Mainstream Recycling

What Mainstream Recycling does

Mainstream Recycling is the EPA-licensed recycling division of TDG Environmental, operating from its primary location in Wetherill Park, New South Wales, with additional licensed facilities in Truganina and Breakwater, Victoria. The company provides recycling services for stormwater, street sweeper, and non-destructive digging wastes, serving civil/municipal customers (stormwater asset maintenance, GPT trap cleaning, street cleaning debris) and industrial customers (bulk waste and soil waste streams). It operates 24/7 across licensed depots in NSW, VIC, and New Zealand, with onboard wash-out facilities at every site.

The company delivers services through an onsite field model: an ejector semi-trailer for bulk waste collection, purpose-built bins and skips for onsite tipping or dewatering, a mobile tracked trommel for on-site sizing separation, and routine soil/contaminant testing. Core processing relies on a proprietary three-stream separation technique that splits incoming waste into water (reused), solid waste, and recyclable fractions, combined with advanced sorting systems for precise material separation. Outputs include screened and washed aggregates, sand and soil mixes, and rich soil content sold into the landscaping, construction, and manufacturing supply chains. The company claims up to 98% landfill diversion across the materials it processes.

Mainstream earns revenue through two streams: fee-based recycling services (transport, bin rentals, onsite tipping, soil testing) priced via quote-based, pay-as-you-go contracts, and product sales of recovered aggregates and soil mixes. GTM is direct-to-customer via field engagement, with marketing presence limited to the company website (Capability Statement downloads, contact forms) and a LinkedIn company page. Certifications include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, alongside EPA operating, development, and registration licences across both Australian states.

Name

Mainstream Recycling

Legal name

Mainstream Recycling

Website

https://mainstreamrecycling.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mainstream Recycling is the EPA-licensed recycling division of TDG Environmental, processing stormwater, street sweeper, and non-destructive digging wastes into reusable aggregates and soil products for civil/municipal and industrial customers across Australia and New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB)

Keywords

• Waste recycling services
• Stormwater waste management
• Construction aggregates supply
• Circular economy solutions
• Material recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Truganina

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycling Services: Waste collection, transport, and processing services for stormwater, street sweeper, and non-destructive digging wastes. Services include onsite collection, bin rentals, and material recovery.
2. Material Sales: Sale of recovered materials including screened and washed aggregates, sand and soil mixes, and rich soil content for the landscaping industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mainstream Recycling operates as the EPA-licensed recycling division of TDG Environmental, collecting, transporting, and processing stormwater, street sweeper, and non-destructive digging wastes through a proprietary separation technique that splits waste into water content, solid waste, and recyclable materials. The company recovers up to 98% of materials processed and produces screened and washed aggregates, sand and soil mixes for construction and landscaping industries, with operations spanning NSW, VIC, and New Zealand.

Product overview

Mainstream Recycling is the EPA-licensed recycling division of TDG Environmental, providing comprehensive recycling solutions for stormwater, street sweeper, and non-destructive digging wastes. The company operates multiple EPA-licensed recycling facilities in NSW and VIC (Truganina, Breakwater, Wetherill Park) with an innovative design achieving up to 98% waste recovery. The service portfolio includes waste transport (ejector semi-trailer), bin rentals and onsite tipping options, material sales (screened/washed aggregates, sand and soil mixes), materials sampling (soil testing), tracked trommel services, and advanced recycling technologies featuring cutting-edge sorting systems. Rich soil content is repurposed for the landscaping industry, comingle content is recycled, and water is reused, contributing to a circular economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 98% of waste diverted from landfill
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bingo Industries: Australian waste and recycling company operating transfer stations, materials recovery facilities, and landfill operations across NSW and VIC. Comparable geography and recovery focus, but with a much broader construction & demolition waste portfolio than Mainstream's stormwater/sweeper specialisation.
• Cleanaway Waste Management: Australia's largest listed waste management company offering collection, transfer, landfill, and recycling services across municipal, commercial, and industrial segments. Directly comparable on waste collection and materials recovery, but at vastly larger scale and broader scope than Mainstream's specialised stormwater/street sweeper niche.
• REMONDIS Australia: German-backed waste and recycling company with Australian operations providing collection, materials recovery, and industrial services. Comparable on licensed recycling facility model and municipal/industrial customer base, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Veolia Australia and New Zealand: Global resource management company operating waste collection, recycling, and recovery facilities across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable to Mainstream on materials recovery and licensed facility operations, but with significantly broader service lines and scale.
• Visy Recycling: Major Australian materials recovery and recycling business owned by Pratt Industries, operating MRFs that process paper, cardboard, and mixed recyclables. Comparable on materials recovery and processing infrastructure, though focused on dry commingled recyclables rather than Mainstream's wet/solid stormwater streams.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery (Australia): Global environmental services operator with Australian operations providing recycling, resource recovery, and waste treatment to municipal and industrial customers. Overlaps with Mainstream's materials recovery and recycling services but serves a much broader portfolio of waste streams.

Direct peers

• Solo Resource Recovery: Australian waste and resource recovery operator providing collection, recycling, and materials recovery services to municipal and industrial customers. Closely comparable on model (collection + processing + material sales) with similar ANZ geography, though more diversified across waste streams.
• Re.Group (ResourceCo): Australia and New Zealand resource recovery and recycled materials producer operating transfer stations and processing facilities for construction, civil, and commercial waste. Comparable on diversion-from-landfill model and recovered aggregate/sand product sales in ANZ markets.

Emerging players

• RepurposeIt: Australian emerging recycling business processing construction and demolition waste into reusable aggregates and soil products. Comparable in target customer (civil/industrial) and end-product (recovered aggregates, soil mixes), though focused on C&D rather than stormwater streams.
• Impact Recycling: Australian recycling operator with focus on construction and civil waste streams producing recycled aggregates and soil products. Comparable in recovered materials product offering and customer profile to Mainstream's material sales business, though smaller and less established.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mainstream-recycling

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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