What RecyBEM does

RecyBEM B.V. is a Dutch extended producer responsibility (EPR) organization that operates the statutory collective scheme for end-of-life tires in the Netherlands. Founded on 1 April 2004 by tire suppliers and headquartered in Den Haag, the company collects and processes approximately 9 million end-of-life tires annually, totaling more than 120 million tires over its operating history. Following the grant of its statutory mandate (AVV) on 7 July 2015, RecyBEM became the designated compliance vehicle through which tire producers and importers meet their legal obligations for tire take-back and recycling in the Dutch market.

The company's product is fundamentally a regulated compliance and logistics service rather than a discrete technology platform. It operates a nationwide certified collection network that aggregates end-of-life tires from a broad set of inlets, routes them to approved processors, and applies the Ecotest environmental calculation methodology to measure and report recycling and recovery outcomes required by Dutch and EU regulation. Investment in devulcanization R&D indicates incremental technical capability development aimed at raising the value of recovered rubber, supplementing rather than replacing the core collection-and-recycling mandate.

RecyBEM's revenue model is a statutory contribution model: tire producers and importers placing product on the Dutch market are obligated to finance the scheme, with revenue directly tied to the volume of tires introduced and the per-tire fee schedule set within the regulatory framework. The company employs between 11 and 50 people and operates exclusively within the Netherlands under a single-issuer AVV mandate that constrains its addressable market to the Dutch tire stream.

Name

RecyBEM

Legal name

RecyBEM B.V. en Vereniging Band & Milieu

Website

https://bandenmilieu.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RecyBEM B.V. is the Dutch statutory extended producer responsibility organization that collects and recycles end-of-life tires on behalf of tire producers and importers, operating under a 2015 government-issued AVV mandate and handling roughly 9 million tires per year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tire Recycling and Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Tire Recycling, Disposal & Sustainability Services (TLAKADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Tire Management Programs (Procurement, Monitoring, Retreads) (TLABAIAH), Rubber Recycling (Crumb Rubber, Devulcanization) (IMANAMAE)

Keywords

• Tire recycling services
• Waste management contributions
• Extended producer responsibility
• Used tire collection
• Circular tire economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Waste Management Contribution (Afvalbeheersbijdrage): RecyBEM collects statutory waste management contributions from tire importers and producers for every new tire placed on the Dutch market. As of July 7, 2015, the system was made universally binding by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, requiring all producers and importers to contribute to the costs of tire collection and recycling through Stichting Fonds Band en Milieu.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RecyBEM organizes the nationwide collection and environmentally responsible recycling of used automobile tires in the Netherlands, operating under the "one old for one new" principle where one used tire is collected for every new or used tire placed on the Dutch market. It administers a mandatory statutory waste management contribution (Afvalbeheersbijdrage) paid by tire producers and importers through Stichting Fonds Band en Milieu, funding the certified collection network and high-quality processing of collected tires into recycled applications such as playground tiles, artificial turf, and asphalt.

