NORTHERN ADELAIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Name

NORTHERN ADELAIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Legal name

Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA)

Website

https://nawma.sa.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (5621), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) & Single-Stream Recycling Processing (IMAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA), Bulky Item & White Goods Collection (EUAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Resource recovery
• Kerbside collection
• Material recovery facility
• Recycling processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh, SA

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Kerbside Collection Services: NAWMA is a regional subsidiary formed under the Local Government Act (SA) 1999 to provide waste management services. Services are funded through constituent council rates and fees. Revenue is generated from annual registration fees for additional bins and upgrades, as well as from the sale of recovered recyclable materials to reprocessing companies.
2. Sale of Recyclable Materials: Revenue generated from the sale of recovered materials (plastics, aluminium, steel, glass, paper, cardboard) to specialised reprocessing and manufacturing companies. Revenue helps run the MRF and surplus funds are distributed back to Constituent Councils.
3. Additional Bin Services: Annual registration fees charged for upgrade to larger general waste bins, additional general waste bins, additional recycling bins, and additional FOGO bins. Fees vary by council area.
4. Resource Recovery Centre Fees: Some items disposed at Resource Recovery Centres incur fees, while many items are accepted free of charge. Mixed trailer loads can be sorted to reduce costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NAWMA provides kerbside waste collection (general waste, recycling, FOGO), hard waste services, and operates a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and two Resource Recovery Centres for residents of its three constituent councils (City of Salisbury, City of Playford, Town of Gawler). The MRF processes approximately 160 tonnes of household recyclables daily from 31 councils across South Australia and Victoria, using AI-powered sorting equipment, Glass Fines Recovery, and Fibre Polishing infrastructure to recover materials for resale to reprocessing companies.

Product overview

NAWMA operates as a unified waste management and resource recovery service for three constituent councils (City of Salisbury, City of Playford, and Town of Gawler). The core service portfolio centers on kerbside bin collections (red-lid general waste, yellow-lid recycling, green-lid FOGO) supported by a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) that processes approximately 160 tonnes of household recyclables daily. The product ecosystem includes specialized processing modules: the Glass Fines Recovery Plant capturing small glass pieces for road construction use, the new Fibre Polishing Plant (opened 2025) for paper/cardboard contamination removal, and the MAX-AI autonomous quality control robot using artificial intelligence for materials sorting. Supporting infrastructure encompasses two Resource Recovery Centres, the Uleybury Landfill, and the Renewable Energy Park. Educational offerings include the Education Centre with community MRF tours, the Beyond the Bin educational game with school resources, and mobile apps for bin collection reminders. The integrated portfolio spans collection, processing, recycling, disposal, and community education services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salvage and Save: Second-hand store operated by Mobo Group at NAWMA's Edinburgh North site that sells donated reusable items
• Elizabeth Salvage & Save

