Remiks Miljøpark

What Remiks Miljøpark does

Remiks Miljøpark AS is a municipal waste management and recycling company wholly owned by Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities in Northern Norway, operating through two core subsidiaries — Remiks Husholdning AS for household services and Remiks Næring AS for commercial and industrial customers. The company delivers mandatory waste collection, sorting, treatment, and disposal services to all households, registered cabins, and businesses in its assigned service area, with a 51–100 employee base split across administrative, operational, and reuse-center functions. Its underlying technology centers on an optical sorting facility (optisk sorteringsanlegg) that automatically identifies and separates waste using color-coded dotted bags — green dots for food waste, purple for plastic packaging, blue for cardboard/paper/drink cartons — supplemented by an electric collection fleet and a mobile Miniretur unit serving 18 urban locations plus Vannøya and Hansnes in Karlsøy.

The business model is a regulated subscription model: households and businesses pay a quarterly or annual renovation fee composed of a base fee (grunngebyr) and a collection fee (tømmegebyr). From January 2025 the structure was reformed to volume-based pricing differentiated by container size (140L or 240L) and number of pickups (36 included annually, additional charged per occurrence), with dedicated tiers for housing cooperatives, shared solutions, and holiday-home owners. Commercial revenue streams through Remiks Næring include construction-waste handling, container rental, the ProffRebell building-materials reuse center (newly relocated to Ørnevegen 9 in April 2026), and sustainability reporting. Beyond core collection, the company operates the Rebell Bærekraftsenter — North Norway's largest reuse store with adjacent community activities (Pent:Brukt markets, Fiks Selv repair evenings, sewing courses) — and participates in cross-sector initiatives including the ProffRebell-Byggevarer consortium with Consto AS, Econor AS, and Boligbyggelaget Bonord, the Rå Biopark biogas joint venture with Avfallsservice, and the WANO cross-border Arctic waste-management research project. Customer engagement is delivered through a hybrid of physical infrastructure (return stations, ProffRebell, Rebell center), digital self-service (the Mitt Remiks app launched May 2025, web portal, tømmekalender), and field outreach, with marketing presence across Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Name

Remiks Miljøpark

Legal name

Remiks Miljøpark AS

Website

https://remiks.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Remiks Miljøpark AS is a municipally owned waste management and recycling company in Tromsø, Norway, providing mandatory collection, optical sorting, and reuse services to households and businesses across Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC), Parts Harvesting & Component Reuse (EUAIANAF)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Household waste collection
• Recycling services
• Reuse center operations
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tromsø

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Renovation Fee (Renovasjonsgebyr): Quarterly fees paid by households and businesses covering waste collection, treatment, and disposal. Composed of a base fee (grunngebyr) and a collection fee (tømmegebyr). From 2025, the structure differentiates based on container size and number of collections (36 included, additional charged per pickup).
2. Business Services and Products: Commercial waste management services, ProffRebell building material reuse center, specialized waste handling, and container rental for businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Remiks Miljøpark provides municipal waste collection, sorting, treatment, and disposal services to households and businesses in Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities. It operates an optical sorting facility, a network of return stations, mobile collection units (Miniretur), electric collection vehicles, and the Mitt Remiks digital platform. The company also runs the Rebell Bærekraftsenter reuse store and ProffRebell construction materials reuse center as part of an integrated circular-economy offering.

Product overview

Remiks Miljøpark is a municipal waste management company serving Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities in Northern Norway. The company operates a unified platform for household and business waste services, consisting of several interconnected products: the Mitt Remiks app (digital customer portal), Rebell Bærekraftsenter (reusable goods store), ProffRebell (construction materials reuse), Returstasjoner (return stations), Miniretur (mobile waste collection), and the core waste collection scheduling system. The products work together to provide end-to-end waste management from collection scheduling to recycling and reuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rebell: The city's largest reuse store (ombruksbutikk) operating as Rebell Remiks Bærekraftsenter, offering secondhand goods, repair services, and sustainability activities.
• ProffRebell

