EnviroServ
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1979
- HeadquartersGauteng, South Africa
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
EnviroServ firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- EnviroServ
- Legal name
- EnviroServ Waste Management (PTY) Ltd
- Website
- https://enviroserv.co.za
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1979
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
EnviroServ industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Integrated Waste Management Services
- NAICS
- Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Remediation Services (562910)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs) (BPABAAAL), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)
Keywords
Where EnviroServ is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gauteng
- HQ country
- South Africa
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices14 records
Markets served
EnviroServ business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Waste Collection Services: Specialized waste transport vehicles and containers for collection of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from customer sites
- Waste Treatment and Disposal: Treatment and disposal of waste at licensed hazardous and general waste disposal facilities (landfills)
- Hazardous Waste Services: Industrial cleaning, tank cleaning, hazmat services, asbestos removal, remediation services, and absorbent spill control products
- Waste Recycling and On-site Waste Management: On-site waste management, separation, recycling, e-waste services, and events cleaning
- Municipal Waste Services: Door-to-door collection, events cleaning, illegal dumping clean-ups, landfill management, litter picking, street sweeping, and transfer station management
- Technical Waste Management Consulting: Laboratory capability including chemical analysis, waste assessment and classification, tailings management, and technical waste management supply
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
EnviroServ product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EnviroServ provides integrated hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services covering collection, treatment, disposal, recycling, and remediation. The company operates 13 licensed waste treatment and disposal facilities (landfills of Class A, GLB+, GLB-, and HH grades) across South Africa, Mozambique, and Uganda, supported by a SANAS-accredited laboratory and proprietary treatment technologies including a Micro Encapsulation Plant and a Bio-remediation Soil Hospital. Service lines span hazardous waste, municipal waste, contaminated land remediation, industrial cleaning, e-waste handling, and technical consulting for mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, and municipal clients.
Product overview
EnviroServ is a comprehensive waste management company offering an integrated portfolio of services and facilities. The core offerings include Technical Waste Management Support, Hazardous Waste Services (encompassing industrial cleaning, tank cleaning, HazTech vacuuming, hazmat services, asbestos removal, and absorbent spill control products), Municipal Waste Services, Waste Treatment and Disposal, and Landfill Management. Supporting infrastructure includes a SANAS-accredited laboratory, micro encapsulation plant (Holfontein), and bio-remediation 'soil hospital' technology (Aloes). The company operates landfills across South Africa (Aloes, Chloorkop, Gansbaai, Karweiderskraal, Harmony Gold, Holfontein, Rosslyn, Shongweni, Vissershok) and Africa (Mozambique and Uganda). Digital services include a customer self-service portal for account management and service requests.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- EnviroServ HazTech: Industrial cleaning and hazardous waste services unit specializing in industrial vacuuming, tank cleaning, and hazmat services.
Products and services
- Hazardous Waste Services Comprehensive hazardous waste management services for industrial, mining, and petrochemical customers, including sanitation services, industrial cleaning, tank cleaning, industrial vacuuming, hazmat services, asbestos removal, and incident response.
- Municipal Waste Services Door-to-door waste collection, events cleaning, illegal dumping clean-ups, landfill management, litter picking, street sweeping, and transfer station management for government and municipal clients.
- Waste Collection Services Collection of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from customer sites using specialised waste transport vehicles and containers for industrial, commercial, and municipal customers.
- Waste Treatment and Disposal Treatment and disposal of waste streams at licensed hazardous and general waste disposal facilities (landfills) across South Africa and Africa ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Landfill Management Design, construction, and management of hazardous and general waste disposal facilities (landfills) across South Africa and Africa for Class A, GLB+, GLB-, and HH waste classifications.
- Technical Waste Management Support Technical waste management services including chemical analysis, waste assessment and classification, tailings management, and technical waste supply such as effluent treatment, freeze crystallisation, oil separation, and in-vessel composting.
- Waste Recycling and On-site Waste Management On-site waste management, waste separation, recyclable waste streams processing, events cleaning, and e-waste services for industrial and commercial customers.
- Contaminated Land and Legacy Stockpile Management Remediation services for contaminated land and legacy stockpile management including removal of contaminated soil and transport to compliant landfill sites for mining, industrial, and petrochemical customers.
- Minimising Waste to Landfill Services Services focused on reducing landfill disposal including fluorescent tube recycling, oil water separation, dewatering systems, composting, used oil management, and waste water treatment plants supporting circular economy goals.
- Absorbent Spill Control Products Range of absorbent products for safe spill management including customised and site-specific spill kit bins and bags, with professional risk management advice, containment plans, and training.
- HazTech Industrial Vacuuming Services Industrial vacuuming services using SuperSucker fleet units (10kl, 20kl, 30kl mobile vacuum units and static vacuum units) for removal of waste sludges and liquids from tanks, bunds, sumps, dams, ponds, and industrial facilities.
- Laboratory and Analytical Services SANAS-accredited (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) laboratory providing full range of environmental analytical testing services for solid, liquid and sludge waste matrices including routine, trace and ultra-trace analysis, ICP-OES, GC/MS, and waste classification.
- E-Waste Service One-stop-shop e-waste service offering compliant asset disposal of end-of-term IT and electronic equipment for commercial and industrial customers seeking circular economy and regulatory compliance outcomes.
