What EDG Disposal Dortmund does

EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH is the designated municipal waste management operator for the City of Dortmund, Germany, established in 1991 and 100% owned by Stadt Dortmund under the §22 KrWG mandate of the German Circular Economy Act. The company, together with its six wholly-owned sister companies — DOGA (industrial disposal and container services), WELGE (collection, transport, and disposal), DOLOG (logistics and object construction), DOREG (recycling), DOMIG (mineral material recovery), and DOWERT (secondary raw materials) — forms the EDG Unternehmensverbund, which employs more than 1,600 people across Dortmund and adjacent locations such as Unna. Core operations span curbside collection of residual waste, bio-waste, paper, glass, and packaging; six Recyclinghöfe plus the extended-hours Recyclinghof Hacheney; bulky waste, e-waste, and apartment clearance services; street cleaning and green space maintenance (Stadtbildpflege); winter services across 1,105 km of priority and secondary streets plus 685 km of tier-III streets; the Möbelbörse second-hand furniture exchange; hazardous waste acceptance at Deponie DO-Nordost; and the major Betriebsstättenkonzept infrastructure program completed in 2018.

Technology runs on conventional enterprise and operational software: ATHOS for waste management operations, SAP for back-office, MOKAS for point-of-sale, and Matomo for web analytics, with no proprietary AI/ML components described. Citizen-facing digital channels include the EDG Abfall App (iOS and Android, developed with Abfallplus), the Dreckpetze citizen reporting app, the Abfallkalender calendar tool, the Depotcontainer-Suche location finder, and a Conword.io/DeepL-driven multilingual website. Multi-channel customer service operates via phone hotline (0231 9111-111), the Kundencenter Ostenhellweg, and the Infomobil mobile information vehicle that visits districts monthly. Community engagement programs — cleanupDO (18,000 participants, ~300 events in 2026), CleanKeeper adopt-a-street, KeepDoClean, Trashday, and the Möbelbörse-based Umweltbildung environmental education workshops — function as both operational and citizen-relations assets.

The business model is anchored on regulated municipal fees set under Dortmund's Abfallsatzung and Straßenreinigungssatzung, supplemented by transaction-fee revenue from recycling centers, bulky waste collection, apartment clearances, commercial container services routed through DOGA, and hazardous waste acceptance. The hybrid GTM motion serves three segments: private households (mandatory curbside collection, recycling centers, community programs), commercial and industrial customers (container services, construction waste, hazardous waste disposal via DOGA), and the municipal government (street cleaning, winter services, green space maintenance). Workplace recognition includes the Total E-Quality predicate (2016), the Ausbildungspreis der Dortmunder Wirtschaft (2015), and the FamUnDo-Zertifikat for family-friendly practices; leadership comprises Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Wallmann (CEO), Frank Hengstenberg and Bastian Prange (Managing Directors), with Olaf Schlienkamp as Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender.

Name

EDG Disposal Dortmund

Legal name

EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH

Website

https://edg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH is a municipal waste management company owned by the City of Dortmund, providing waste collection, recycling, street cleaning, and winter services under the §22 KrWG mandate to Dortmund's residents, businesses, and city government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Renovation Debris Removal (Outdoor Projects) (HSAIAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Source-Separated Organics (SSO) Collection & Hauling (Food/Yard) (BPALAEAA), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Street cleaning
• Winter road maintenance
• Bulky waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Fees: As the designated waste disposal company for Dortmund (§22 KrWG), EDG generates revenue through municipal waste collection fees charged to households and businesses for garbage collection, recycling, and street cleaning services.
2. Recycling Center Services: Revenue from commercial and private waste disposal at recycling centers, including hazardous waste acceptance, compost sales, and materials recovery.
3. Special Services: Fees for bulky waste (Sperrmüll) collection, furniture removal, apartment clearance, renovation waste disposal, and container services for commercial customers.
4. Winter Services: Snow removal and gritting services for Dortmund's streets, operating across 1,105 km of streets in winter service tiers I and II, and 685 km in tier III.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH is the city-mandated municipal waste management company for Dortmund, Germany, providing integrated waste collection, recycling, street cleaning, and winter maintenance services. Operating under §22 of the German Circular Economy Act (KrWG), the company serves Dortmund residents and businesses through scheduled curbside collection, six recycling centers, a second-hand furniture exchange, a mobile app, and dedicated customer service channels.

