ELISE

What ELISE does

Groupe ELISE, headquartered in Wambrechies (France), is a privately-held social-economy franchise network founded in 1997 that collects, sorts, and recycles office waste on behalf of more than 20,000 client businesses across metropolitan France. Each of its approximately 50 sites operates as either an Entreprise Adaptée (adapted enterprise, legally required to employ at least 55% disabled workers, with ELISE's actual rate exceeding 80%) or an Entreprise d'Insertion (insertion enterprise), embedding disability employment into the operating model itself rather than treating it as a side program. The company positions itself as one of the oldest and largest networks in France's social, solidarity, and ecological economy.

The core offering comprises seven B2B service lines: comprehensive office waste management covering 20+ waste streams (paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, glass, wood, WEEE, batteries, bio-waste, textiles, etc.); on-site delegated waste management where ELISE teams operate mini waste centers inside client premises; waste audits and characterization; archive clearing and office decluttering; secure document destruction to P3/P4 confetti standards with full traceability; employee awareness and training; and the ELISE Facilities add-on covering outdoor maintenance, junk removal, and waste-room management. The technology stack is physical-operational—specialized collection vehicles, adaptive sorting bins (individual baskets, voluntary-drop-off bins, secure terminals, mini-bins, all 100% recyclable with educational colors and stickers), certified P3/P4 destruction equipment, and reporting systems that support client CSR/ESG documentation. Pricing is quote-based and monthly, with no public disclosure; clients can reduce their Agefiph disability contribution by up to 30% by sourcing from ELISE.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales plus the franchise channel, targeting verticals that include multi-site franchise networks, industrial and logistics sites, liberal professions, hair salons (under a strategic partnership with L'Oréal Produits Professionnels processing ~15 tonnes of hair waste annually), healthcare facilities (DAEs/DAOMs), shopping centers, urban retail, and public receiving establishments. Revenue mechanics are diversified managed-services and professional-services fees, with upstream value-chain partnerships (Ecologic for WEEE, Valdelia for furniture, Paprec and Veolia for recycling) enabling regulatory valorization of collected streams. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent company; its sole disclosed external recognition is a 2025 nomination at the Trophées des Achats for innovative waste management in purchasing.

Name

ELISE

Legal name

Groupe ELISE

Website

https://elise.com.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ELISE is a French social-economy franchise network founded in 1997 that collects, sorts, and recycles more than 20 types of office waste for over 20,000 businesses across France through 50 sites operating as adapted enterprises employing disabled workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Facilities Support Services (56121), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Printer, Copier & Imaging Equipment Recycling (MPS Returns) (BPALAIAJ)

Keywords

• Office waste management
• Waste recycling services
• Confidential document destruction
• Waste audit services
• Sorting bin supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Wambrechies

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Gestion globale des déchets de bureau (Comprehensive Office Waste Management): Complete waste collection, sorting and recycling services for businesses. Includes customized sorting solutions, scheduled collection, and local valorization through eco-organisms and recycling partners.
2. Gestion déléguée des déchets (Delegated Waste Management): On-site waste management services where ELISE teams work directly at client premises to organize sorting, manage waste flows and help achieve recycling objectives.
3. Audit et caractérisation des déchets (Waste Audit and Characterization): Regulatory compliance assessment and waste characterization services to help clients optimize waste management.
4. Destruction de documents confidentiels (Confidential Document Destruction): Secure destruction of sensitive archives to unreadable confetti (P3/P4 standards) with strict procedures and full traceability.
5. Sensibilisation au tri (Waste Sorting Awareness): Awareness actions and training to promote proper waste sorting and selective collection practices among client employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ELISE provides comprehensive office waste collection, sorting, and recycling services for businesses across France through a network of ~50 franchise sites operating as adapted and insertion enterprises. Its core services cover 20+ waste streams (paper, cardboard, plastic, WEEE, batteries, etc.), secure confidential document destruction, on-site delegated waste management, waste audits, and employee awareness training, combined with regulatory compliance support for the 7/9 flux decree and OETH disability employment obligations.

