Sortiva
Sortiva is a Dutch waste management and recycling operator that processes multiple waste streams through six facilities across North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht, and Flevoland. It serves B2B and B2C customers via gate fees and sales of recovered secondary raw materials, backed by parents HVC and GP Groot.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersAlkmaar, Netherlands
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Sortiva does
Sortiva is a Dutch waste management and recycling operator that processes multiple waste streams through six facilities distributed across the provinces of North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht, and Flevoland, including a site in Rotterdam. The company was established as a joint initiative between HVC and GP Groot, two of the largest regional waste operators in the Netherlands, consolidating their processing operations under a unified platform to serve both business (B2B) and consumer (B2C) waste generators across multiple provinces.
The company's operations cover sorting, processing, and recycling of diverse waste fractions rather than a single stream, allowing it to capture volume across categories. Its infrastructure includes permitted processing sites, collection logistics, and downstream offtake of recovered secondary raw materials, which it sells back into commodity markets in addition to charging gate fees for waste intake.
Sortiva earns revenue through two primary mechanisms: disposal/processing fees charged to customers depositing waste at its sites, and sales of recovered raw materials (secondary commodities) to downstream buyers. Its customer base spans B2B waste producers (construction, demolition, commercial, industrial) and B2C/municipal streams. Backed by two sizeable Dutch waste incumbents, the company sits within a parent-controlled ecosystem that supplies upstream waste volumes and supports downstream offtake, positioning it as a regional processing consolidator rather than an independent greenfield operator.
Sortiva firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sortiva
- Legal name
- Sortiva
- Website
- https://sortiva.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Sortiva is a Dutch waste management and recycling operator that processes multiple waste streams through six facilities across North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht, and Flevoland. It serves B2B and B2C customers via gate fees and sales of recovered secondary raw materials, backed by parents HVC and GP Groot.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sortiva industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Management & Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- C&D Sorting & Materials Recovery (C&D MRFs) (BPALAJAC), Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH)
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Where Sortiva is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Alkmaar
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Sortiva business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Waste disposal processing fees: Sortiva charges fees for accepting and processing waste materials at their facilities. Businesses pay via invoice (with mandatory waste stream numbers), while private individuals pay on-site by PIN only.
- Raw material sales: Sortiva processes waste into raw materials including granulate (hydraulic mixed granulate, mixed granulate, concrete granulate), compost, fill sand, garden soil, tree soil, tree sand, and ground/soil improvers, which are sold to customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Pay-per-use waste disposal at Sortiva locations |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Sortiva product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sortiva operates six physical waste processing facilities across the Netherlands where businesses and private individuals deliver regulated waste streams (business waste, construction and demolition waste, glass, green waste, bulky household waste, soil streams, wood, paper, plastics, rubble, metal, WEEE and asbestos) for environmentally responsible separation and processing. The company also recovers and sells upcycled raw materials — aggregates, soils, green compost and soil improvers — produced from processed waste for reuse in industrial processes domestically and internationally.
Product overview
Sortiva is a waste management and recycling company operating multiple processing facilities across the Netherlands (Alkmaar, Middenmeer, Vijfhuizen, Amsterdam, Houten, and Rotterdam). The company offers two core services: Afvalstromen Brengen (waste stream disposal services) accepting various waste types including business waste, construction/demolition waste, glass, green waste, bulky household waste, soil streams, wood waste, paper, plastics, rubble, and metal; and Grondstoffen Halen (raw materials retrieval services) that process waste into high-quality raw materials such as aggregates, soils, and compost for reuse in industrial processes. Sortiva is an initiative of GP Groot and HVC.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Afvalstromen Brengen (Waste Stream Disposal Services) Waste disposal service accepting business waste, construction and demolition waste, glass, green waste, bulky household waste, soil streams, wood waste, paper and plastics, rubble and metal from registered businesses and private individuals at Sortiva processing locations, with documented waste stream numbers for businesses and PIN payment at the gate for individuals.
- Grondstoffen Halen (Raw Materials Recovery / Sales) Processing of accepted waste into high-quality raw materials sold to industrial and construction customers, including hydraulic mixed granulate, mixed granulate and concrete granulate as aggregates; fill sand, topsoil, garden soil, tree soil and tree sand as soils; and green compost and soil improvers.
