AWG Waste Management Company

What AWG Waste Management Company does

AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal is a municipal waste management company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany. It provides household and commercial waste collection, bulky waste removal, four recycling centers, and operates the Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlage (TAB), a thermal waste-to-energy plant commissioned in 1976 that generates electricity and district heating for the city. Through its 100% subsidiary WVW Wertstoffverwertung Wuppertal GmbH, the company recovers approximately 12,000 tons of metals per year from incineration bottom ash, and through BRA Bodenrecyclinganlage Wuppertal GmbH (opened May 2025) it processes 76,000 cubic meters of excavated construction soil annually with a 75% CO2 reduction versus landfill disposal. AWG also produces hydrogen at the TAB site, supplying 325 kg daily for WSW fuel cell buses under the H2W project.

AWG's customer base is split between more than 77,000 households served via scheduled bin collection (gray, yellow, blue, brown) and over 5,000 commercial customers served through container rental, disposal concepts, and hazardous waste handling. Revenue is generated through regulated waste collection fees, pay-as-you-go commercial disposal (e.g., 243.95 EUR per ton incineration, 156.50 EUR transport within Wuppertal), and energy sales — approximately 130,000 MWh of electricity and 470,000 MWh of district heating delivered to WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke in 2024. AWG holds a 70.47% majority stake from WSW and is a member of the EKOCity Abfallwirtschaftsverband, a regional waste management cooperative serving 2.5 million residents across North Rhine-Westphalia. The company employs approximately 500 people and operates a fleet of 100+ trucks, with active fleet electrification underway.

The business model is essentially a regulated municipal utility with diversified revenue from three streams: (i) recurring household and commercial collection fees, (ii) transaction-based commercial and private disposal services at the TAB and recycling centers, and (iii) energy and materials sales (electricity, district heating, hydrogen, recovered metals). GTM is direct-to-consumer for residential accounts via scheduled routes and mobile app, and sales-led for commercial accounts through a dedicated sales team offering custom disposal concepts. AWG holds EMAS, ISO 14001:2015, Entsorgungsfachbetrieb, and DNK sustainability certifications. The company is not publicly traded, generates no disclosed revenue, and has not raised external funding.

Name

AWG Waste Management Company

Legal name

AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal

Website

https://awg-wuppertal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AWG is a Wuppertal-based municipal waste management company that provides household and commercial waste collection, four recycling centers, and a waste-to-energy plant generating electricity and district heating, serving 77,000+ households and 5,000+ commercial customers across the EKOCity region of 2.5 million residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (56211), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Combustion Facilities (BPALACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Commercial Waste Incineration (Non-hazardous) (EUAAAKAC), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Program Operations (BPALAFAL), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Transfer (BPALABAF), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities (EUAIADAK), Hazmat Waste & Hazardous Remediation Haulage (regulated waste streams) (TLADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Waste-to-energy services
• Recycling and disposal
• Commercial container services
• Hazardous waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Fees: Fees charged to private households for waste bin services including gray (residual), brown (bio), yellow (packaging), and blue (paper) bins. Yellow and blue bins are free for private households.
2. Commercial Waste Services: Container rental, collection, and disposal fees for commercial customers including mandatory waste bins, special collections, and hazardous waste disposal.
3. Energy Sales: Revenue from electricity generation and district heating sold to WSW (Wuppertaler Stadtwerke). TAB produced over 130,000 MWh electricity in 2024 and supplied approximately 470,000 MWh district heating.
4. Recycling and Materials Recovery: Recovery and sale of secondary raw materials including metals extracted from slag processing and recyclable materials from collected waste streams.
5. Private Waste Disposal at TAB: Fees charged to private small-scale waste deliverers at the thermal treatment facility, with minimum charge for deliveries up to 100 kg.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AWG is a municipal waste management utility that provides scheduled household waste collection (residual, bio, paper, and packaging bins), bulky waste removal, drop-off recycling centers, commercial container services, and hazardous waste disposal. It also operates the Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlage (TAB) waste-to-energy plant, which converts residual waste into electricity and district heating, and runs slag processing (WVW), soil recycling (BRA), and hydrogen refueling for fuel cell buses.