Product overview

RecyBEM operates as an extended producer responsibility (EPR) organization for the Dutch tire industry, combining a mandatory waste management contribution payment system with a nationwide collection and recycling infrastructure. The core offering consists of three integrated services: (1) the Afvalbeheersbijdrage autobanden payment system for tire importers and producers, (2) the Oude banden inzameling collection service operating on the 'one old for one new' principle through certified collection companies, and (3) hoogwaardige verwerking (high-quality processing) that transforms collected tires into recycled applications such as playground tiles, artificial turf, and asphalt. The organization also supports devulkanisatie (devulcanization) research to advance circular economy goals for the tire chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oude banden inzameling (Old Tire Collection) Nationwide collection service for end-of-life automobile tires through RecyBEM-certified collection companies, operating on the "one old for one new" principle. Retailers are obligated to take back one old tire for every new tire sold, free of charge. Service is for tire retailers and serves Dutch consumers disposing of used tires.
• Afvalbeheersbijdrage autobanden (Waste Management Contribution) Mandatory statutory waste management contribution payment system for tire importers and producers of new or used tires, as well as importers of cars with extra tire sets, caravans, and trailers. Payments are made to Stichting Fonds Band en Milieu for every new tire brought to the Dutch market, in compliance with the Besluit beheer autobanden and the AVV.
• Hoogwaardige verwerking (High-quality Processing) Environmentally responsible processing of collected tires into high-quality recycled applications including playground tiles, artificial turf fields, and asphalt. Over half of collected tires receive a new life through recycling. Service is delivered through RecyBEM's processing infrastructure on behalf of Dutch tire producers, importers, retailers, and consumers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental savings of 337 million kilos of rubber, 82 million kilos of steel, 902 million kilos of CO2 emissions avoided, and 190 million kilowatt-hours saved from 2004 through April 2019
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2015The Ministry made the RecyBEM system universally binding (AVV - Algemeen Verbendend Verklaring) per July 7, 2015, requiring all producers and importers to contribute to tire collection and recycling costs through Stichting Fonds Band en Milieu.
• Stichting Fonds Band en MilieucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2015The foundation collects the statutory waste management contributions (afvalbeheersbijdrage) from tire producers and importers, and administers funds for tire collection and recycling operations.
• Tire Suppliers (Bandenleveranciers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004RecyBEM was established in 2004 as an initiative by tire suppliers (bandenleveranciers) to fulfill responsibilities under the Besluit beheer autobanden (Tire Management Decree). These suppliers founded the organization to organize the collection and recycling of used tires from the replacement market.
• Vereniging Band en MilieucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004The Association of Tire and Environment (Vereniging Band en Milieu) is part of the organizational structure alongside RecyBEM B.V. Tire suppliers who are members contribute to and govern the tire collection and recycling system.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Recipneu: Recipneu is the Portuguese tire PRO, organizing the collection and recovery of end-of-life tires from producers and importers. It mirrors RecyBEM's structure of statutory financing, certified collection network, and a national mandate, making it a tight functional peer in Southern Europe.
• Aliapur: Aliapur is the French Producer Responsibility Organization for end-of-life tires, coordinating collection and recycling on behalf of tire manufacturers and importers. It is the most direct European analog to RecyBEM, operating a comparable statutory-fee, certified-collector model under French EPR regulation.
• Signus Ecovalor: Signus is the Spanish integrated tire management system financed by tire manufacturers to ensure collection, treatment, and recovery of end-of-life tires. Like RecyBEM, it funds operations through a per-tire eco-contribution and reports environmental performance to regulators.
• Tyre Stewardship Australia: Tyre Stewardship Australia is the national product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tires, coordinating collection, recycling, and reuse funded by levies on tire sales. It is a comparable model to RecyBEM in a different jurisdiction, sharing the core PRO mechanic.
• LIBERTY RecyBEM rival — UK Tyre Recovery Association: The Tyre Recovery Association represents UK tire recyclers and operates a producer responsibility scheme for end-of-life tires. It is a direct functional peer to RecyBEM in how it organizes and finances tire recovery at the national level.

Regional players

• ARN (Auto Recycling Nederland): ARN is the Dutch PRO for end-of-life vehicles and automotive recycling services. It shares RecyBEM's Dutch EPR mandate structure, member-driven governance, and statutory fee model, making it a strong structural analog for benchmarking.
• Stichting Auto en Recycling: Stichting Auto en Recycling is a Dutch PRO for end-of-life vehicles, operating in the same regulatory and member-funded EPR ecosystem as RecyBEM. It is comparable as a Dutch industry-established PRO model for an adjacent automotive waste stream.

Broad incumbents

• ETRMA (European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association): ETRMA is the umbrella industry body for European tire and rubber manufacturers and oversees cross-national tire recovery initiatives. While not a national PRO, it sets the policy and reporting framework within which PROs like RecyBEM operate.

Others

• Waste Management NL (inferred industry partner): Waste Management NL and similar certified collectors form the operational backbone of RecyBEM's collection network. They are ecosystem participants rather than direct peers but represent the downstream execution layer of RecyBEM's model.

Emerging players

• Crumb Rubber Manufacturers Council: RICCMa represents producers of crumb rubber and related downstream applications in North America. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive with RecyBEM but is a relevant reference point for the recycling output side of RecyBEM's value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/bandenmilieu

Compliance1 record

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