What Reconor does

Reconor Group is a Denmark-headquartered, privately held waste management and circular-economy platform operating 30 active sites nationwide (33 total) and employing roughly 700–710 staff (709 referenced in headline figures, 509 in body copy). The group is organized as a holding of six companies, of which four are core operating subsidiaries: Norrecco (environmental technology, soil and waste handling, PFAS/heavy-metal/PAH/nitrogen treatment, and concrete recycling), City Container (smart waste collection with sensor-equipped tipping containers), MSW (work-environment research and behavioral improvements for waste workers), plus an additional undisclosed subsidiary. Core service lines span collection, transport, handling, recycling, and soil management, with proprietary platforms including Denmark's first full-scale data-driven MFS-Eliminator pollutant treatment plant and a concrete recycling line recovering sand, stone and cement fines from construction waste.

Reconor serves Danish businesses and municipalities under recurring service contracts, monetizing through both subscription-style waste management fees and transaction-based resource recovery (secondary raw materials sales). Its go-to-market is direct, sales-led B2B and B2G: enterprise and municipal customers are served through the 30-site footprint and three specialist subsidiaries rather than via third-party channels. The company is financially backed by Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP, an infrastructure-focused investment firm, and pursues an explicit platform strategy to consolidate and diversify waste services around infrastructure-grade characteristics. Customers include institutions such as the University of Copenhagen (smart container deployment via City Container and TotalAffald) and a broader unnamed base of Danish enterprises and municipal accounts requiring environmental compliance and circular-economy solutions.

Technically, Reconor combines physical infrastructure (30 sites, treatment plants, fleet, container assets) with embedded sensor-based monitoring (fill-level detection), data-driven process control (MFS-Eliminator), and material-recovery engineering. Revenue mechanics are anchored by recurring municipal and enterprise service contracts supplemented by recovered-resource monetization; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The operating footprint is single-country (Denmark), with no disclosed expansion outside Northern Europe.

Name

Reconor

Legal name

Reconor Group

Website

https://reconor.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Reconor Group is a Denmark-based waste management and circular-economy platform serving enterprises and municipalities. Through subsidiaries Norrecco, City Container and MSW, it delivers collection, transport, recycling, soil management and pollutant treatment across 30 operational Danish sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Recycling MRFs (EUAIADAD), Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Circular economy solutions
• Recycling and resource recovery
• Soil and environmental remediation
• Intelligent waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Valby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Services: Collection, transport, handling, and processing of waste materials for commercial and municipal customers. Revenue generated through service contracts with strong infrastructure characteristics and recurring operational needs.
2. Recycling and Resource Recovery: Processing and recovery of materials including concrete recycling, soil management, and extraction of high-value secondary resources such as sand, stone, and cement fines from waste streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Reconor Group provides integrated waste management and circular resource services, including waste collection, transport, handling, recycling, and soil management for businesses and municipalities across Denmark. Through its operating subsidiaries (Norrecco, City Container, MSW), the company delivers specialized offerings such as PFAS and pollutant treatment via the MFS-Eliminator system, concrete recycling for raw material recovery, and intelligent waste collection using sensor-equipped containers that optimize routing and reduce unnecessary trips.

Product overview

Reconor Group operates as a diversified waste management platform offering integrated circular resource solutions through its portfolio of subsidiary companies. The portfolio includes Norrecco (environmental technology, soil/waste handling, PFAS treatment, concrete recycling), City Container (smart waste collection with sensor-equipped containers), and MSW (work environment research and improvement for waste workers). Core services span collection, transport, handling, recycling, and soil management, all contributing to advancing the circular economy and supporting businesses in meeting high environmental standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Collection and Transport Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced unnecessary collection trips through sensor-based fill-level detection
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TotalAffaldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForward-thinking collaboration with TotalAffald to bring intelligent waste collection to the University of Copenhagen, deploying sensor-equipped tipping containers with fill-level detection.
• National Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in national initiative to improve conditions for waste workers, conducting field studies through the multi-year project.
• Behave GreenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with the National Research Centre for the Working Environment on behavioral research to improve health and safety of waste collection workers through targeted behavioral adjustments.
• MFS-Eliminator Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with project partners on developing and operating Denmark's first full-scale, data-driven treatment plant targeting harmful pollutants at the source. Norrecco hosts the treatment system at one of its soil and waste handling facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services major offering waste management, recycling, water, and energy services. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for large municipal and industrial waste contracts in Europe.
• Remondis: One of Europe's largest privately held recycling and waste management companies, operating across collection, treatment, and resource recovery. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping service lines and European footprint.
• SUEZ: Global water and waste management company with extensive European operations in collection, recycling, and treatment. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same end markets across Europe.

Regional players

• Ragn-Sells: Nordic and Baltic environmental services company operating in waste collection, recycling, and circular economy solutions. Comparable as a regional peer with similar full-value-chain positioning.
• Stena Recycling: Nordic recycling and materials recovery company operating across Scandinavia. Comparable as a regional peer with similar recycling and resource-recovery services.
• Norsk Gjenvinning: Norwegian waste management and recycling company providing collection, treatment, and material recovery. Comparable as a Nordic regional peer operating an integrated waste-services platform.

Direct peers

• Reno Djurs: Regional Danish waste management company focused on collection, recycling, and disposal services. Comparable as a Danish-based waste services peer serving municipal and commercial customers.
• Marius Pedersen: One of Denmark's largest waste and environmental services companies operating collection, recycling, and treatment across Denmark. Directly comparable as a domestic competitor with overlapping collection, recycling, and soil-handling capabilities.
• Vestforbrænding: Danish waste-to-energy and waste management company serving municipalities in the Copenhagen region. Comparable as a major Danish operator in waste handling, treatment, and recycling infrastructure.
• H.J. Hansen (HJH): Danish industrial services and environmental services provider including waste handling and recycling. Comparable through shared domestic waste-management and recycling operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reconor-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A4 records

Investments

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

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