Ace Waste

What Ace Waste does

Ace Waste Pty Ltd is an Australian family-owned waste management company founded in 1987 in Brisbane, specializing in the collection, transport, and high-temperature incineration disposal of clinical, hazardous, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical, biosecurity, sharps, confidential, and liquid waste. It serves healthcare facilities (hospitals, GPs, dental practices, aged care, veterinary clinics, laboratories), biosecurity and quarantine operators, pharmaceutical companies, hospitality establishments, mechanic workshops, and manufacturing plants through a vertically integrated service model that includes on-site waste coordinators, waste auditing, recycling, and proprietary color-coded container supply.

Its core technology is two EPA-approved high-temperature incineration facilities — at Willawong (Brisbane, commissioned October 1993, capacity 1500 kg/hour / 36 tonnes per day) and Dandenong South (Melbourne, operational since 2009, on a 5-hectare site). Combustion occurs at 800-1000°C in the primary chamber and 1000-1250°C in the secondary chamber, achieving complete destruction of pathogens and hazardous materials. A self-sufficient waste-to-energy combustion process eliminates reliance on natural gas or external energy inputs. The proprietary Ace Waste Live™ tracking system was upgraded to version 2.0 in 2024 with modules for route optimization (via third-party Geoapify API), incineration monitoring, warehousing/cataloguing, and waste processing, processing 1500-2000 invoices monthly.

Ace Waste generates revenue primarily through professional-services fees for waste collection and disposal, billed per job or contract with no minimum contract term, plus container rental and supply (clinical bins 35-1100L, cytotoxic bins 120-240L, Protect+ sharps containers 12-30L). Customer acquisition combines dedicated on-site field sales coordinators with phone and email inside-sales for quote generation. Distribution relies exclusively on a 25+ vehicle owned fleet with certified dangerous-goods drivers. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; the company operates as a privately held entity without institutional investors or external ownership.

Name

Ace Waste

Legal name

Ace Waste Pty Ltd

Website

https://acewaste.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ace Waste is an Australian family-owned waste management company, founded in 1987 in Brisbane, that provides clinical, hazardous, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical, biosecurity, and industrial waste collection and high-temperature incineration disposal across Queensland and Victoria, serving healthcare, biosecurity, hospitality, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical and Hazardous Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmaceutical & Controlled Substance Waste Management (DEA-compliant, Take-back) (EUAIAFAF), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG)

Keywords

• Clinical waste disposal
• Hazardous waste management
• Sharps waste disposal
• High-temperature incineration
• Pharmaceutical waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Disposal Services: Ace Waste provides commercial waste management services including collection, transport, and disposal of clinical, hazardous, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical, biosecurity, sharps, confidential, and liquid waste. Revenue is generated through service fees for waste collection and disposal, container rental/supply, and waste auditing. Services are priced per job/contract, with no minimum contract requirements. The company accepts pay-in-advance/cash sale options and credit card payments (excluding AMEX).
2. Waste Container and Bin Supply: Ace Waste supplies a wide variety of clinical waste bins, cytotoxic waste bins, sharps containers, and Protect+ containers in various sizes (500ml to 1100L). Containers are provided as part of the service agreement and exchanged during collection visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ace Waste provides commercial waste collection, transport, and high-temperature incineration disposal of clinical, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical, sharps, hazardous, biosecurity, confidential, commercial/industrial, and liquid waste from facilities in Brisbane (Willawong) and Melbourne (Dandenong South). The company supplies associated waste bins and sharps containers and operates the proprietary Ace Waste Live 2.0 platform for real-time waste tracking, route optimization, and compliance reporting. Services are sold via direct field sales with on-site waste coordinators and quote-based pricing.

