Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap

What Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap does

Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap (ØRAS) is a Norwegian inter-municipal waste management company (IKS) founded in 1979 and jointly owned by four municipalities — Eidsvoll, Hurdal, Nannestad, and Ullensaker — serving approximately 35,000 residents in the Øvre Romerike region of Akershus county. The company operates the integrated Miljøstasjon Dal Skog facility in Mogreina, which combines a kerbside waste collection service, a public recycling station, a sorting roundel, a composting plant (processing over 5,000 tonnes of garden waste annually in 2025), a pyrolysis plant that converts return wood into EBC-certified biokull and produces roughly 12,000,000 kWh of heating energy per year, and a landfill (deponi). It also operates the OMGJØRAS second-hand shop, which redirected 112,214 items and 691 tonnes of goods to reuse in 2025.

The company's commercial offering spans household waste collection (subscription-based, billed through municipal renovation fees), pay-as-you-go user fees at the recycling station (100 kr per visit, managed via the ØRASiD app and a 12-clip annual quota), tiered commercial/industrial disposal fees (including 100 kr + VAT user fees, 2,000 kr per-load sorting fees, 200 kr declaration fees, and 3,000 kr analysis fees), and direct sales of branded compost, soil, and biokull products. Its distribution channels include kerbside collection, the Dal Skog physical recycling station, the ØRASiD mobile application (integrated with BankID for authentication), direct delivery of soil products, and the Søppeltaxi bulky-waste collection service operated in partnership with Øvre Romerike Industriservice AS.

Revenue flows primarily from regulated municipal waste fees, supplemented by transaction-based user fees, commercial waste contracts, and retail product sales (compost, soil, bark, biokull) plus second-hand merchandise. The customer base is segmented geographically across the four owner municipalities for residential services, with additional exposure to commercial enterprises, housing cooperatives (borettslag), clubs, and community organizations. The company is governed as a public inter-municipal enterprise with no external investors and is not publicly traded.

Name

Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap

Legal name

Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap IKS

Website

https://oeras.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ØRAS is an inter-municipal waste management company owned by four Norwegian municipalities (Eidsvoll, Hurdal, Nannestad, Ullensaker), operating an integrated recycling station, composting and pyrolysis facility, landfill, second-hand shop, and the ØRASiD digital access platform serving roughly 35,000 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Compost Manufacturing (325315), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI), Multi-Family / HOA MSW Collection (Apartments, Condos) (EUAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Household waste collection
• Recycling station services
• Compost and biochar production
• Hazardous waste declaration

Headquarters

HQ city

Asker

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal waste collection fees: Residential subscribers pay municipal renovation fees included in their municipality bill. This covers regular household waste collection (matavfall, restavfall, papp/papir, glass/metall). Revenue flows through municipal contracts with the four owner municipalities.
2. User fees at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog: Residents pay 100 kr per visit for waste delivery in the sorting round (sorteringsrundell). This is managed through the ØRASiD quota system (12 clips per year per property). Additional fees apply for combustible/non-combustible residual waste based on volume.
3. Commercial/industrial waste fees: Business customers pay separate rates including 100 kr + VAT user fee for specific waste types, sorting fees (2000 kr per load), declaration fees (200 kr per item), analysis fees (3000 kr per item), and volume-based pricing for combustible and non-combustible residual waste.
4. Compost and soil product sales: ØRAS sells a range of compost, soil, biochar, and bark products manufactured on-site at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog. Products include ØRAS Plenjord, ØRAS Bed- og hagejord, ØRAS Kompost, ØRAS Kompost PLUSS, ØRAS Biokull, and bark. Products sold in bulk, large bags, and retail bags with delivery available (minimum 5m3 for delivery).
5. Bruktbutikk OMGJØRAS (second-hand shop): Resold used goods donated by residents, generating revenue from sale of quality second-hand items including furniture, clothes, electronics, books, tools, and sports equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ØRAS provides municipal household waste collection, a recycling station with sorting and roundel, composting of garden waste, pyrolysis-based production of biokull, landfill disposal, hazardous waste declaration for businesses, and a second-hand reuse shop for residents of four municipalities (Eidsvoll, Hurdal, Nannestad, Ullensaker). It also sells branded compost, soil, and biochar products directly to consumers and the professional market.

