Fosen Renovasjon Næring

What Fosen Renovasjon Næring does

Fosen Renovasjon Næring (legal entity: Fosen Renovasjon IKS) is an inter-municipal waste management company headquartered in Rissa, Indre Fosen municipality, Trøndelag, Norway. It is organized as an Interkommunalt selskap (IKS) jointly owned by the municipalities of Indre Fosen, Ørland, and Åfjord, providing curbside household waste collection, six fixed and one mobile recycling station, septic and sewage services, and commercial waste services to residents and businesses in the Fosen region. Daily operations are led by Managing Director Lars Kristoffer Fjeldvær.

The company's core technology stack is operational infrastructure rather than software: a fleet of collection vehicles, a network of recycling stations and return points, container provisioning in 80L/140L/240L/360L sizes, and a digital collection calendar with SMS notification. Household waste is sorted into four fractions — food waste, paper/cardboard, plastic packaging, and residual waste — and routed to downstream processing partners: Ecopro in Verdal (food waste to biogas and fertilizer), Grønt Punkt to sorting facilities in Germany (plastic packaging), Retura TRV in Trondheim (paper and cardboard), Sirkel Glass AS in Fredrikstad (glass and metal), and Statkraft's Heimdal Varmesentral (residual waste to district heating). A mobile app and digital brochure supplement the website and Facebook/Instagram channels for customer engagement.

The business model is subscription-based, with annual municipal fees per bin size ranging from 4,562 NOK (80L) to 8,051 NOK (360L) for full-time residences, and 5,904 NOK for apartment complexes with communal containers. Supplementary fees apply for extended pickup distance (502 NOK per 10m per year), extra waste bags (114 NOK each), and bin changes (450 NOK within 12 months). A communal fee varies by municipality (Indre Fosen 63 NOK, Ørland 125 NOK, Åfjord 63 NOK). Discounts are available for home composting (15%), cloth diapers (1,000 NOK), and neighbor sharing (15%). Holiday home (fritid) and commercial (næring) customers are served under separate pricing schedules. The company is a municipal utility — publicly owned, not venture-backed — with no external funding rounds and no M&A history disclosed.

Name

Fosen Renovasjon Næring

Legal name

Fosen Renovasjon IKS

Website

https://fosenrenovasjon.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fosen Renovasjon Næring is an inter-municipal Norwegian waste management IKS jointly owned by Indre Fosen, Ørland, and Åfjord municipalities, providing curbside household waste collection, recycling stations, septic services, and commercial waste services across the Fosen region of Trøndelag.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Recycling services
• Septic waste management
• Commercial waste hauling
• Household refuse subscription

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fosen Renovasjon Næring is a municipal waste management company that provides curbside collection of sorted household waste (food waste, paper, plastic packaging, and residual waste), operates six fixed plus one mobile recycling station, and offers septic/sewage and commercial waste services across the Fosen region of Norway. It serves both private households (with tiered subscription fees by bin size) and businesses (with dedicated commercial collection and sorting services) within the three municipalities of Indre Fosen, Ørland, and Åfjord.

