La Collecte Médicale

What La Collecte Médicale does

La Collecte Médicale is a French family-owned private company founded in 1995 by Patrice de La Théardière and currently led by Director General Blandine de La Théardière. The company specializes in the collection, transport, and treatment of Déchets d'Activités de Soins à Risques Infectieux (DASRI) — infectious medical waste — for healthcare professionals, veterinarians, tattoo artists, medical laboratories, EHPAD/retirement homes, livestock farmers, home healthcare providers, and funerary service operators across France. The company operates six regional logistics agencies with 48 collection drivers and serves approximately 35,000 subscribers, collecting from 1,200 sites per day and processing 2,700 tonnes of waste annually. Its offering combines a recurring annual subscription model with usage-based pricing tied to monthly waste volume (ranging from quarterly pickup for under 5kg/month to every 72 hours for high-volume producers), a portfolio of certified containment products (Boîtes à aiguilles, Cartons DASRI, Fûts, Saniplast, Armoires, GRV), and consumables sold via its own e-commerce storefront.

The underlying technology stack comprises an internal ERP (KIWI), an in-house route optimization tool to minimize collection kilometers, and the proprietary Espace Abonné digital client portal operational for over 10 years. The portal is integrated via API with the government Trackdéchets platform, providing real-time waste traceability and dematerialized Bordereaux de Suivi des Déchets ahead of mandatory DASRI requirements. Distribution combines direct field sales (Calendly-scheduled appointments, WhatsApp business contact) and a transactional e-commerce channel with grouped delivery options for subscribers. The go-to-market is vertically segmented by profession, supported by content marketing (educational blog covering DASRI regulations by métier) and validated by a 4.7/5 Google rating across 87 reviews. Recent strategic moves include the March 2026 acquisition of Bourgogne-based Proxidas (adding 350+ subscribers), the launch of a Conseil à la Sécurité advisory department offering CSTMD and DUERP consulting, and a Certibiocide certification service — extending the platform from pure waste logistics into adjacent regulatory compliance services.

Name

La Collecte Médicale

Legal name

La Collecte Médicale

Website

https://lacollectemedicale.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Collecte Médicale is a French family-owned DASRI (infectious medical waste) collection specialist serving 35,000+ healthcare professionals, veterinarians, tattoo artists, and laboratories across France through six regional agencies, with recurring subscriptions, certified containment products, and Trackdéchets-integrated digital traceability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Device & Surgical Kit Courier (Instruments, Implants) (TLAAAIAC), Medical Waste Management & Biohazard Disposal Systems (Regulated Waste, Liners, Containers) (HLAHANAI), Reusable Medical Container & Liner Services (Rental, Wash, Reverse Logistics) (BPALAGAI), Medical Devices, Healthcare Supplies & Pharma Returns (Regulated) (TLAAALAG)

Keywords

• Medical waste collection
• DASRI collection services
• Infectious waste transport
• Medical consumables supply
• Waste traceability compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Châteaubourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DASRI Collection Subscriptions: Annual subscription contracts for medical waste collection services. Pricing based on waste volume produced (kg/month) with frequency ranging from quarterly to every 72 hours. Includes supply of collection containers, scheduled pickups, and digital traceability documentation.
2. Consumables Sales: Online sales of medical consumables including boxes for needles, cartons, drums, hygiene products, masks, gloves, examination sheets, and specialized containers. E-commerce model with optional grouped delivery during collection visits for existing subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Collecte Médicale provides subscription-based collection, transport, and treatment of infectious medical waste (DASRI) for healthcare professionals, veterinarians, laboratories, retirement homes, tattoo artists, and similar establishments across France. The service includes scheduled pickups (quarterly to every 72 hours based on waste volume), supply of compliant containment containers, transport by ADR-certified drivers to licensed incineration facilities, and dematerialized traceability documentation via the Espace Abonné portal and Trackdéchets government platform. The company also sells a portfolio of standardized containment products (needle boxes, DASRI cartons, drums, storage cabinets, GRV containers) and medical consumables through its e-commerce site, with free grouped delivery available to existing collection subscribers.

