Renewi
Renewi is a European waste-to-product company processing 14 million tonnes of waste annually across 9 countries. It rents containers, collects waste streams, and converts them into circular raw materials (glass, wood, metals, organics, paper, plastics) for business and consumer customers primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersMilton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Renewi does
Renewi is a waste-to-product company formed in March 2017 through the merger of Shanks Group plc and Van Gansewinkel Groep B.V., operating across approximately 9 countries in Europe and North America with around 8,000 employees and processing roughly 14 million tonnes of waste annually. The company is registered in Edinburgh, Scotland, with operating headquarters and primary revenue base in the Netherlands and Belgium, where it maintains over 100 physical container depot locations. Its core operations span container rental (sizes ranging from 240L to 2,500L), scheduled waste collection services, and downstream processing of diverse waste streams (construction, hazardous, e-waste, glass, paper, organics, plastics, residual) into circular raw materials.
The company's technology platform combines advanced mechanical sorting expertise with proprietary processes such as Maltha Glass Recycling's PVB (polyvinyl butyral) extraction technology, which achieves 97.8% recycling rates at its Lommel, Belgium facility. Renewi E-waste, a wholly-owned subsidiary, operates WEEELABEX-certified WEEE processing in the Netherlands, France, and Belgium. Digital infrastructure includes the MyRenewi customer portal (web and mobile app) for self-service container management, and Renewi EcoSmart for CSRD/ESRS-compliant sustainability reporting. The company is participating in Project CLEAN, a four-year €1.5M Dutch government-funded consortium with BlueAlp, Shell, and Utrecht University for chemical recycling of flexible plastics.
Renewi's business model combines subscription-based container rental (quarterly billing with environmental contribution add-ons of 5.9% in Netherlands and 4.5% in Belgium), transactional sales of recovered circular materials (glass, wood, metals, minerals, organics, paper, plastics), and specialized industrial services (cleaning, sludge treatment). Go-to-market mixes a self-serve webshop and MyRenewi digital portal for SMB/consumer segments with direct account management for enterprise customers across seven primary verticals: construction, hospitality/recreation, industry, logistics, retail, business services, and healthcare. In February 2025, Macquarie Asset Management acquired Renewi for £707 million, taking the company private following the 2024 divestiture of its UK waste disposal business to Biffa.
Renewi firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Renewi
- Legal name
- Renewi Ltd
- Website
- https://renewi.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Renewi is a European waste-to-product company processing 14 million tonnes of waste annually across 9 countries. It rents containers, collects waste streams, and converts them into circular raw materials (glass, wood, metals, organics, paper, plastics) for business and consumer customers primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Renewi industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Management & Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), All Other Waste Management Services (56299)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL)
Keywords
Where Renewi is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Milton Keynes
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices8 records
Markets served
Renewi business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Waste Collection and Processing Services: Container rental and waste collection services for businesses and consumers, processing various waste streams including construction waste, hazardous waste, paper, glass, plastics, and residual waste
- Circular Materials Sales: Sale of processed circular materials including recycled glass, wood, metals, minerals, organics, paper/cardboard, and plastics derived from processed waste streams
- Specialized Industrial Services: Industrial cleaning, sludge treatment on customer sites, and specialized waste processing services
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Quarterly | Container rental with variable sizing |
| Subscription | Monthly | Environmental contribution |
| Subscription | Quarterly | Subscription-based waste collection services |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels4 records
Renewi product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Renewi operates a waste-to-product platform that rents waste containers and collects, sorts, and processes diverse waste streams (construction, hazardous, glass, wood, metals, organics, paper, plastics, e-waste) from businesses and consumers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. The collected material is converted into circular raw materials — recycled glass, wood, metals, minerals, organics, paper/cardboard, and plastics — which Renewi sells back to industrial buyers, with sub-brands including Maltha Glass Recycling (PVB recycling) and Renewi E-waste. Customers manage services through the MyRenewi digital portal and mobile app, and the Renewi EcoSmart service provides CSRD-compliant sustainability reporting.
Product overview
Renewi is a waste-to-product company that operates as a platform of waste management services and circular material recovery. The core offering consists of container rental (roll containers, drop-off containers, underground containers, press containers in sizes from 240-2500 liters) and waste collection services for businesses and individuals across the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. The company processes various waste streams (asbestos, tires, construction waste, hazardous waste, glass, green waste, bulky waste, wood, mattresses, paper and cardboard, PMD, rubble, residual waste, confidential documents) into circular materials (glass, wood, metals, minerals, organics, paper/cardboard, plastics) with a goal of creating a world where waste does not exist. Key sub-brands include Maltha Glass Recycling (subsidiary with PVB recycling capability achieving 97.4-97.8% recycling rates), Renewi E-waste (WEEELABEX-certified e-waste processing in NL/BE/FR), and GreenCycl (circular 3D printing from medical waste). The MyRenewi digital portal and mobile app provide customer self-service for service management and sustainability reporting. The Renewi EcoSmart service provides CSRD-compliant sustainability advisory and reporting for commercial customers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- Recycling rate increased from 97.4% to 97.8% at Lommel Maltha facility with new PVB recycling line
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Renewi
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles7 records
Renewi technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Renewi partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- BlueAlpcoreBlueAlp received €1.5 million in Dutch Government funding for Project CLEAN, a four-year chemical recycling research initiative. BlueAlp provides thermal pyrolysis technology for depolymerizing polyolefin films from mixed plastic waste. The consortium aims to create cost-effective methods for removing contaminants from mixed plastic waste and improve circularity for food packaging applications.
