Green Gorilla Recycling And Waste

What Green Gorilla Recycling And Waste does

Green Gorilla Recycling and Waste (legally Kalista Limited) is a privately held, 100% Kiwi-owned waste management and resource recovery operator serving the upper North Island of New Zealand. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Onehunga, Auckland, the company runs two Resource Recovery Facilities — a flagship 2.7-hectare site in Auckland that diverts over 100,000 tonnes of construction, demolition, commercial, and industrial waste from Auckland landfills each year with a 70%+ diversion rate, and the newly commissioned NZ$16 million Kia Manawa Ora facility in Rotowaro (Waikato), which is 100% electric, renewable-powered via Ecotricity, and rated for 150,000 tonnes per year. The company supplements its processing infrastructure with seven transfer stations across Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty (Drury, Huntly, Onehunga, Riverhead, Tauriko, Te Kauwhata, plus the Onehunga main station), a fleet of 200+ vehicles including 30+ EV trucks, and an Electric Vehicle DC fast-charging hub at Onehunga (five ABB T184 chargers co-funded by EECA).

The business operates a dual-track commercial model: contracted recurring waste services for enterprise customers in Construction and Demolition, Commercial and Industrial, Multi-Unit Dwellings, Compostable/Food Waste, and Green Waste segments — including the proprietary One Bin co-mingled collection model that allows customers to outsource sorting to the resource recovery facility — complemented by casual skip bin and Gorilla Bag sales through the company's e-commerce site and a retail distribution network spanning Mitre 10, Placemakers, Carters, ITM, and Hammer Hardware. Revenue is generated through collection service fees (pay-as-you-go and contracted), transfer-station gate fees priced by weight or vehicle type, sales of recovered by-products (treated timber biofuel supplied to Golden Bay Cement, gypsum fertiliser from plasterboard, landscaping wood chip, animal bedding, and compost), and consumables such as compostable bin liners. Auxiliary offerings include portable toilet hire for building sites, third-party access to EV charging, and Green Star/Homestar sustainability reporting for construction projects.

The company is led by CEO Elaine Morgan (with the business since its inception, Executive MBA from the University of Auckland) and a senior team spanning finance (CFO Matthew Wyatt, ex-DHL, BlackRock, Lloyds, BDO), regional sales, operations, plant engineering, HSSE, and HR. It holds SiteWise Gold and IMPAC prequalification certifications for construction services, operates in partnership with CarboNZero and TOITU Envirocare for carbon and environmental certification, and received a NZ$4 million grant from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund in 2025 to co-fund the Waikato facility.

Name

Green Gorilla Recycling And Waste

Legal name

Kalista Limited

Website

https://greengorilla.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Green Gorilla (Kalista Limited) is a 100% Kiwi-owned waste operator running two Resource Recovery Facilities and seven transfer stations across Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty, serving construction, commercial, industrial, multi-unit dwelling, and residential customers with collection, processing, and recycled-product services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contracted Waste Collection Services: Recurring collection services for businesses with contracted solutions including construction/demolition, commercial/industrial, multi-unit dwellings, food waste, and green waste. Includes skip bins, bags, and regular collection schedules with monthly reporting.
2. Casual Skip Bin and Bag Hire: One-off or short-term hire of gorilla skips and gorilla bags to residential customers and businesses. Price includes delivery and collection with no time limit on gorilla bags.
3. Recycled Products Sales: Sale of recycled products including wood chips (biofuel, landscaping, animal bedding), gypsum (fertiliser for horticulture and agriculture), and compost. Products sourced from waste processing operations.
4. Transfer Station Gate Fees: Fees charged for waste drop-off at transfer stations, calculated by weight or vehicle type. Public and commercial customers pay based on waste volume and type.
5. Compostable Bin Liners: Sale of compostable bin liners in various sizes (8L, 35L, 54L, 75L, 140L, 240L) and coffee dump bags for commercial and residential customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Green Gorilla provides waste collection, recycling and resource recovery services to residential and business customers across Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty. The company operates two flagship Resource Recovery Facilities and a network of seven transfer stations, processing commercial, industrial, construction & demolition (C&D), food and green waste streams, and sells recycled by-products (wood chip, gypsum, compost), gorilla bags, skip bins, compostable bin liners and portable toilets.

