What EcoDDS does

EcoDDS is a French state-approved non-profit eco-organism (société à but non lucratif, SAS form, SIREN 751 139 940) that operates the mandated Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) scheme for Diffuse Specific Waste (DDS) — household and professional chemical products including paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, fertilizers, pesticides, biocides, and pool chemicals — and for painter's tools (ABJ). Founded in 2014 and headquartered at 117 avenue Victor Hugo, Boulogne-Billancourt, EcoDDS is funded exclusively through eco-contributions paid by manufacturers and distributors (metteurs sur le marché) who place chemical products on the French market; fee schedules vary by product category and are billed annually. Collection services for end users — individuals, mid-size and large building/finishing companies, and municipal déchetteries — are free of charge.

The operational platform spans 6,600+ collection points covering 60+ million inhabitants across metropolitan France and overseas territories (DROM: Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion; COM: Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon). Distribution combines the REKUPO® device — deployed in retail chains and paint specialists including Leroy Merlin, Castorama, Tollens, Sikkens Solutions, Comptoir Seigneurie Gauthier, Zolpan, RECA, JEFCO, ONIP/La Maison du Peintre, and L'Entrepot du Bricolage — with municipal déchetterie adhesion agreements and dedicated enterprise services (Pickup Volume Large for 150+ large building companies; MidSize Pickup Volume launched 2023 for companies with ≥€200,000 annual paste-product purchases). In 2024 the network collected 57,500 tonnes of chemical waste (+12% vs. 2023); since 2018, REKUPO® alone has collected over 8,600 tonnes.

EcoDDS's proprietary technology asset is an automated déconditionneur installed in July 2022 at Excoffier's Rhône-Alpes site after four years of R&D with an industrial consortium (Cycl'add, ROVIP, CSTB, Atritor, Hantsch, CEERI, MAURO Bétons des Fins). The machine separates paint/coating residues from metal and plastic containers, enabling triple material recovery: plastic granules processed by Cycl'add and injection-molded by ROVIP into new ADR collection crates, metal sold to scrap dealers, and paste fractions tested in concrete formulations. Supporting infrastructure includes the WastyAcademy unified training portal (launched 2024), the Wastypedia and EnJeux educational platforms for sorting actors, the B2B Portail Internet Métier for BSD traceability and operator management, and the ECO KEYS semi-annual journal. EcoDDS has been carbon-neutral for collection and transport since 2022 through a partnership with Carbon Forest (Bureau Veritas-certified), compensating 2,500 tonnes of CO2 in 2022. The company is led by Directeur Général Pierre Charlemagne, Directeur Administratif et Financier François-Xavier Heurton, Directrice des Opérations Angélique Thoquenne, and a six-person regional coordination team covering all French territories, serving approximately 800 member companies.

Name

EcoDDS

Legal name

EcoDDS

Website

https://ecodds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EcoDDS is a French state-approved non-profit eco-organism that manages the collection, sorting, and recycling of household and professional chemical waste (DDS) under Extended Producer Responsibility. It serves consumers, municipalities, building professionals, and ~800 member manufacturers via 6,600+ collection points across France and overseas territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery) (EUAIAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH)

Keywords

• Chemical waste collection
• Extended producer responsibility
• Paint container recycling
• Household hazardous waste
• Eco-organism services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Eco-contributions from market putters-on-market (metteurs sur le marché): EcoDDS is funded through eco-contributions (éco-contributions) paid by manufacturers and distributors who put chemical products on the market. This is the core mechanism of France's Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) framework. Eco-contributions vary by product category to equitably fund collection, sorting, and treatment obligations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EcoDDS is a state-approved non-profit eco-organism that organizes the collection, sorting, recovery, and recycling of chemical waste (Diffuse Specific Waste/DDS and painter's tools/ABJ) in France. It provides free collection through REKUPO devices in retail stores and municipal déchetteries, dedicated enterprise services (Mid Size and Large Pickup Volume), and uses a proprietary automated deconditioner to recycle paint containers. The eco-organism is funded by eco-contributions paid by manufacturers and distributors placing chemical products on the French market under Extended Producer Responsibility (REP).

Product overview

EcoDDS operates as a nonprofit eco-organization managing chemical waste collection and recycling across France. The core offering consists of REKUPO collection devices deployed at retail locations and municipal recycling centers, complemented by Pickup Volume services for enterprise clients. A key innovation is the automated Déconditionneur that processes paint cans for recycling. Supporting platforms include WastyAcademy for training, Wastypedia for sorting education, and a B2B portal for operator management. The company also publishes ECO KEYS magazine and conducts public awareness campaigns. The network covers over 6,000 collection points across metropolitan France and overseas territories, serving both individual consumers and professional users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REKUPO: Free chemical waste collection service for paints, adhesives, sealants, antifouling, fertilizers, herbicides, etc., created in 2018 and deployed in retail stores and hardware stores.
• WastyAcademy
• Wastypedia
• EnJeux