Product overview

Øvre Romerike Avfallsselskap (ØRAS) operates as an inter-municipal waste management company serving the municipalities of Eidsvoll, Hurdal, Nannestad, and Ullensaker. The company offers an integrated portfolio of waste collection, recycling, and disposal services centered around the Miljøstasjon Dal Skog facility. The core offering includes household waste collection with sorting infrastructure, a central recycling station (Miljøstasjon Dal Skog), landfill operations (Deponi Dal Skog), and the secondhand store OMGJØRAS for reuse. Digital services include the ØRASiD mobile app providing resident identification, quota management, and waste collection calendars. The company has developed a comprehensive compost and soil product line derived from processed garden and food waste, including ØRAS Biokull (EBC-certified), ØRAS Bed- og hagejord, ØRAS Plenjord, ØRAS Kompost, ØRAS Kompost PLUSS, and ØRAS Bed- og pottejord. Additional services include bulky waste collection (Søppeltaxi), waste declaration for businesses, and specialized handling of contaminated masses. A notable technical capability is the pyrolysis plant that converts wood waste into biokull and generates heating energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OMGJØRAS: Bruktbutikk (used goods store) operert av ØRAS for salg av kvalitetsvarer til gjenbruk
• ØRASiD
• Miljøstasjon Dal Skog