- ShellcoreShell participates in Project CLEAN with pyrolysis oil conversion capabilities to process outputs from BlueAlp's thermal pyrolysis technology. The consortium combines BlueAlp's thermal pyrolysis, Renewi's sorting expertise, Shell's conversion capabilities, and Utrecht University's catalysis research for chemical recycling of flexible plastics.
- Utrecht UniversitycoreUtrecht University contributes catalysis research expertise to Project CLEAN for depolymerizing polyolefin films. The university partners with BlueAlp, Renewi, and Shell in the four-year €1.5 million research initiative focused on chemical recycling of flexible plastics.
- BiffaminorRenewi received regulatory approval to sell its UK waste disposal business to Biffa. This transaction is part of Renewi's strategy to divest certain assets and focus on core markets in Netherlands and Belgium.
- Van Straten MedicalcoreRenewi collaborates with Van Straten Medical on a circular solution to convert used sterilization cloth from hospitals into circular 3D printing material, working with O&M Halyard Europe and GreenCycl (partially owned by Renewi).
- O&M Halyard EuropecorePartnership to develop circular solutions for converting hospital sterilization cloth into 3D printing material. O&M Halyard Europe provides medical textile expertise while Renewi contributes processing capabilities through its subsidiary GreenCycl.
- Sealed CycleminorPilot project with Jeroen Bosch Hospital (JBZ) and Sealed Cycle to process hospital waste more environmentally friendly. The collaboration identified that nearly 25% of specific hospital waste materials can be processed through alternative waste streams.
- Maltha Glass RecyclingcoreMaltha Glass Recycling is a subsidiary of Renewi operating across multiple countries. The company specializes in glass recycling and invested €2.89 million in PVB recycling capacity at its Lommel, Belgium facility, with 30% funding from the Flemish government.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Renewi competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Biffa: UK-listed integrated waste management company providing collection, recycling, and disposal services. Direct peer as the buyer of Renewi's UK waste disposal business and as a competing European operator with overlapping commercial and municipal customers.
- Remondis: German family-owned waste and recycling company operating across Europe with collection, sorting, and materials recovery capabilities. Direct peer with comparable business model focused on converting waste streams into secondary raw materials for industrial customers.
- FCC Environment (FCC Servicios): Spanish environmental services division of FCC Group operating waste collection, treatment, and recycling infrastructure across Europe. Direct peer with similar municipal and commercial customer base and circular materials output.
- Stena Recycling: Nordic and European metals and materials recycler with operations spanning collection, processing, and resale of recovered commodities. Direct peer in metals and broader materials recovery with comparable industrial customer base.
- Stericycle: US-listed specialist in regulated waste management including hazardous and medical waste services. Direct peer in hazardous waste handling with comparable compliance-driven customer base, particularly relevant to Renewi's hospital and industrial waste streams.
- Clean Harbors: North American provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services with industrial cleaning and waste processing capabilities. Direct peer in hazardous waste collection, treatment, and specialized industrial services.
Broad incumbents
- Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services leader with major waste management and circular economy operations across Europe. Broad incumbent overlap with Renewi in municipal and commercial waste collection, materials recovery, and hazardous waste handling, though Veolia is significantly larger and more diversified.
- Suez SA: French-headquartered water and waste management major with significant European recycling and circular materials operations. Broad incumbent peer competing with Renewi across municipal contracts, industrial waste services, and materials recovery facilities.
Emerging players
- PreZero: Recycling and waste management arm of the Schwarz Group operating across Europe with collection, sorting, and materials recovery. Emerging player with rapid growth and similar circular-economy positioning, though concentrated in DACH and select geographies.
Others
- Van Gansewinkel Group (historical): Pre-merger predecessor entity (merged into Renewi in 2017). Listed for completeness as the legacy counterparty in Renewi's formation; effectively the same operating business under historical branding rather than a separate peer.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Renewi social profiles
Digital presenceRenewi compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Renewi financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Renewi leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Renewi subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
Renewi funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Renewi M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A2 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Renewi
What does Renewi do?
Renewi operates a waste-to-product platform that rents waste containers and collects, sorts, and processes diverse waste streams (construction, hazardous, glass, wood, metals, organics, paper, plastics, e-waste) from businesses and consumers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. The collected material is converted into circular raw materials — recycled glass, wood, metals, minerals, organics, paper/cardboard, and plastics — which Renewi sells back to industrial buyers, with sub-brands including Maltha Glass Recycling (PVB recycling) and Renewi E-waste. Customers manage services through the MyRenewi digital portal and mobile app, and the Renewi EcoSmart service provides CSRD-compliant sustainability reporting.
Is Renewi a public or private company?
Renewi is a public company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Renewi founded?
Renewi was founded in 2017. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Renewi based?
Renewi is headquartered in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Renewi make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Waste Collection and Processing Services are the primary driver. The others are circular Materials Sales and specialized Industrial Services.
Who are Renewi's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Biffa, Remondis, FCC Environment (FCC Servicios), Stena Recycling, Stericycle and Clean Harbors. Broad incumbents are Veolia Environnement and Suez SA. PreZero is listed as an emerging player. Van Gansewinkel Group (historical) is listed as an others.
Does Renewi have an API?
No public API is recorded for Renewi.
What industry is Renewi in?
Renewi's product category is Waste Management & Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIAGAA, Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous), with a secondary code of BPALAHAL, Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing). Its NAICS code is 562920 and its SIC code is 4953.