Natur-pack

What Natur-pack does

NATUR-PACK, a.s. is a privately-held Slovak joint-stock company founded in February 2006 and headquartered in Bratislava, operating as the country's largest Producer Responsibility Organization (OZV — Organizácia zodpovednosti výrobcov) under Slovakia's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime. The company holds all required OZV authorizations and serves nearly 9,000 manufacturer clients across Slovakia — the largest OZV by client count — covering packaging, non-packaging products, electrical equipment (WEEE), and batteries. Its primary client segment consists of manufacturers obligated under Slovak Waste Act No. 79/2015; secondary stakeholders include roughly 1,000 partnered municipalities (including Bratislava, Košice, and Prešov) and the general public, which it reaches through an extensive education programme.

The technology stack consists of a cloud-based quarterly reporting and compliance portal (vykazy.naturpack.sk) that handles manufacturer submissions on packaging placed on the Slovak market, paired with the consumer-facing mobile application 'Odpadový kalendár' (Waste Calendar). Beyond compliance technology, Natur-pack has built a substantial content and education portfolio: the 'Alchýmia triedenia komunálneho odpadu' handbook (co-developed with INCIEN since 2019 and updated regularly), a national YouTube channel with separate audiences for public and clients, the children's book 'Zberný dvor' with author Braňo Jobus, the 'Škola zálohovania a triedenia' school programme with ZMOS, and a TASR-distributed monthly audio education series reaching all Slovak media. Awards include the 2026 ENVIROCENA VÚB ATLAS for the Alchýmia guide and a national business award for the YouTube channel.

Natur-pack operates a subscription-based revenue model: manufacturers pay recurring annual membership fees, negotiated per client based on product category, volumes placed on the Slovak market, and waste stream type, with no public price list. Go-to-market is sales-led through regional account managers across four branch offices (Bratislava HQ, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Žilina), complemented by client webinars, free consultations, and an event-driven B2C engagement at major Slovak festivals (Vrbovské vetry, Huncútko, POHODA). The company represents members during SIŽP inspections and finances sorted waste collection in contracted municipalities through three-party contracts with collection companies (OLO, KOSIT, Technické služby Prešov). Sorted waste collection at citizen level is free at point of use, funded indirectly through manufacturer fees paid to the OZV.

Name

Natur-pack

Legal name

NATUR-PACK, a.s.

Website

https://naturpack.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NATUR-PACK, a.s. is the largest Producer Responsibility Organization in Slovakia, serving nearly 9,000 manufacturers with extended producer responsibility compliance for packaging, WEEE, and batteries, and financing sorted waste collection in nearly 1,000 municipalities nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Producer Responsibility 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

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Producer responsibility services
• Packaging waste compliance
• Recycling compliance services
• Waste collection services
• Extended producer responsibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OZV Membership / Compliance Fees from Manufacturers: Manufacturers (clients) pay fees to NATUR-PACK to fulfil their extended producer responsibility (RZV) obligations under Slovak law. NATUR-PACK uses these funds to finance sorted waste collection in partnered municipalities. Clients: more than 8,000 manufacturers. The company is the largest OZV in Slovakia by client count.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Natur-pack operates OZV NATUR-PACK, a Producer Responsibility Organization that enables manufacturers to meet their statutory packaging waste compliance obligations under Slovak Act No. 79/2015 on waste, by assuming their extended producer responsibility. Through its REKPAP division, the company organizes the collection, sorting, and recovery of packaging waste via a network of 143,678 collection points managed in partnership with 65 Slovak municipalities. The company also develops supporting educational content, including a mobile waste calendar app, a sorting guide (Alchýmia triedenia), a Library for Producers, the consumer-facing portal Akotriedit.sk, and a children's portal called Garbage Gobblers.

Product overview

NATUR-PACK is a Producer Responsibility Organization (OZV) that provides a comprehensive waste management ecosystem. The core offering is the OZV system that finances sorted waste collection in nearly 1,000 Slovak municipalities. The portfolio includes a mobile application (Odpadový kalendár), educational resources (Alchýmia triedenia), YouTube content platform, online portals for manufacturers and municipalities, and public education programs. Services are organized into three main segments: services for manufacturers (packaging, non-packaging products, electrical equipment, batteries), services for municipalities, and services for the public. The company also runs a YouTube channel with educational video content and operates educational portals like akotriedit.sk and Garbage Gobblers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Odpadový kalendár (Mobile Application): Mobile app for waste collection calendar and sorting information
• Alchýmia triedenia komunálneho odpadu
• Škola zálohovania a triedenia
• Zberný dvor