Product overview

AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal operates as a municipal waste management utility offering an integrated portfolio of collection, recycling, and disposal services. The core offerings include household waste collection (gray, yellow, blue, and brown bins) serving over 77,000 households, bulky waste collection with express service options, and four recycling centers with hazardous waste facilities. Central to operations is the Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlage (TAB) waste-to-energy plant commissioned in 1976, which generates electricity and district heating from residual waste while supporting hydrogen production for public transportation. The subsidiary WVW operates slag processing extracting metals from incineration ash. Commercial services encompass container rental, mandatory waste solutions, and hazardous waste handling. Community initiatives include mobile dishwashing units, reusable cups, and bouncy castles for educational and social purposes. Recent infrastructure investments include a soil recycling plant (BRA) at Westring opened May 2025 and continued expansion of electric vehicle fleet. The company operates as part of the EKOCity regional waste management association serving 2.5 million residents across seven cities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Müllabfuhr (Household Waste Collection Service) Scheduled collection of household waste bins — gray (residual), yellow (packaging/LVP), blue (paper), and brown (bio) — across Wuppertal, serving over 77,000 gray bins, 70,000 yellow bins, 49,000 brown bins, and 45,700 blue bins.
• Sperrmüllabfuhr (Bulky Waste Collection) Collection service for bulky household items, offered both on a regular scheduled basis and as a paid Sperrmüll-Eilservice (express collection) at 40 EUR per pickup.
• Recyclinghöfe (Recycling Centers) Four drop-off recycling centers at Widukindstraße, Bornberg, Korzerter Straße, and Giebel accepting recyclable materials; Widukindstraße and Bornberg additionally operate hazardous waste acceptance facilities. Open Tuesday–Friday 10am–6pm and Saturday 7:30am–4pm.
• Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlage (TAB) Thermal Waste Treatment 24/7 thermal treatment of residual municipal waste, generating over 130,000 MWh of electricity and supplying approximately 470,000 MWh of district heating annually, plus private small-scale waste drop-off with a minimum charge for deliveries up to 100 kg.
• WVW Rostascheaufbereitung (Slag Processing) Operated by 100% subsidiary WVW, the slag processing facility recovers up to 10% recyclable materials — iron, copper, and aluminum — from TAB bottom ash, processing approximately 12,000 tons of metals annually.
• Containerservice (Commercial Container Service) Rental, transport, and servicing of skip, roll-off, and compactor containers in various sizes for commercial customers, including 1,100-liter mandatory bins (e.g., 413.01 EUR/month for weekly collection) and per-ton incineration fees (243.95 EUR/ton) plus per-trip transport (156.50 EUR within Wuppertal).
• Schadstoffentsorgung (Hazardous Waste Disposal) Collection and disposal of hazardous waste — chemicals, batteries, paints, solvents, asbestos, acids — with material-specific per-kg pricing (e.g., asbestos 1.01 EUR/kg, paint thinner 1.73 EUR/kg) accepted at designated recycling centers.
• Wasserstoff-Infrastruktur (Hydrogen Production and Refueling) Hydrogen produced from electricity generated at TAB is supplied to WSW's public transit fuel cell bus fleet via a 325 kg/day on-site refueling station, supporting emission-free public transport in Wuppertal.
• Bodenrecyclinganlage (BRA) Soil Recycling Processes approximately 76,000 cubic meters of excavated soil from WSW construction sites annually, recovering materials and reducing CO2 emissions by 75% versus landfill disposal.
• Gewerbekunden Services (Commercial Customer Services) Comprehensive waste management services for over 5,000 commercial customers including mandatory waste containers, recycling solutions, custom disposal concepts, and hazardous waste handling.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 savings of multiple 100,000 tons per year from district heating replacing coal power
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• REMONDISminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Disposal company providing HVO 100 (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel for AWG and ESW fleet vehicles at Uhlenbruch facility in Nächstebreck. Climate-friendly fuel produced from biological residues reduces CO2 emissions compared to fossil diesel.
• BRA Bodenrecyclinganlage Wuppertal GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023100% AWG-owned subsidiary established as joint venture with WSW to operate soil recycling facility at Westring. Opened May 5, 2025, the facility processes approximately 76,000 cubic meters of excavated soil annually from WSW construction sites, reducing CO2 emissions by 75% compared to landfill disposal. Creates 8 new jobs.
• WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Major shareholder (70.47% ownership) and strategic partner. Cooperation includes soil recycling facility (BRA), district heating supply from TAB, hydrogen production for fuel cell buses, and various sustainability initiatives. WSW is the largest shareholder in AWG.
• WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (mobil) - Hydrogen PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020Joint hydrogen production and fueling project H2W - Wasserstoff für Wuppertal. TAB produces electricity used to generate hydrogen for WSW fuel cell buses. Hydrogen station operational since June 2020 with daily capacity of 325 kg for 10 fuel cell buses. Won VKU Stadtwerke-Award 2019.
• Circular ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Global hotspot for circular economy supporting AWG's transformation to sustainable waste management. Circular Valley Accelerator supports international startups in implementing circular economy technologies. AWG participates as active supporter of the transformation to climate-neutral economy.
• NRW-Modellregion WasserstoffminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Wuppertal is part of NRW hydrogen model region designated October 2020, joining consortium with Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, WSW, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, and Air Liquide to advance hydrogen mobility in NRW.
• Lebenshilfe WuppertalminorOthers · 1 January 2019Social enterprise that prints AWG merchandise including 8,000 mini waste bins with AWG logo. Supports employment of people with disabilities.
• WVW Wertstoffverwertung Wuppertal GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003100% AWG-owned subsidiary established in 2003 to operate slag processing facility at Korzert. Processes bottom ash from TAB to recover up to 10% recyclable materials including iron, copper, and aluminum. Approximately 12,000 tons of metals recovered annually.
• EKOCity AbfallwirtschaftsverbandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Regional waste management association founded in 2002 comprising Bochum, Herne, Remscheid, Wuppertal, Regionalverband Ruhr, Kreise Recklinghausen, Ennepe-Ruhr and Mettmann. AWG's TAB facility serves approximately 1.5 million residents within this association. The partnership ensures stable, low waste disposal fees and enables efficient resource utilization across municipal boundaries.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH): Hamburg's municipal waste and street cleaning utility, also publicly owned and operating integrated collection, recycling, and waste-to-energy services including the Rugenberger Damm facility. Comparable to AWG in scale, governance structure, and service portfolio across a major German metropolitan area.
• AVG Köln GmbH: Cologne's municipal waste management company offering household and commercial waste collection, recycling, and disposal services. Directly comparable as a municipal-owned operator in NRW with overlapping regional customer base and similar service portfolio.
• AWISTA Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung mbH: Municipal waste management company for Düsseldorf, providing collection, recycling, and disposal services to households and commercial customers. Direct peer in product offering and target market, operating as a GmbH under municipal utility ownership in the NRW region.
• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR): Berlin's municipal waste management utility, operating household and commercial collection, recycling centers, and waste-to-energy capacity for ~3.6 million residents. Directly comparable to AWG as a publicly-owned Stadtwerke-affiliated GmbH offering integrated collection, treatment, and material recovery under municipal franchise.
• EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH: Dortmund's municipal waste management company offering household and commercial collection, recycling centers, and hazardous waste services. Directly comparable in scope, customer base, and governance, with overlapping NRW regional exposure.
• AWM München (Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München): Municipal waste management operator for Munich, providing integrated collection, recycling, and treatment services to a large metropolitan population. Comparable to AWG in municipal ownership structure and integrated service portfolio, though larger in scale.
• FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH: Frankfurt's municipal waste management and service company operating household collection, commercial disposal, and street cleaning. Direct peer in business model, target segments, and municipal GmbH ownership, serving a major German city.

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG: Germany's largest private waste management company, operating collection, recycling, and treatment services nationwide. Comparable to AWG as both a customer (HVO fuel supplier) and broad competitor in commercial waste and hazardous waste segments, though REMONDIS operates across all of Germany and internationally.
• Veolia Umweltservice West GmbH: German subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia, providing commercial and industrial waste collection, recycling, and treatment across multiple federal states. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping offerings in commercial and hazardous waste collection within AWG's NRW geography.
• EEW Energy from Waste GmbH: One of Europe's largest waste-to-energy operators, running multiple thermal treatment facilities across Germany. Comparable to AWG's TAB operations as a dedicated WtE player with similar combustion-based energy recovery technology, though operating commercially rather than under municipal franchise.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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