Product overview

Green Gorilla is a 100% Kiwi-owned waste management company operating a comprehensive suite of services across Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty regions. The core offering consists of Contracted Solutions (tailored waste management for businesses including Construction & Demolition, Commercial & Industrial, Multi-Unit Dwellings, and organic waste collection) and Casual Solutions (Gorilla Bags and Gorilla Skip Bins for one-off use). The company operates two flagship Resource Recovery Facilities (Auckland in Onehunga and Kia Manawa Ora in Waikato) plus six transfer stations, processing waste to produce recycled by-products including Wood Chip, Gypsum, and Compost. Additional offerings include Portable Toilet Hire, Compostable Bin Liners, EV Charging Infrastructure, and Green Star/Homestar sustainability reporting. The business operates over 160 vehicles including 30+ EV collection trucks with a goal of 20% zero-emission fleet by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contracted Solutions Recurring contracted waste management services for businesses, covering Construction & Demolition, Commercial & Industrial, Multi-Unit Dwellings, Compostable Food Waste and Green Waste streams with tailored waste minimisation plans, 'One Bin For All Your Waste' collection and monthly diversion reporting. Target customers are enterprises, property developers and commercial operators across Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
• Casual Solutions (Gorilla Bags and Gorilla Skips) One-off or short-term hire of Gorilla Bags and Gorilla Skip Bins for residential customers and small businesses, with delivery and collection included (no time limit on gorilla bags). Orderable via the e-commerce site or in-store at Mitre 10, Placemakers, Carters, ITM and Hammer Hardware locations.
• Transfer Stations Network Network of publicly accessible transfer stations at Drury, Huntly, Onehunga, Riverhead, Tauriko and Te Kauwhata that accept household, commercial, green waste, whiteware, and building/demolition debris from both the public and commercial customers, with weighbridge-based gate fees (per-vehicle, per-kg or per-tonne). Waste collected is consolidated and transferred to Resource Recovery Facilities for sorting.
• Recycled Products (Wood Chip, Gypsum, Compost) Sale of recycled materials recovered from C&D and organic waste streams, including wood chips (treated timber biofuel sold to Golden Bay Cement, untreated wood for landscaping/animal bedding), gypsum fertiliser recovered from plasterboard for horticulture/agriculture, and compost for farms and orchards.
• Portable Toilet Hire Portable toilet rental add-on for Auckland building sites, available with standard non-flush and flush options and conveniently added to skip bin hire with single-account billing.
• Compostable Bin Liners Compostable bin liners in 35L, 54L, 75L, 140L and 240L sizes for 240L wheelie bins, plus 8L narrow and wide compostable Coffee Dump Bags, sold in rolls and cartons to commercial and residential customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70%+ diversion rate from C&D waste at Auckland facility
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waahi WhaanuicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025Local iwi partnership for Waikato facility development. Waahi Whaanui gifted the name 'Kia Manawa Ora' to the facility. Partnership ensures the facility reflects the values of the whenua and local community.
• Golden Bay CementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership to supply wood chip biofuel from treated timber waste. Treated wood is processed into chips and used as clean biofuel to replace coal at Golden Bay Cement's cement works near Whangarei. This project diverts significant volumes of wood waste from landfill.
• EcotricitycoreOthers100% carbon-zero electricity supplier providing certified renewable energy for Green Gorilla's operations including EV charging, processing facilities, and electric equipment. All facilities run on Ecotricity power from wind, hydro, and solar sources.
• Sea CleanersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit organisation preserving New Zealand's coastline. Green Gorilla sponsors two waste collection bins at Westhaven Marina for waste removed from waterways and harbours by Sea Cleaners volunteers.
• Auckland City MissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for recycling and waste services at HomeGround facility - $110 million social services complex with 80 apartments for homeless, detox unit, and community spaces. Green Gorilla collects compostable waste, recyclables, and general waste.
• CarboNZerocoreOthersOperating in partnership with CarboNZero for carbon certification and sustainability verification of Green Gorilla's operations and electricity usage.
• TOITU EnvirocarecoreOthersTOITU Envirocare certified operations for environmental management and sustainability certification of the Waikato facility.
• New Zealand Green Building CouncilminorOthersMember of NZ Green Building Council supporting sustainable building practices and certification.
• WasteMINZminorOthersMember of WasteMINZ - New Zealand's waste management industry association.
• Sustainable Business NetworkminorOthersMember of Sustainable Business Network promoting sustainable business practices in New Zealand.
• Tread LightlyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity education programme for schools. Green Gorilla supports Litter Blitz events and provides gorilla bags and waste removal services for school clean-up activities.
• Mitre 10coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor retail stockist for Gorilla Bags. Multiple Mitre 10 MEGA and standard stores across Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty serve as points of sale for one-off gorilla bag purchases.
• PlacemakerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail stockist for Gorilla Bags across multiple locations in Auckland and Waikato regions.
• CarterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail stockist for Gorilla Bags across Auckland and Waikato store locations.
• ITM (Independent Timber Merchants)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail stockist network for Gorilla Bags including ITM Albany, Dysarts ITM, and other locations across Auckland and Waikato.
• Hammer HardwareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal hardware store stockist for Gorilla Bags in Devonport and Mangere Bridge locations.
• Waikato District CouncilminorOthersLocal council partnership for transfer station operations in Te Kauwhata and Huntly, working with the council for community waste services.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOluyel5eTEPcLy2bojri8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/GreenGorillaNewZealand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/green-gorilla-bins
• Xx.com/greengorilla12

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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