B.I.R.D. Recycling

What B.I.R.D. Recycling does

B.I.R.D. Recycling GmbH & Co. KG is a private German waste paper trading intermediary founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pettstadt, Germany. The company sources, sorts, grades, and trades secondary raw materials (waste paper) to the paper manufacturing industry in accordance with EN 643 European standards, offering grades including 1.02 (mixed paper), 1.04 (corrugated packaging), 1.11 (deinking), 4.02 and 4.03 (used corrugated kraft), mid-to-higher quality printing plant grades, and special grades.

The company is structured as a cooperative-style trading platform: five German waste management firms (Bergler, Inast-Mosbach, Inast-Munich, Dorr, and Macher) act as core shareholders that contribute waste paper volumes for bundling, while two minority-held procurement subsidiaries (Witt & Melosch and Witt & Melosch Trading) extend sourcing into Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Daniel Schulze serves as Managing Director of the GmbH & Co. KG entity. B.I.R.D. markets an exclusive "Gesamtversorgung" (total supply) concept, combining grade-conforming materials at market prices with intelligent logistics solutions and long-term contractual supply security.

Revenue is generated through commodity trading margins: B.I.R.D. purchases bundled waste paper volumes from shareholders and trading partners and resells to paper mills at negotiated per-tonne prices (typically with ±10% volume tolerances) under individually negotiated B2B contracts. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales to paper mills; the company holds EFB certification, BVSE membership, and German waste-management collector/transporter/dealer registration. No venture capital, private equity, or public market ownership is evidenced in the source materials.

Name

B.I.R.D. Recycling

Legal name

B.I.R.D. Recycling GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://bird-recycling.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

B.I.R.D. Recycling is a private German waste paper trading intermediary that sources, grades, and supplies EN 643 secondary fiber grades to European paper mills via a five-shareholder cooperative model plus CEE/SEE procurement subsidiaries. It generates revenue through commodity trading margins on bundled volume contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Paper Trading

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers (4241)

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Recovered Paper Collection & Sorting (OCC, ONP, Mixed Paper) (IMAMAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Waste paper trading
• Secondary raw materials
• Paper recycling services
• Waste management logistics
• Recycled paper grades

Headquarters

HQ city

Pettstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Paper Trading: Trading of sorted waste paper (Altpapier) grades to paper industry. The company bundles waste paper volumes from shareholders and trading partners, then supplies paper mills with grade-conforming materials at market prices. Revenue generated through the margin between purchase and sale prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

B.I.R.D. Recycling sources, sorts, grades, and trades waste paper (secondary raw materials) conforming to EN 643 European standards, functioning as an intermediary between waste paper suppliers (its shareholder companies and trading partners) and paper mills. The company bundles volumes from five shareholder companies and invests in procurement operations across Eastern and Southeastern Europe to deliver a continuous, grade-conforming supply of waste paper to the paper manufacturing industry, complemented by intelligent logistics solutions and an exclusive total supply (Gesamtversorgung) concept.

