What Rema Systém does

REMA Systém, a.s. is a Czech joint-stock company (a.s.) founded in 2005 and headquartered in Prague, operating as an authorized collective system for the take-back and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) under Czech and EU extended producer responsibility legislation. The company is the third-largest collective system in the Czech Republic and operates what it describes as the country's widest collection network, comprising more than 22,000 collection points, 40+ partner processing facilities, and 13,000+ customers in its reverse-collection business. Since 2005, REMA has collected approximately 300,000 tons of e-waste, achieving a 96% recycling and material utilization rate and a 74% return rate in 2025 (9 percentage points above the statutory minimum).

The company's service portfolio is organized by customer segment. Manufacturers and distributors pay recurring compliance fees to fulfill statutory take-back obligations. Municipalities, businesses, schools, and the general public receive free collection services through dedicated programs — Zelená obec (municipalities), Zelená firma (corporate ESG), Zelená škola (schools), and Buď líný (home pickup) and Rebalík (mail-in via Balíkovna partnership) for the public. Supporting the operational core are six educational/awareness projects (including Chytrá recyklace, Ekoedu, RecykloMise) and a client-facing environmental reporting service quantifying CO2, energy, water, and raw material savings, produced in partnership with CI3.

Revenue is generated primarily through producer compliance fees (a recurring subscription-style stream tied to equipment placed on the Czech market) and ancillary collection/processing services. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent company, no venture capital backing, and no publicly disclosed revenue figures. Leadership transitioned in 2025–2026 with the departure of David and Karel Beneš and the April 2026 appointment of Martin Vrábek as General Director, previously of Czech Post. The company employs 11–50 staff and is structured as a public limited company (a.s.) with a shareholder section on its website.

Name

Rema Systém

Legal name

REMA Systém, a.s.

Website

https://rema.cloud

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

REMA Systém is a Czech authorized collective system for WEEE take-back and recycling, operating the country's widest collection network (22,000+ points) and serving manufacturers, distributors, over 1,000 municipalities, businesses, schools, and the general public with free collection and compliance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Waste Recycling and WEEE Compliance Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Take-Back & Reverse Logistics Programs (EUAIANAA), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Electronic waste collection
• WEEE recycling services
• Producer compliance systems
• Waste electrical equipment
• Collection network operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Producer Compliance Fees: REMA Systém operates as a collective system collecting fees from manufacturers and distributors who place electrical equipment on the Czech market, fulfilling their legal obligations under extended producer responsibility legislation.
2. Collection Services: The company provides free collection and recycling services to municipalities, businesses, and the general public through its extensive network of collection points and scheduled pickup services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

REMA Systém operates a collective system for the take-back and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the Czech Republic. Through a network of 22,000+ collection points and 40+ partner processing facilities, it provides free collection services to municipalities, businesses, schools, and the general public, while collecting compliance fees from manufacturers and distributors under Czech and EU extended producer responsibility legislation. Supporting services include environmental impact reporting, mail-in and home pickup options, and six educational projects covering the e-waste lifecycle.

Product overview

REMA Systém is a collective reverse-takeoff system for waste electrical equipment (WEEE) operating in the Czech Republic since 2005. The company's core offering is its nationwide collection and recycling network—the widest in the Czech Republic with over 20,000 collection points. The portfolio is organized around a tiered service model: for manufacturers and distributors (fulfilling WEEE compliance obligations), municipalities (Zelená obec), businesses (Zelená firma), schools (Zelená škola / Odpad není k zahození), and the general public (Buď líný, Rebalík). Supporting these are public-facing awareness programs including Chytrá recyklace, the school competition Ekoedu, and the student video competition RecykloMise (run jointly with REMA Battery), as well as environmental impact reporting for clients. The company also operates a free reporting platform (Výkaz) and coordinates collection via its own logistics network and the Balíkovna postal partnership for the Rebalík service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chytrá recyklace: Educational project aimed at educating and helping the public with responsible handling of waste electrical equipment and batteries.
• Rebalík
• Buď líný
• Zelená firma
• Zelená obec
• Zelená škola
• Odpad není k zahození
• RecykloMise