Products and services

• REKUPO Free collection device for chemical waste (paints, adhesives, mastics, antifouling, fertilizers, herbicides) launched in 2018. Enables users to deposit empty, soiled, or partially full products at participating retail locations (Leroy Merlin, Castorama, Tollens, etc.) for specialized collection and recycling.
• Pickup Volume (Large) Private in-depot collection service for large building/finishing companies with high-volume chemical waste. EcoDDS has equipped over 150 large companies with dedicated collection infrastructure.
• MidSize Pickup Volume Collection service for medium-sized building/finishing companies with annual purchases of at least €200,000 in paste products (paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives, mastics). Requires 5 bins of 600L under shelter and a dedicated site referent.
• Déconditionneur (Automated Deconditioner) Fully automated machine that separates acrylic paint residue from metal and plastic containers, enabling triple valorization: plastic granules for new collection bins, metal recycling, and paste fraction for special concrete applications.
• WastyAcademy Unified training platform that centralizes all training requests from EcoDDS members (municipalities, déchetterie agents). Replaced previous e-learning platform launched in 2015.
• Portail Internet Métier B2B internet portal for waste operators managing collection requests, BSD (Bordereau de Suivi de Déchets) traceability, and operational exchanges between recycling centers and EcoDDS.
• Wastypedia Educational website dedicated to sorting actors, helping identify waste belonging to the DDS sector. Part of communication kits including visual guides, posters, and sorting guides.
• Plateforme EnJeux Ludic sorting platform (four-step pedagogical course) for training actors in waste sorting practices. Interactive educational tool for waste facility agents and supervisors.
• ECO KEYS Magazine Semiannual review magazine published by EcoDDS, focused on economic and environmental transformations. Covers economic, environmental, technological, and societal topics, with interviews and industry reports.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57,500 tonnes of chemical waste and painter's tools collected in 2024 (+12% vs 2023)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Carbon ForestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2022EcoDDS partnered with Carbon Forest in November 2022 to achieve carbon neutrality for the collection and transport of chemical waste. Carbon Forest, certified by Bureau Veritas, provides CO2 certificates based on continuous natural forestry practices. In 2022, 2,500 tonnes of CO2 were compensated, benefiting EcoDDS's 800 member companies with carbon certificates.
• Excoffier Recyclage (site host)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Excoffier Recyclage hosts EcoDDS's automated deconditioner at its site in Rhône-Alpes since July 2022. The deconditioner separates paint/coating residues from their containers, enabling plastic, metal, and paste recycling. Excoffier provides the physical site and operational support for the equipment.
• Cycl'addcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2022Cycl'add is the startup that transforms the plastic fraction recovered from EcoDDS's deconditioner into plastic granules. These granules are then passed to ROVIP for injection molding into ADR collection crates used by EcoDDS, creating a closed-loop recycling chain.
• ROVIPcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2022ROVIP specializes in polymer injection and transformation. It receives Cycl'add's recycled plastic granules and manufactures ADR (dangerous goods) collection crates that EcoDDS uses for chemical waste collection. This creates full traceability of recycled plastics from collection to new containers.
• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022The CSTB (Scientific and Technical Center for Building) participated in EcoDDS's four-year R&D effort for the automated deconditioner, providing technical expertise on the recycling process and experimental paste (paint/coating residue) integration into special concretes.
• MAURO Bétons des FinsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022MAURO Bétons des Fins is a French SME involved in pilot experiments for the valorization of paste fractions (paint and coating residues) from EcoDDS's deconditioner, exploring integration into special concrete formulations.
• dentsu data labs (dentsu France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2022EcoDDS partnered with dentsu data labs (part of dentsu France) to conduct a comparative barometric study on French consumer recycling behaviors before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, surveying 1,101 respondents representative of the French population. The study showed significant progression in recycling awareness and practice.
• Explore MediaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Explore Media partnered with EcoDDS for a public awareness campaign about proper chemical waste sorting, featuring a video published on YouTube. The campaign aimed to reach households and professionals with clear guidance on waste sorting practices.
• IFD – InddigominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022EcoDDS partnered with the Institut de Formation des Déchets (IFD – Inddigo) to deliver the first training sessions for déchetterie agents in Brittany in March 2014, marking the operational launch of the EcoDDS sector. IFD trainers tested the training program in the field.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Citeo: French state-approved eco-organization for household packaging waste, operating the same EPR business model as EcoDDS but for packaging streams. Direct structural and operational analog, demonstrating the scalable eco-organism model in France.
• Screlec: French eco-organization for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and small appliances. Comparable agréé éco-organisme structure with member contributions and collection network.
• Corepile: French eco-organization for portable batteries and accumulators. Operates the same agréé éco-organisme model under French REP, with member contributions and collection infrastructure. Directly comparable business structure.
• DASTRI: French eco-organization for healthcare sharps waste (DASRI). Same state-approved EPR model as EcoDDS, with a similar non-profit structure and member-company contribution funding. EcoDDS's CFO previously worked at DASTRI.
• Cyclamed: French eco-organization for unused and expired medicines. Same REP-based, state-approved non-profit model as EcoDDS, with retail pharmacy collection and manufacturer/distributor funding.

Broad incumbents

• CHIMIREC: French hazardous waste management company specializing in industrial chemical waste collection and treatment. Comparable collection and treatment capabilities for chemical waste but operates commercially rather than as a state-approved eco-organization.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery: Major French and global waste management company with hazardous and industrial waste treatment operations. Overlaps with EcoDDS on the treatment side but does not operate as an EPR eco-organization for chemical waste.
• Veolia (Onyx/SARP): Global waste management major with significant hazardous waste operations in France via SARP-Industries. EcoDDS's exploitation manager previously worked at Veolia's climate engineering division. Operates at much larger scale across all waste streams.

Regional players

• Stichting OPEN: Dutch producer responsibility organization for various product categories. Comparable state-mandated EPR operator model but in a different jurisdiction (Netherlands), demonstrating the broader European EPR ecosystem EcoDDS could expand into.

Emerging players

• Recylex: French recycling group active in lead, plastics, and specialty metals recovery. Overlaps with EcoDDS's material recovery ambition (especially for plastic and metal fractions from paint containers) at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOkczCNuio3Ad98JEehs21g
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ecodds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecodds

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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