Products and services

• OZV NATUR-PACK Producer Responsibility Organization Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Recycling rate for municipal waste reached 51.3% in 2023, preliminary 52% in 2024, up from previous years — Slovakia improving from EU tail to top tier
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ZMOS (Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with Slovakia's association of municipalities for the 'Škola zálohovania a triedenia' school education programme and coordinated sorted waste collection system.
• INCIEN (Inštitút cirkulárnej ekonomiky)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-developed the 'Alchýmia triedenia komunálneho odpadu' handbook with INCIEN. Barbora Nedělková and Barbora Šablová from INCIEN were original co-authors of the Waste for Dummies guide that inspired the project.
• OLO (Odvoz a likvidácia odpadu, Bratislava)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste collection company and key partner in Bratislava for financing and operating sorted waste collection. Co-developed the Bratislava-specific version of the Alchýmia guide.
• KOSIT (Košice)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste collection company operating in Košice. Annual review and expansion of sorted collection system in the city.
• Technické služby mesta PrešovcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal waste services company in Prešov. Partnership for sorted waste collection financing and filming of 'Správna trefa' educational video series.
• Slovensko zálohujemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint educational and promotional activities at Slovak festivals (Vrbovské vetry, Huncútko, POHODA) to promote deposit return scheme and waste sorting.
• Správca záloh (Deposit Return Scheme Administrator)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership on deposit return scheme education. Co-developing content on how deposit scheme works alongside sorted waste collection.
• TASR (Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerMonthly educational audio series on correct waste sorting, distributed to all Slovak media via TASR's news wire in text and audio formats. Active since April 2021.
• Prales Dětem / Prales deťomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organisation working on wildlife protection. Joint production of educational content about bears and waste, using camera trap footage and field research.
• CEEV ŽIVICAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovak circular economy association. Part of NATUR-PACK's network of educational and environmental partners.
• Inštitút DAPHNEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental non-profit organisation. Part of NATUR-PACK's network of educational and environmental partners.
• Odvážne (Prešov)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZero waste store in Prešov. Collaboration on waste reduction education and Zero Waste Diary project.
• Braňo JobuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinger, songwriter, and children's book author. Created the 'Zberný dvor' (Collection Yard) children's book and 'Zberný dvor' experiential education programme for schools with NATUR-PACK.
• Zásahový tím pre medveďa hnedého (Štátna ochrana prírody SR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBear intervention team. Joint educational content on why bears are attracted to waste containers and how to prevent this.
• Štátna ochrana prírody SRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Nature Conservancy of Slovakia. Collaboration on wildlife and waste education projects.
• Zberové spoločnosti (Collection Companies)coreOthersNATUR-PACK works with multiple waste collection companies across Slovakia as part of its three-party model (OZV, municipality, collection company) to finance and coordinate sorted waste collection.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ASEKOL: Czech PRO for WEEE, batteries and accumulators. Directly comparable to NATUR-PACK's electrical equipment and battery compliance services within the same Central European regulatory environment.
• EKOKOM: The dominant Czech PRO (formerly EKO-KOM), operating an EPR scheme for packaging with a similar three-party municipality-collector-PRO model. Most directly comparable to NATUR-PACK on geography, regulatory model, and customer base in the immediate CEE neighbourhood.
• Eco-systèmes: France's approved PRO for WEEE, handling compliance, reporting, and financing of electrical-equipment collection. Directly comparable to NATUR-PACK's WEEE compliance services, including manufacturer take-back and reporting obligations.
• Fost Plus: Belgium's packaging PRO, coordinating household packaging collection financed by manufacturer fees. Operates the same intermediation model between producers, municipalities and citizens that NATUR-PACK delivers in Slovakia.
• Valorpak: Portugal's packaging PRO managing EPR obligations for producers placing packaging on the Portuguese market. Comparable to NATUR-PACK on fee-based compliance, reporting, and funding of municipal recycling infrastructure.
• MOHU Zöldpont: Hungary's producer responsibility organisation handling packaging and similar waste streams under a fee-based compliance model funded by manufacturers. Operates the same PRO/citizen-facing collection structure as NATUR-PACK in the V4 region.

Others

• INCIEN (Inštitút cirkulárnej ekonomiky): Slovak circular-economy institute that co-developed NATUR-PACK's 'Alchýmia triedenia' guide with INCIEN's Barbora Nedělková and Barbora Šablová. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a competitor; a content and knowledge partner.

Broad incumbents

• Citeo: France's leading packaging PRO, operating one of Europe's largest EPR schemes and recycling platforms. Comparable to NATUR-PACK on service offering and PRO model, but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio including paper.
• Ecoembes: Spain's packaging PRO, financed and managed by manufacturers and retailers under an integrated EPR model. Closely mirrors NATUR-PACK's structural role in financing sorted waste collection at the national level, though on a much larger market.
• DSD / Grüner Punkt: Germany's largest and most established packaging PRO operating under the Green Dot trademark. The historical benchmark for European EPR schemes, comparable to NATUR-PACK on PRO structure and regulatory intermediation, with significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/videonaturpack
• Facebookfacebook.com/naturpack.sk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/natur-pack-a-s-
• Instagraminstagram.com/naturpack
• TikToktiktok.com/@natur_pack

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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