Products and services

• Mitt Remiks App Digital customer portal and mobile application providing waste collection scheduling, notifications, sorting information, and direct communication with Remiks for residents of Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities.
• Returstasjoner (Return Stations) Physical return stations located in Tromsø, Hansnes, and Vannøya where residents can drop off sorted waste, hazardous materials, and other recyclables.
• Miniretur Mobile Collection Service Mobile waste collection unit bringing waste disposal services to 18 locations in urban areas. Residents can drop off carryable waste items except residual waste.
• Household Waste Collection Service (Tømmekalender) Weekly waste collection service from households using standardized containers (140L small, 240L normal) with shared solutions available for housing cooperatives; includes a digital waste collection calendar searchable by address.
• Fritidsrenovasjon (Holiday Home Waste Service) Waste management subscription for holiday homes and recreational properties in Tromsø and Karlsøy municipalities, including dedicated containers at 24 locations for seasonal and remote-area waste handling.
• Rebell Bærekraftsenter (Sustainability Center and Reuse Store) The city's largest reuse store (ombruksbutikk), offering second-hand goods including clothing, accessories, outdoor equipment, kitchen items, and interior design pieces; hosts repair workshops, sewing courses, and Pent:Brukt second-hand market events.
• ProffRebell Construction Materials Reuse Center Business-focused reuse center for construction materials, surplus inventory, and B-quality goods from the construction industry, located at Ørnevegen 9 in Tromsø and serving contractors and businesses in Northern Norway.
• Commercial Waste Management Services Commercial and business waste collection, container rental, specialized waste handling, statistics and reporting, and hazardous waste treatment for companies and enterprises in the Tromsø region, delivered via Remiks Næring AS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average customer produces 50 kg less waste per month than national average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consto AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company partner in the ProffRebell-Byggevarer project, a three-year initiative to establish infrastructure for systematic reuse of construction materials in Tromsø. Consto is among the largest construction companies in the Northern Norway region.
• Econor AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company partner in ProffRebell-Byggevarer project. Innkjøpsleder Raymond Isaksen highlighted the importance of systematizing administration of reusable materials on construction sites.
• Bolibyggelaget Bonord (BoNord)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing cooperative partner in ProffRebell-Byggevarer project. Visekonsernsjef Kim Nordli called ProffRebell the 'missing link' that the entire construction industry has been missing for circular economy.
• WANO (Waste Management in the High North)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplied research project involving cross-border collaboration on waste management solutions for high northern latitudes.
• RabalderfestivalenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's festival with focus on waste and sorting, an important community partner for Remiks in environmental education.
• Hildr RestaurantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRestaurant that received Miljøfyrtårn (Environmental Lighthouse) certification with guidance from Remiks, demonstrating sustainable business practices.
• AvfallsserviceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in establishing Rå Biopark in Skibotn for production of biogas, bio-CO2, and biochar from food waste across Northern Norway.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• BIR (Bergen Interkommunale Renovasjon AS): Municipal interkommunalt waste-management company serving the Bergen region. Closest Norwegian peer: same inter-municipal ownership model, mandatory household fees, returstasjoner network, and integrated recycling/reuse activities make it highly comparable to Remiks.
• Trondheim Renholdsverk: Municipally owned waste and environmental services company for Trondheim. Comparable in that it is a single-municipality operator running collection, recycling, returstasjon, and circular-economy initiatives under a similar regulatory mandate to Remiks.
• IVAR IKS: Interkommunalt company for water, wastewater and waste services across the Stavanger region. Direct structural peer - IKS ownership with municipal shareholders, mandatory household waste fees, and integrated treatment/sorting infrastructure similar to Remiks.
• GLØR IKS: Interkommunal waste company for the Lillehammer/Gudbrandsdal region. Comparable municipal-utility structure with collection, recycling and returstasjon operations; similar scale and revenue model to Remiks.
• Avfallsservice AS: Northern Norway waste operator explicitly identified as Remiks' partner in Rå Biopark (biogas from food waste). Comparable service offering in waste collection, recycling and treatment with regional focus overlapping Remiks' geography.

Regional players

• RenoNorden AS: Nordic waste-management services provider operating across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltics. Comparable in commercial waste collection and recycling but primarily competes outside Remiks' Tromsø/Karlsøy territory.

Broad incumbents

• Ragn-Sells AS: Nordic circular-economy and waste-management operator with Norwegian operations. Comparable in hazardous-waste handling, materials recovery, and reuse initiatives, but operates at much broader multi-country scale.
• Veolia Norway (Veolia Environnement Norway): Global environmental services group with Norwegian waste and recycling operations. Comparable offerings across collection, sorting, and materials recovery; overlaps with Remiks in commercial waste but as part of a much wider international portfolio.
• Norsk Gjenvinning AS: Norway's largest private waste and recycling company. Operates nationally across collection, sorting, and materials recovery at much larger scale than Remiks; competes for the same commercial waste streams but with broader geographic reach and private ownership.

Emerging players

• Fretex: Norway's largest reuse and secondhand-textile organization. Directly comparable to Remiks' Rebell Bærekraftsenter and ProffRebell concepts in terms of reuse/secondhand retail and social-economy mission, but focused on textiles rather than full waste stream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RemiksAS
• Instagraminstagram.com/remiksmiljopark

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries2 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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