Obrist Transport + Recycling AG

What Obrist Transport + Recycling AG does

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG is a privately held Swiss waste management and recycling company headquartered in Neuenhof, Aargau. It operates a diversified service portfolio targeting four primary customer segments: municipalities (B2G), gastronomy/hospitality, industrial and commercial enterprises, and residential customers, across the Aargau and Zürich cantons. Its offerings include municipal refuse and green waste collection, industrial and gastro disposal, container transport and press container rentals, custom disposal concepts, the 'Krantour' underground container system for municipalities, event waste management for festivals (notably Büli-Fäscht 2025 with 100,000+ guests), an own-operated collection point 'brings!' in Turgi, and a secondary e-commerce shop selling container replacement parts (casters, axles, locks, keys) and experiential products (Erlebnistag Müllmann/Müllfrau at CHF 350).

The company's underlying technology stack centers on a waste collection and recycling management system with route optimization for municipal and commercial clients, deployed across a fleet of 40+ vehicles of which more than 50% are fully electric Mercedes-Benz refuse trucks. It supports 100,000+ waste bags collected per day and 302,384+ daily customers. Recent technology additions include an AI-assisted telephone assistant (NLP-based) for call routing and customer intake, and smart waste management solutions integrated into municipal collection operations.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring service contracts (municipal and commercial waste collection, gastro 24h service), usage-based disposal pricing per a published Preisliste, professional services for events and custom disposal concepts, and one-time e-commerce sales of container parts and experience vouchers. Distribution is via direct field sales to municipalities and large commercial accounts combined with an online shop delivering across Switzerland, supported by the own collection point 'brings!' in Turgi. The company is owned and operated by a four-person management team (Franz-Beat Schwere, Thomas Benz, Michael Humbel, Katharina Hirtzel) following the July 2023 passing of long-time leader Sabine Bärlocher.

Name

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG

Legal name

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG

Website

https://obrist-transporte.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG is a privately held Swiss waste management and recycling company based in Neuenhof, Aargau, providing municipal, commercial, industrial, residential, and event waste collection services across the Aargau and Zürich cantons using a 40+ vehicle fleet that is over 50% electric.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAA), Commercial Junk Removal & Hauling (HSAKALAB), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Container transportation
• Municipal waste management
• Industrial waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuenhof

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Waste Collection Services: Contract-based waste collection and recycling services for partner municipalities including garbage, green waste, and glass collection.
2. Commercial and Industrial Disposal: Disposal services for gastronomy businesses, industrial facilities, and commercial enterprises. Includes container services and press containers.
3. E-commerce Product Sales: Online sales of container parts, accessories, replacement wheels, locks, pedals, and other waste container components.
4. Event Waste Management: Temporary waste collection logistics for events and festivals, providing complete waste separation and disposal solutions.
5. Custom Disposal Concepts: Individual waste disposal concepts and consulting for businesses and municipalities requiring tailored solutions.
6. Experience Vouchers: Sale of experience day vouchers allowing customers to ride along on garbage collection trucks. CHF 350 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG provides professional waste collection, disposal, and recycling services for municipalities, industrial/commercial clients, gastronomy businesses, and residential customers across the Aargau and Zürich cantons in Switzerland. Core services include municipal refuse and green-waste collection, industrial and gastro disposal with press containers, custom Entsorgungskonzepte, event waste logistics, and container transport/cleaning, supported by an own Sammelstelle 'brings!' in Turgi. The company also operates an e-commerce shop selling container parts, accessories, and Erlebnistage (experience day vouchers) for riding along on collection routes.

Product overview

Obrist Transport + Recycling AG is a waste management and recycling company serving Aargau and Zürich regions in Switzerland. The company operates a diversified service portfolio comprising waste disposal and recycling services (residential, commercial, industrial, restaurant, glass, and municipal), container transport and rental, smart waste management solutions, event waste management, and a collection point ('brings!'). Additionally, the company operates an e-commerce shop selling waste container accessories and replacement parts including casters, axles, locks, keys, pedals, and towing devices. The company also offers an experiential product (garbage collector experience day) and has been expanding its fleet with electric vehicles. The portfolio is structured as a services business complemented by a parts/accessories e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• brings!: The company's own collection point (Sammelstelle) located in Turgi, where customers can bring recyclable materials.