Products and services

• Miljøstasjon Dal Skog (Central Recycling Station) Central recycling station operated by ØRAS, accepting household waste, hazardous waste, and electrical/electronic waste not fitting in home containers. Features sorting roundel with multiple containers, separate areas for hazardous materials, and per-visit user fee system.
• ØRASiD mobile app Digital resident ID mobile application providing access control at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog, waste collection calendar with push notifications, and quota management (12 clips per year per property) for subsidized waste delivery. Authenticated via BankID.
• OMGJØRAS Bruktbutikk (Second-hand Shop) Secondhand shop operated by ØRAS at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog, selling quality reusable items including furniture, clothing, electronics, sports equipment, and more. Redirects goods from the waste stream.
• Deponi Dal Skog (Landfill) Landfill facility for waste that cannot be recycled. Accepts ordinary waste, stable non-reactive hazardous waste such as asbestos, and contaminated masses (condition classes 2-5) with proper documentation.
• ØRAS Kompost- og jordprodukter (Compost and Soil Product Line) Complete range of compost and soil products produced from garden waste and food waste from local households. Includes biokull, bed and potting soil, garden soil, compost, compost plus, lawn soil, and topdress. Products are certified and approved for various applications from professional landscaping to home gardening.
• ØRAS Biokull (Biochar) Biochar produced locally through pyrolysis at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog from untreated return wood waste. Improves soil structure, retains water and nutrients, and supports healthier plant growth. EBC-certified (European Biochar Certification) in Agro and Urban classes.
• ØRAS Plenjord (Lawn Soil) Specialty soil blend for lawn establishment and maintenance. The mixture consists of 50% compost and 50% sand, providing good conditions for a dense, healthy, and durable lawn. Classified as Class 1 quality.
• ØRAS Bed- og hagejord (Bed and Garden Soil) Peat-free, nutrient-rich compost soil produced from local resources. Combines the qualities of previous ØRAS Hagejord and ØRAS Bed- og pottejord. Contains high organic material, phosphorus for root development, and is suitable for vegetables, flower beds, bushes, lawn, and as top layer in existing installations.
• ØRAS Kompost Quality class 0 compost based on park and garden waste. Provides solid soil improvement and increases the soil's ability to retain moisture and nutrients. Excellent for soil improvement in kitchen gardens and flower beds, and for mixing with existing soil when planting bushes and trees.
• ØRAS Kompost PLUSS Versatile soil with airy structure based on wood fiber, compost, and livestock manure in addition to biokull. Suitable for growing flowers, vegetables, and plants in pots and pallets. Combines multiple ØRAS products for enhanced growing medium.
• Pyrolyseanlegg (Pyrolysis Plant) Modern pyrolysis plant that converts untreated wood delivered to Miljøstasjonen into biokull. The plant also provides surplus heat for heating buildings and surface heating, contributing to increased material recycling and achievement of UN sustainability goals.
• Grovavfall-henting (Søppeltaxi bulky-waste collection) Collection service for bulky waste from homes of elderly and disabled residents who cannot transport waste to Dal Skog. Operated in cooperation with Øvre Romerike Industriservice AS (ØRI). Includes transport, loading, and disposal at maximum 3 m³ volume.
• Avfallsdeklarering (Hazardous Waste Declaration Service) Waste declaration service for businesses. Businesses producing more than 1 kg of hazardous waste annually must register waste through avfallsdeklarering.no. ØRAS can handle declarations on behalf of businesses for a fee.
• Municipal kerbside waste collection (renovasjonsordning) Door-to-door waste collection service for residents in all four municipalities. Collection covers mat- og restavfall (black lid), papp og papir (green lid), glass- og metallemballasje (turquoise lid), and plastic packaging collected in return bags.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 tonnes of garden waste composted in 2025 at Miljøstasjon Dal Skog
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (NIBIO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026ØRAS contributes to the SubTech 2.0 research project led by NIBIO, which aims to develop sustainable growing media based on wood fiber and waste streams. The project supports ØRAS's participation in developing torfrie (peat-free) cultivation substrates and circular resource use.
• Sirkel Glass / Sirkel StudiominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026ØRAS and Sirkel Glass/Sirkel Studio collaborated to transform residents' sorted glass packaging into handcrafted vases and lamps sold at OMGJØRAS. Studio Sirkel is Norway's only glass workshop using 100% recycled glass packaging. The 'Smelta' collection launched 7 May 2026 at OMGJØRAS.
• Ungt Entreprenørskap Akershus (UE)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2026ØRAS co-organized and hosted the regionsfinale (regional final) of the SMART entrepreneurship competition with Ungt Entreprenørskap Akershus. Students from 6th and 7th grade in all four municipalities participated, presenting ideas addressing ØRAS's waste management challenges.
• NorkartcoreTechnology or IntegrationØRAS uses Norkart's Komtek system for administration of renovation subscriptions. All property owners in the four municipalities are registered in the system, which is used for subscription management and billing processing.
• Øvre Romerike Industriservice AS (ØRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the 'Søppeltaxi' grovavfall (bulky waste) collection service. ØRI performs the actual collection from customers' homes, picking up waste between 09:00-15:00 Monday-Friday, serving elderly and disabled residents who cannot self-deliver to Miljøstasjon Dal Skog.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ROAF IKS (Romerike Avfallsforedling IKS): Inter-municipal waste company serving municipalities in the Romerike region of Norway. Closely comparable to ØRAS on governance structure (IKS), kerbside collection model, recycling station, and commercial/hazardous waste services.
• IVAR IKS: Norwegian inter-municipal company covering water, wastewater, and solid waste for municipalities in the Stavanger/Jæren region. Comparable in IKS ownership structure, regulated municipal-fee revenue, and integrated waste/water service portfolio.
• HRA IKS (Hadeland og Ringerike Avfallsselskap): Inter-municipal Norwegian waste company operating recycling stations, kerbside collection, and household hazardous waste reception across the Hadeland/Ringerike region. Mirrors ØRAS's IKS structure, small-municipality footprint, and integrated facility model.

Broad incumbents

• Ragn-Sells: Nordic/Baltic waste-management incumbent with operations across Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Comparable on commercial/industrial collection, hazardous waste handling, and circular-economy resource recovery that overlap with ØRAS's commercial streams.
• Rekom Group: Nordic waste and recycling group (formerly RenoNorden) operating across Norway and Northern Europe with a strong position in commercial/industrial collection and recycling stations. Comparable on commercial waste services and recycling facility operations.
• Norsk Gjenvinning AS: One of Norway's largest private waste and recycling companies, operating nationally across industrial, commercial, and hazardous waste streams. Comparable on commercial waste, hazardous-waste handling, and recycling-station services that overlap with ØRAS's commercial offering.

Emerging players

• Lindum AS: Norwegian waste-to-resource operator running composting, biogas, and soil-amendment production from organic and garden waste. Directly comparable to ØRAS's composting plant, deponi, and soil product business.
• Carbofex Oy: Finnish biochar producer operating pyrolysis units converting wood-based biomass into certified biochar. Directly comparable to ØRAS's pyrolysis plant and EBC-certified ØRAS Biokull product, though operating at larger commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oeras.no
• Xx.com/oerasdalskog

Compliance5 records

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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