What Blok Recycling does

Blok d.o.o. (trading as Blok Recycling) is a family-owned Slovenian recycling operator founded in 1996 and headquartered in Logatec, with a second business unit in Ljubljana (Črnuče). The company collects, transports, and processes three regulated waste streams: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE/OEEO), technical plastics (ABS, PC, PC-ABS, PMMA, PEI, CD/DVD), and ferrous and non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper, brass, iron). Underlying processing technology is mechanical — manual dismantling, shredding, and separation systems — supported by a registered waste transportation fleet with GPS tracking and ARSO-IS evidentiary reporting.

Blok is the first and only WEEELABEX-certified mechanical WEEE processor in Slovenia and holds ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and ISO 45001 certifications. A differentiated line of business is Commissioned Destruction of WEEE, a supervised, video-surveilled service for secure destruction of data-bearing devices and counterfeit or non-conforming goods, marketed to compliance-sensitive enterprise clients. Distribution is direct enterprise field-sales across Slovenia; drop-off at company facilities is also offered. No digital sales channels, apps, or API products exist.

Commercially, Blok operates a transaction-fee recycling-services model for materials streams and a professional-services model for Commissioned Destruction and Waste Transportation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue figures are not published, no funding rounds have been disclosed, and the company remains privately held by the founding family. Recent strategic activity has centered on a 2023 EU NextGenerationEU-funded sustainable and circular transformation program via TKT Academy and on continuous certification maintenance, signaling a strategic repositioning toward circular-economy business models rather than scale expansion.

Name

Blok Recycling

Legal name

Blok d.o.o.

Website

https://blok.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blok Recycling is a family-owned Slovenian recycler founded in 1996 that collects and mechanically processes waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), technical plastics, and non-ferrous and ferrous metals for businesses and institutions, and additionally provides supervised Commissioned Destruction and registered waste transportation services across Slovenia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA), Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM)

Keywords

• WEEE recycling services
• Electronic waste processing
• Plastic waste recycling
• Scrap metal recycling
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Logatec

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. WEEE Recycling Services: Collection and processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment, including printed circuit boards, IT equipment, telecommunications, transformers, cables, electric engines, home appliances, and batteries.
2. Technical Plastics Recycling: Collection and recycling of technical plastics including ABS, PC, PC-ABS, PMMA, PEI, and CD/DVD materials.
3. Waste Metals Recycling: Collection and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals including aluminium, copper, brass, and iron.
4. Commissioned Destruction Services: Secure destruction of materials (CDs, floppies, computer disks, magnetic films/tapes, non-conforming series, counterfeit goods, intervention equipment, unused products) under client supervision with documentation.
5. Waste Transportation Services: Registered transportation of non-hazardous and hazardous waste in Slovenia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blok Recycling (Blok d.o.o.) is a Slovenian recycling company that collects and recycles waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), technical plastics, and waste metals. Founded in 1996, the company provides waste transportation and commissioned destruction of electronic waste in line with European recycling standards, and is the first WEEELABEX-certified recycler in Slovenia.

Product overview

Blok Recycling (BLOK d.o.o.) is a family-owned Slovenian recycling company founded in 1996, offering integrated waste raw material recovery services. The company's portfolio centers on three core service lines: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE/OEEO) Recycling, Technical Plastics Recycling, and Waste Metals Recycling. Supporting these primary services, the company also provides Commissioned Destruction of WEEE for secure data destruction, and Waste Transportation services for both non-hazardous and hazardous materials. The WEEE recycling service processes electronics through manual dismantling and mechanical shredding to recover plastics, metals, glass, and circuit boards; the plastics recycling service handles technical plastics like ABS, PC, and PEI; and the metals recycling service covers ferrous and non-ferrous metals including aluminium, copper, brass, and iron.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WEEE Recycling Collection and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), including dismantling and material recovery in line with WEEELABEX standards. Targeted at businesses, public institutions, and producers requiring compliant e-waste processing.
• Technical Plastics Recycling Sorting, processing, and recycling of technical plastics recovered from WEEE and other streams, producing recycled plastic raw materials for industrial reuse.
• Waste Metals Recycling Recovery and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from scrap and end-of-life equipment, delivered as processed metal fractions for downstream smelters and manufacturers.
• Commissioned Destruction of WEEE Secure, documented destruction of electrical and electronic equipment on behalf of clients, providing certificates of destruction for compliance and data-security purposes.
• Waste Transportation Services Registered transport of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including WEEE, plastics, and scrap metals, from client sites to Blok Recycling's processing facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete data destruction with documentation per batch
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TKT AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Phase A of strategic sustainable and circular transformation program. 5-month process with external expert guidance to prepare long-term sustainable and circular business strategy, sustainable business models, and implementation project prioritizing circular business principles. Funded by European Union NextGeneration EU.
• Research Institutions and FacultiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with institutes and faculties on research projects in the field of recycling and sustainable waste management.
• ARSO (Agencija RS za okolje)minorOthersRegulatory partnership for waste tracking through ARSO-IS Odpadki information system. Company creates evidentiary records in this system for waste processing documentation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis: European copper and metals recycler with significant secondary/raw material recovery operations including precious and non-ferrous metals from electronic scrap—competes with Blok for metals recovery value from WEEE streams.
• Remondis: One of Europe's largest private waste and recycling companies with extensive WEEE, metals, and plastics operations across many EU countries—broader scope than Blok but directly competes for producer responsibility contracts and downstream material volumes.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services giant with extensive European WEEE, hazardous waste, and recycling operations—operates at vastly larger scale than Blok but competes for the same producer responsibility contracts and downstream material flows.

Direct peers

• Attero: Dutch WEEE and waste recycler with mechanical processing, metals recovery, and certified e-waste treatment operations—a directly comparable mid-sized European WEEE processor to Blok's positioning in Slovenia.
• Stena Recycling: Swedish-headquartered pan-European WEEE and metals recycler with mechanical processing, secure destruction, and certified downstream recovery—directly comparable to Blok's full WEEE/technical plastics/metals service stack and WEEELABEX-grade compliance posture.
• Wecycle: Dutch producer responsibility organization operating a WEEE collection and recycling scheme with WEEELABEX-compliant downstream partners—functionally equivalent to a national WEEE compliance vehicle, similar in scope to Blok's role in Slovenia.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition and WEEE processor offering secure destruction, data-bearing media sanitization, and downstream materials recovery—closely aligned with Blok's commissioned destruction and electronics recycling offerings.

Regional players

• El-Kretsen: Swedish producer responsibility organization coordinating WEEE collection and ensuring certified downstream processing—similar institutional role to what Blok fulfills domestically in Slovenia but operating in a different Nordic market.

Emerging players

• MBA Polymers Europe (Richardsons Europe / In-Recycling): European technical plastics recovery operator focused on engineering resin streams from WEEE and automotive sectors—directly comparable to Blok's technical plastics (ABS/PC/PEI) recycling service line.
• MBA Polymers: Specialist in recovering high-value engineering plastics (ABS, PC, PP) from end-of-life durable goods including WEEE streams—directly comparable to Blok's technical plastics recycling focus on ABS, PC, and PEI recovery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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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