BOLLNÄS-OVANÅKERS RENHÅLLNINGS

What BOLLNÄS-OVANÅKERS RENHÅLLNINGS does

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Name

BOLLNÄS-OVANÅKERS RENHÅLLNINGS

Legal name

Bollnäs Ovanåkers Renhållnings AB

Website

https://www.borab.se/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BORAB is a Swedish municipal waste management company jointly owned by Bollnäs and Ovanåker municipalities, providing household waste collection, recycling centre operations, packaging collection, sewage emptying, and food waste-to-biogas services across both municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (BPALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial MSW Collection (Front/Rear-Load) (EUAIAAAC), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Food waste management
• Sewage emptying service
• Recycling centre operations
• Municipal waste collection
• Household recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bollnäs

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Collection (Taxefinansierad del): Approximately 50% of operations are regulated under the self-cost principle (självkostnadsprincipen), financed through the municipal waste tax (avfallstaxa). This portion covers household waste collection, recycling centre operations, hazardous waste management, and public information. It may not generate profit or loss.
2. Business/Commercial Waste Services (Konkurrensutsatt del): Approximately 50% of operations involve receiving and handling business waste (verksamhetsavfall) and manufacturing waste fuel for Bollnäs Energi AB. This commercial segment is competitively priced and has a return-on-capital requirement per shareholder directives from Bollnäs and Ovanåkers municipalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BOLLNÄS-OVANÅKERS RENHÅLLNINGS (BORAB) is a municipally owned waste management company operating in the Bollnäs and Ovanåker municipalities of Gävleborg County, Sweden. It provides kerbside household waste collection under the municipalities' statutory monopoly, operates two recycling centres (ÅVC) in Bollnäs and Edsbyn, runs food-waste collection with biowaste transport to the Sävstaås facility, performs sewage-tank emptying (slamtömning) on subscription, and offers competitive commercial-waste (verksamhetsavfall) collection to local businesses.

Product overview

BORAB (Bollnäs Ovanåkers Renhållnings AB) is a municipal waste management company owned by Bollnäs and Ovanåker municipalities in Sweden. The company operates as a unified waste collection and recycling service, offering household waste collection, recycling center operations, packaging waste collection, food waste management, sludge emptying, garden waste collection, and a customer mobile app. Services are delivered through a network of waste collection vehicles, recycling centers in Bollnäs and Edsbyn, and a mobile app for scheduling and sorting information. The company does not offer a modular platform architecture but rather provides integrated municipal waste management services under one umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household Waste Collection Subscription
• Holiday-Home Waste Subscription
• Commercial Waste Collection (Verksamhetsavfall)
• Recycling Centres (Återvinningscentral, ÅVC)
• Sewage-Tank Emptying (Slamtömning)
• Packaging Stations (Förpackningsstationer)
• Avfallsappen Mobile App
• Hazardous Waste Collection (Farligt avfall)