Product overview

Ace Waste is a waste management services company operating since 1987, providing commercial waste collection and disposal services in Brisbane and Melbourne. The offering is a unified service portfolio centered on high-temperature incineration technology for complete waste destruction. The core service suite comprises waste collection, disposal (via EPA-approved incineration), waste audits, recycling, and specialized containers. Ace Waste's proprietary Ace Waste Live 2.0 technology platform provides real-time tracking, data analytics, and operational management across all services. The waste stream solutions include clinical, cytotoxic, hazardous, sharps, pharmaceutical, commercial/industrial, confidential, biosecurity, and liquid waste disposal. Specialized container products include clinical waste bins (35L-1100L), cytotoxic waste bins (120L-240L), Protect+ sharps containers (12L-30L), and various sharps containers. The company operates two major incineration facilities and provides waste-to-energy capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ace Waste Live: Proprietary waste tracking system with real-time monitoring capabilities for logistics, operations, and administration. Version 2.0 introduced with improved data capture, reporting functionality, and greater logistical efficiencies through data analytics.
• Protect+ Containers

Products and services

• Waste Collection Services Scheduled on-site waste collection and transportation for commercial clients using a fleet of over 25 vehicles operated by specialist trained and dangerous-goods certified drivers; intended for healthcare, biosecurity, industrial and commercial customers across Brisbane and Melbourne.
• Waste Disposal Services High-temperature incineration (HTI) disposal service using Ace Waste's Brisbane (Willawong) and Melbourne (Dandenong South) facilities, operating a primary chamber at 800-1000°C and secondary combustion at 1000-1250°C for complete destruction of hazardous, clinical, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical and biosecurity waste streams.
• Waste Audit Services Waste management audit service conducted by qualified Ace Waste personnel to identify cost reduction opportunities, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve sustainability outcomes by comparing actual practice against compliance standards.
• Waste Recycling Services In-house waste recycling service offering environmentally friendly and cost-cutting recycling solutions for oil-filters, fluorescent tubing, PVC and batteries.
• Clinical Waste Disposal Disposal of medical waste with potential to cause disease, including human tissue, discarded sharps, laboratory waste, cytotoxic drugs, pharmaceutical products, radioactive substances, COVID-19 waste, dental waste, and sanitary waste, for hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities.
• Cytotoxic Waste Disposal EPA-required incineration disposal of material contaminated by cytotoxic drugs used in cancer treatments, including gloves, masks, gowns, swabs, sharps, IV bags and tubing, for hospitals, oncology wards and healthcare providers.
• Hazardous Waste Disposal Disposal of hazardous chemical waste including liquids, gases, sludges, flammable wastes, acids, alkalis, oils, coolants, surfactants, paints and laboratory waste for industrial, automotive, manufacturing and laboratory clients.
• Sharps Waste Disposal Safe disposal service for medical sharps and sharp objects that can puncture or lacerate skin, handling medical sharps, non-contaminated sharps, biohazardous contaminated sharps and chemically contaminated sharps for healthcare, vaccination and aged care clients.
• Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Disposal of expired or unusable drugs, medicines, vaccines and pharmaceutical products including prescription medications, controlled drugs (S4 and S8), syringes with pharmaceutical residues, and pharmaceutical sharps waste for pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers and aged care.
• Commercial / Industrial Waste Disposal Collection and disposal of commercial and industrial waste including general waste, comingled recyclables, timber waste, food and garden waste, fluorescent light and battery waste for manufacturing plants, mechanic workshops, hospitality venues and other commercial enterprises.
• Confidential Waste Disposal Secure destruction of sensitive materials including government records, medical records, financial records, police and defence information, hard drives and electronic storage devices, with a Certificate of Destruction provided to the customer.
• Biosecurity Waste Disposal DAWR-accredited disposal of quarantine waste posing threats to Australia's economy and environment, including contaminated plant materials, animal products, shipping waste, and items confiscated during quarantine inspections, for ports, airports, shipping companies and government biosecurity authorities.
• Liquid Waste Removal Removal and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous liquid waste including wastewater, oil, solvents, grease, sludge and liquid mixtures, with services for drum waste disposal, oily water disposal and leachate collection for industrial clients.
• Waste Containers and Bins A range of clinical, cytotoxic and sharps waste containers and bins in sizes from 500ml to 1100L, clearly labelled and colour-coded (yellow for clinical, purple for cytotoxic, red for radioactive), exchanged on-site during collection visits.
