Covaldem11

Name

Covaldem11

Legal name

Covaldem 11 - Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale

Website

https://covaldem11.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Transfer (BPALABAF), Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Collection Events & Programs (EUAIAAAM)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Household waste collection
• Recycling center operations
• Biowaste composting
• Environmental education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Carcassonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public service funding: Funded through public service contributions from member municipalities and community fees. Revenue is generated from taxes and service charges paid by local authorities representing residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Covaldem11 is a public inter-municipal waste collection and treatment authority that delivers municipal waste management services across the Aude department in southern France. Its core services include household waste collection, operation of a network of 40 recycling centers (déchèteries), biowaste collection, green waste shredding, composting program distribution, and environmental education initiatives for residents of member municipalities.

Product overview

Covaldem11 is a public inter-municipal waste collection and treatment authority (Syndicat Mixte de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères de l'Aude) serving the Aude department in southern France, with primary operations in the Carcassonne Agglo territory. The organization operates a network of 40 recycling centers (ecocentres) and provides municipal waste collection services including selective sorting, biowaste collection, and green waste management. The service portfolio centers on the 'Mon service déchets' citizen portal for daily waste management, complemented by environmental education programs such as the Pedagogical Garden and Tri Aventure sorting activities, composting services including individual and shared composter distribution, the Mission 5R-0D escape game for zero-waste education, and various reuse initiatives including the Le Grenier solidarity boutique partnership and the Adoptez des poules program. The organization also provides professional waste services and operates transfer and sorting centers across the territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mission 5R-0D: Mobile escape game promoting zero-waste education and environmental awareness
• Mon service déchets

Products and services

• Ecocentres (Recycling Centers Network)

Named customers3 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FACE Aude (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015FACE Aude is a business club supporting employment, education, cultural access, and fighting exclusion. Covaldem 11 co-finances and participates in actions alongside private and public actors in the Aude department. The partnership contributes to social cohesion initiatives through the Covaldem11 territory.
• CiteocoreOthersCiteo is a French eco-organization for recycling and waste management. Mentioned in the inauguration of the Pôle Environnement in April 2018 alongside Suez.
• SuezcoreTechnology or IntegrationSuez is a major environmental services company. Partnered in the inauguration of the Pôle Environnement in April 2018 with Citeo for waste treatment and recycling operations.
• O2switchminorOthersWeb hosting provider for Covaldem11.fr website. Located in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
• Member Communities of CommunescoreOthersCovaldem 11 is a public institution (Syndicat Mixte de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères de l'Aude) serving multiple Communities of Communes including Carcassonne Agglo and surrounding areas.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services (France): Veolia is the other major French private environmental services group operating household waste collection, transfer, sorting, and treatment infrastructure nationwide; it competes with public entities like Covaldem 11 for municipal contracts and adjacent services.
• Séché Environnement: Séché Environnement is a French-listed waste management group with significant operations in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment; it is comparable to Covaldem 11 in treatment/disposal services and competes for regional public-sector contracts.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery France: Suez is a global environmental services group and a direct strategic partner of Covaldem 11 at the Pôle Environnement; it is the dominant private operator in French household and municipal waste collection, sorting, and treatment, making it the most relevant large incumbent comparable.
• Derichebourg Environnement: Derichebourg is a major French multi-service group with a significant waste management division offering collection, sorting, and recycling services to municipalities and businesses; comparable in service breadth and customer overlap.

Direct peers

• SMICTOM d'Alsace Centrale: SMICTOM d'Alsace Centrale is a French intercommunal public waste syndicate (similar EPCE structure to Covaldem 11) responsible for household waste collection, déchèteries, and recycling for its member communes — a structurally and operationally direct peer.
• Pizzorno Environnement: Pizzorno Environnement is a mid-sized French private waste operator focused on household waste collection, déchèterie networks, sorting, and treatment — directly comparable to Covaldem 11 in service mix and customer base (municipalities and households).
• Sydeme (Syndicat Mixte de Transport et de Traitement des Déchets Ménagers de la Moselle-Est): Sydeme is a French intercommunal public waste authority with energy-recovery (incineration/waste-to-energy) and recycling operations serving a comparable number of municipalities; it is a structural and operational direct peer to Covaldem 11.

Others

• Citeo: Citeo is the French eco-organization for household packaging and paper recycling, a core partner of Covaldem 11; it is comparable not as a direct competitor but as an upstream funder and standards-setter whose financial incentives shape Covaldem 11's recycling operations.

Emerging players

• Baudelet Environnement: Baudelet Environnement is a regional French waste management company providing collection, sorting, treatment, and recovery services to public and private customers in northern France; it overlaps with Covaldem 11 in service portfolio but operates in a different region.

Regional players

• Syndicat Mixte Decoset (Toulouse area): Decoset is a public intermunicipal waste authority in the Toulouse/Occitanie region providing collection, déchèteries, and treatment for member communes; it is a regional peer to Covaldem 11 with similar EPCI structure, mission, and operational model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/Covaldem11
• Facebookfacebook.com/Covaldem11
• Instagraminstagram.com/covaldem11
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/covaldem11

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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