Waste Management South Holstein

What Waste Management South Holstein does

Abfallwirtschaft Südholstein GmbH (AWSH) is a municipal waste management company incorporated as a German GmbH (HRB 8348 HL, Amtsgericht Lübeck) and headquartered at Leineweberring 13, 21493 Elmenhorst / Lanken. It operates the statutory waste management function for the districts of Kreis Stormarn and Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, serving private households, commercial customers, and housing developers through a portfolio of waste streams: residual waste (gray bin), bio waste (brown bin), paper (blue bin), packaging/recyclables (yellow bin), electronic waste, hazardous waste, and bulky waste.

The company's core infrastructure is a network of 13 Recyclinghöfe (recycling centers) distributed across the territory in Ahrensburg, Bad Oldesloe, Bargteheide, Grambek, Lanken, Lauenburg, Ratzeburg, Reinbek, Reinfeld, Stapelfeld, Trittau, Wentorf, and Wiershop. Digital infrastructure comprises a customer portal (portal.awsh.de) — now being made mandatory — a mobile app on iOS/Android, and an Identsystem for bin identification. The company is led by Authorized Managing Director Dennis Kissel, with Torben Müller heading Unternehmenskommunikation and Kristina Lopez managing web administration.

Revenue is generated through subscription-style recurring fees: annual invoices to homeowners for container emptying, and container rental and waste disposal services to commercial and public-sector customers via a dedicated Vertriebsinnendienst. Pricing is set by district-level waste management ordinances and is not publicly disclosed. The company is publicly/municipally owned in line with the German Daseinsvorsorge model, with no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed partnerships.

Name

Waste Management South Holstein

Legal name

Abfallwirtschaft Südholstein GmbH

Website

https://awsh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Abfallwirtschaft Südholstein (AWSH) is a municipal waste management GmbH providing regulated collection, recycling, and disposal services to households, businesses, and housing developers across the districts of Stormarn and Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, supported by 13 recycling centers and a customer portal and mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Collection Events & Programs (EUAIAAAM), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities (EUAIADAK), Source-Separated Organics (SSO) Collection & Hauling (EUAIAEAA), Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Program Operations (BPALAFAL)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Container rental services
• Electronic waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmenhorst

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Fees: Annual billing to homeowners for waste container emptying services. Households receive one annual invoice for waste disposal services.
2. Commercial Waste Services: Container services and waste disposal for commercial customers and public institutions, billed through Vertriebsinnendienst
3. Container Services: Container rental and management services for residential, commercial, and housing management customers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Abfallwirtschaft Südholstein GmbH (AWSH) provides municipal waste collection, recycling, and disposal services to households, businesses, and housing developers in the districts of Kreis Stormarn and Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg. Core offerings include stream-specific curbside collection (residual, bio, paper, packaging), bulky waste and electronic waste pickup, hazardous waste handling, container rental, and a network of 13 recycling centers, supported by a customer portal and mobile app.