Product overview

EDG Entsorgung Dortmund GmbH operates as a municipal waste management company providing integrated services across waste disposal, street cleaning, and winter maintenance for the city of Dortmund. The core offering consists of Entsorgungsdienstleistungen (waste collection and disposal services) including residual waste, bio-waste, recyclables, bulky waste, and electronic equipment. Supporting the core services are digital tools including the EDG Abfall App (mobile application for collection schedules and appointments), the Abfallkalender (online waste calendar), and the Dreckpetze citizen reporting system. Physical infrastructure includes six Recyclinghöfe (recycling centers) and the Möbelbörse (furniture exchange). Urban maintenance is handled through Stadtbildpflege (street cleaning and green maintenance) and the KeepDoClean/Abfallpatenschaften community guardianship program, culminating in the annual citywide cleanupDO campaign. Winter safety is maintained through the Winterdienst (winter maintenance) covering 1,105 kilometers of roads. The company also offers specialized services for apartment clearing, hazardous waste, and environmental education workshops. This portfolio functions as a unified municipal service ecosystem rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KeepDoClean: A city cleanliness campaign and waste collection initiative organized by EDG, involving waste ambassadors and community cleanup actions.
• CleanKeeper
• cleanupDO
• Trashday
• Dreckpetze

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,000 citizens participate in annual cleanupDO cleanup events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DOGA (Dortmunder Gesellschaft für Abfall mbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOGA is the all-rounder of the EDG group, providing services to both commercial customers and private households. Services include construction site services, canal and special cleaning, container services, personnel services, and clearance services. DOGA handles large customer accounts and challenging disposal projects.
• WELGE Entsorgung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWELGE has been part of the EDG group since 1993 and is a central element in waste stream management. Specializes in collection, transport, and disposal of waste for recovery and elimination. Handles contracts from the City of Dortmund and other municipalities as well as private contracts including container services.
• DOLOG (Dortmunder Logistik und Objektbaugesellschaft mbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the EDG Unternehmensverbund, supporting the group with logistics and construction services.
• DOREG (Dortmunder Recycling GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the EDG Unternehmensverbund, specializing in recycling operations.
• DOMIG (Dortmunder Mineralstoffverwertungsgesellschaft mbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the EDG Unternehmensverbund, specializing in mineral material recovery.
• DOWERT (Dortmunder Wertstoff GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the EDG Unternehmensverbund, specializing in value substance/secondary material management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Stadtentwässerungsbetriebe Köln (StEB Köln): StEB Köln is Cologne's municipal utility covering waste water and adjacent urban services. Comparable to EDG as a German municipal infrastructure operator, with overlapping community engagement and city-mandated service characteristics, though narrower in waste-services focus.
• Kommunale Entsorgung und Umweltdienste (KEU) Niedersachsen: KEU Niedersachsen is a municipally-affiliated waste and environmental services operator in Lower Saxony. Comparable to EDG in municipal-utility structure and core waste services, but serving a different German region rather than directly competing in Dortmund.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero (Schwarz Group): PreZero is the recycling and environmental services arm of the Schwarz Group, active in collection, sorting, and material recovery across Germany and Europe. Comparable to EDG's recycling and recovery operations, with far greater national footprint and investment capacity.
• Remondis: Remondis is one of Germany's largest private waste and recycling companies, providing municipal collection, commercial disposal, and material recovery across Germany. Comparable to EDG in core waste collection and recycling services, but operating nationally and across many segments rather than as a single-city municipal utility.
• Veolia Umweltservice: Veolia's German arm provides municipal and commercial waste collection, recycling, and street services. Comparable in service mix to EDG, but operating nationally under both private and public-sector contracts at greater scale.
• ALBA Group: ALBA is a major German waste and raw materials management group offering collection, sorting, and recycling services. It competes with EDG in commercial and household recycling streams, with significantly broader geographic and segment reach.
• SUEZ Deutschland: SUEZ Deutschland offers waste collection, recycling, and street services across German municipalities. Comparable to EDG in service portfolio and municipal customer base, with substantially greater national scale and private-sector presence.

Direct peers

• Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH): SRH is Hamburg's municipal waste disposal and street cleaning company. Directly comparable to EDG in mandate scope (waste collection, street cleaning, winter services for a German city), governance (city-owned), and service portfolio.
• Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München (AWM): AWM is the city-owned waste management utility for Munich, providing household and commercial waste collection, recycling centers, and street cleaning. A direct municipal-utility peer to EDG in mandate, ownership structure, and service offering.
• Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR): BSR is Berlin's municipal waste management and street cleaning utility. It is a direct functional peer to EDG: a municipally-owned entity mandated to collect household and commercial waste, clean streets, and provide winter services for a major German city.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/edg_dortmund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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