ACV Groep

What ACV Groep does

ACV Groep (legal name Afvalcombinatie De Vallei N.V.) is a Dutch environmental services company headquartered in Ede, Netherlands, founded in 1999 when the waste collection activities of municipalities Ede and Wageningen were merged into a single organization. Through successive expansions, Renkum (2001), Veenendaal (2008), Renswoude (2020), and Scherpenzeel (2024) joined as additional shareholders and service areas, bringing the total to six municipalities in the Foodvalley region. The company is structured as a naamloze vennootschap (N.V.) whose shares are held entirely by these six municipalities, effectively making it a municipally owned utility. In its 25-year jubilee year, ACV reported approximately 300 employees, 150 vehicles, and €40M annual revenue, processing 93 million kilograms of materials and emptying over 4 million containers in 2023.

ACV's service portfolio spans household waste collection (wheeled bins or klikos for GFT, PMD, paper, and residual waste), bulky waste pickup, a point-based recycling center network (Waardepunt), street and sewer cleaning, ice prevention, and pest control. The commercial division ACV Bedrijven BV extends these services — container rental, storage, pruning waste, pest control, sewer cleaning — to businesses and institutions via containerdiensten.nl. The operating technology includes automated side-loading collection vehicles (zijladers) with cabin-controlled gripping arms, an iOS/Android mobile application with municipality-specific waste calendars and recycling-center reservations, the ACV-pas access card, and an address-level online Afvalkalender. Subsidiaries Stichting Restore Kringloop (second-hand retail in Ede and Veenendaal, Keurmerk 100% Kringloop certified) and Road2Work (electronics recycling and labor-market reintegration) extend the offering into the circular and social-employment economy.

ACV's business model is dominated by managed-service contracts with its six municipal shareholders, funded through mandatory municipal waste fees (afvalstoffenheffing) paid by residents. Secondary revenue streams include the point-based Waardepunt disposal system, ACV Bedrijven BV commercial services, and Restore Kringloop retail. Marketing and distribution rely on branded yellow fleet visibility, the mobile app, municipal-tailored website content, and physical Waardepunt drop-off sites. ACV holds ISO 9001, ISO 45001, CO2-Prestatieladder (SKAO), and Erkenningsregeling OPK certifications, and is a member of the Midwaste cooperative of thirteen regional waste and cleaning companies.

Name

ACV Groep

Legal name

Afvalcombinatie De Vallei N.V.

Website

https://acv-groep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ACV Groep is a municipally owned Dutch environmental services company providing waste collection, recycling, street cleaning, ice prevention, and pest control to six municipalities in the Foodvalley region, operating roughly 150 vehicles and 300 staff at approximately €40M annual revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Street cleaning services
• Pest control services
• Waste recycling services
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Service Contracts: ACV Groep is contracted by six municipalities to perform waste collection, street cleaning, and public space management. Residents pay waste fees (afvalstoffenheffing) to their municipalities, which fund ACV's services. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Business and Commercial Services: ACV Bedrijven BV provides commercial waste management services including container rental, storage space, pruning waste collection, pest control, street sweeping, ice prevention, and sewer cleaning for businesses, institutions, and individuals.
3. Recycling Center Point System: The Waardepunt (recycling center) operates on a point system where depositing certain waste materials costs points, which residents load onto their ACV passes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACV Groep is a Dutch municipal waste management and public space services company that performs household waste collection (GFT, PMD, paper, residual, and bulky waste), operates recycling centers (Waardepunt) under a point-based access system, and provides street cleaning, sewer cleaning, ice prevention, and pest control services on contract to six shareholder municipalities. Through subsidiaries ACV Bedrijven BV, Restore Kringloop, and Road2Work, it also sells commercial waste services, reusable goods, and electronics recycling tied to social reintegration.

Product overview

ACV Groep operates as a regional waste management company serving six municipalities (Ede, Renkum, Renswoude, Scherpenzeel, Veenendaal, and Wageningen) in the Netherlands. The company provides an integrated suite of waste collection services centered around wheeled bin (kliko) systems for GFT, PMD, paper, and residual waste, supplemented by bulky waste collection, a waste collection station (Waardepunt), and municipal services including ice prevention, street/sewer cleaning, and pest control. The portfolio includes consumer-facing services (ACV-app, Afvalkalender, ACV-pas), commercial division (ACV Bedrijven BV for container rental and business services), social enterprises (Restore Kringloop retail, Road2Work electronics recycling), and utility services (trailer lending). The company is owned by the six municipalities and employs over 200 staff, operating a fleet of approximately 150 vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restore Kringloop: Regional kringloop (second-hand) center with stores in Ede and Veenendaal. Professional collector of reusable goods, cleaning, inspecting and selling items. Part of ACV Groep since 1999.
• Road2Work