Product overview

Abfallwirtschaft Südholstein (AWSH) is a municipal waste management company operating in Kreis Stormarn and Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Germany. The company provides an integrated portfolio of waste collection and disposal services, organized around different waste streams: residual waste (gray bin), bio waste (brown bin), paper recycling (blue bin), packaging recycling (yellow bin), electronic waste, hazardous waste, and bulky waste. Core infrastructure includes a network of 13 recycling centers (Recyclinghöfe) and container services for both residential and commercial customers. Digital service offerings comprise a customer portal and mobile app for schedule management and account access. Additional specialized services include housing development consulting, street accessibility planning for collection vehicles, and waste separation education materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residual Waste Collection (Restabfall) Curbside collection of non-recyclable residual waste from households using gray bins; residual waste is transported to incineration plants for energy recovery.
• Bio Waste Collection (Bioabfall) Curbside collection of biodegradable waste using brown bins; bio waste is processed into heat, electricity, and compost at composting and biogas facilities.
• Paper Recycling (Altpapier) Curbside collection of paper and cardboard using blue bins; materials are processed into new paper products at recycling facilities.
• Packaging Recycling (Wertstofftonne) Curbside collection of plastic and metal packaging waste using yellow bins; materials are recycled into new products.
• Electronic Waste Collection (E-Schrott) Collection of electronic waste including large and small appliances, computers, and electronic devices at recycling centers and by appointment.
• Hazardous Waste Collection (Schadstoffe) Acceptance of hazardous materials such as paints, solvents, batteries, and chemicals at designated recycling centers.
• Bulky Waste Collection (Sperrmüll) Collection service for large discarded items such as furniture and mattresses, available by appointment.
• Container Service (Containerdienst) Rental and management of various container sizes for residential, commercial, and housing-management waste collection, including ordering and container change services.
• Recycling Centers (Recyclinghöfe) Network of 13 self-service recycling centers across Kreis Stormarn and Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg accepting sorted recyclables, hazardous waste, and specific waste types from residents and businesses.
• Customer Portal (Kundenportal) Online customer portal for managing waste collection schedules, viewing bin emptying dates, and accessing account information.
• Mobile App Mobile application available on iOS and Android providing waste collection schedules, collection reminders, and account management.
• Housing Development Services (Wohnungsbau) Waste management consulting and services for housing developers and property managers, including container placement planning (Standplatzberatung), underfloor container systems (Unterflursysteme), bulky waste, and e-waste handling for multi-family residential buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Converts bio waste into heat, electricity, and compost through processing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR): Berlin's municipal waste and street cleaning operator. Comparable as a large German municipal Abfallwirtschaft entity running household collection, recycling, bulky waste, and hazardous waste services, though at significantly greater scale and urban complexity.
• ALBA Group plc & Co. KG: German-headquartered recycling and environmental services group active across household and commercial waste collection, sorting, and material recovery. Comparable multi-stream waste portfolio and engagement with German duale System partners.
• Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München (AWM): Munich's municipal waste management company. Comparable operating model — district-mandated household and commercial waste collection, Wertstoffhöfe recycling centers, and hazardous waste handling — under publicly owned GmbH structure.
• REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG: One of Germany's largest private waste and recycling companies. Comparable multi-stream services (residual, bio, paper, packaging, hazardous, bulky) and similar recycling center footprint, though operating nationwide and across Europe rather than as a regional municipal concession.
• Veolia Umweltservice GmbH (now PreZero): Major German waste and recycling operator offering collection, sorting, and disposal services for municipalities and commercial customers. Comparable in service breadth (multi-stream collection, hazardous waste, recycling) though as a national private-sector player.

Direct peers

• Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH): Hamburg's municipal waste management company offering curbside collection, recycling centers, and hazardous waste handling. Direct analogue to AWSH as a publicly owned district waste operator in northern Germany with a similar multi-stream service portfolio.

Regional players

• Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft des Kreises Stormarn mbH: Local waste management entity for parts of the Stormarn district region. Adjacent peer sharing overlapping service territory with AWSH, providing household and commercial waste collection and recycling — useful comp for pricing and service model benchmarks.
• Kreiswerke Pinneberg (KWP): Multi-utility municipal company in Schleswig-Holstein covering waste, energy, and water. Comparable public-utility GmbH structure and northern German service area, with overlapping waste collection and recycling offerings.
• Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Kreis Steinburg (ZAW-S): Public-purpose association handling waste for Kreis Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein. Direct regional analogue to AWSH in structure and mandate — district-level household and commercial collection plus recycling infrastructure.
• GAB - Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft und Bodenschutz mbH (Kreis Pinneberg): Municipal waste operator for Kreis Pinneberg, a neighboring district in Schleswig-Holstein. Comparable district-mandated waste collection, Wertstoffhof recycling center network, and hazardous waste services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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