Product overview

B.I.R.D. Recycling is a waste paper trading and logistics company that functions as an intermediary between waste paper suppliers (shareholders and partners) and the paper industry. The company offers a portfolio of waste paper grades (1.02 mixed paper, 1.04 corrugated packaging, 1.11 deinking grade, 4.02/4.03 corrugated kraft, medium/better printing grades, and special grades) sourced through their shareholder network and trading partners. The offering combines waste paper sourcing and trading services with intelligent logistics solutions and a total supply concept (Gesamtversorgung) that bundles waste paper volumes for secure, long-term delivery to paper mills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Paper Trading and Sourcing Services Core service through which B.I.R.D. Recycling aggregates waste paper volumes from five shareholder companies and Eastern/Southeastern European procurement investments, then supplies paper mills with grade-conforming secondary raw materials.
• Waste Paper Grade 1.02 - Mixed Paper and Board EN 643 grade 1.02 mixed paper and board sold to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material for recycling.
• Waste Paper Grade 1.04 - Corrugated Paper and Board Packaging EN 643 grade 1.04 corrugated paper and board packaging supplied to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material.
• Waste Paper Grade 1.11 - Sorted Graphic Paper for Deinking EN 643 grade 1.11 sorted graphic paper supplied to deinking paper mills as secondary raw material.
• Waste Paper Grade 4.02 - Used Corrugated Kraft 1 EN 643 grade 4.02 used corrugated kraft paper supplied to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material.
• Waste Paper Grade 4.03 - Used Corrugated Kraft 2 EN 643 grade 4.03 used corrugated kraft paper supplied to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material.
• Medium and Better Paper Quality from Printing Plants Medium and higher quality paper grades originating from printing plants, supplied to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material.
• Special Waste Paper Grades Special or irregular waste paper grades outside standard classifications, supplied to paper manufacturers as secondary raw material.
• Logistics Solutions (Logistiklösungen) Tailored logistics services for waste paper transport to paper mills, including rail (wagon) or truck delivery in press bales or loose (unpackaged) form, with delivery terms such as ab Lager, ab Verladestation, or frei Haus.
• Total Supply Concept (Gesamtversorgung) Long-term, total-supply arrangement exclusive to paper manufacturers, combining guaranteed waste paper sourcing, volume bundling, and intelligent logistics into a single contractual relationship.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Witt und MeloschcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestment/subsidiary specializing in procurement of waste paper and plastic grades for recycling. Active in Eastern European markets (Czech Republic, Slovakia). Located in Pirna, Germany (Maxim-Gorki-Straße 1, 01796 Pirna). Enables B.I.R.D. to source from Eastern European waste paper markets.
• Witt & Melosch TradingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestment/subsidiary specializing in procurement of waste paper and plastic grades for recycling. Active in Southeastern European markets (Croatia, Slovenia). Extends B.I.R.D.'s sourcing network to South-Eastern Europe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero (Schwarz Group): Environmental services division of the Schwarz Group (parent of Lidl/Kaufland) operating collection, sorting, and trading of recyclables including paper across Europe. Directly competes for recovered-paper volumes but at materially larger scale and with retail-anchor feedstock.
• ALBA Group: German-headquartered environmental services and recycling group with significant recovered-paper activity (formerly Interseroh). Competes with B.I.R.D. for paper-mill supply but is a much larger, broader-verticality player with national brand visibility.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Deutschland: German arm of the global SUEZ group with recovered-paper collection, sorting, and trading operations serving European paper mills. Comparable on the waste-paper-trading layer but operates at much greater scale and with municipal contract anchors.
• Veolia Umweltservice: German arm of global environmental services group Veolia, with significant recovered-paper collection and trading to paper mills. Comparable at the waste-paper layer but part of a much broader municipal and industrial waste portfolio.
• REMONDIS: One of Europe's largest private waste-management and recycling companies, with substantial recovered-paper collection, sorting, and trading operations across Germany. Overlaps with B.I.R.D.'s offering at the waste-paper-trading layer but operates a much broader portfolio and scale.

Direct peers

• AVG Abfallverwertungsgesellschaft Köln: Cologne-based municipal waste and recovered-paper processor with EN 643-grade sorting and supply to German paper mills. Comparable to B.I.R.D. as a Germany-focused recovered-paper trader/sorter, though larger and publicly-municipally owned.
• Heinzel Group: Austrian-headquartered paper and packaging group with a dedicated recovered-paper trading arm (Heinzel Recycling). Comparable to B.I.R.D. as a Central European waste-paper trader supplying EN 643 grades to mills, though operating at larger scale and with vertical integration.
• Witt & Melosch: Pirna-based recovered-paper and plastics procurement firm active in Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian markets. Highly comparable to B.I.R.D. — in fact a minority-held investment of B.I.R.D. — operating the same EN 643-grade trading model in adjacent geographies.
• Jakob Becker Group: German family-owned recycling group active in recovered paper collection, sorting, and trading across multiple German sites. Directly comparable to B.I.R.D. as a regional EN 643-grade supplier serving paper mills, with a similar shareholder/supplier-network structure.
• Papier-Mettler: German family-run recycling company with collection and trading of recovered paper and plastics to European paper mills. Directly comparable to B.I.R.D. as a multi-site EN 643-grade supplier with international sourcing reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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