Products and services

• ACV-app Mobile application for iOS and Android that gives residents in the six ACV-served municipalities access to waste collection schedules, municipality-specific settings, and push notifications for collection days, plus recycling center reservations.
• Restore Kringloop Wholly-owned subsidiary running a regional second-hand (kringloop) retail chain with physical stores in Ede (since 1999) and Veenendaal (since 2010) that collect, clean, inspect and sell reusable goods, providing employment for people with a distance to the labor market.
• Road2Work Wholly-owned subsidiary program that helps people with a distance to the labor market by disassembling and sorting electronic equipment, contributing to sustainable recycling while providing work reintegration.
• ACV Bedrijven BV Commercial division providing container rental, storage space, pruning waste services, pest control, business waste collection, sweeping of business sites, ice prevention, and sewer cleaning for businesses and institutions in the service region.
• Waardepunt (Recycling Center) Waste collection station where residents can bring various types of waste, including bulky waste, garden waste, construction waste, and small chemical waste, using a point-based reservation system tied to their ACV-pas.
• Kliko (Wheeled Bin) Service Provision and scheduled collection of wheeled waste bins (klikos) including GFT, PMD, paper, and residual waste for households across the six ACV-served municipalities.
• Grofvuil Ophalen (Bulky Waste Collection) On-request collection service for bulky household waste items such as furniture, mattresses, and large appliances, available to residents in the ACV-served municipalities.
• Gladheidbestrijding (Ice Prevention)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 million containers emptied annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Living Lab Regio Foodvalley CirculaircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A collaborative initiative bringing together entrepreneurs, educational institutions, knowledge organizations, and governments to work toward a circular economy. ACV participates in this initiative, including activities such as the Hydrogen workplace.
• MidwastecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Midwaste is a cooperative association of thirteen regional waste and cleaning companies. ACV has been a member since January 1, 2012. The partnership focuses on knowledge sharing within the waste sector without profit motive, with sustainability regularly discussed in meetings.
• Road2WorkcoreOthersRoad2Work helps people at a distance from the labor market and contributes to sustainable world through electronics recycling. By disassembling and sorting electronic devices, Road2Work helps people from welfare back to work while achieving the highest possible recycling rate in the Netherlands.
• Van DalenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVan Dalen in Huissen handles paper collection for the municipality of Renkum on behalf of ACV. Contact: 026-3266266 or [email protected].

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Afvalzorg: Dutch company specialized in landfill management, contaminated site remediation, and bottom ash processing. Comparable in waste services scope but oriented toward treatment rather than collection.
• Theo Pouw Group: Dutch recycling and waste processor specializing in construction and demolition waste, with growing presence in commercial and industrial waste streams adjacent to ACV's commercial services.

Regional players

• ROVA: Regional waste collection and processing company serving multiple municipalities in Overijssel, Flevoland, and Gelderland. Comparable multi-municipal cooperative/utility structure to ACV.
• Area Reiniging: Regional waste collection company in the Westland area offering municipal waste collection, container rental, and street cleaning services. Comparable service mix to ACV Bedrijven and municipal contracts.
• DAR (Gemeente Den Haag): Municipal waste collection and street cleaning company owned by the municipality of The Hague. Structurally similar to ACV as a publicly-owned regional waste operator, though operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Milieu Service Nederland: Dutch regional waste collection and street cleaning operator with similar municipal contract profile. Co-member with ACV in the Midwaste cooperative, indicating directly comparable operating model.

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Netherlands: Global environmental services group with Dutch operations covering municipal waste collection, recycling, and treatment. A potential competitor for any ACV municipality re-tendering its contract.
• Veolia Milieu Nederland: Dutch arm of global environmental services group Veolia, active in municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and recycling. Comparable in service breadth to ACV but at much larger scale.
• Renewi: One of the largest waste management companies in the Benelux, offering municipal waste collection, recycling, and circular economy services. Directly competes with ACV for Dutch municipal contracts and is the most relevant broad incumbent peer.
• Prezero (Shanks Group): International waste and recycling operator with significant Dutch municipal and commercial waste contracts through its predecessor Shanks Group. Competes with ACV for municipal tenders across the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/acvgroep
• Instagraminstagram.com/acvgroep
• Xx.com/acvgroep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acv-groep

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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