KTS Recycling

What KTS Recycling does

KTS Recycling (legal entity: Knox Transfer Station) is a privately held waste management and resource recovery company operating four regional transfer stations across the Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia: Knox (Wantirna South, headquarters), Coldstream, Frankston (Skye), and Wesburn. The company serves both residential and commercial/industrial customers with general waste drop-off, plus specialized recycling streams including mattress recycling (under Australian Bedding Stewardship Council approval), e-waste recycling, drumMUSTER agricultural chemical drum collection, fridge degassing, and the Paint Back paint stewardship scheme. Downstream value capture includes the Treasure Chest second-hand goods store and direct sales of mulch, soil, and compost at the Coldstream yard, with delivery available through mulchdelivery.com.au.

The company holds ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) certifications from SAI Global, and in 2025 deployed a 100% electric truck for transport while announcing the development of an Advanced Recycling Biochar Facility. The Frankston site operates as the Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre (FRRRC) under a partnership with Frankston City Council, anchoring a municipal processing relationship. Skip bin services are offered to customers via a referral partnership with WM Waste. KTS also publishes formal policies covering health/safety, environment, climate change and GHG reduction, workplace diversity, quality, and privacy.

KTS generates revenue primarily through transaction-based gate fees (priced by weight/volume of material deposited) at its transfer stations, supplemented by sales of recovered by-products (mulch, soil, compost) and fees tied to specialized recycling services. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business via website, phone, and on-site drop-off, with no enterprise sales motion or technology platform disclosed. The company employs approximately 9 people across its operations, and no ownership, funding, or financial disclosures are available.

Name

KTS Recycling

Legal name

Knox Transfer Station

Website

https://ktsr.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KTS Recycling operates four waste transfer stations across Melbourne, Australia, providing gate-fee-based waste disposal, specialized recycling (mattress, e-waste, drumMUSTER, fridge, paint), and downstream sales of mulch, soil, compost, and second-hand goods to residential and commercial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste Transfer Stations & Material Consolidation (IMAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Waste transfer station
• Resource recovery services
• Recycling facility operations
• E-waste recycling
• Mattress recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wantirna South

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Gate Fees: Customers pay gate fees for waste disposal and recycling at transfer station facilities. Fees are based on weight or volume of materials deposited.
2. Recycled Product Sales: Sale of recycled materials including mulch, soil, and compost from the Coldstream yard. Revenue generated from selling processed waste materials back into the market.
3. Specialized Recycling Services: Services including drumMUSTER, E-Waste Recycling, Fridge Degassing, Mattress Recycling, and Paint Back Scheme. These may include handling fees or material processing charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KTS Recycling operates four regional waste transfer stations across Melbourne (Knox, Coldstream, Frankston, and Wesburn) providing waste collection, sorting, and resource recovery services. The company offers specialized recycling streams including mattress recycling, e-waste recycling, drumMUSTER chemical container collection, fridge degassing, paint stewardship, and sells recycled mulch, soil, and compost products at the Coldstream yard.

Product overview

KTS Recycling operates as a multi-site waste management and resource recovery company offering a unified portfolio of waste transfer station services across four Melbourne locations. The core offering centers on waste collection and transfer station operations, supported by specialized recycling services including mattress recycling, e-waste recycling, drumMUSTER (agricultural chemical containers), fridge degassing, and paint stewardship. A recycled goods store (Treasure Chest) and mulch/soil/compost sales add downstream value recovery. The company also operates an advanced recycling biochar facility and has introduced electric vehicle transport, positioning environmental sustainability at the forefront of the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mattress Recycling

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WM WastecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWM Waste provides skip bin ordering services integrated with KTS Recycling operations. Customers can order bins online through wmwaste.com.au with a 'Get an Instant Bin Quote' feature linked on KTS website. The partnership allows KTS to offer comprehensive waste solutions including bin hire alongside their transfer station services.
• Australian Bedding Stewardship CouncilcoreOthersKTS Recycling is an approved mattress recycler under the Australian Bedding Stewardship Council (ASBC) program. This certification allows KTS to process mattresses as part of the national bedding stewardship scheme, providing regulatory recognition and access to this waste stream.
• Frankston City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKTS operates the Frankston Regional Recycling and Recovery Centre (FRRRC) at 20 Harold Road, Skye. The facility is managed in partnership with Frankston City Council, providing municipal recycling services for the region. Operating hours are 8:00am – 4:00pm Mon-Sun & PH.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ResourceCo: Australian resource recovery specialist operating transfer stations and materials recycling facilities with a focus on construction, commercial, and industrial waste streams. Directly comparable to KTS in its transfer station model and downstream by-product sales (recovered aggregates, energy products).
• Cleanaway Waste Management Limited: Australia's largest listed waste management company, operating transfer stations, resource recovery facilities, and specialized recycling services across the country. Directly competes with KTS for commercial and municipal waste volumes in the Melbourne metro area, particularly on landfill-diversion and recycling contracts.
• Bingo Industries (Bingo Contracts): Australian waste and recycling operator with strong presence in construction, demolition, and commercial waste collection. Now majority-owned by Cleanaway, it competes with KTS for commercial and industrial volumes in the Melbourne region through transfer station and bin services.

Emerging players

• Repurposeit: Australian e-waste and resource recovery operator focused on electronic goods, batteries, and specialty recycling streams. Comparable to KTS's e-waste and stewardship-based recycling services, though more narrowly focused on electronic and consumer-goods streams.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Australia and New Zealand: Global environmental services group with broad operations across waste collection, transfer, recycling, and resource recovery in Australia. Overlaps with KTS across transfer station operations, e-waste handling, and hazardous/stewardship recycling streams, but at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Visy Recycling: Major Australian paper, cardboard, and recycling company operating materials recovery and processing facilities. Overlaps with KTS at the recycling-sorting layer of the value chain and competes for commercial recycling volumes in Melbourne and Victoria more broadly.

Others

• TOMRA Collection Solutions: Global provider of sorting and recycling technology, including optical sorters, balers, and MRF systems used inside transfer stations and materials recovery facilities. Comparable to KTS as an enabling technology supplier rather than a direct competitor, but material to KTS's resource recovery operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kts-recycling

Compliance2 records

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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