Bonnorange

What Bonnorange does

bonnorange AöR is the municipal waste management and street cleaning authority for the City of Bonn, Germany. Organized as an Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (public-law institution) and wholly owned by the Bundesstadt Bonn, it holds a statutory mandate to provide waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning services across all Bonn districts — operating as a regulated natural-monopoly entity within city boundaries. The portfolio spans household and bio-waste bin collection, two Wertstoffhöfe recycling centers, electronic and bulky waste pickup, mobile green-waste points, textile recycling, e-waste programs, underground container infrastructure for property managers, hazardous-waste disposal, and street cleaning including winter service. A city-wide digital layer comprises the Abfallplaner mobile app (iOS/Android), the digital Abfallplaner web tool, integration into Bonn's CityKey super-app, and a city-wide transponder-chip container identification rollout enabling per-container tracking and volume measurement. The customer base is structured across three segments — Privatpersonen (the primary resident base), Gewerbekunden (commercial customers needing event cleaning, special pickups, paper recycling), and Wohnungswirtschaft (property managers deploying Unterflursysteme and consulting). The Zirkular quarterly newsletter, environmental education programs, and Bonn Picobello annual cleanup round out citizen engagement.

The revenue model rests on regulated waste fees set by the city's Gebührenordnung, billed via property-owner tariffs tied to residual-bin volume (with bio-waste bins provided free of charge), supplemented by ancillary pay-as-you-go charges at Wertstoffhöfe, the Müllverwertungsanlage Bonn (run by partner SWB-Verwertung), and retail-priced consumables (Beistellsack €4.80 each, Biotüte €1 per 10-pack). Customer distribution is the entire Bonn population plus local commerce, served through self-service digital channels, two staffed recycling centers, seasonal mobile collection points, retail outlets, and a phone/email customer-service operation; commercial cleansing is provided through direct sales/contracting. Sustainability programs — ReUse markets, "Bonn geht den Mehrweg" reusable-cup initiative, Klimarechner, and Abfall-ABC education — frame the long-term mission around circular-economy outcomes within the city.

Name

Bonnorange

Legal name

bonnorange AöR

Website

https://bonnorange.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

bonnorange AöR is the municipal waste-management and street-cleaning utility for the City of Bonn, Germany, operating as a regulated public-law institution serving Bonn residents, commercial customers, and property managers with collection, recycling, and street-cleaning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAB), Junk Removal & Disposal Coordination (HSAFAFAH)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Street cleaning services
• Recycling collection services
• Bio-waste processing
• Electronic waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Disposal Fees: bonnorange AöR operates as a regulated municipal utility funded through waste fees and charges levied on property owners in Bonn, as determined by the Gebührenordnung (fee schedule) of the Bundesstadt Bonn. Fees are based on container size and volume for residual waste, with the green bio-bin provided free of charge as part of the service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

bonnorange AöR is a municipal waste management and street cleaning public utility (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) for the City of Bonn, Germany. It provides residential and commercial waste collection (residual, bio-waste, paper, packaging), bulky waste and electronic waste disposal, recycling centers, street cleaning and winter services, plus underground container infrastructure for property managers. Service delivery is supported by a digital scheduling platform (Abfallplaner app) integrated with the CityKey smart city app and a transponder-chip-based container identification system.

Product overview

Bonnorange AöR is a public waste management and street cleaning authority (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) for the city of Bonn, Germany. The company offers an integrated portfolio of waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning services. The core digital product is the Abfallplaner-App (waste collection planner mobile app) and the related CityKey-App (Bonn's unified city services app), which provide scheduling, reminders, and collection point information. Physical services include organic waste collection (Biotonne/Grüne Tonne), recycling centers (Wertstoffhöfe), electronic waste disposal, bulky waste collection (Sperrmüll), street cleaning (Stadtreinigung), and winter services. Infrastructure offerings include underground container systems (Unterflursysteme). The company also operates sustainability initiatives including ReUse, Bonn geht den Mehrweg (reusable cup program), and the Bonn Picobello community cleanup campaign. Supporting services include the Abfall-ABC knowledge base, Klimarechner, online forms for waste requests, and the quarterly Zirkular newsletter distributed via CleverReach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bonn geht den Mehrweg: Initiative to avoid single-use waste through reusable systems, formerly known as 'Werde Cupster'
• ReUse
• Abfallplaner-App
• CityKey-App

Products and services

• Abfallplaner-App (Waste Planner App)

Quantifiable outcome

• 42.6 weight percent organic waste found in Bonn residual waste, with proper bio-bin usage reducing residual waste volume and enabling potential annual savings of up to €263 per household (by switching from 240L to 120L residual bin)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SWB-VerwertungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWB-Verwertung operates the Müllverwertungsanlage Bonn (MVA Bonn / waste-to-energy plant) where bonnorange directs larger quantities of combustible waste, household waste, and bulky waste for energy recovery. bonnorange refers citizens to SWB-Verwertung for quantities exceeding normal household capacity and coordinates with them for waste treatment.
• Stadt Bonn (City of Bonn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerbonnorange is a municipal Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (AöR) owned by the City of Bonn (Bundesstadt Bonn). The city sets the regulatory framework, fees, and service mandates. bonnorange uses the city's online map infrastructure and branding, and coordinates with the city on waste management policy, environmental initiatives, and public services.
• Let's Clean Up EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerbonnorange participates in the European 'Let's Clean Up Europe' initiative through its annual 'Bonn Picobello' city-cleanliness action day, promoting awareness for urban cleanliness and environmental responsibility.
• RSAG AöR (Rheinische Siedlungs- und Altlastenentwicklung)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnerbonnorange co-designed its compostable Biotüte (bio-bag) in cooperation with RSAG AöR, sharing a common design standard for the 100% recycled, unbleached, wet-strength, compostable specialty paper bags used in Bonn.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR): Berlin's municipal waste management and street cleaning AöR. Direct peer with the same German municipal-AöR structure, mandate, and integrated service portfolio of waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning.
• Stadtreinigung Hamburg: Hamburg's municipal waste management and street cleaning utility (AöR). Closely comparable to bonnorange as a German city-owned AöR providing integrated waste collection, recycling, and Stadtreinigung services under a regulated mandate.
• EDG Entsorgung Dortmund: Dortmund's municipal waste management company. Direct peer in the same North Rhine-Westphalian region, providing household waste collection, recycling centers, bulky waste, and Sperrmüll services under municipal mandate.
• AWA Augsburg: Augsburg's municipal waste management utility. Direct peer with similar AöR-style regulated waste collection, recycling center, and street cleaning mandate for a mid-sized German city.
• AWB Köln (Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Köln): Cologne's municipal waste management utility. Comparable to bonnorange as another North Rhine-Westphalian city-owned waste operator delivering regulated household collection, Wertstoffhöfe, and bio-waste services.

Broad incumbents

• Remondis: Germany's largest private waste and recycling company. Comparable to bonnorange in service breadth (collection, recycling, disposal) but operates as a national commercial player rather than a single-city municipal mandate.
• Veolia Umweltservice Deutschland: German arm of global environmental services firm offering municipal and commercial waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning. Comparable on integrated service portfolio but operates as a commercial multi-city provider.
• ALBA Group: Major German private waste management and recycling group with collection, sorting, and circular-economy services. Overlaps with bonnorange on recycling, e-waste, and reuse but operates across multiple cities commercially.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/bonnorangeA%C3%B6R
• Instagraminstagram.com/bonnorange_de
• Xx.com/bonnorange_de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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