IVVO

What IVVO does

IVVO (Afvalintercommunale IVVO) is a public inter-municipal waste management organization serving 12 municipalities in the Westhoek region of West Flanders, Belgium (Alveringem, De Panne, Diksmuide, Heuvelland, Ieper, Koksijde, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Nieuwpoort, Poperinge, Veurne, and Vleteren). The organization operates an integrated waste management value chain including curbside collection via chip-equipped Diftar containers that bill residents per kilogram of waste, a network of 10+ recycling parks, transfer stations in Ieper and Veurne, and a dedicated GFT (organic waste) processing facility in Ieper featuring drum screening, pulping, hydrocyclone separation, anaerobic digestion reactors (600 kW and 800 kW biogas motors), and 12 composting tunnels producing approximately 2,000-household-equivalent green electricity and VLACO-certified compost.

Revenue is generated primarily through usage-based waste collection fees under the Diftar system, supplemented by transaction-based sales of certified compost and tree bark, subsidized asbestos removal services (€30–€170 per bag/container), and ancillary fees for businesses, schools, and recycling park users. The organization serves a diversified customer base including residents, businesses, schools, farmers, and volunteer associations, with a lean staff of 24 and significant operational infrastructure investment (€4.5M Veurne transfer station, 25% capacity expansion in composting, LNG fleet renewal). IVVO is embedded in the Flemish EPR regulatory ecosystem alongside OVAM, Fost Plus, Recupel, Bebat, Valumat, and Vlaco, which collectively subsidize and govern its service lines.

Name

IVVO

Legal name

Afvalintercommunale IVVO

Website

https://ivvo.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IVVO is a public inter-municipal waste management organization serving 12 municipalities in West Flanders, Belgium, operating curbside collection, recycling parks, transfer stations, and anaerobic digestion composting facilities for residents, businesses, and schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Organic waste processing
• Recycling park operations
• Compost production
• Municipal waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Ieper

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection Fees: Diftar (differentiated tariff) system where residents pay per kg of waste collected. Lower fees for compostable and recyclable waste versus residual waste. Containers equipped with electronic chips for weight-based billing.
2. Compost Sales: Sale of VLACO-certified GFT compost in bulk or packaged form. Products available at recycling parks and via delivery service.
3. Boomschors Sales: Sale of tree bark (boomschors) for landscaping purposes, available in big bags or bulk quantities.
4. Asbestos Removal Services: Subsidized asbestos collection services including bags (€30) and containers (€170) for homeowners, youth associations, and local governments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

IVVO is a public inter-municipal waste management organization (afvalintercommunale) that delivers curbside collection of residual and organic (GFT) waste under a per-kilogram Diftar tariff, accepts sorted drop-offs at a network of 10+ recycling parks, and processes organic waste at its own anaerobic digestion and composting facility in Ieper to produce biogas, green electricity, and VLACO-certified compost. It also operates two transfer stations, runs subsidized asbestos removal for households, and sells compost and tree bark to residents, businesses, schools, and farmers across 12 Westhoek municipalities.

