OZO Ostrava

What OZO Ostrava does

OZO Ostrava s.r.o. is a municipal waste management company headquartered in Ostrava, Czech Republic, wholly owned by the Statutory City of Ostrava. Founded in 1949 and restructured as a limited liability company in 1995, the company operates eight integrated units — collection, mixed-waste sorting, solid alternative fuel (TAP) production, landfill with biogas capture, composting, and 11 collection yards — serving 37 municipalities and approximately 400,000 residents in the Moravian-Silesian region. It employs 383 people as of 2025.

In 2023, OZO commissioned the first automated sorting line for mixed municipal waste in the Czech Republic, enabling mechanical recovery of recyclable fractions at industrial scale. The company sells finished products including KOMPOZO-branded compost, ZEMINOVÝ SUBSTRÁT (soil substrate), and Palozo II-certified TAP for industrial off-take, while generating electricity and heat from captured landfill biogas for internal use and grid export. A Reuse Center, an Education Center, and a citizen-facing mobile application extend its service surface beyond traditional collection.

The business model combines municipal service fees (collection, sorting, disposal across the 37 contracted municipalities), landfill and facility gate fees, sales of recovered commodities and TAP to industrial buyers, and revenue from biogas-derived energy. Its owner-customer structure (City of Ostrava) anchors revenue predictability but concentrates both governance and demand on a single political counterparty.

Name

OZO Ostrava

Legal name

OZO Ostrava s.r.o.

Website

https://ozoostrava.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

OZO Ostrava s.r.o. is a municipal waste management company wholly owned by the City of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It operates eight integrated units — collection, automated sorting, TAP production, landfill with biogas capture, and composting — serving 37 municipalities and approximately 400,000 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD), Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Waste collection services
• Recycling and composting
• Landfill operations
• Alternative fuel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ostrava

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Management Services: Comprehensive waste collection, transport, sorting, recycling, and disposal services for municipalities and cities under long-term contractual agreements. Includes regular scheduled collection, sorting facilities, composting, landfill operations, and biogas-to-energy. Revenue is derived from municipal contracts and service fees.
2. Industrial and Hazardous Waste Services: Collection, transport, processing, and disposal of industrial, hazardous, and trade wastes for business customers. Includes one-off service orders through e-shop for businesses. Pricing based on service type, weight/volume, and disposal requirements.
3. Compost and Soil Substrate Sales: Sale of finished compost (KOMPOZO I) and soil substrate (ZEMINOVÝ SUBSTRÁT I) produced at the composting facility in Ostrava-Hrušov. Products sold by weight (tonnes) directly at the composting facility or delivered to buyers via the e-shop.
4. Container Rental and Transport Services: Large-volume container rental (7 m3 or 20 m3) with transport, loading/unloading, and waste disposal. Services for bulky waste, construction waste, and garden waste ordered via e-shop.
5. Waste Collection Yard (Sběrné dvory) Services: Collection yards accept sorted waste, bulky waste, hazardous waste, electronics, green waste, and construction waste. Free disposal for certain waste types; fees apply for construction waste and oversized items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OZO Ostrava s.r.o. provides end-to-end municipal waste management services for the city of Ostrava and 36 surrounding municipalities in the Czech Republic, covering collection, transport, sorting, recycling, composting, landfill disposal, and biogas-to-energy generation. In addition to municipal waste services, it offers industrial and hazardous waste handling for businesses, large-volume container rental and transport, compost and soil substrate products (KOMPOZO and ZEMINOVÝ SUBSTRÁT), and certified solid alternative fuel (Palozo II) for cement plants. The company operates 11 collection yards, an automated sorting line (the first of its kind in the Czech Republic), and a Waste Education Center for environmental programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Waste Collection, Transport, Sorting, and Disposal Services
• Automated Sorting Line for Mixed Municipal Waste (SMK)
• Palozo II / Solid Alternative Fuel (TAP)
• Compost (KOMPOZO I) and Soil Substrate (ZEMINOVÝ SUBSTRÁT I)
• Industrial and Hazardous Waste Services
• Container Rental and Transport Services (7 m3 / 20 m3)
• 11 Collection Yards (Sběrné dvory) for Sorted, Bulky, Hazardous, Electronics, and Construction Waste
• Landfill Operations with Biogas Capture and Electricity Generation
• Waste Education Programs (Centrum odpadové výchovy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated sorting line processes 135 tonnes/shift of mixed municipal waste and 30 tonnes/shift of plastics, with potential to reach 66,000 tonnes/year of mixed waste and 6,000 tonnes/year of plastics with three-shift operation.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Technické služby města Brna: City-owned waste and municipal services operator in Brno, Czech Republic's second-largest city. Comparable as a regional municipal waste operator with integrated collection, recycling, and disposal.
• Pražské služby, a.s. Municipal waste management company serving Prague. Comparable to OZO as a Czech city-owned waste utility providing integrated collection, sorting, recycling, and disposal to a large urban population under long-term contracts.
• .A.S.A. Česká republika s.r.o. Czech waste management company (part of Austrian .A.S.A. Group) operating collection, recycling, and disposal services across multiple Czech regions. Comparable as a regional full-service waste operator.
• Marius Pedersen a.s. One of the largest privately-owned waste management operators in the Czech Republic, offering collection, sorting, recycling, and disposal services to municipalities and businesses. Comparable as a full-service Czech waste operator.
• AVE CZ odpadové hospodářství s.r.o. Major Czech waste management company providing collection, recycling, and disposal services to municipalities, commercial customers, and industry. Comparable as a nationwide Czech waste operator with similar service breadth.

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ CZ / SUEZ Environnement: Global environmental services major with Czech operations providing waste collection, recycling, and treatment. Comparable as a broad-incumbent competitor with overlapping capabilities in sorting, recycling, and energy recovery.
• FCC Česká republika, s.r.o. Czech subsidiary of FCC Environment CEE, a pan-European waste management major. Comparable as a large, broad-portfolio waste operator active across collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal in the Czech market.
• Veolia Environnement / Veolia ČR: Global environmental services group with Czech municipal waste and energy-from-waste operations. Comparable as a broad-incumbent with overlapping capabilities in waste collection, material recovery, and energy recovery.
• REMONDIS Czech Republic: Czech arm of REMONDIS, one of Europe's largest privately-held waste and water service providers. Comparable as a broad-incumbent with collection, sorting, and treatment capabilities competing in the same Czech municipalities.

Others

• EKO-KOM, a.s. Czech operator of the nationwide packaging recycling system (PRO). Comparable as an enabling/thematic peer — OZO interacts with EKO-KOM as a municipal collector, and EKO-KOM represents the structural framework that drives OZO's recycling volumes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeMgIOK2tnjOTAoOnUDPUcQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ozoostrava
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ozo-ostrava-s-r-o-
• Instagraminstagram.com/ozo_ostrava

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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