Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of waste management companies in Europe holds companies in 46 of its countries.
List of Waste Management Companies in Europe
Waste management companies collect, sort, treat and dispose of household, commercial and hazardous waste. We list 196,986 waste management companies in Europe, most of them in France (14%) and Italy (12%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
196,986 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies196,986
Countries46
Largest countryFrance
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email22%
Phone37%
Website31%
CEO name79%
Live sample of waste management companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 196,986 waste management companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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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 | Fcc Medio Ambiente Sau | Spain | Madrid | Calle Federico Salmon 13 | Madrid | 28016 | *****.com | 1978 | $2,259,150,904 | 32,133 | Corporation | 843 | A28541639 |
| 2 | Urbaser Sociedad Anonima Unipersonal | Spain | Madrid | Calle Agustin de Foxa 4 | Madrid | 28036 | *****.com | 1990 | $981,178,130 | 12,971 | Corporation | 506 | A79524054 |
| 3 | Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales SA | Spain | Madrid | Calle Condesa de Venadito 5, 1ª Planta | Madrid | 28027 | *****.com | 1982 | $797,783,439 | 10,603 | Corporation | 136 | A28760692 |
| 4 | Rzi Metallen AG In Liquidation | Switzerland | Zoug | Baarerstrasse 112 | Zug | 6300 | N/A | 2000 | $607,817 | 10,000 | Corporation | 2 | CHE-105.359.259 |
| 5 | Biffa Waste Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Halton | Coronation Road | Buckinghamshire | HP12 3TZ | *****.uk | 1950 | $1,525,192,415 | 9,455 | Corporation | 259 | 00946107 |
| 6 | Prezero España SA. | Spain | Madrid | Calle Dedalo 2 | Madrid | 28037 | *****.es | 2000 | $696,030,863 | 8,454 | Corporation | 440 | A82741067 |
| 7 | Azienda Municipale Ambiente SPA | Italy | Roma | Via Calderon de la Barca 87 | Roma | 00142 | *****.it | 1983 | $1,093,230,467 | 7,584 | Corporation | 37253 | IT05445891004 |
| 8 | Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka S A | Poland | Puchaczów | Bogdanka | Województwo Lubelskie | 21013 | *****.pl | 2001 | $780,090,850 | 6,115 | Corporation | 37028 | 7130005784 |
| 9 | Renewi LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Edinburgh Bioquarter | Level 3 | City of Edinburgh | EH2 2BD | N/A | 1982 | $1,827,851,317 | 5,926 | Corporation | 12 | SC077438 |
| 10 | Zagrebacki Holding D.O.O. | Croatia | Zagreb | Ulica Grada Vukovara 41 | Zagreb | 10000 | *****.hr | 1991 | $320,235,770 | 5,267 | Corporation | 16 | 85584865987 |
| 11 | Biffa Waste Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Newport | 45 Manners View | Isle of Wight | PO30 5FA | *****.uk | 2002 | 0 | 5,000 | 259 | N/A | |
| 12 | Suez Recycling And Recovery UK LTD | Unitedkingdom | Redruth | Wilson Way | Cornwall | TR15 3RT | *****.uk | 1988 | $977,391,696 | 4,655 | Corporation | 1713 | 02291198 |
| 13 | Dura Vermeer Urban Miner B.V. | Netherlands | Oud-beijerland | Havenweg 1 | Zuid-holland | 3295 XZ | *****.nl | 2021 | $2,927,616,544 | 3,592 | Corporation | 109 | 82469261 |
| 14 | Ekotsentr, OOO | Russia | Moskva | D. 12 Pom. 1/18, Naberezhnaya Krasnopresnenskaya | Moskva | 123610 | N/A | 2010 | $219,113,735 | 3,550 | Corporation | 21 | 65568154 |
| 15 | Khartiya, OOO | Russia | Moskva | D. 8 Str. 5, Proezd Novovladykinski | Moskva | 127106 | N/A | 2012 | $254,084,460 | 3,439 | Corporation | 11 | 09873971 |
| 16 | Supercom SA | Romania | București | Str. Gherghitei Nr. 23c, Sectorul 2 | Bucureşti | N/A | *****.ro | 2023 | $179,686,750 | 3,300 | Corporation | 11 | 3884955 |
| 17 | Ekolaif, OOO | Russia | Khimki | Vladenie 21 Str. 1 Etazh 9 Pom. 901, Ul. Panfilova | Moskovskaya Oblast' | 141407 | N/A | 2018 | $175,010,919 | 3,192 | Corporation | 11 | 29666441 |
| 18 | Amsa Azienda Milanese Servizi Ambientali SPA | Italy | Milano | Via Olgettina 25 | Milano | 20132 | *****.it | 1969 | $400,363,583 | 3,162 | Corporation | 606 | IT05908960965 |
| 19 | Veneziana Energia Risorse Idriche Territorio Ambiente Serviziv.e.r.i.t.a.s. SPA | Italy | Venezia | Via Vincenzo Brunacci 24 | Venezia | 30175 | *****.it | 2001 | $555,705,354 | 3,149 | Corporation | 37253 | IT03341820276 |
| 20 | Jkp Gradska Cistoca Beograd | Serbia | Beograd | Mije Kovacevica 4 | Grad Beograd | PAK 1 | N/A | 1989 | $130,298,915 | 3,040 | Corporation | 60 | 07045000 |
| 21 | Brings AG | Switzerland | Kirchberg Be | Industrie Neuhof 40 | Bern | 3422 | *****.ch | 2007 | $727,989 | 2,963 | Corporation | N/A | CHE-113.485.400 |
| 22 | Plures SPA | Italy | Firenze | Via Baccio Da Montelupo 52 | Firenze | 50142 | *****.it | 1955 | $2,076,277,021 | 2,748 | Corporation | 139 | IT04855090488 |
| 23 | Saubermacher AG | Austria | Feldkirchen Bei Graz | Hans-roth-straße 1 | Steiermark | 8073 | *****.at | 1979 | $529,745,943 | 2,726 | Corporation | 93 | FN46653h |
| 24 | Prezero Gestion De Residuos SA. | Spain | Madrid | Calle Dedalo 2 | Madrid | 28037 | *****.es | 1992 | $528,335,179 | 2,704 | Corporation | 440 | A59202861 |