Quantifiable outcome
- Waste treatment capacity of 1000m³ per day at micro encapsulation plant
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use EnviroServ
Customer profileNamed customers22 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
EnviroServ technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
EnviroServ partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Reliance (Aalwynhoek Composting Facility)corePartnership with Reliance for the Aalwynhoek composting facility in Uitenhage. The facility processes 800 tons of animal abattoir waste monthly mixed with wood chips to create compost sold to farmers. Over 8 years, 81,600 tons of waste diverted from landfill.
- SANAS (South African National Accreditation System)coreEnviroServ's Meadowdale laboratory received and maintains SANAS accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard for waste analysis.
- Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)minorEnviroServ is a platinum sponsor of IWMSA and hosts site visits at facilities like Holfontein Waste Management Facility for knowledge sharing.
- International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)minorEnviroServ is a platinum sponsor of ISWA and presented at the 2024 ISWA World Congress in Cape Town.
- Organics Recycling Association of South Africa (ORASA)minorEnviroServ joined ORASA to unite and grow South Africa's organics recycling industry.
- IWMSA KZN Branch and KZN Recycling ForumminorEnviroServ sponsored the IWMSA KZN Branch and KZN Recycling Forum's Recycling Seminar in September 2025.
- Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA)minorEnviroServ is a signatory to CAIA's Responsible Care programme, a voluntary industry initiative to raise standards and grow public trust in the chemicals handling sector.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
EnviroServ competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Averda: International waste management company operating across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe with collection, treatment, and recycling services. Comparable as a peer in emerging-market waste services with overlap on industrial and municipal clients.
- Veolia Environment: Global waste management and environmental services operator with treatment, disposal, and hazardous waste capabilities across multiple continents. Comparable as a peer to EnviroServ via SUEZ given the active merger context and as a global incumbent in integrated waste services.
- Stericycle: Specialised waste management company focused on regulated and compliance-driven waste streams including hazardous and medical waste. Comparable as a peer in compliance-heavy regulated waste services.
- Remondis: One of the world's largest privately-held recycling, service, and water companies with broad hazardous and non-hazardous waste capabilities. Comparable as a peer in integrated waste management with strong European roots and global ambitions.
- Waste Management Inc. Largest waste management company in North America with landfill, recycling, and hazardous waste services. Comparable as a global incumbent in integrated solid and hazardous waste management.
- SUEZ Environment: Global water and waste management major and EnviroServ's parent company since the 2022 acquisition. Directly comparable as it operates hazardous and non-hazardous treatment, landfill, and recycling assets worldwide and provides the platform from which EnviroServ executes its African strategy.
- Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and environmental services. Comparable as a peer in hazardous-waste collection, treatment, disposal, and emergency response services.
Direct peers
- Interwaste Holdings: South African hazardous and non-hazardous waste management company operating landfills, treatment facilities, and collection services. Most direct domestic competitor to EnviroServ in the South African integrated waste market.
- Bidvest Waste Solutions: South African industrial cleaning, hygiene, and waste management services provider within the Bidvest group. Comparable as a domestic competitor offering on-site waste, cleaning, and related industrial services.
Others
- Sappi ReFibre: Customer and ecosystem participant: paper and packaging company operating a fibre recycling business. Not a direct competitor, but cited as an EnviroServ customer in the paper/packaging vertical, illustrating the recycling value chain EnviroServ enables.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
EnviroServ social profiles
Digital presenceEnviroServ compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
EnviroServ financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
EnviroServ leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
EnviroServ funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors3 records
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EnviroServ M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about EnviroServ
What does EnviroServ do?
EnviroServ provides integrated hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services covering collection, treatment, disposal, recycling, and remediation. The company operates 13 licensed waste treatment and disposal facilities (landfills of Class A, GLB+, GLB-, and HH grades) across South Africa, Mozambique, and Uganda, supported by a SANAS-accredited laboratory and proprietary treatment technologies including a Micro Encapsulation Plant and a Bio-remediation Soil Hospital. Service lines span hazardous waste, municipal waste, contaminated land remediation, industrial cleaning, e-waste handling, and technical consulting for mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, and municipal clients.
Is EnviroServ a public or private company?
EnviroServ is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was EnviroServ founded?
EnviroServ was founded in 1979. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is EnviroServ based?
EnviroServ is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa, in the Africa region.
How does EnviroServ make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Waste Collection Services are the primary driver. The others are waste Treatment and Disposal, hazardous Waste Services, waste Recycling and On-site Waste Management, municipal Waste Services and technical Waste Management Consulting.
Who are EnviroServ's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Averda, Veolia Environment, Stericycle, Remondis, Waste Management Inc., SUEZ Environment and Clean Harbors. Direct peers are Interwaste Holdings and Bidvest Waste Solutions. Sappi ReFibre is listed as an others.
Does EnviroServ have an API?
No public API is recorded for EnviroServ.
What industry is EnviroServ in?
EnviroServ's product category is Integrated Waste Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPALAHAD, Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services, with a secondary code of BPABAAAL, Waste, Recycling & Circularity (On-site Programs). Its NAICS code is 562211 and its SIC code is 4953.