What Tirme does

Tirme is the exclusive concessionary operator for mandatory public urban waste management services on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Operating under a long-term concession contract with the Consell de Mallorca (the island's governing body), Tirme serves all 53 municipalities on the island with end-to-end waste management — from collection coordination at transfer stations through material recovery, energy recovery, methanization, composting, and final disposal. The concession contract was most recently modified on November 15, 2023 (fifth modification), which formalized construction of a new biowaste (FORM) composting plant in Llucmajor and improvements to the methanization facility. Tirme is privately held, with Urbaser, S.A. controlling 80% and FCC Medio Ambiente, S.A. holding 20% — two of Spain's largest environmental services groups.

The company operates the Parque de Tecnologías Ambientales de Mallorca (PTAM), an integrated environmental technology park headquartered at Ctra. de Sóller km 8.2 in Palma de Mallorca. The facility complex includes a 4-line Energy Recovery Plant at Son Reus that incinerates residual waste to generate renewable electricity, a methanization plant producing biogas through anaerobic digestion (currently in Phase III expansion), composting facilities that convert organic fraction and sewage sludge into certified agricultural compost, and slag treatment facilities that produce eco-aggregates (ecoáridos) for construction-sector use. Annual throughput includes approximately 49,830 tonnes of organic fraction, 26,559 tonnes of vegetable waste, 32,998 tonnes of sewage sludge, 15,432 tonnes of glass, 21,535 tonnes of paper/cardboard, and 18,902 tonnes of light packaging, alongside residual waste processed at the Energy Recovery Plant.

Revenue is generated primarily through managed-services fees under the public concession contract, supplemented by commercial sales of recovered materials and secondary raw products. Compost is sold to the agricultural sector via a dedicated ordering platform (compost.tirme.com); eco-aggregates are commercialized to construction buyers; and recovered ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper, cardboard, motors, and slag fractions are sold through competitive tendering. The company operates an Environmental Information and Education Center (CIEA) and publishes annual sustainability reports, with circular-economy education positioned as a stakeholder-engagement function rather than a material revenue line. The company has 251-500 employees, paid approximately €47 million to suppliers across 9,038 invoices in 2025, and is investing in capacity expansion with partial co-financing from Next Generation EU funds.

Name

Tirme

Legal name

TIRME, S.A.

Website

https://tirme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tirme is the sole concessionary operator for mandatory public waste management across all 53 municipalities on Mallorca, Spain. Owned 80% by Urbaser and 20% by FCC Medio Ambiente, it runs material recovery, energy recovery, methanization, and composting facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Waste Incineration (Non-hazardous) (EUAAAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Material Handling & Loading Services (Tipping, Compaction, Baling, Densification) (EUAIABAI)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Material recovery
• Energy recovery
• Composting services
• Circular economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma De Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Concession Services: TIRME operates as the concessionary service provider for mandatory public waste management services on Mallorca. Revenue is generated through the concession contract with the Mallorca Council (Consell de Mallorca). The fifth contract modification in November 2023 includes construction of new composting facilities and methanization improvements.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TIRME operates as the exclusive concessionary service provider for mandatory public urban waste management on the island of Mallorca, Spain, under a concession contract with the Consell de Mallorca. Its core offering is integrated waste management across the full waste hierarchy, including material recovery, energy recovery through the Son Reus Energy Recovery Plant, methanization, composting, transfer station operations, and final disposal. The company also commercializes secondary raw materials — certified compost for agriculture and Ecoáridos (eco-aggregates) for construction — produced from processed waste streams.

Product overview

TIRME operates as a unified environmental technology park offering integrated waste management services on Mallorca. The portfolio comprises material recovery services (Ecoáridos recycled aggregates, compost for agriculture, metal recovery, glass, paper/cardboard, and light packaging processing), energy recovery through the Son Reus Energy Recovery Plant, methanization facilities for biogas production, and the new Llucmajor Composting Plant for biowaste. Supporting infrastructure includes transfer stations and final disposal services. TIRME also provides educational services through the Environmental Information and Education Center (CIEA) with 360° virtual tours, and operates an educational circular economy portal. All operations are coordinated under an Integrated Management System aligned with circular economy principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Material Recovery Service (Valorización Material) Recovery and recycling service for materials from urban waste streams, including metals (ferrous and non-ferrous), glass, paper, cardboard, and light packaging. Delivered to the Consell de Mallorca and all 53 municipalities on the island under the public concession contract.
• Energy Recovery Service (Valorización Energética)
• Methanization Service (Planta de Metanización)
• Composting Service (Plantas de Compostaje), including the Llucmajor FORM Composting Plant

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Mallorca municipalities served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Arabella Hospitality EspañaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Arabella Hospitality España partnered with TIRME in March 2026 for a new circular economy project in Mallorca, likely involving sustainable waste management practices for the hospitality sector.
• Frita BonaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Frita Bona partnered with TIRME in March 2026 as part of circular economy initiatives, representing collaboration with a local food service business on sustainable waste reduction and resource recovery.
• Govern de les Illes BalearscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Balearic Islands Government, through its Tourism, Culture and Sports Department and the Business, Self-employed and Energy Department, has granted funds to the Mallorca Council for the construction of new composting facilities for separately collected biowaste at Llucmajor.
• Consell de MallorcacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Mallorca Council is TIRME's primary concession authority, having awarded the company the contract for mandatory public waste management services. The relationship involves ongoing contract modifications, including the November 2023 fifth modification for new composting infrastructure.
• United Nations Sustainable Development GoalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIRME supports the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals through its waste management operations. The company's strategic planning is based on SDGs, particularly environmental management (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11-15), human capital management (SDGs 4, 5, 8), and local community support (SDGs 8, 9, 11, 17).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hera S.p.A. Italian multi-utility operating integrated waste management, energy, and water services with significant material recovery and energy-from-waste infrastructure. Comparable on integrated regulated waste management operations.
• PreZero: European environmental services provider (Schwarz Group) operating waste management, recycling, and circular economy solutions across multiple countries. Comparable on integrated waste-to-resource and circular economy operations.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish environmental services arm of FCC Group and 20% shareholder of TIRME. Operates municipal solid waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services across Spain and internationally — directly comparable on concession-based waste management.
• Veolia España: Spanish arm of global environmental services giant Veolia, providing municipal waste collection, treatment, recycling, and energy recovery services. Comparable on integrated urban waste management with waste-to-energy component.
• Urbaser: Global environmental services operator and 80% parent of TIRME. Operates municipal waste collection, treatment, and recovery contracts across multiple geographies, providing direct comparability on concession-driven waste management business models.
• Acciona Servicios Urbanos: Division of Acciona providing municipal services including waste collection and treatment across Spain and international markets. Comparable as a large diversified player in urban waste concession services.

Regional players

• AMBILAMP / Recyclia: Spanish integrated waste management platform managing selective collection and recycling of lighting and electronic equipment. Comparable as a Spanish market operator in specialized waste recovery infrastructure.
• TMSA (Tratamiento Medioambiental de Residuos): Spanish regional waste management operator running municipal waste treatment and disposal facilities. Comparable on concession-driven municipal waste treatment operations in Spain.

Direct peers

• Cespa (Ferrovial Servicios): Spanish waste management operator owned by Ferrovial, providing municipal and industrial waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services across Spain — closely comparable concession-based business model and service mix.
• Valoriza (Sacyr): Environmental services division of Sacyr, operating municipal waste collection, urban services, and recycling concessions across Spain and Latin America. Comparable on integrated waste management concession operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• TikToktiktok.com/@tirme_mallorca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiirme

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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