Product overview

La Collecte Médicale operates as a comprehensive DASRI (medical waste) management platform providing collection, treatment, and traceability services for healthcare professionals across France. The core offering combines waste collection services with a portfolio of specialized containment products (needle boxes, cartons, drums, storage cabinets, and GRV containers) available for purchase. Additional services include Certibiocide certification, safety consulting (CSTMD/DUERP), and Trackdéchets digital integration for regulatory traceability. The company recently expanded through the acquisition of Proxidas, strengthening its presence in the Burgundy region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DASRI Collection Services
• Boîtes à Aiguilles (Needle Boxes)
• Cartons DASRI
• Fûts Plastique DASRI
• Saniplast
• Fûts pour Aérosols et Déchets Cytotoxiques
• Armoires DASRI
• GRV DASRI Large bulk containers (Grands Récipients pour Vrac) for storing large quantities of DASRI, designed for facilities producing over 15kg per month, featuring total waterproofing and hermetic sealing to prevent liquid leaks.
• Consommables Médicaux
• Certibiocide Certification Service
• Conseil à la Sécurité (CSTMD & DUERP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,800 tonnes of waste collected annually (per Dauphiné article), though company reports 2,700 tonnes treated annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProxidascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Acquisition of Proxidas, a DASRI collection company founded by Pascal Laboue in 2017 in Bourgogne. Over 350 healthcare professionals joined La Collecte Médicale through this acquisition, strengthening territorial presence in Bourgogne region.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: US-listed specialist in regulated waste management (sharps, pharmaceutical, medical waste) with subscription-based service model that closely mirrors La Collecte Médicale's go-to-market. Comparable on digital portal/manifesting tools and recurring contracts with SMB healthcare customers.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous-waste management and environmental services, including healthcare/medical waste programs. Useful as a public-market comparable for unit economics, route density, and subscription-style medical waste services, even though the geographic market differs.
• Séché Environnement: French listed group providing hazardous and non-hazardous waste management across France and internationally, including healthcare waste. Comparable on regulated medical-waste treatment, route logistics, and end-to-end service bundling, though at much larger scale than La Collecte Médicale.
• Veolia Healthcare Waste Solutions: Veolia's global healthcare-waste vertical offering collection, treatment and disposal services for hospitals and clinics. Comparable end-to-end on the medical-waste value chain that La Collecte Médicale participates in, but at a vastly larger scale and with stronger disposal-tied economics.
• SARP-Industries (Veolia): Veolia's hazardous and industrial waste subsidiary operating a nationwide French network of treatment and incineration facilities, including services adjacent to DASRI (chemical, cytotoxic, radioactive). It overlaps with La Collecte Médicale on regulated medical-waste streams and downstream disposal but serves a much broader customer profile.
• Suez (Healthcare & Hazardous Waste): Global environmental services group with French regulated-waste operations covering hazardous, industrial and medical streams. Competes with La Collecte Médicale on DASRI collection through scale advantages and municipal contracts, but typically targets larger hospitals and industrials rather than SMB practitioners.

Direct peers

• TREDI (Veolia subsidiary): French specialist in treatment and recovery of hazardous industrial waste, including healthcare-related streams, with incineration and physico-chemical treatment facilities. Comparable on the downstream treatment side of the DASRI value chain that La Collecte Médicale relies on.
• CHIMIREC: French independent hazardous-waste specialist with collection sites, treatment facilities and regulated-waste expertise that overlaps directly with La Collecte Médicale's DASRI offerings. Comparable on customer profile (SMB to mid-market healthcare/industrial generators) and on compliance-driven service design.
• Praxedes: France-based specialist providing medical and DASRI waste collection services to healthcare professionals. Most comparable in customer segment (SMB practitioners) and subscription-based service model, and represents one of the regional players that could be a roll-up target or competitor for La Collecte Médicale.

Regional players

• Coved (Veolia): French municipal and commercial waste collection network historically operated under Veolia, focused on household, recyclables and local commercial pickup. Provides a useful peer on route-based logistics and subscriber management, though not specialized in DASRI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-collecte-medicale

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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