Product overview

IVVO (Afvalintercommunale IVVO) is a waste management intercommunal serving 12 municipalities in the Westhoek region of West Flanders, Belgium (Alveringem, De Panne, Diksmuide, Heuvelland, Ieper, Koksijde, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Nieuwpoort, Poperinge, Veurne, Vleteren). Its portfolio comprises physical waste collection and processing services — including GFT (organic waste) collection via chip-equipped Diftar containers, residual waste collection, and a network of recycling parks — combined with specialized services such as asbestos home collection, mattress and textile recycling, and WEEE collection. IVVO operates its own GFT processing facility in Ieper using anaerobic digestion (producing biogas, green electricity for ~2,000 households, and VLACO-certified compost) and maintains two transfer centers in Ieper and Veurne. Digital offerings include the Mijn IVVO customer portal and app, the Mijn Mooie Straat app for volunteer litter collection, and integration with the Recycle! app. Community initiatives include the Maand van de Netheid campaign, the Mooimakers volunteer network, school programs, and by-product sales of compost and tree bark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GFT (Organic Waste) Collection Door-to-door collection of organic kitchen and garden waste (Groente-, Fruit- en Tuinafval) via green containers, processed at IVVO's GFT facility in Ieper into compost, green energy, and green electricity. Available to households in the 12 IVVO municipalities.
• Diftar Container System Pay-per-kilogram waste collection system using chip-equipped containers that are weighed at each collection, implementing the 'polluter pays' principle with lower per-kg rates for GFT than for residual waste.
• GFT Processing Installation Anaerobic digestion facility in Ieper converting GFT waste into biogas (via 600 kW and 800 kW biogas motors), green electricity (sufficient for ~2,000 households), heat, and VLACO-certified compost, with integrated water purification and air treatment systems.
• Asbestos Home Collection Safe removal of bonded asbestos from homes via plaatzakken (€30, up to 30 m², ~13 plates), kuubzakken (€30, smaller pieces up to 30 m²), or containers (€170, up to 500 m²). Includes transport, processing, and protective equipment. Subsidized via OVAM and municipalities.
• Mijn Mooie Straat App Free mobile app enabling citizens to efficiently collect litter, view a map of recently cleaned streets, log collected waste bags, and submit reports of illegal dumping to municipalities.
• Mijn IVVO Portal and App Online customer portal and mobile app (available on iOS App Store and Google Play) that lets residents track their waste usage, view collection history, and compare their usage with similar households.
• Recycle! App Integration Household waste collection calendar, sorting guides, collection reminders, and location-based collection points for glass, recycling parks, Bebat battery points, and Kringwinkels, delivered via the Fost Plus / Bebat Recycle! app.
• Textile Collection Textile collection via containers at public roads and recycling parks, managed in partnership with Belcotex (OVAM-licensed textile collector) and Kringwinkel West (social economy), redirecting reusable clothing to local shops and recycling non-reusable textiles.
• Compost and Boomschors (Tree Bark) Sales Sale of VLACO-certified GFT compost (40L bag €3.50, 3-bag bundle €10, bulk trailer €7–€14, bigbag €35 + €15 deposit) and Pinus Sylvester tree bark (bigbag €85 + €15 deposit, bulk €175/ton, delivery €150). Available at recycling parks and via delivery service.
• Restafval (Residual Waste) Collection Collection of residual household waste via containers or bags depending on the municipality, transported to transfer halls and then to incineration plants for energy recovery. Charged at a higher per-kg Diftar rate than GFT.
• Recycling Parks Network Network of recycling parks across the 12 IVVO municipalities (Alveringem, De Panne, Diksmuide, Heuvelland, Ieper, Koksijde, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Nieuwpoort, Poperinge, Veurne, Vleteren) accepting sorted waste fractions including electro, mattresses, textiles, metals, paper, glass, GFT, and hazardous waste, with park attendants and an online reservation system.
• Electro (WEEE) Collection Free collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) at recycling parks, including computers, audio-video devices, household appliances, and electric bikes, processed downstream by Recupel.
• Mattress Collection Free mattress collection at recycling parks, processed in partnership with Valumat where metal is smelted, textile turned into yarn or fuel, and foam recycled into insulation material, sports floors, or judo mats.
• School Programs Educational service offerings for schools including Operatie Proper (litter reduction rewards program), Mister Jekkes waste sorting game, educational workshops, sorting materials, and facility visits, supporting legal sorting obligations for schools.
• Business Waste Services Waste management services for businesses including sorting obligation compliance, GFT/food-waste collection, access to transfer facilities in Ieper and Veurne, and collection at recycling parks across the 12 IVVO municipalities.
• Transfer Centers (Overslaghallen) Transfer facilities in Ieper (Pilkemseweg 107) and Veurne (Albert I-laan 36) consolidating collected waste from households and recycling parks, loading into 90 m³ trailers for transport to processing facilities; the new Veurne hall is estimated to save ~156,000 km of transport annually and handles ~9,600 tons of paper and ~2,400 tons of PMD per year.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000 households equivalent green electricity produced annually from GFT processing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kringwinkel WestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for textile collection at recycling parks. Kringwinkel West manages textile containers for social purpose, supporting local employment for people with distance to labor market. Over 800 tons of goods collected annually.
• BelcotexcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025OVAM-recognized textile collector for public road textile containers. Textiles sorted in Zulte and distributed for reuse or recycling into carpets, insulation, rags, or fibers.
• Focus-WTVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWest Flemish TV channel collaboration on 't is Proper educational series. Produced multiple episodes covering waste collection, sorting, recycling, and food waste topics.
• OVAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenbare Vlaamse Afvalstoffenmaatschappij provides subsidies for asbestos removal and oversees Flemish waste regulations. IVVO reports asbestos collection data to OVAM.
• Vlaco (Vlaamse Compostorganisatie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVLACO certifies IVVO's compost quality. IVVO produces GFT compost meeting VLACO standards for quality and sustainability. Partnership with Vlaco and IVVO on food waste reduction campaigns.
• RecupelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization managing electrical and electronic waste collection. IVVO provides collection points at recycling parks for AEEA (waste electrical equipment).
• BebatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBattery collection organization. IVVO provides battery collection points at recycling parks.
• ValumatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMattress recycling organization. IVVO collects mattresses at recycling parks in partnership with Valumat.
• Fost PluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization responsible for PMD (packaging) sorting and recycling in Belgium. Co-develops recycling campaigns and provides Recycle! app.
• SwecominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy for construction projects including new transfer station in Veurne.
• SpanbominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company that built new composting tunnels and transfer station facility.
• CoDE (Collectief Duurzame Energie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizes learning network for GFT digestion. Biogas-e facilitates network sessions on GFT digestion topics.
• MooimakerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational anti-litter initiative. IVVO participates in Mooimakers programs and refers citizens to the platform for volunteer cleanup activities.
• VVSGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Flemish Cities and Municipalities. Collaborates on Week van het Afvalteam (Waste Team Week) initiatives.
• InterafvalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of waste intercommunales in West Flanders. IVVO participates in intercommunal coordination.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: European waste and recycling company (Schwarz Group) growing in Belgium through acquisitions and organic expansion. A broad incumbent with overlapping collection, sorting and recycling capabilities, particularly relevant for IVVO's commercial and recyclables streams.
• Shanks Group (now part of Renewi): Pre-merger UK/Belgian waste management operator focused on municipal contracts, organic waste processing and recycling; an antecedent benchmark for the type of scale IVVO's intercommunale model would need to reach to compete for larger Flemish municipal contracts.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Belgium: Global environmental services group with Belgian operations in municipal and industrial waste collection, sorting and treatment. Overlaps with IVVO's commercial-waste and recycling-park service lines and is the type of large incumbent private player IVVO competes against for SME and industrial accounts.
• Veolia Belgium: Multinational environmental services group operating waste collection and treatment services in Belgium, including organic waste processing and recycling parks. Compares to IVVO on full municipal service portfolio but at much larger scale and with private capital access.
• Renewi: Publicly listed European waste-to-product company active in Belgium and the Netherlands across collection, recycling and recovery. Broad incumbent competing with IVVO for commercial waste and providing the benchmark for what scaled, professionally operated private-sector waste services look like versus an intercommunale like IVVO.

