Hündgen Disposal

What Hündgen Disposal does

Hündgen Entsorgungs GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German waste management and recycling company headquartered in Swisttal-Ollheim, founded in 1949 by Anna and Peter Hündgen. The company operates across two sites — Swisttal-Ollheim (headquarters) and Bonn-Beuel (branch) — with approximately 140 employees, roughly 1,000 containers, and 40 trucks, serving municipalities, construction firms, industrial and commercial waste producers in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Hündgen runs two self-delivery recycling yards, container-rental operations, RDF (refuse-derived fuel) production, and — since 2022 — regranulate manufacturing of recycled plastics.

In 2018, the company commissioned an LVP (Leichtverpackungen / lightweight packaging) sorting plant described as Europe's most innovative in its category, with an annual throughput capacity of 240,000 tonnes. The plant processes lightweight packaging collected via the dual-system Gelbe Tonne/Sack from approximately three million households and integrates NIR sensor technology with AI-driven image-processing-based quality control and the RoBB robotic sorter supplied by Bollegraaf. Hündgen is certified as an Entsorgungsfachbetrieb (specialized waste management company) since 2003 and holds ISO certifications.

The business model combines multiple revenue streams: long-term sorting and dual-system contracts, container rental to construction and industrial customers, gate fees at the two recycling yards, RDF sales to industrial off-takers, and regranulate sales to plastics processors. The firm participates in advanced circular-economy pilots, including HolyGrail 2.0 for digital-watermark-based sorting and a partnership with SABIC, Mars, and Plastic Energy aimed at producing circular food-grade recycled polypropylene. A planned 50-hectare Grüne Mine Recyclingpark at Swisttal signals a longer-term capacity and tenant-ecosystem expansion.

Name

Hündgen Disposal

Legal name

Hündgen Entsorgungs GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://huendgen-entsorgung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hündgen Entsorgungs is a family-owned German waste management and recycling company operating an LVP sorting plant with 240,000-tonne annual capacity, serving roughly three million households plus construction, industrial, and municipal customers across North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL), Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste) (BPALAAAD), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Container rental
• Recycling services
• Lightweight packaging sorting
• Refuse-derived fuel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ollheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Container Rental Service: Rental of containers ranging from 1 m³ Big Bags to 35 m³ roll-off containers for various waste types including construction debris, commercial waste, garden waste, bulky waste, and excavation soil. Pricing includes transport, placement, and collection. Revenue generated through rental fees based on container size, waste type, and rental duration.
2. Self-Delivery Waste Processing: Customers deliver waste materials directly to the company's recycling yards. Fees calculated based on actual discharge weight. Free disposal available for cleaned films, metals, paper, and cardboard.
3. Sorting Services for Light Packaging Waste: Sorting services for lightweight packaging waste (LVP) from the Yellow Sack/Yellow Bin system. Processes waste from approximately 3 million households. Creates sorted material fractions sold as industrial raw materials.
4. Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Production: Production of high-calorific refuse-derived fuel from sorting residues for substitution of lignite in cement plants. One kilogram of RDF has equivalent calorific value to 1.4 kg of lignite.
5. Recyclate Production: Production of regranulates from PP and PE films in a dedicated recycling facility. Raw material sourced directly from the adjacent LVP sorting facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hündgen Entsorgung provides integrated waste management and recycling services, including a Container Service (Containerdienst) for construction debris, commercial waste, bulky waste, garden waste, and excavation soil in containers ranging from 1 m³ Big Bags to 35 m³ roll-off containers, two self-service Wertstoffhöfe (recycling centers) for household and commercial self-delivery in Swisttal-Ollheim and Bonn-Beuel, and a high-capacity LVP (lightweight packaging) sorting plant commissioned in 2018 that sorts packaging waste from approximately 3 million households. The company further processes sorting residues into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for cement industry substitution of lignite and operates a regranulate production facility that converts PP and PE films into recycled secondary raw materials.

Product overview

Hündgen Entsorgung operates as a waste management and recycling company with an integrated portfolio of disposal services. The core offerings include a container rental service (Containerdienst) with approximately 1,000 containers ranging from 1 m³ Big Bags to 35 m³ roll-off containers, two Wertstoffhöfe (recycling centers) for self-delivery at Swisttal-Ollheim and Bonn-Beuel locations, and an innovative LVP-Sortieranlage (sorting plant) commissioned in 2018 that processes lightweight packaging waste from approximately 3 million households. Downstream processing includes Ersatzbrennstoff-Produktion (alternative fuel production) for cement industry and a Regranulat-Produktion facility for producing recycled PP and PE granules from packaging waste. The company operates a fleet of 40 trucks for logistics and transport services. Founded in 1949, the company employs approximately 140 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Container Service (Containerdienst) Rental, delivery, and collection of containers for various waste types in sizes from 1 m³ Big Bags to 35 m³ roll-off containers, including Absetzcontainer (2.5-10 m³), Abrollcontainer (7-35 m³), Umleerbehälter/Gewerbecontainer (1.1-7.5 m³), and Big Bags for small construction projects and hazardous materials. Pricing includes transport, placement, and collection; serves construction, trade, commerce, and commercial customers across NRW.
• Wertstoffhöfe (Recycling Centers) Two self-service recycling center locations for self-delivery of waste materials: the headquarters yard in Swisttal-Ollheim (Peterstraße 70) and the branch yard in Bonn-Beuel (Broichstraße 76). Accept construction waste, bulky waste, green waste, paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, metal, and hazardous materials. Free disposal for cleaned films, metals, paper, and cardboard; pricing for other materials based on actual discharge weight.
• LVP Sorting Plant (Lightweight Packaging Sorting Facility)