Products and services

• Kerbside Collections Weekly kerbside bin collection service providing three bin types: red-lid general waste bins, yellow-lid recycling bins, and green-lid Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) bins. Collections are scheduled by council area with availability for missed bin requests. Available to residents of the three constituent councils.
• Hard Waste Service Free hard waste collection and drop-off service for residents to dispose of large items not suitable for kerbside bins. City of Playford and Salisbury receive two free services per financial year; Town of Gawler receives one. Materials include furniture, mattresses, electronics, and scrap metal.
• Material Recovery Facility (MRF) State-of-the-art materials recovery facility in Edinburgh that sorts materials from yellow-lid kerbside recycling bins. Features advanced processing equipment including trommel screens, optical sorters, and the MAX-AI autonomous quality control robot. Processes recyclables for 31 councils across South Australia and Victoria.
• Resource Recovery Centres Two facilities (Edinburgh North and Pooraka) accepting a wide range of recyclable and waste materials. Services include e-waste, batteries, paint, hazardous waste, mattresses, green waste, and household chemicals. Many items accepted free of charge. Edinburgh North open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, Weekends 9am-3pm. Pooraka open 7 days a week 8am-4pm.
• Glass Fines Recovery Plant Specialized equipment that captures small pieces of broken glass (less than 50mm) from kerbside recycling. Uses conveyor belts, screens, vibrating feeders, magnets, and air classifiers. Recovers approximately 10,000-13,000 tonnes per annum of glass that would otherwise go to landfill, repurposed as sand substitute for roads and footpaths.
• Renewable Energy Park Facility for waste-to-energy processing that converts non-recyclable waste materials into renewable energy, supporting NAWMA's circular economy objectives.
• Uleybury Landfill Landfill disposal facility for waste that cannot be recycled or processed through other recovery methods. Operated as part of NAWMA's integrated waste management system.
• Education Centre and Community Tours Educational facility opened November 2019 offering free community tours of the MRF and Education Centre. Tours available for residents aged 18 and over from constituent councils, providing insight into waste hierarchy and circular economy practices. Includes educational resources for schools.
• FOGO Bins (Food and Garden Organics) Green-lidded organics bins for collecting food scraps and garden waste. Available in 140 litre and 240 litre sizes. Free for residents who don't already have one. Contents collected and processed by partner IWS using industrial scale composting.
• Fibre Polishing Plant State-of-the-art facility opened March 2025 that processes mixed paper and cardboard from yellow-lid recycling bins. Further cleans materials of residual contamination such as soft plastic fragments. Enables NAWMA to process over 31,000 tonnes from 31 councils with capacity to meet stringent environmental standards for international export.
• MAX-AI-AQC Autonomous Quality Control Robot Autonomous quality control robot that uses artificial intelligence to identify and recover plastics and fibre at the MRF. Uses deep learning technology with multi-layered neural networks and a vision system, with capability to pick 60 units per minute. Recovers approximately 1,500 tonnes of recyclables per annum that would otherwise go to landfill.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000 tonnes of material captured for reuse in first 11 months of MRF operation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BlockTexxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2023Partnership with Australian clean technology company to help residents recycle old, worn-out linens through chemical textile recycling. BlockTexx separates polyester from cotton, recovering secondary raw materials for Australian applications.
• IWS (Integrated Waste Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIWS uses their industrial scale composting facility to turn FOGO bin contents (food scraps) into compost for the circular economy.
• Norske SkogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaper manufacturer deal where all paper collected in yellow-lid recycling bins is recycled into newspaper paper-roll and cardboard packaging in Australia. Trucks returning from delivering papers to Adelaide collect sorted paper from NAWMA's MRF.
• VeoliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCurrent collections contractor (general waste and recycling bins) for constituent councils. Subject to industrial negotiations with Transport Workers Union. NAWMA working with Veolia to address driver shortages and service disruptions.
• SolocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew collections contractor since 1 September 2025, responsible for collecting FOGO (green-lid) bins. Already subcontracted for FOGO collections before becoming primary contractor.
• Eco Waste SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlternative drop-off location for Town of Gawler residents to take hard waste items, located at Willaston.
• Mobo GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial enterprise that runs Elizabeth Salvage & Save store at NAWMA's Edinburgh North site. Employs local youth transitioning from special education units into employment. Accepts donations of reusable items.
• RandstadminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment agency handling MRF sorter employment enquiries and placements.
• Scouts Recycling CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated at NAWMA's Edinburgh North site, co-located with Resource Recovery Centre.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery (Australia): Global waste management group with Australian recycling and recovery operations, including MRFs and hazardous waste services. Comparable to NAWMA's Resource Recovery Centre activities (e-waste, paint, hazardous waste acceptance).
• Cleanaway Waste Management: Australia's largest listed waste management company operating collections, MRFs, landfill, and resource recovery nationally. Comparable to NAWMA in providing kerbside collections and material recovery, but at vastly broader geographic and operational scale across commercial and municipal customers.
• Veolia Australia and New Zealand: Global environmental services operator with major Australian waste and recycling operations. Directly relevant because Veolia was NAWMA's kerbside collection contractor and the broader Veolia group operates competing MRFs and recycling infrastructure across Australia.

Direct peers

• ResourceCo: Australia-headquartered materials recovery and resource conversion company operating MRFs and processing C&D, commercial, and MSW streams. Comparable to NAWMA's MRF-led recovery model with similar focus on turning waste into sellable commodities.
• Re.Group: Australian recycling and resource recovery operator with multiple MRFs processing kerbside recyclables, organics, and C&D material. Direct comparator in single-stream MRF operations and commodity sales to reprocessors.
• Solo Resource Recovery: South Australian-headquartered waste management company that recently took over NAWMA's bin collection contracts and also serves SA councils with kerbside and recycling services. Closest operational peer given shared geography, service mix, and contractual relationship.

Others

• Norske Skog Australia: Australian newsprint and packaging paper manufacturer that buys recovered paper from NAWMA's MRF as a feedstock. Comparable as a downstream off-take partner and strategic ally in closed-loop domestic paper recycling.
• Integrated Waste Services (IWS): South Australian industrial composting operator that processes NAWMA's FOGO bin contents into compost. Comparable as a downstream circular-economy partner turning NAWMA's organics stream into a saleable product.

Emerging players

• MACA Limited (Bingo Industries): Australian recycling and waste services operator with significant MRF and landfill exposure. Comparable as an emerging competitor in single-stream recycling processing and a regional player in eastern Australia waste infrastructure.

Regional players

• Visy Recycling: Australia's largest paper and packaging recycler, operating MRFs to feed its pulp and paper mills. Comparable as a downstream buyer/recycler of paper and cardboard, including a likely overlap with Norske Skog-style closed-loop paper recovery partnerships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/nawmaeducationcentre
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nawma8043
• Facebookfacebook.com/cityofsalisbury
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northern-adelaide-waste-management-authority
• Instagramfacebook.com/townofgawler

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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