- Sortiva Processing Facility Network (Alkmaar, Middenmeer, Vijfhuizen, Amsterdam, Houten, Rotterdam-Vlaardingen) Six physical waste processing and raw material pickup locations across the Netherlands (Alkmaar, Middenmeer, Vijfhuizen, Amsterdam, Houten and Rotterdam/Vlaardingen) where waste streams are accepted and upcycled raw materials can be picked up during published operating hours.
Quantifiable outcome
- Sortiva processes diverse waste into high-quality raw materials used in industrial processes domestically and internationally.
Companies that use Sortiva
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Sortiva technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Sortiva partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- GP GrootcoreSortiva is an initiative of GP Groot and operates as part of the GP Groot group. GP Groot provides the waste stream number request functionality through gpgrootrecycling.nl. Businesses must contact [email protected] for customer registration and waste stream number requests.
- HVCcoreSortiva is an initiative of HVC and operates as part of the HVC group. HVC is a Dutch waste processing and recycling company.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Sortiva competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Twence: Dutch regional waste processor in eastern Netherlands with comparable multi-stream intake and energy/materials recovery from C&D, commercial, and household waste streams.
- AVR (Afvalverwerking Rijnmond): Major Dutch waste processor in the Rotterdam region, one of Sortiva's own Rotterdam-adjacent operating geographies; comparable on commercial and C&D waste processing for the South Holland market.
- Van Vliet Groep: Dutch regional waste services provider offering collection, container rental, and processing for C&D and commercial waste; comparable to Sortiva on geographic Dutch footprint and customer mix.
Broad incumbents
- SUEZ: Global environmental services and recycling incumbent with Dutch/Benelux operations covering waste collection, sorting, and raw material recovery; overlaps Sortiva on multi-stream processing at much broader scale.
- Veolia: Global waste management and resource recovery incumbent with significant Dutch/Northern European MRF and recycling operations; directly comparable on C&D, industrial, and hazardous waste handling.
- Stericycle: Global hazardous and regulated waste management company with permitted collection and treatment operations; relevant peer for Sortiva's asbestos, WEEE, and other regulated-waste handling.
Direct peers
- Indaver: Belgian/Dutch hazardous and industrial waste specialist with comparable permitted facilities, comparable intake streams (including asbestos-adjacent), and similar upcycling/recovery positioning.
- PreZero: European recycling and materials recovery platform backed by the Schwarz Group, operating sorting, MRF, and upcycling facilities analogous to Sortiva's granulate and compost output lines.
- Renewi: Largest dedicated Dutch and Benelux waste collection, sorting, and materials recovery company; directly comparable as a multi-stream MRF operator serving construction, commercial, and household waste generators.
Others
- HVC: Sortiva's parent/initiator and one of the largest Dutch waste and energy companies; related-party peer given Sortiva operates as an HVC initiative with overlapping waste-processing capabilities.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Sortiva social profiles
Digital presenceSortiva compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Sortiva financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Sortiva leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Sortiva subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Sortiva funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Sortiva M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Sortiva
What does Sortiva do?
Sortiva operates six physical waste processing facilities across the Netherlands where businesses and private individuals deliver regulated waste streams (business waste, construction and demolition waste, glass, green waste, bulky household waste, soil streams, wood, paper, plastics, rubble, metal, WEEE and asbestos) for environmentally responsible separation and processing. The company also recovers and sells upcycled raw materials — aggregates, soils, green compost and soil improvers — produced from processed waste for reuse in industrial processes domestically and internationally.
Is Sortiva a public or private company?
Sortiva is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Sortiva founded?
Sortiva was founded in 1998. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Sortiva based?
Sortiva is headquartered in Alkmaar, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Sortiva make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Waste disposal processing fees are the primary driver. The others are raw material sales.
Who are Sortiva's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Twence, AVR (Afvalverwerking Rijnmond) and Van Vliet Groep. Broad incumbents are SUEZ, Veolia and Stericycle. Direct peers are Indaver, PreZero and Renewi. HVC is listed as an others.
Does Sortiva have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sortiva.
What industry is Sortiva in?
Sortiva's product category is Waste Management & Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIABAJ, Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction), with a secondary code of BPALAJAC, C&D Sorting & Materials Recovery (C&D MRFs). Its NAICS code is 56292 and its SIC code is 4953.