What Antony Waste Handling Cell does

Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited (AWHCL) is an Indian municipal solid waste management company incorporated in 2001 and headquartered in Thane, Maharashtra. Listed on NSE (AWHCL) and BSE (543254) since January 2021, the company delivers end-to-end MSW services to municipal corporations and urban local bodies across 10 states and 25+ municipalities. As of March 2026, the operating platform comprises 2,639 specialized vehicles, 10,860 full-time employees, and a daily throughput of 8,300+ tonnes of waste collection plus 671 km of mechanized sweeping. Service lines include door-to-door waste collection and transportation, mechanized and non-mechanized road sweeping, waste processing and treatment (9,400+ TPD aggregate capacity), waste-to-energy generation (14 MW operational at PCMC, 30 MW under development in Andhra Pradesh), and construction and demolition waste management (minimum 600 TPD under a BMC contract for Mumbai's western suburbs). The flagship Kanjurmarg facility in Mumbai is positioned as India's largest single-location waste processing and engineered sanitary landfill project, handling approximately 90% of Mumbai's municipal waste.

The underlying technology stack combines mechanical and biological treatment methodologies including Bio Reactor Landfill with Anaerobic Digestion, Waste-to-Compost facilities, Leachate Treatment Plants, Gas-to-Power systems, Bio-Mining for legacy waste deposits, Sanitary Landfill, and Material Recovery Facilities. AWHCL has secured foreign technology partnerships — with Brazil's Lara Central de Tratamento de Residuos for the Kanjurmarg project and Japan's JFE Engineering Corporation for the Andhra Pradesh waste-to-energy SPVs — the latter representing the first Japanese FDI in India's waste-to-energy sector. By-products include compost and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for circular-economy revenue.

The business model is exclusively B2G, with revenue generated through long-term managed service contracts (typically 7 years for collection and transportation; up to 21 years for DBOT waste-to-energy concessions) awarded via competitive government tendering. Pricing is set per contract — for example, the two BMC C&T contracts are valued at Rs 13.30 billion over 7 years and power from the PCMC WtE plant is sold at Rs 5 per unit. FY26 consolidated revenue was Rs 1,053.19 crore against net profit of Rs 75.45 crore (down 11.61% YoY). Key municipal customers include Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Varanasi Municipal Corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, Mangaluru Municipal Corporation, and Nashik Municipal Corporation. AG Enviro Infra Projects Private Limited, a major operating subsidiary, was merged into AWHCL effective December 31, 2025.

Name

Antony Waste Handling Cell

Legal name

Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited

Website

https://antony-waste.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited is a publicly listed Indian municipal solid waste management company serving 25+ municipalities across 10 states with integrated waste collection, mechanized sweeping, processing, and waste-to-energy services for urban local bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Franchise / Contracted MSW Hauling (Public Sector) (EUAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street & Public-Space Litter Collection (Bins, Parks, Transit) (EUAIAAAG), Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

Keywords

• Municipal solid waste management
• Waste collection transportation
• Waste processing treatment
• Waste to energy
• Construction demolition waste

Headquarters

HQ city

Thane

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Solid Waste Collection & Transportation: Door-to-door waste collection and transportation services for municipal corporations, serving residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Revenue generated through long-term municipal contracts typically spanning 7 years. Handles 8,300+ tonnes of waste collected daily across multiple cities.
2. Waste Processing & Treatment Services: Processing and disposal of municipal solid waste through engineered landfills and treatment facilities. Revenue from municipal contracts for processing services at facilities including Kanjurmarg (Mumbai) and pre-processing plants. Total processing capacity of 9,400+ tonnes per day.
3. Construction & Demolition Waste Management: Collection, transportation, processing and recycling of construction and demolition waste (concrete, wood, metal, etc.) under BMC contract for Mumbai western suburbs. Handles minimum 600 TPD C&D waste.
4. Waste-to-Energy Power Generation: Converts municipal waste into clean energy (14 MW at PCMC plant) sold to municipalities under power purchase agreements at ₹5 per unit during concession period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Antony Waste Handling Cell provides integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management services to Indian municipal corporations, including door-to-door waste collection and transportation, mechanized road sweeping, waste processing and treatment, waste-to-energy conversion, and construction and demolition waste management. The company serves municipal corporations under long-term contracts (typically 7+ years), handling 8,300+ tonnes of waste collected daily and 9,400+ tonnes of processing capacity across India.