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes up to 500 tonnes of waste per day from 3 million households
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RWTH Aachen (ANTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on improving the process efficiency of material recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging waste through intelligent material flow management. Joint work on sensor-based characterization of material flows in LVP sorting plants.
• Sutco Recycling Technik GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on sensor-controlled bunker management system to optimize bale volumes and transport capacities by detecting optimal bunker fill levels for uniform bale production.
• Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions B.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment and integration of the RoBB AI-powered sorting robot for automating manual sorting tasks. RoBB performs quality control on the sorting line with AI-driven image processing and patented gripper technology.
• HolyGrail 2.0 / AIM - European Brands AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot project on digital watermarks for intelligent packaging recycling in the EU. Hündgen conducts granulate sorting tests and three-month sorting trials for rigid plastic packaging with digital watermarks using prototypes from Pellenc ST and Digimarc.
• Pellenc STcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider for digital watermark recognition systems installed at Hündgen's commercial sorting plant. Provides high-resolution camera systems for detecting and decoding digital watermarks on packaging.
• Alliance to End Plastic WasteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization for the HolyGrail 2.0 digital watermarks initiative for intelligent packaging recycling.
• SABICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on circular food-grade PP from recycled plastics. Hündgen sorts mixed plastics supplied to Plastic Energy for conversion into pyrolysis oil (TACOIL) used in SABIC's production of certified circular PP polymer.
• Mars IncorporatedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnd user of food-grade recycled PP in KIND snack bar packaging produced from materials sorted by Hündgen through the circular economy project.
• Landbell GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates collection of mixed plastics and collaboration with Hündgen for sorting. Supplies sorted material to Plastic Energy for advanced recycling into pyrolysis oil.
• Plastic EnergycoreTechnology or IntegrationAdvanced recycling technology company converting mixed plastic waste into TACOIL pyrolysis oil using patented TAC (thermal anaerobic conversion) process.
• Municipality of SwisttalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the Grüne Mine Recyclingpark Swisttal project to develop sustainable circular and energy economy in the region.
• Rhein-Sieg-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner for the Grüne Mine Recyclingpark Swisttal project supporting regional circular economy development.
• IHK Bonn/Rhein-SiegminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce partner for the Grüne Mine Recyclingpark Swisttal project supporting regional industry development.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stoever Milieu: Regional German waste management and recycling company operating container service and Wertstoffhof-style self-delivery sites. Closely mirrors Hündgen's regional container-and-yard model.
• Tönsmeier: German regional waste management and recycling company (now part of PreZero) historically active across NRW. Closely comparable on regional container service and Wertstoffhof-style operations.
• AVG Köln: Municipal waste management company of the Cologne region operating collection, MRF, and disposal infrastructure. Direct competitor for NRW municipal contracts and similar LVP-sorting offtake.
• Knettenbrech + Gurdulic: Mid-sized German waste management group with container service, sorting, and recycling yard operations. Comparable regional full-service waste model serving NRW/Hessen-adjacent areas.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Deutschland: German arm of global waste giant Veolia, operating sorting, treatment, and collection infrastructure. Comparable on commercial/industrial container service and MRF sorting, with broader municipal and hazardous waste capabilities.
• PreZero: Schwarz Group's recycling and environmental services division, operating MRFs, sorting facilities, and collection across Germany. Closely comparable to Hündgen's LVP sorting and recyclate production, with overlap on Yellow Sack sorting contracts.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Deutschland: German operations of the (now Veolia-merged) SUEZ group providing waste sorting, MRF, and recycling services. Comparable to Hündgen on commercial recycling and downstream material recovery.
• REMONDIS: Germany's largest privately held waste and recycling company, operating sorting, MRF, and container services nationally. Directly comparable across Hündgen's full LVP sorting, container, and recycling yard activities, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• ALBA Group: Major German recycling and waste services group with Interseroh brand, active in MRF, plastics recycling, and dual-system contracting. Comparable on LVP sorting, recyclate output, and downstream plastic-to-product partnerships.

Direct peers

• Interseroh: ALBA Group's recycling services arm providing MRF operations, plastics sorting, and recyclate marketing. Direct competitor in German LVP sorting and a partner/customer of dual-system operators that compete for the same feedstock Hündgen processes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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