JKP Komunalac

What JKP Komunalac does

JKP Komunalac d.o.o. Tuzla is a public communal enterprise (javno komunalno preduzeće) wholly owned by the City of Tuzla in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, operating under the statutory communal services mandate of Tuzla Canton. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of municipal services to Tuzla's approximately 110,000 residents and the local business community: scheduled household and commercial waste collection, operation of the Desetine landfill (with planned decommissioning by end of 2026), street and city hygiene, parks and green-space maintenance, winter road maintenance across roughly 500 km of routes, chimney sweeping, and cemetery services. It has built around this core a primary waste-separation network covering more than 50% of city residents, including approximately 5,000 individual households and roughly 59 standardized container stations for collective housing, plus a network of 17 e-waste containers deployed jointly with ZEOS eko sistem.

The underlying technology stack centers on physical municipal infrastructure: a fleet of specialized collection vehicles (autosmećari), a mobile shredder for bulky waste, sorting and selection containers, a recycling yard, and the first central composting facility in the Tuzla region. EU co-financed programs (BWL with Užice, Serbia; SUBREC; and Ecolucija with ZEOS, backed by the Embassy of Sweden) have funded equipment procurement and expansion. A SOKOP (Solid Waste Collection and Optimization Protocol) data exchange application is being procured for interoperability with the national waste management information system. The company publishes a detailed tiered tariff schedule effective June 1, 2023: households pay 4.00 KM per member (collective housing) or flat rates of 11.00–21.00 KM (individual housing, by property size), while six commercial tiers are charged 0.30–1.30 KM/m², all subject to a 2.50 KM landfill surcharge. Billing is administered through a dedicated Naplatna služba with both postal and electronic invoicing options.

Revenue is generated entirely through regulated municipal fees billed monthly to a distributed household and commercial base, supplemented by co-financing grants from the City of Tuzla, Tuzla Canton ministries, and EU IPA programmes. The company's pricing decisions are signed by the President of the Supervisory Board and are not market-derived. Headcount is reported at 18 core employees, but the operational workforce scales to approximately 120 workers during peak winter service periods. No external investors, parent company, or stock listing are present; the entity is governed by a Supervisory Board (Nadzorni odbor) and a Director, with annual financial reports published on the website.

Name

JKP Komunalac

Legal name

JKP Komunalac d.o.o. Tuzla

Website

https://komunalac.com.ba

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JKP Komunalac is the City of Tuzla's publicly owned communal enterprise providing integrated municipal services — waste collection, landfill operation, primary waste separation, composting, street cleaning, parks, winter road maintenance, and chimney sweeping — to Tuzla's residents and businesses under a statutory mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Contract Collection & Franchise Operations (BPALAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Multi-Family / HOA MSW Collection (Apartments, Condos) (EUAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Waste collection services
• Landfill operations
• Street cleaning services
• Winter road maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuzla

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Communal Waste Collection and Disposal Services: The company charges households and commercial entities for municipal waste collection and disposal services. Household pricing is based on household size (collective housing) or property size (individual housing), while commercial entities are charged per square meter of used space, categorized into six tiers based on business type. Additionally, a landfill/depony fee is charged.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JKP Komunalac is a public communal enterprise providing integrated municipal services to the City of Tuzla, including scheduled household and commercial waste collection, operation of the Desetine landfill, primary waste separation (dual-bin system), composting at the regional facility, bulky waste management, street cleaning, parks and green-space maintenance, chimney sweeping, and winter road maintenance across approximately 500 km of city routes.

