Villeco

What Villeco does

Villéco inc. is a privately held waste management company headquartered in Quebec City, Canada, founded in 2009 and operating through two divisions: Collection and Transport (head office at 5250 Rue John Molson, Quebec) and Valorization (transfer center at 1786 Rue Bresse, Quebec). The company specializes in container rental, residual materials collection and transport, construction waste transfer and sorting, and ecocenter management, serving several thousand clients daily across the Quebec City metropolitan area including Rive-Nord and Rive-Sud. It employs more than 60 people and serves residential, commercial, industrial, construction, institutional, and municipal customers.

Its core offering is a portfolio of container products available for rent or purchase: roll-off containers in 10, 20, and 40 cubic yard sizes for construction, renovation, and demolition waste; front-load containers in 2-9 cubic yard sizes for commercial, industrial, and multi-unit residential waste management; compartmentalized 50/50 split containers for simultaneous waste-stream separation; and three types of compactors (integrated, stationary, and front-load) for volume reduction. The company manufactures its front-load containers in-house using a custom design featuring an optimized deflector, 1/8" steel profile with cap, and ultra-robust sleeve — marketed as "Made in Quebec." Service lines include GPS-tracked municipal collection, a construction waste transfer/sorting center handling millions of tonnes annually, and seven-day-per-week ecocenter operations.

The business model is primarily subscription-based recurring rental revenue (roll-off rentals at $450-$890 CAD/month for 7-day terms with included tonnage and $135/tonne overage), supplemented by one-time container sales, transaction fees at the transfer center, and managed services for ecocenters. Go-to-market combines a self-serve e-commerce platform with online ordering, phone-based direct sales for custom quotes, and field sales for municipal and institutional contracts. Marketing is digital-first via the e-commerce site, organic search, and Facebook advertising, with an in-house team of mechanics for equipment maintenance. The company has no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no public listing.

Name

Villeco

Legal name

Villéco inc.

Website

https://villeco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Villéco is a Quebec City-based waste management company founded in 2009 providing roll-off and front-load container rental, municipal collection, construction waste transfer, and ecocenter management services to residential, commercial, industrial, and public-sector customers across the Quebec City region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG), Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Transfer Stations (BPALABAB), Material Handling & Loading Services (Tipping, Compaction, Baling, Densification) (EUAIABAI)

Keywords

• Container rental services
• Waste management
• Construction debris removal
• Recycling services
• Compactor solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Container Rental - Roll-off: Temporary rental of roll-off containers (10, 20, 40 cubic yards) for construction, renovation, and demolition waste. Pricing includes delivery, pickup, and included tonnage with per-day and per-tonne overage charges.
2. Container Rental - Front-load: Rental of front-load containers (2-9 cubic yards) for ongoing waste management at multi-unit residential buildings, commercial, and industrial facilities. Available for recycling, waste, and compartmentalized (50/50) configurations.
3. Container Sales - Front-load: Direct purchase of front-load containers for permanent installation at commercial and industrial facilities.
4. Container Sales - Compartmentalized: Direct purchase of compartmentalized front-load containers for simultaneous separation of different waste streams.
5. Compactor Rental and Sales: Rental or purchase of integrated, stationary, and front-load compactors for waste volume reduction. Includes maintenance and repair services.
6. Municipal Collection Services: Municipal residual materials collection and transport services serving thousands of addresses daily. GPS-equipped fleet with real-time communication systems.
7. Transfer Center Services: Construction waste transfer and sorting facility accepting materials from contractors and individuals. Materials accepted include asphalt, concrete, brick, cardboard, metals, plastics, and polystyrene.
8. Ecocenter Management: Management and operation of ecocenters providing citizens with drop-off points for obsolete materials and objects, operating seven days per week.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Villéco rents and sells roll-off containers (10, 20, 40 cubic yards) and front-load containers (2-9 cubic yards) for construction, renovation, and demolition waste, alongside compartmentalized containers and compactors. The company also operates municipal residual materials collection services, a construction waste transfer and sorting center, and ecocenter management services for the Quebec City metropolitan area. Its offerings cover the full residual materials value chain from container supply to collection, transport, valorization, and recycling.

Product overview

Villéco is a Quebec City-based company founded in 2009 specializing in waste management and residual materials valorization. The product portfolio consists of roll-off containers (10, 20, and 40 cubic yards) for construction and demolition waste, front-loading containers (2-9 cubic yards) for recycling and waste, compartmentalized containers (50/50 split), and compactors (integrated, stationary, front-loading). These container products are complemented by service offerings including municipal residual materials collection, a construction waste transfer/sorting center, and ecocenter management. The company serves residential, commercial, institutional, and public sector clients throughout the Quebec City area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 10 cubic yard roll-off container (construction waste)
• 20 cubic yard roll-off container (construction waste)
• 40 cubic yard roll-off container (construction waste)
• Front-load recycling containers (2-9 cubic yards)
• Compartmentalized front-load containers (50/50 split)
• Compactors (Integrated, Stationary, Front-loading)
• Municipal residual materials collection and transport service
• Construction waste transfer and sorting center
• Ecocenter management service

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced collection frequency through compactor use
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Clean Harbors, Inc. Clean Harbors is a leading North American provider of environmental and industrial services including waste collection, transfer, and recycling. While more specialized in hazardous waste, its containerized waste handling, transfer operations, and recycling infrastructure are adjacent to Villéco's transfer center and material recovery offerings.
• Englobe Corp. Englobe is a Canadian environmental services firm with material recovery and waste management activities. Its Canadian footprint and engagement with material recovery and site services are comparable to Villéco's Transfer Center Valorization Division and ecocenter operations.
• Stericycle, Inc. Stericycle provides specialized waste collection and disposal services with a focus on regulated and hard-to-handle waste streams. Its containerized collection and routing infrastructure overlap conceptually with Villéco's container rental and municipal collection services, though at different waste stream mix.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia North America: Veolia operates environmental services in Canada including waste management, recycling, and material valorization. Its portfolio of municipal collection, commercial waste, and material recovery is comparable to Villéco's Collection/Transport and Valorization divisions, though Veolia operates at much broader geographic and service scale.
• Republic Services, Inc. Republic Services is one of the largest US-based providers of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. Its comprehensive offering in municipal collection, container rental, and material recovery makes it a broad comparable for Villéco's integrated services.
• Waste Management, Inc. (WM): WM is the largest waste management company in North America, operating a broad portfolio across collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal. While far larger and broader in geographic scope, it operates in the same refuse systems category and overlaps with Villéco's container, collection, and C&D transfer activities.

Direct peers

• GFL Environmental Inc. GFL Environmental is Canada's largest diversified waste management services company, offering solid waste collection, container rental, transfer, recycling, and valorization across the country. It is the most direct public-market comparable for Villéco's collection, container, and material recovery business model.
• Waste Connections, Inc. Waste Connections is a leading North American solid waste and recycling company with extensive operations across Canada. Its core activities in residential and commercial collection, container rental, transfer stations, and material recovery directly overlap with Villéco's service offering.

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Casella is a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management company serving the northeastern US. Its vertically integrated business model spanning collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal makes it a strong comparable for Villéco's multi-division service structure at similar relative scale.
• Sanimax: Sanimax is a Canadian rendering, recycling, and by-product recovery company with operations across Canada. Its activity in materials recovery and rendering for industrial and municipal clients is comparable to Villéco's ecocenter management and material valorization activities in the Quebec region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/valoriserlenvironnement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villeco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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