Product overview

Antony Waste Handling Cell Limited operates as an integrated municipal solid waste management company offering a comprehensive suite of services across the waste management value chain. The portfolio comprises five core services: Waste Collection & Transportation, Mechanized & Non-Mechanized Sweeping, Waste Processing & Treatment, Waste to Energy, and Construction & Demolition Waste Management. Key flagship operations include the Kanjurmarg Waste Processing Project (India's largest single-location waste processing facility handling ~90% of Mumbai's waste), the Pimpri-Chinchwad 14 MW Waste to Energy Plant, and the Varanasi municipal waste management services. The company also produces compost and Refuse Derived Fuel as by-products. Operations span 19 collection & transportation projects, 4 mechanical sweeping projects, 6 waste processing projects, and 1 C&D waste project across multiple cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Nagpur, Varanasi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Thane, and others. The company processes over 5 million tonnes of waste annually, operates 2,639 specialized vehicles, and serves 4.82 million households and establishments daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Antony Lara Enviro Solutions: Waste processing and engineered landfill SPV managing Kanjurmarg project in Mumbai, processing ~90% of Mumbai's waste
• Antony Lara Renewable Energy
• Varanasi Waste Solutions
• AWHCL Shiksha
• AWHCL Aarogya
• AWHCL Parivesh

Products and services

• Waste Collection & Transportation Comprehensive municipal solid waste collection and transportation services using a fleet of 2,639 specialized vehicles, serving residential, commercial, and industrial zones across multiple Indian cities. Handles 8,300+ tonnes of waste collected daily.
• Mechanized & Non-Mechanized Sweeping Street cleaning services combining state-of-the-art mechanized sweeping machines with manual sweeping for thorough cleaning of streets, sidewalks, and parking areas, covering 671 kilometres per day.
• Waste Processing & Treatment State-of-the-art waste processing and treatment using mechanical and biological methodologies for segregation, sorting, and resource recovery from municipal solid waste, with total processing capacity of 9,400+ tonnes per day.
• Waste to Energy Conversion of municipal solid waste into clean and sustainable energy through advanced technologies including anaerobic digestion and biomass gasification, generating 14 MW of green power from 1,000 tonnes per day of waste at the PCMC plant.
• Construction & Demolition Waste Management Complete construction and demolition waste management services including collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of debris such as concrete, wood, and metal, handling at least 600 TPD C&D waste in Mumbai.
• Legacy Waste Processing Processing of legacy/deposited waste from old dump sites through bio-mining methodologies, enabling reclamation of land from historical landfill sites.
• Compost and Refuse Derived Fuel Production Production of compost and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from processed municipal solid waste as part of resource recovery and circular economy operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste Processed since inception: 23.13 mmt (million metric tonnes) as of March 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lara Central De Tratamento de Residuos Limited (Brazil)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2012Brazilian technology partner for Antony Lara Enviro Solutions Private Limited SPV. Collaboration brought advanced Brazilian waste management technology to India for the Kanjurmarg project, the largest waste processing facility in the country.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ramky Enviro Engineers: Indian integrated waste management company offering municipal solid waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services across India; competes head-to-head with AWHCL in municipal tenders for processing and C&T contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major U.S. solid waste and recycling company operating collection, transfer, landfill, and energy services; comparable as a publicly listed pure-play municipal and commercial waste operator with long-duration franchise-style contracts.
• Waste Management, Inc. U.S.-headquartered largest waste management company in North America with full-stack collection, transfer, landfill, recycling, and WtE operations; serves as a global benchmark for scale, fleet density, and landfill-to-energy integration relevant to AWHCL's growth trajectory.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental remediation, and waste-to-energy recovery; provides a global comparable for the higher-margin hazardous/industrial waste treatment and energy-by-product businesses AWHCL is expanding into.
• Stericycle: U.S. provider of regulated waste and compliance services including specialized collection, processing, and disposal for municipalities, healthcare, and industrial customers; comparable on the regulated-waste, compliance-driven contract model AWHCL operates with ULBs.
• Suez India (Suez Environnement India): Indian arm of the global Suez group providing solid waste collection, processing, recycling, and WtE services for urban local bodies; competes in Indian municipal concessions with international technology and capital backing.
• Veolia India (Veolia Environnement India): Subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia offering municipal waste management, water, and energy recovery solutions across India; competes in large MSW and WtE contracts as a multinational incumbent with broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• BVG India: Indian integrated facility management and municipal services company offering mechanized sweeping, waste collection, and housekeeping contracts for government and large institutions; competes directly with AWHCL in municipal sweeping and C&T tenders across India.

Emerging players

• Nepra Resource Management: Indore-headquartered waste management company operating MSW collection, transportation, processing, and disposal for municipal corporations in central India; an emerging player comparable in municipal door-to-door collection and legacy waste bio-mining scope.
• Saahas Waste Management: Bengaluru-based social enterprise providing source-segregated MSW collection, processing, recycling, and composting services for urban local bodies and gated communities; an emerging player overlapping on door-to-door collection and decentralized processing use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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