Syndicate Center Hérault

What Syndicate Center Hérault does

Syndicat Centre Hérault is a French public administrative entity (syndicat mixte) that manages waste and promotes the circular economy across three communautés de communes in the Hérault department (Occitanie, France). Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Aspiran, the syndicate operates an integrated waste management infrastructure comprising an industrial composting platform, an inert (construction and demolition) waste recycling site, a non-hazardous waste storage installation (ISDND), a mobile déchèterie, and the Oekotri materials recovery facility (MRF), supported by a network of 12 déchèteries, proximity sorting points, and shared composter locations across the territory.

Its core products and underlying technology are physical waste-processing assets rather than software. The composting platform converts organic waste into marketable compost (structurant at €65/t and croissance at €25/unit), wood-chip mulch (€48/unit), amended screened soil, fill soil, and 0/31.5 aggregates, which are sold directly at facility locations. The Oekotri sorting center and déchèterie network recover recyclable streams, while La Grande Conserve extends the chain into building-materials reuse. Member of the national Réseau CompostPlus, the syndicate also runs an educational/pedagogical space with workshops, eco-delegate initiatives, and site visits to drive sorting behavior and zero-waste adoption among schools, residents, and local institutions.

The entity's business model is predominantly publicly funded: it is governed by a Comité Syndical representing member municipalities and operates on member contributions and fees for collection, sorting, processing, and disposal services across the territory. It additionally generates modest ancillary revenue through direct sales of recovered materials (compost, mulch, soils, aggregates) to individuals and professionals, and through paid professional waste services accessed via a badge system managed through the Ecorec online portal. Customer segmentation spans particuliers (households), professionnels (businesses), and établissements éducatifs (schools), reflecting the syndicate's mandate of public service rather than commercial expansion.

Name

Syndicate Center Hérault

Legal name

Syndicat Centre Hérault

Website

https://syndicat-centre-herault.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Syndicat Centre Hérault is a French public administrative entity that manages waste collection, sorting, composting, and recycling across three communautés de communes in the Hérault department, serving households, businesses, and schools through déchèteries and circular-economy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Waste Management Services

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Composting Facility Operations (Windrow, ASP, In-Vessel) (BPALAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI), Inert / Monofill Disposal (Ash, Sludge, C&D Fines, Contaminated Soils) (EUAIACAE), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities (EUAIADAK), Yard Waste, Land Clearing & Green Waste Processing (Mulch/Compost Feedstock) (BPALAEAG)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Composting platform operations
• Recycling center network
• Materials recovery facilities
• Circular economy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aspiran

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Waste management services: Public waste collection and management services provided to local communities through member municipalities. Funded through local taxes and service fees.
2. Product sales: Sale of recycled products including compost (structurant and croissance), wood chip mulch, screened amended soil, screened soil, backfill soil, and aggregates.
3. Professional waste services: Waste management services for professional/businesses with dedicated access conditions and badge system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Syndicat Centre Hérault is a public waste management syndicate that operates integrated household and professional waste services across three communautés de communes in the Hérault department of France. It runs composting platforms, a materials recovery facility (Oekotri), an inert waste recycling site, a non-hazardous waste storage installation, a network of 12 déchèteries, proximity sorting points, and shared composting stations, and sells recovered products such as compost, wood mulch, screened soil, fill soil, and aggregates.

Product overview

Syndicat Centre Hérault operates as a public waste management syndicate providing integrated waste collection, processing, and recycling services across three communauté de communes in the Hérault region. The organization operates a portfolio of facilities including composting platforms, inert waste recycling sites, non-hazardous waste storage, déchèteries (household waste centers), proximity sorting points, shared composting stations, and the Oekotri materials recovery center. Its product offerings center on recycled soil amendments (screened soil, amended soil, fill soil), composting products (structuring compost, growth compost), wood mulch, and construction aggregates (0/31.5). The syndicate also provides an online sorting search tool, user account portal (ecorec-online.fr), and educational resources for zero-waste initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oekotri: Sorting center operated by the syndicate for waste separation and recycling.
• La Grande Conserve
• La Ressourcerie Coeur d'Hérault
• Le Recyclage Lodévois
• L'Abeille verte