Products and services

• Zpětný odběr elektrozařízení (WEEE Reverse Collection) Core reverse collection and recycling service for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), offered to manufacturers, distributors, municipalities, businesses, schools, and the general public through the widest collection network in the Czech Republic.
• Buď líný (Be Lazy) home pickup service Free home pickup service enabling citizens to have large waste electrical equipment collected from their households anywhere in the Czech Republic for recycling.
• Rebalík mail-in service Convenient mail-in collection service for small waste electrical equipment (1–15 kg) via the Balíkovna parcel delivery network, allowing consumers to send devices for recycling without visiting a collection point.
• Služba zpětného odběru pro výrobce a distributory (Reverse collection for manufacturers and distributors) Tailored EPR compliance service for electrical equipment manufacturers and distributors, helping them fulfill statutory obligations under Czech and EU WEEE legislation through REMA's collective system.
• Služby pro obce (Municipal services) Collection and support services for Czech municipalities, including collection yard operations, financial contributions, and environmental reporting through the Zelená obec project.
• Služby pro firmy a prodejce (Business and retailer services) Collection solutions, reporting tools, and integration with retail take-back obligations for businesses and retailers, including the Zelená firma project for workplace e-waste collection.
• Služby pro školy (School services) Tailored e-waste collection services for schools, supporting the Zelená škola project and related educational initiatives.
• Služby pro Sběrny a zpracovatele (Collection yards and processors services) Services for collection yards and recycling processors, supporting the take-back infrastructure with collection logistics and coordination through the REMA partner network.
• Environmentální vyúčtování (Environmental accounting report) Client-facing environmental reporting document quantifying energy savings, CO2 reductions, water savings, and raw material recovery from a client's e-waste recycling, prepared in cooperation with CI3.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% recycling and material utilization rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• REMA BatterycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated collective system for portable battery collection. REMA Systém collaborates with REMA Battery on joint projects including RecykloMise educational competition and the Chytrá recyklace educational program for proper disposal of both electrical equipment and batteries.
• BalíkovnacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership enabling the Rebalík service allowing consumers to mail in small electronics (1-15 kg) through the Balíkovna parcel delivery network for convenient recycling without needing to visit a collection point.
• FK VIKTORIA ŽIŽKOVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports partnership connecting football with environmental awareness. The partnership places collection boxes at the stadium, engages fans through competitions with prizes (tickets, merchandise worth 20,000+ CZK), and plans community cleanup activities.
• Vodafone Czech RepublicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing prizes for RecykloMise competition winners including projectors and refurbished laptops. Partnership connects electronics recycling with corporate social responsibility.
• PRAKTIK systemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecycling facility providing experiential prizes for competition winners including facility tours where participants can see actual recycling processes for electrical equipment.
• 40+ Processing FacilitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of certified processing partners that handle actual recycling of collected electrical equipment with 96% recycling and material utilization rate.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• stiftung ear: Germany's foundation for electrical equipment registration (stiftung ear) administers WEEE registration and collection infrastructure. Comparable to REMA as a national-scale WEEE registration/collective compliance authority operating under German environment ministry oversight.
• RECUPEL: Belgian WEEE collective system that finances and organizes e-waste collection on behalf of producers. Closely mirrors REMA's EPR fee-funded collective-system structure in a comparable European market.
• El-Kretsen: Sweden's producer responsibility organization for electronics. Operates a comparable fee-financed collection and recycling model under Swedish/EU WEEE rules, providing a Nordic functional benchmark to REMA.
• ELEKTROWIN: Germany's largest WEEE collective system for household appliances and lighting/consumer electronics. Operates the same producer-responsibility, fee-based collective system model that REMA uses, making it a strong European business-model comparator.
• ASEKOL: ASEKOL is another authorized Czech collective system for WEEE take-back. It is one of the three main competitors REMA competes with for producer compliance fees and collection network participation in the Czech market.
• WEEE Ireland: Ireland's compliance scheme for WEEE, running the same producer-funded, compliance-fee-driven collective take-back model as REMA. A small-market national peer with comparable regulatory and operational structure.
• REMA Battery: REMA Battery is a sister collective system handling portable battery take-back in the Czech Republic, co-operating with REMA Systém on the RecykloMise educational competition. It directly mirrors REMA's business model in an adjacent EPR stream.

Regional players

• Reclite Systems (Austria): Austrian WEEE collective system operating the same EPR fee model in a neighboring market to REMA's Czech operations. Useful as a regional Central European peer for benchmarking fee structures and collection economics.

Broad incumbents

• ECOS (Spain): ECOEMBES and affiliated Spanish collective systems for packaging and WEEE run on similar EPR principles but on a much larger pan-Iberian scale. Represents a broader incumbent benchmark for fee-funded compliance infrastructure.

Others

• MBA Polymers: Global e-waste plastics recovery processor that sits downstream of REMA's collection network. Functions as a value-chain partner/buyer rather than a direct competitor, but represents an output-end peer relevant to the recycling economics REMA depends on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@chytrarecyklace6544
• Facebookfacebook.com/remasystem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rema-system-a-s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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