Direct peers

• IMOG (Intergemeentelijke Maatschappij voor Openbare Gezondheid): Flemish intercommunale organising waste collection, sorting and processing for member municipalities in the Moorslede region. Direct structural peer to IVVO on legal form, service mix and reliance on VLACO-certified composting output.
• EcoWerf: Flemish waste intercommunale providing household waste collection and recycling-park services to member municipalities. Closely comparable to IVVO on the municipal-franchise model, GFT/organics handling and reliance on Diftar tariffs.
• MIROM (Intercommunale Maatschappij voor Recycling, Ophalen en Milieu Roeselare-Menin): Flemish waste intercommunale serving municipalities in the Roeselare-Menin area of West Flanders. Directly comparable to IVVO in legal structure (afvalintercommunale), service portfolio (curbside collection, recycling parks, GFT processing) and customer base (municipal shareholders + residents).

Others

• Fost Plus: Belgian producer-responsibility organisation for household packaging (PMD). Although a partner rather than direct competitor, Fost Plus governs the same PMD flows that flow through IVVO's recycling parks and Veurne transfer hall and dictates much of the sorting economics underpinning IVVO's collection revenues.
• Recupel: Belgian producer-responsibility organisation for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Operates the AEEA collection points hosted by IVVO at its recycling parks; an enabling/ecosystem peer that shapes IVVO's WEEE service economics rather than competes with them.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IVVOIeper
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivvo-afvalintercommunale
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivvo_ieper

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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