Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings

What Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings does

NSR AB (Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings AB) is a Swedish municipal waste-management company headquartered in Helsingborg and owned in full by six north-western Skåne municipalities — Bjuv, Båstad, Helsingborg, Höganäs, Åstorp, and Ängelholm. Founded in 1982 and operating across eight locations (five of which are recycling centers, ÅVC) with approximately 220 employees, the company provides scheduled household and commercial waste collection, private-sewage emptying, drop-off recycling-center services, bulky-waste pickup, and a composting operation that produces and sells soil products. Its stated annual turnover is just over 530 million SEK.

Name

Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings

Legal name

NSR AB

Website

https://nsr.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings (NSR AB) is a municipally-owned Swedish waste-management company, owned by six Skåne municipalities, providing scheduled waste collection, recycling-center operations, sewage emptying, and soil-product sales to ~530M SEK annual revenue with ~220 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Recycling center services
• Waste management
• Compost soil production
• Sewage emptying services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsingborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Collection Services: NSR AB generates revenue primarily through municipal waste collection subscriptions and service fees charged to property owners and residents in its six owner municipalities (Bjuv, Båstad, Helsingborg, Höganäs, Åstorp, Ängelholm). Revenue is derived from planned, recurring collection services as well as ancillary services such as extra pickups and bulky waste removal.
2. Recycling Center Operations: Revenue is generated from recycling center operations, including fees for visits exceeding a free threshold and charges for hazardous waste disposal where residency verification is required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NSR AB provides municipal waste collection, recycling center operations, and resource recovery services for six municipalities in northwestern Skåne, Sweden. The company collects household and business waste through scheduled routes, operates five recycling centers (ÅVC), processes organic waste into compost and topsoil products sold at its Helsingborg facility, and offers digital self-service tools for subscription and collection management.

Product overview

NSR AB operates as a municipal waste management company serving six municipalities in northwestern Skåne (Bjuv, Båstad, Helsingborg, Höganäs, Åstorp, and Ängelholm). The company's portfolio consists primarily of core waste collection and recycling services, supported by digital customer-facing tools including an emptying calendar, sorting guide, customer portal (Mina Sidor), and e-services for booking collections and managing subscriptions. The company also operates recycling centers across the region and sells recycled soil products as a byproduct of its operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Collection Services (Sophämtning) Scheduled regular collection of household waste, food waste, and recyclables from residential properties in the municipalities of Bjuv, Båstad, Helsingborg, Höganäs, Åstorp, and Ängelholm.
• Recycling Centers (Återvinningscentraler/ÅVC) Five physical recycling centers located in Bjuv, Helsingborg, Höganäs, Åstorp, and Ängelholm where residents can drop off sorted recyclable and hazardous waste. Includes fees for visits exceeding free thresholds and hazardous waste disposal with residency verification.
• Bulky Waste Collection (Grovavfallshämtning)

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero-waste-to-landfill ambition supported by comprehensive recycling infrastructure and resource recovery operations across six municipalities.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Öresundskraft Kraft & Värme ABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÖresundskraft Kraft & Värme AB has decided to discontinue operations at the sorting facility (sorteringsplattan) at Filbornaverket. This affects NSR's waste processing operations and is a notable operational change rather than an active partnership.
• ReSourceminorOthersReSource is assisting NSR with drone-based measurement of greenhouse gas emissions at the Filbornaanläggningen landfill site during early June, helping to detect potential gas leaks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tekniska Verken i Linköping: Municipally owned utility in Linköping providing waste collection, recycling, and energy services to its owner municipality. Directly comparable kommunalt utility model with regulated waste operations.
• Sysav (Sydvästra Skånes Avfalls AB): Municipal waste management utility for southern Skåne, owned by multiple municipalities. Highly comparable to NSR as a kommunalt renhållningsbolag in the same Swedish Skåne region with similar collection and recycling center mandates.
• Ragn-Sells: One of Sweden's largest private waste management companies offering collection, recycling, and treatment services to commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. Closely comparable service portfolio to NSR including hazardous waste handling.
• Stena Recycling: Swedish recycling company focused on industrial and commercial waste streams including hazardous materials. Comparable on recycling, hazardous waste handling, and circular-economy feedstock recovery.
• Renova AB: Municipal waste management company in the Gothenburg region, providing collection, recycling, and treatment services to its owner municipalities. Directly comparable multi-municipality ownership and operating model.
• SRV Återvinning AB: Recycling company operating in northeastern Skåne with municipal ties, providing waste collection and recycling center services. Comparable regional municipal waste operator within the broader Skåne geography.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero Sverige: Sweden operations of PreZero (Schwarz Group), one of Europe's largest waste and recycling companies. Overlaps with NSR on collection, sorting, and recycling services across Sweden at greater scale.
• Veolia Environnement Sverige: Swedish subsidiary of Veolia, a global leader in waste management and environmental services. Operates across municipal and industrial waste streams with overlapping collection, recycling, and treatment services to NSR.
• Suez Recycling & Recovery Sweden: Swedish arm of Suez's recycling and recovery business (now part of Veolia). Comparable on commercial and municipal waste collection and recycling services with broader geographic scope.

Others

• Avfall Sverige: Swedish waste management industry association representing municipal waste companies including NSR. Thematically related ecosystem participant that benchmarks and publishes data directly comparable to NSR's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/NSRab
• Facebookfacebook.com/NSRab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nsr-ab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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