Quantifiable outcome

• Residual waste bin content reduced by >30% vs prior year due to improved sorting
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ReSolutions (European Interreg Central Baltic project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025European-funded project (1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028) through Interreg Central Baltic Programme. Partners include South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Kymenlaakson Jäte, Parik foundation, Föreningsalliansen Bollnäs, Fritidsbanken Sverige, Green Liberty, Liepajas RAS LTD, and ZAAO. Goals: increase consumer awareness, develop Library of Things (lånebibliotek för prylar), improve waste sorting and repair, and provide policy support for circular economy.
• Bollnäs och Ovanåkers kommuner (Owners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBORAB is jointly owned by Bollnäs and Ovanåker municipalities. The municipalities set the waste tax annually and provide BORAB's regulated mandate to collect and manage municipal household waste. Approximately 50% of operations are under the municipal self-cost principle (självkostnadsprincipen).
• Bollnäs Energi ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBORAB stores and processes residual waste at Sävstaås, grinds it in an abfallskvarn (waste grinder), then sends it to Bollnäs Energi's värmeverk (heating plant) for conversion to fjärrvärme (district heating) and electricity. BORAB also manufactures waste fuel for Bollnäs Energi.
• Gästrike Ekogas (Forsbacka)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGästrike Ekogas in Forsbacka receives all food waste (matavfall) collected by BORAB from Bollnäs and Ovanåker households – approximately 55 tonnes per day. The facility converts it to biogas (used as vehicle fuel, including Gävle city buses) and biogas fertiliser (biogödsel) for local farms.
• Human BridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman Bridge operates textile collection containers at BORAB's recycling centres. Collected textiles are sorted in Human Bridge's hubs and sold to EU textile sorting companies; 93% are reused or recycled. Proceeds from textile sales fund humanitarian aid (medical equipment, food, disability aids).
• Returpack (Pant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for collecting beverage packaging with Swedish deposit (pant) marks at BORAB recycling centres. Donates 200 SEK per collected sack to Naturskyddsföreningen (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) for marine conservation.
• Erikshjälpen and Röda Korset (Second-hand partners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÅterbrukshus (reuse houses) at Bollnäs and Edsbyn recycling centres are operated in partnership with Erikshjälpen and Röda Korset, who collect and resell reusable household items. Free pickup service for donors available.
• FritidsbankenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSport and leisure equipment lending library at Bollnäs recycling centre, part of a national network. Residents can borrow sports and outdoor gear (skis, skates, life jackets, tents, etc.) free of charge for 14 days.
• HelsingeVattenminorOthersMunicipal water and sewage operator for Bollnäs and Ovanåker. BORAB refers customers with municipal water and sewage (VA) questions to HelsingeVatten. Distinct from BORAB's septic/sewage emptying services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sysav (Sysav Avfallservice): Multi-municipal Swedish waste management company owned by several Skåne municipalities. Operates recycling centres, household waste collection, and energy recovery under a similar municipal-mandate model to BORAB, making it the closest structural peer.
• Renova AB: Municipal waste company owned by Gothenburg-region municipalities, providing household waste collection, recycling centres, and treatment. Highly comparable to BORAB in mandate, governance structure, and service mix.
• NSR (Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings AB): Jointly owned by several Skåne municipalities, NSR provides kerbside collection, recycling centres, and treatment services. Same ownership-by-municipalities structure and regulated collection mandate as BORAB.
• Kretslopp & Avfall, Göteborg: Gothenburg city's in-house municipal waste and recycling unit operating within the same regulatory framework as BORAB. Provides household collection, recycling stations, and treatment for a single Swedish municipality.

Broad incumbents

• Tekniska verken i Linköping: Municipal utility owned by Linköping municipality offering waste management alongside district heating, electricity, water, and broadband. Comparable on the waste-collection side but operates a much broader utility portfolio than BORAB.
• Eskilstuna Energi och Miljö: Municipal utility serving Eskilstuna with combined energy, water, and waste management services including household collection and recycling centres. Same Swedish municipal-utility ownership model but wider scope.
• Ragn-Sells: Large privately held Swedish/Nordic waste and recycling company active across collection, treatment, and material recovery. The principal private-sector competitor for BORAB's commercial waste and waste-fuel customers.
• Stena Recycling: Major Swedish recycling company specializing in industrial and commercial material recovery, with parallel household collection partnerships. Comparable to the commercial/waste-stream side of BORAB but with much larger scale.

Regional players

• BIR AS (Avfallsservice): Inter-municipal waste company owned by Norwegian municipalities in the Vestland region. Operates recycling stations, household collection, and treatment under a structure functionally identical to BORAB, but in a different Nordic market.
• RenoNorden: Nordic commercial/household waste hauler active across multiple Scandinavian countries. Comparable to BORAB on collection operations and customer segments, but operating across broader geographies with mixed public/private ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bollnasovanakersrenh
• Facebookfacebook.com/borab.fb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bolln%C3%A4s-ovan%C3%A5kers-renh%C3%A5llnings-ab---borab
• Instagraminstagram.com/borab_renhallning
• Xx.com/BorabInfo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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