Heusden	Industriezone Zolder - Lummen Zuid	Limburg	3550	*****.be	1974	$93,490,237	61	Corporation	29	BE0414089040
14	Institut National Des Radio-Elements	Belgium	Fleurus	Avenue de L'Esperance 1	Hainaut	6220	*****.eu	1971	$85,292,905	323	Non profit organization	3	BE0408449677
15	Euregio Recycling Belgium	Belgium	Zutendaal	Tiendenstraat 5	Limburg	3690	*****.com	2018	$85,238,199	37	Corporation	8	BE0674517214
16	Comet Traitements	Belgium	Châtelet	Rivage de Boubier 25	Hainaut	6200	*****.be	2022	$82,939,841	175	Corporation	33	BE0477841596
17	Intercommunale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Voor De Kempen Afvalbeheer	Belgium	Geel	Antwerpseweg 1	Antwerpen	2440	*****.be	2003	$79,381,212	485	Partnership of unknown type	34	BE0862457484
18	Yves Maes	Belgium	Tessenderlo	Snelwegstraat 7	Limburg	3980	*****.be	2016	$77,937,826	72	Corporation	18	BE0861494216
19	Idelux Environnement	Belgium	Arlon	Drève de L'arc-en-ciel 98	Luxembourg	6700	*****.be	2019	$76,399,191	314	Cooperative	4	BE0729610739
20	Sarpi Ecoservices BE	Belgium	Saint-gilles	Boulevard Poincare 78-79	Bruxelles Capitale	1060	N/A	1988	$74,291,669	129	Corporation	6178	BE0434550496
21	Rymoplast	Belgium	Lommel	Maatheide 94	Limburg	3920	*****.nl	1989	$72,761,296	92	Corporation	25	BE0439659131
22	Keyser Et Fils	Belgium	Courcelles	Rue Du Port 2	Hainaut	6180	*****.be	1978	$72,218,274	27	Corporation	N/A	BE0418561433
23	Igean Milieu En Veiligheid	Belgium	Wommelgem	Doornaardstraat 60	Antwerpen	2160	*****.be	2003	$66,790,423	430	Partnership of unknown type	28	BE0863137573
24	Ac Materials	Belgium	Gent	Industrieweg 74	Oost Vlaanderen	9032	*****.be	2014	$66,610,539	84	Corporation	29	BE0848329633
25	Uvelia	Belgium	Herstal	Rue Pre Wigy 30	Liège	4040	*****.be	2009	$64,860,110	86	Corporation	58	BE0811442711

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most waste management companies in Belgium (112), ahead of Charleroi (75), Gent (63), Bruxelles (52) and Liège (51). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

548 Belgian cities have at least one waste management firm; 68 have ten or more; 100 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 2,480 Belgian waste management firms with a known headcount, 2,017 (81%) have one to four people, 207 have five to nine, 190 have ten to 49 and 66 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (799, 45%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 102,224 90%
Small 10 to 49190 8%
Medium 50 to 24962 3%
Large 250+4 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

149

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 126 more than $10 million.

121

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest waste management firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen. Click a name for the record.

Renewi is the largest waste management firm in Belgium by headcount. 66 firms employ 50 people or more; 33 employ 100 or more.

1Lommel1,743 staff
2Charleroi675 staff
3Beveren-Waas591 staff
4Grâce-Hollogne508 staff
5Geel485 staff
6Herstal472 staff
7Leuven466 staff
8Wommelgem430 staff
9Beveren-Waas416 staff
10Menen416 staff

By employee size · 2,480 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,017	81%
5-9	207	8%
10-19	88	4%
20-49	102	4%
50-99	33	1%
100-199	14	0.6%
200-499	15	0.6%
500-999	3	0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

81% have 1 to 4 people; 102 have 20 to 49; 66 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	799	45%
$100K-$500K	369	21%
$500K-$1M	27	2%
$1M-$5M	417	24%
$5M-$10M	23	1%
$10M-$50M	89	5%
$50M-$100M	27	2%
$100M-$500M	9	0.5%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

45% under $100,000; 417 between $1M and $5M; 149 above $5M.

Waste management firms in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 112 waste management companies and waste management firms, 0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 22% below the national share. Seven in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 21 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 59 · 72%
5-9: 13 · 16%
10-19: 3 · 4%
20-49: 5 · 6%
50+: 2 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 27 · 24%
Partnerships: 2 · 2%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 43 · 38%
Other or none: 40 · 36%

Of the Belgian total: 3.5%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 7
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 21 · 19%
1990 or later: 91 · 81%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 4.3%

Reachable

Email: 49 · 44%
Phone: 58 · 52%
Website: 51 · 46%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 33 · 45%
$100K-$500K: 5 · 7%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 1%
$1M and more: 34 · 47%

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How many waste management companies are there in Belgium?

Waste management companies and waste management firms in Belgium

3,183

5 November 2026

There are 3,183 waste management companies and waste management firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 750 Belgian companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (121 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,283 40%
Head offices: 480
Branch offices: 1,420

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 38, identical to NACE Rev. 2 38. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 38.

846 of the 3,183 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (27%); 726 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

How reachable are they?

Waste management firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 49% list a phone number and 40% a website.

Email1,047 33%
Phone1,574 49%
Website1,273 40%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in four Belgian waste management firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in four is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)72623%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)732%
BV/SRL and NV/SA84627%
No form on record or other1,53848%

Single-site: 40%
Head offices: 480
Branches: 1,420

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 2 Belgian waste management firms from before 1900, 23 from before 1950 and 492 from before 1990.

1899
1. Oostende
1899
1. Oostende
1900
1. Elsene
1927
1. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
1928
1. Houthulst
1929
1. Antwerpen

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1990

492

Belgian waste management firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 29 manufacturing companies for every waste management firm in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Manufacturing Companies	93,257	40%	78%
Furniture Companies	4,031	42%	83%
Waste Management Companies	3,183	40%	63%
Energy Companies	3,053	24%	76%
Chemical Companies	1,826	52%	59%
Electronics Companies	1,386	47%	66%

In other countries

Only the UK, Italy and the Czech Republic have more waste management firms than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	15,125	1.7
Italy	8,701	1.2
The Czech Republic	8,016	2.3
Belgium	3,183	1.3

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Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

121 waste management firms were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 3 a week, after 167 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

1632022
1082023
1322024
1672025
1212026 so far

16 of this year's 121 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Seraing9 staff
2Maldegem9 staff
3Hasselt2 staff
4Quaregnon2 staff
5Kortrijk2 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many waste management companies are there in Belgium?

There are 3,183 waste management companies and waste management firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 750 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest waste management firm in Belgium?

Renewi in Lommel, with 1,743 staff. By revenue Galloo in Menen leads with $595.7 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most waste management companies?

Antwerpen, with 112, ahead of Charleroi (75), Gent (63), Bruxelles (52) and Liège (51).

How many waste management firms are there in Antwerpen?

112, which is 0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 22% below the national share.

How big is a typical waste management firm?

Small. 81% of the 2,480 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 66 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian waste management companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (726) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 27% (846) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many waste management firms started in 2026?

121 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 167 in 2025. 16 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest waste management firm in Belgium?

Stad Oostende in Oostende, 1899, followed by Stad Oostende in Oostende (1899) and Filpap in Elsene (1900). 2 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers waste management companies?

Belgian waste management companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 38, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 38. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 38.

Can I download the full list?

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