Product overview

ELISE operates as a unified network of collection, sorting, and recycling services for office waste across France. The core offering consists of waste management services (Gestion globale des déchets, Gestion déléguée, Audit, Désarchivage, Destruction confidentielle, and Sensibilisation) delivered through a network of approximately 50 franchise sites. The ELISE Facilities module extends services to broader facilities management. The network processes over 20 waste types including paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, glass, wood, WEEE, batteries, bio-waste, textiles, and more. ELISE differentiates itself by combining environmental services with social impact, operating as either Entreprise Adaptée (at least 55% disabled workers) or Entreprise d'Insertion structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ELISE Facilities: Multi-services division improving daily life of places and occupants, including outdoor space maintenance, junk removal, waste room management.

Products and services

• Global Office Waste Management (Gestion globale des déchets d'entreprise)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% reduction in Agefiph contribution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• L'Oréal Produits ProfessionnelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with L'Oréal Products for Professional division to support hair salons in comprehensive waste management. ELISE helps manage 15 tonnes of hair waste per year from partner salons. Joint sustainability initiative combining beauty industry with circular economy.
• EcologiccoreOthersEco-organism partner for WEEE (electronic waste) recycling and valuation. ELISE collaborates with Ecologic for proper collection and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment waste.
• ValdeliacoreOthersEco-organism partner for furniture and large equipment recycling. ELISE works with Valdelia to ensure proper end-of-life management for office furniture collected from clients.
• PaprecminorOthersRecycling partner for various waste streams processed through the Paprec recycling network.
• VeoliaminorOthersEnvironmental services company partner for certain recycling and waste management operations.
• AlptisminorOthersCorporate client using ELISE services for waste management.
• France TélévisionsminorOthersNomination partner for Trophées des Achats 2025. Public broadcasting company using ELISE waste management services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental-services major with extensive waste collection, recycling, and hazardous-waste operations in France. Directly competes with ELISE on commercial and office waste collection, but at vastly larger scale and without the adapted-enterprise social angle.
• Suez: Major French and international environmental-services company offering waste collection, sorting, recycling, and hazardous-waste treatment. Overlaps with ELISE on commercial waste collection and recycling, though Suez is far broader and operates without a social-employment focus.
• Séché Environnement: French waste-management group specializing in hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste treatment and recovery. Comparable to ELISE for non-hazardous commercial waste handling, particularly for industrial and multi-site enterprise clients.
• Derichebourg: French group active in environmental services (waste collection, recycling, metals recovery) and facility services. Comparable to ELISE on recycling infrastructure and on the multi-services facilities angle through Derichebourg Propreté / Facilities.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous-waste management and environmental services. Comparable to ELISE for the hazardous and regulated components of office waste (batteries, WEEE) and as a large specialist waste-services platform.

Direct peers

• Paprec Group: Leading French recycling and waste-management group operating recycling infrastructure for paper, cardboard, WEEE, and industrial waste. Comparable because it is a core recycling partner for ELISE and competes for the same downstream valorization volumes from French enterprise waste streams.
• Onet: French facilities-services group with a strong social-inclusion positioning (Onet has its own adapted-enterprise structures). Comparable to ELISE because it combines facility/property services with social-employment integration, and increasingly overlaps on multi-site outsourced services.
• Stericycle: US-based specialist in regulated and document waste services, including secure shredding (similar to ELISE's P3/P4 confidential destruction offering). Comparable as a specialist waste-services business model with a similar mix of regulated waste streams and secure document destruction.

Regional players

• Sarp Industries: Veolia's hazardous-waste subsidiary in France, handling collection and treatment of industrial hazardous waste. Comparable to ELISE for the hazardous-component handling of office waste (batteries, WEEE, lamps) routed through eco-organisms.

Others

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company active in environmental and CSR compliance. Comparable to ELISE only thematically — both sell compliance-driven B2B services to French enterprises, with Bureau Veritas covering certification and ELISE delivering the operational waste compliance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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