| 25 | Teknoservice SRL | Italy | Piossasco | Viale Dell'Artigianato 10 | Torino | 10045 | *****.com | 2004 | $224,611,794 | 2,683 | Corporation | 86 | IT08854760017 |
Showing 25 of 196,986 companies
Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most waste management companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Waste management companies per country, 46 countries
- 1France27,433 (14%)
- 2Italy24,293 (12%)
- 3The UK19,981 (10%)
- 4Germany15,380 (8%)
- 5Russia15,243 (8%)
- 6Poland13,829 (7%)
- 7The Czech Republic12,934 (7%)
- 8Spain11,972 (6%)
- 9Ukraine10,194 (5%)
- 10Romania7,640 (4%)
- 11Slovakia3,930 (2%)
- 12Belgium3,849 (2%)
- 13The Netherlands3,798 (2%)
- 14Greece2,885 (1%)
- 15Bulgaria2,517 (1%)
France and Italy together hold 26% of the waste management companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 31 countries hold 21,108 more.
Largest waste management companies in Europe
The biggest waste management companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in France, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Fcc Medio Ambiente Sau is the largest waste management company in Europe by headcount. 5,580 waste management companies employ 50 people or more; 2,562 employ 100 or more.
10,646 waste management companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 6,446 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
France has the most waste management companies in Europe: 27,433, or 14% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
5,554 waste management companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
160 waste management companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most waste management companies in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 69% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 131,321 | 74% | |
| 5-9 | 21,767 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 10,788 | 6% | |
| 20-49 | 8,467 | 5% | |
| 50-99 | 3,018 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 1,518 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 791 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 253 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 50,909 | 32% | |
| $100K-$500K | 56,971 | 36% | |
| $500K-$1M | 15,782 | 10% | |
| $1M-$5M | 22,668 | 14% | |
| $5M-$10M | 4,200 | 3% | |
| $10M-$50M | 5,014 | 3% | |
| $50M+ | 1,432 | 1% |
How many waste management companies started this year?
This year 5,554 new waste management companies registered in Europe, after 8,755 last year.
Founded per year
- 8,0782022
- 7,2592023
- 7,9092024
- 8,7552025
- 5,5542026 so far
Legal forms of waste management companies in Europe
54% of the waste management companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations105,620
- Sole traders45,802
- Partnerships6,278
- Cooperatives943
- Non-profit564
- Foreign companies500
- Other or unknown37,279
Which waste management companies are part of a group?
50,199 of the 196,986 waste management companies in Europe (25%) are part of a chain or group: 17,559 head offices or parent companies and 32,640 branches. The other 146,787 (75%) trade from a single location. 49 of the 50 largest waste management companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 146,787 | 75% | |
| Head office | 17,559 | 9% | |
| Branch | 32,640 | 17% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Azienda Municipale Ambiente SPA37,253 in group
- 2Veolia Environmental Services Group (UK) Limited6,178 in group
- 4Remondis GmbH3,615 in group
- 5Suez Recycling And Recovery UK Ltd1,713 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 196,986; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do waste management companies do?
Waste management companies empty bins and containers, run transfer stations, landfills, incinerators and composting plants, and handle hazardous waste safely. Their clients are municipalities, businesses, building sites and hospitals, and European rules require more and more waste to be recycled rather than landfilled.
Our data comes from the business registers of 46 European countries, where waste management companies are classified under SIC codes 4953 (refuse systems) and 5093 (scrap and waste materials). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 128,436 of them (65%) sit in classes 38.11 (collection of non-hazardous waste), 38.12 (collection of hazardous waste) and 38.21 (treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste), part of division 38 (waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery).
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Our data holds 196,986 waste management companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
France, with 27,433 waste management companies or 14% of the total, followed by Italy (24,293) and the UK (19,981).
Most waste management companies in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 69% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Fcc Medio Ambiente Sau in Madrid with 32,133 employees.
This year 5,554 new waste management companies registered in Europe, after 8,755 last year.
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