Products and services

• Industrial composting platform (La plateforme de compostage) Industrial composting facility that processes organic waste into usable compost products, supporting local circular-economy objectives by reintroducing organic matter into a short economic loop. Used by member municipalities across the syndicate's territory.
• Inert waste recycling site (Le site de recyclage des inertes) Construction and demolition waste recycling facility that processes inert materials into reusable aggregates. Serves member municipalities and the syndicate's professional clientele.
• Non-hazardous waste storage installation (L'installation de stockage des déchets non dangereux) Landfill-class storage facility for residual non-hazardous waste that cannot be recycled or composted. Reduces landfill volumes in the broader territory.
• Oekotri materials recovery facility (Le centre de tri Oekotri) Materials recovery facility (MRF) operated under the Oekotri sub-brand that sorts and processes collected recyclables for downstream recovery.
• Déchèteries network (Les déchèteries) Network of 12 waste collection centers across the territory (Aspiran, Clermont l'Hérault, Gignac, Le Caylar, Le Pouget, Lodève, Montarnaud, Montpeyroux, Octon, a mobile site in La Vacquerie, and a professional facility in Aspiran). Accepts household hazardous waste, bulky items, and recyclable materials from individuals (with badge) and professionals.
• Proximity sorting points (Les points tri de proximité) Local sorting points across the territory for convenient public drop-off of recyclables including glass, packaging, and paper.
• Shared community composting stations (Les composteurs partagés) Shared composter locations enabling community food-waste composting for residents across the syndicate's territory.
• Professional waste services with badge access Dedicated waste management services for local businesses and professional users, with badge-based access to a professional déchèterie and tailored conditions distinct from residential users.
• Structuring compost (Le compost structurant) Structuring compost product sold at €65/tonne (taxes included) for soil improvement and plant development, recovered from the syndicate's composting operations.
• Growth compost (Le compost croissance) Growth-focused compost product sold at €25 per unit to support plant growth and development, recovered from the syndicate's composting operations.
• Wood mulch (Le bois de paillage) Wood chip mulch product sold at €48 per unit for ground cover, soil protection, and moisture retention in gardening and landscaping applications.
• Amended screened soil (La terre criblée amendée) Amended screened soil sold at €10 per unit, produced from the syndicate's composting and screening processes for agricultural and gardening use.
• Screened soil (La terre criblée) Screened soil product sold at €9 per unit, recovered from the syndicate's waste processing operations for landscaping and agricultural applications.
• Fill soil (Terre de remblais) Fill soil product sold at €13 per unit for construction and landscaping fill applications, recovered from the syndicate's waste processing operations.
• Aggregate 0/31.5 (Tout venant 0/31,5) Aggregate material (0/31.5mm) sold at €60 per unit, recovered from the syndicate's recycling operations for construction and road-building applications.

Segments3 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

One partnership is on record.

• Réseau CompostPlusminorOthersThe syndicate is a member of the CompostPlus Network, a national network promoting composting and organic waste management best practices.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery France: SUEZ (now integrated into Veolia) operates France-wide waste collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure including MRFs and composting. Comparable because it operates the same vertical chain (collection → sorting → composting/landfill) that Syndicat Centre H\u00e9rault manages at a local level.
• Veolia Environmental Services France: Veolia is the dominant French private waste management operator with nationwide networks in collection, MRF sorting, composting, and inert waste recycling. Directly comparable business activities to the syndicate's integrated waste facilities, but at national scale.
• Derichebourg Environment: Derichebourg operates waste collection, sorting, and recycling services across France through its Environment division. Comparable to the syndicate's d\u00e9ch\u00e9terie network and household hazardous waste handling.
• S\u00e9ch\u00e9 Environnement: S\u00e9ch\u00e9 is a French-listed waste management group operating hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, landfill, and recovery facilities across France. Comparable to the syndicate's non-hazardous waste storage installation and inert recycling activities.
• Paprec Group: Paprec is one of France's largest independent recycling operators, running MRFs, composting facilities, and C&D inert recycling sites — closely paralleling the Oekotri MRF and inert recycling site operated by the syndicate.

Direct peers

• Pizzorno Environnement: Pizzorno is a French private waste operator providing collection, sorting, composting, and landfill services to local authorities. Closely comparable business model to the syndicate's public-service waste management mandate.
• Nicollin SA: Nicollin is a French family-owned waste management company operating collection, d\u00e9ch\u00e8teries, sorting, and composting — a direct functional analogue to the syndicate's integrated municipal waste services footprint.
• TERRALYS: TERRALYS is a French specialist composting and soil-amendment business, member of R\u00e9seau CompostPlus, focused on organic waste recovery. Directly comparable to the syndicate's plateforme de compostage and compost product line (structurant / croissance).

Others

• La Ressourcerie Coeur d'H\u00e9rault: Local reuse and recycling non-profit in the same H\u00e9rault territory, partnered with the syndicate. Comparable because it operates in the same circular-economy ecosystem handling reuse and repair — adjacent activity to the syndicate's recycling infrastructure.

Regional players

• Syndicat Mixte de l'H\u00e9rault (other H\u00e9rault-area syndicats): Other intercommunal syndicats mixtes in H\u00e9rault or Occitanie manage waste for adjacent territoires under the same French public-law framework. Directly comparable governance, funding, and operating model to Syndicat Centre H\u00e9rault.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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