• Protect+ Sharps Containers Clinically designed sharps disposal containers in 12L, 20L and 30L sizes engineered to reduce sharps injuries for healthcare organisations including QLD Health vaccination programs.
• Clinical Waste Bins Yellow clinical waste bins for disposal of waste with potential to cause disease, available in 35L, 50L, 120L, 240L, 660L and 1100L sizes for hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities.
• Cytotoxic Waste Bins Purple sturdy cytotoxic waste bins in 120L and 240L sizes required for segregation of chemotherapy drugs and any materials that come into contact with cytotoxic treatment, used in hospitals, oncology wards and chemotherapy clinics.
• Sharps Containers Sharps disposal containers in sizes from 500ml to 10L with snap-on or screw-top lids for safe disposal of needles, scalpels, blades and contaminated glass, offered under the Easycollect and SHARPAK brand names.
• Ace Waste Live 2.0 Platform Proprietary real-time waste tracking and data management platform providing logistics, operations and administration data capture, route optimization, real-time incineration metrics, visual warehousing and cataloguing of stored waste, bin-level processing tracking, and personalised customer dashboards for compliance and invoicing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 266,826.06 tonnes diverted from going to landfill since 1987
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QLD HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAce Waste entered into a partnership with QLD Health to provide a more environmentally friendly, secure, and smarter approach to Sharps Waste Management. Ace Waste's Protect+ sharps waste collection containers were chosen to assist QLD Health in their vaccination efforts, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• ASP HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-way partnership with QLD Health and ASP Healthcare to provide an environmentally friendly, secure, and smarter approach to Sharps Waste Management. ASP Healthcare collaborates with Ace Waste on sharps waste management solutions for healthcare clients.
• Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR)coreTechnology or IntegrationAce Waste is accredited by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) for the safe and compliant disposal of biosecurity waste. Staff are fully qualified and receive specialist training in handling, treating, and disposing of quarantine and biosecurity waste.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cleanaway Waste Management: Australia's largest waste management company (ASX-listed), operating nationally across solid waste, liquid waste, hazardous waste, and clinical waste. Directly competes with Ace Waste in QLD and VIC for clinical, hazardous, and industrial waste contracts, but with broader geographic reach and larger scale.
• Stericycle Australia: Specialized clinical and regulated waste management provider (part of global Stericycle), focused on healthcare waste streams including sharps, pharmaceutical, and cytotoxic waste. Direct competitor to Ace Waste in clinical waste with national footprint.
• Daniels Health Australia: Specialized sharps and clinical waste container and services provider with strong presence in Australian healthcare. Directly competes with Ace Waste's sharps container (Protect+) and clinical waste bin product lines for hospital and aged care customers.
• Cleanaway Clinical Services: Specialized clinical waste division of Cleanaway providing sharps, pharmaceutical, cytotoxic, and medical waste collection/treatment nationally. Direct competitor across Ace Waste's core healthcare waste streams with greater geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Bingo Industries: ASX-listed Australian waste management company focused on construction & demolition, commercial, and industrial waste. Adjacent competitor in commercial/industrial waste streams but lacks Ace Waste's clinical/incineration specialization.
• ResourceCo: Australian waste-to-energy and resource recovery company converting commercial and industrial waste into alternative fuels. Emerging player with adjacent waste processing capabilities, though focused more on resource recovery than clinical incineration.

Regional players

• JJ's Waste & Recycling: Privately-held Australian waste management company operating in QLD, NSW, and VIC across commercial, industrial, and construction waste. Regional competitor with overlapping QLD/VIC service territory but limited clinical waste specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Australia and New Zealand: Global waste management giant with substantial Australian operations covering hazardous waste, industrial services, and resource recovery. Operates as a broad incumbent offering overlapping clinical/industrial waste services alongside water and energy solutions.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery Australia: International environmental services company (part of Suez Group) providing waste collection, recycling, and hazardous waste treatment in Australia. Broad incumbent serving municipal, commercial, and industrial waste segments.
• Remondis Australia: German-headquartered international waste and recycling company with Australian operations spanning hazardous waste, clinical waste, and resource recovery. Broad incumbent with overlapping clinical/industrial waste capabilities across multiple states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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