Product overview

JKP Komunalac is a municipal communal services company (Javno Komunalno Preduzeće) providing a comprehensive suite of public utility services in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The core portfolio centers on integrated waste management — from collection (Odvoz komunalnog otpada) and disposal at the Desetine landfill (Upravljanje otpadom) to primary waste separation (Primarna selekcija otpada), composting (Kompostiranje), and bulky waste handling (BWL/Bulky Waste Less). Supporting these are city hygiene operations (Higijena grada), parks and green spaces maintenance (Parkovi), chimney sweeping (Dimnjačarska služba), and winter road maintenance (Zimsko održavanje). EU co-funded projects (BWL with Užice, SUBREC) drive expansion of primary waste separation to suburban households. A published tariff schedule (Cjenovnik usluga) governs pricing across household and seven business categories. An internally procured SOKOP data exchange application enables integration with the national waste management information system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Collection (Odvoz komunalnog otpada)
• Waste Management / Desetine Landfill Operations (Upravljanje otpadom)
• Primary Waste Separation (Primarna selekcija otpada)
• Composting (Kompostiranje)
• BWL - Bulky Waste Less
• SUBREC - Suburban Primary Waste Separation
• E-Waste Containers (E-kontejneri za EE otpad)
• City Hygiene (Higijena grada)
• Parks and Green Spaces (Parkovi i zelene površine)
• Chimney Sweep Service (Dimnjačarska služba)
• Winter Road Maintenance (Zimsko održavanje)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% of Tuzla citizens covered by primary waste separation services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZEOS eko sistem d.o.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Implementing partner of the 'Ecolucija – Revolution of Ecological Awareness' project, co-financed by the Embassy of Sweden through the Challenge to Change programme. ZEOS installed 17 e-waste containers across Tuzla (13) and Živinice (4) and provides a mobile recycling yard for rural areas of Tuzla. JKP Komunalac supports these activities in the Tuzla area.
• Centar za ekologiju i energiju Tuzla (Center for Ecology and Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Long-standing strategic partner in environmental projects. Together with JKP Komunalac and the City of Tuzla, the Center has been implementing primary waste separation since 2017, including the SUBREC project covering 6,400 households and the BWL project for bulky waste management. The Center serves as project coordinator and public relations partner in EU-funded cross-border programmes.
• JKP Regionalni centar za upravljanje otpadom Duboko UžicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Lead partner in the EU-funded cross-border cooperation project 'Bulky Waste Less' (BWL) and the 'SUBREC' project. Together with JKP Komunalac Tuzla and JKP Bioktoš Užice, the project establishes sustainable waste management systems for both cities, co-financed by the European Union IPA CBC Programme 2014-2020.
• JKP Bioktoš UžicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Partner in the EU-funded cross-border cooperation project 'Bulky Waste Less' (BWL) and the 'SUBREC' project for sustainable waste management in suburban areas of Užice and Tuzla, co-financed by the European Union through the IPA CBC Programme Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2020.
• Foerderverein (Swiss Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Swiss expert organization that participated in the official opening ceremony of the first central composting facility at the Desetine landfill, contributing technical expertise and international environmental standards to the project supported by the City of Tuzla.
• Grad Tuzla (City of Tuzla)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwner and primary government stakeholder of JKP Komunalac Tuzla d.o.o. The City of Tuzla provides strategic direction, approves pricing decisions, and co-finances municipal projects including primary waste separation expansion and composting facility development. The City and JKP jointly implement environmental projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Large dedicated waste services company providing collection, recycling, and regulated waste handling across multiple European markets. Broad incumbent peer covering overlapping waste-management activities but with a regulated/hazardous-waste focus rather than street and winter services.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group with municipal waste collection, landfill, and circular-economy activities across Central and Eastern Europe. Comparable in service lines (collection, landfill, recycling, composting) and in operating municipal contracts, but at vastly larger scale and with private-sector ownership.
• REMONDIS: One of Europe's largest private waste and water management companies, with municipal collection, sorting, and recycling operations in Central and Southeastern Europe. Closest pan-European incumbent peer by service mix to JKP Komunalac Tuzla.

Direct peers

• JKP „Bioktoš" Užice: Public communal enterprise in the City of Užice providing waste collection, primary separation, and municipal cleaning. Sister co-partner in BWL and SUBREC EU cross-border projects with JKP Komunalac Tuzla, with near-identical service portfolio and bilingual (Serbian/Bosnian) regulatory context.
• JKP „Čistoća" a.d. Banja Luka: Public communal enterprise providing waste collection, transport, and disposal services for the City of Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska). Closest direct analog to JKP Komunalac Tuzla in the Republika Srpska legal environment, with very similar service portfolio and tariff structure.
• JKP „Komunalac" Bijeljina: Public communal enterprise in the City of Bijeljina (Republika Srpska) covering solid waste collection, public hygiene, water supply, and similar municipal services. Same d.o.o. legal form, same JKP regulatory heritage, and a near-mirror service portfolio to JKP Komunalac Tuzla.
• JKP Čistoća d.o.o. Mostar: Public communal waste company for the City of Mostar (Herzegovina-Neretva Canton), performing municipal solid waste collection, transport, and disposal. Direct peer to JKP Komunalac Tuzla in mandate, customer base (city households and businesses), and operating model under BiH cantonal public-enterprise law.
• JKP Regionalni centar za upravljanje otpadom Duboko Užice: Regional waste management center operator in the Zlatibor District of Serbia, partnered with JKP Komunalac Tuzla on EU-funded BWL and SUBREC projects. Operates sanitary landfill and waste processing on a regional/multi-municipality basis, mirroring Desetine's role for the Tuzla area.
• KJKP „Rad" d.o.o. Sarajevo: Multi-utility communal enterprise in the City of Sarajevo providing waste management, street cleaning, and communal services. Comparable to JKP Komunalac Tuzla in lines of service and municipal ownership structure, but at a larger scale in the capital.

Regional players

• JKP „Vodovod i kanalizacija" Tuzla: Another City of Tuzla-owned communal enterprise providing water and wastewater services. Regional sector peer sharing the same municipal owner, Supervisory Board governance pattern, and customer base, although operating in a different utility vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jkp-komunalac

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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 →

Frequently asked questions about JKP Komunalac