Product overview

Fosen Renovasjon Næring operates as an inter-municipal waste management company offering physical service infrastructure rather than software products. The core offering consists of household waste collection (with separate containers for food waste, paper, plastic packaging, and residual waste), six fixed plus one mobile recycling stations, septic/sewage services, and commercial business waste services. Additional services include a digital collection calendar with SMS notifications, waste container provisioning in various sizes, holiday home collection services, and return points for glass, metal, and textiles. The company processes waste through various partners including Ecopro (biogas production), Grønt Punkt (plastic recycling), and Retura TRV (paper/cardboard sorting), with a focus on material recycling and energy recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Household Waste Collection (Husholdnings renovasjon) Curbside collection of sorted household waste across four fractions — food waste, paper, plastic packaging, and residual waste — delivered to residential households on a recurring schedule.
• Recycling Stations (Gjenvinningsstasjoner) Six fixed and one mobile recycling station where residents can deliver glass, metal, textiles, and larger recyclable items beyond curbside bins.
• Septic/Sewage Services (Slam/Septikk) Collection and treatment of septic waste and sewage from properties not connected to municipal sewer systems.
• Commercial Waste Services (Næring/Bedrift) Dedicated waste management services for businesses, including tailored collection schedules, sorting guidelines, recycling station access, and dedicated service vehicle support.
• Holiday Home Waste Services (Fritidsrenovasjon) Waste collection services for holiday homes and cabins with reduced collection frequency and special seasonal pricing.
• Return Points (Returpunkt) Central collection points for glass, metal packaging, and textiles located at convenient locations within the municipalities.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Norge AS: Veolia Norway is part of the global Veolia group and operates waste collection, treatment and material recovery services for municipalities and industrial customers. A broad incumbent at national scale, comparable business model to Fosen Renovasjon but operating across many regions rather than within a single inter-municipal catchment.
• Lindum AS: Lindum operates a regional sorting and material recovery facility serving the Drammen and greater Buskerud area, handling organic waste, sludge and recyclables. Adjacent rather than directly competing with Fosen Renovasjon — it operates processing infrastructure that similar municipal collectors feed into.
• Ragn-Sells AS: Ragn-Sells is a large Nordic waste and recycling group with Norwegian operations spanning hazardous waste, industrial waste services, and material recovery. A broad incumbent serving commercial/industrial customers at national scale rather than the small-municipality niche Fosen Renovasjon occupies.
• Norsk Gjenvinning AS: Norsk Gjenvinning is Norway's largest private waste and recycling company, providing collection, sorting, and material recovery across commercial and industrial customers. A broad incumbent operating at national scale, well beyond Fosen Renovasjon's regional municipal focus.

Direct peers

• IVAR IKS: IVAR IKS is an inter-municipal waste and water utility on the Stavanger/Jæren coast. Same Norwegian IKS governance, same mandated municipal customer base, and same household waste subscription + recycling station model. Comparable in scale to Fosen Renovasjon and operates an adjacent geography on the Norwegian west coast.
• Innherred Renovasjon IKS: Innherred Renovasjon IKS is a neighboring inter-municipal waste company serving Levanger, Verkerstad, Steinkjer and Frosta in Trøndelag. Same Norwegian IKS structure, same municipal shareholders, same household and commercial waste offering; located in the same county (Trøndelag) and sharing downstream processors (Ecopro Verdal) with Fosen Renovasjon.
• Renovasjonen i Grenland IKS: Renovasjonen i Grenland IKS is the inter-municipal waste utility serving Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble and other Grenland municipalities. Same Norwegian IKS ownership and governance, same household collection and recycling-station model. Comparable scale and operating model to Fosen Renovasjon.
• Midt-HIM IKS: Midt-HIM IKS is an inter-municipal waste company serving Hareid, Ulstein, Herøy and Sande on the Sunnmøre coast. Same Norwegian IKS structure, same household waste subscription and recycling station model. Smaller coastal-Norway municipal utility comparable in scope to Fosen Renovasjon.
• BIR AS: BIR (Bergen Interkommunale Renovasjonsselskap) is a Norwegian inter-municipal waste company owned by municipalities in the Bergen region, providing household and commercial waste collection, recycling stations and processing. Closest structural peer to Fosen Renovasjon: same IKS-style municipal ownership, same household subscription model, same multi-fraction curbside collection approach.

Regional players

• Remiks AS: Remiks is the municipal/inter-municipal waste utility serving Tromsø and several northern-Norway municipalities. Same household subscription collection and recycling-station offering as Fosen Renovasjon, but operating in a different geography (northern Norway) so it is a regional rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FosenRenovasjon
• Instagraminstagram.com/fosenrenovasjoniks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fosen-renovasjon-n%C3%A6ring

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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