Products and services

• Räumungen und Entrümpelungen (Apartment and Property Clearances) Professional apartment and property clearing and decluttering services for residential and commercial customers, including household clearances, apartment cleanouts, and disposal of unwanted items.
• Muldentransporte / Presscontainer (Skip and Compactor Container Transport) Skip and compactor (press) container transport services for waste management needs, serving industrial, commercial, and large-volume customers including deployments to remote locations such as the UTO Kulm mountain-top site.
• Gastro Entsorgung (Restaurant and Food Service Waste Disposal) Waste disposal services specifically designed for restaurants, hotels, and food service businesses, including a dedicated 24h Bestellservice hotline (044 740 00 74) and recurring collection contracts.
• Welaki Mulden (Welaki Container Rental) Welaki container rental and disposal services for businesses and construction sites requiring exchangeable container logistics.
• Industrie Entsorgung (Industrial Waste Disposal) Industrial waste disposal services for manufacturing and industrial facilities, including press container services and custom disposal concepts.
• Glas Entsorgung (Glass Recycling) Glass waste collection and recycling services for residential, commercial, and municipal customers.
• Gemeinde Kehrichtentsorgung (Municipal Refuse Collection) Municipal refuse disposal services for partner communities in Aargau and Zürich, operating under recurring contracts.
• Gemeinde Grüngutentsorgung (Municipal Green Waste Disposal) Municipal green waste disposal and composting services for partner communities.
• Krantour Unterflursystem für Gemeinden (Underground Waste Collection System) Underground crane-based waste collection system for municipalities, enabling automated waste collection at sites such as Neuenhof.
• Entsorgungskonzepte (Custom Waste Disposal Concepts) Customized waste disposal concepts and consulting services for businesses and municipalities requiring tailored solutions.
• Event Entsorgung (Event Waste Management) Complete waste management and disposal services for festivals and events, including setup, on-site collection, and waste separation logistics (e.g., Büüli-Fäscht 2025 serving 100,000+ guests and Wettigerfest).
• Smart Waste Management Intelligent waste management solutions combining route optimization and efficient collection technology for municipal and commercial clients.
• Container leeren und waschen (Container Emptying and Washing) Container emptying and cleaning services for hygiene and reuse of waste containers.
• brings! Sammelstelle (Collection Point in Turgi) Own collection point in Turgi where residential and commercial customers can bring recyclable and waste materials directly for proper disposal.
• Erlebnistag als Müllmann/Müllfrau (Garbage Collector Experience Day) One-day ride-along experience on a refuse collection vehicle including T-shirt and lunch; priced at CHF 350.00 per person with a minimum age of 18 years. Distributed via the Obrist E-Shop and partners such as geschenkidee.ch.
• Obrist E-Shop (Container Parts and Accessories Online Shop) Own e-commerce shop selling container parts, accessories, and replacement components for waste containers, including casters, axles, locks, triangular keys, foot pedals, towing devices, and tilt locks; delivers across Switzerland with shipping costs and supports TWINT, Maestro, Mastercard, VISA, and Apple Pay via Saferpay.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ waste bags handled per day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner MunicipalitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing municipal partnerships for waste collection services. Municipalities are the primary B2G channel partners who contract Obrist for public waste collection services in their communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ERZ Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich: Municipal waste collection and recycling arm of the City of Zürich, operating across the same canton as Obrist. Directly comparable in service mix (residential, commercial, industrial collection plus recycling) and as a competing bidder for municipal contracts in adjacent Zürich-area municipalities.
• AVAG AG: Aargau-based waste management company operating both collection services and thermal treatment (KVA Buchs). Overlaps directly with Obrist on Aargau municipal contracts and industrial disposal, and operates within the same primary service region.
• Entsorgung + Recycling Stadt Bern: Municipal waste collection and recycling service for the City of Bern. Comparable in operating model (municipal-contracted, multi-stream residential and commercial collection, recycling integration) and as a competing bidder for Swiss municipal tenders.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero Schweiz: Swiss arm of Schwarz Group's PreZero recycling and environmental services division. Operates material recovery, commercial collection, and recycling infrastructure in Switzerland — a direct competitor for both municipal tenders and industrial accounts.
• Veolia Umweltservice Schweiz: Swiss arm of Veolia's global environmental services group. Offers overlapping commercial and industrial waste collection, recycling, and disposal across multiple cantons — including Zürich and Aargau — and is a credible bidder on larger municipal contracts.
• Remondis Schweiz: Swiss operations of the German-headquartered Remondis Group. Provides comparable commercial, industrial, and municipal waste collection and recycling services and competes for the same multi-canton contract base as Obrist.

Regional players

• KVA Buchs: Thermal waste treatment facility in Buchs, Aargau. Operates in the same canton as Obrist and handles downstream disposal for non-hazardous municipal and commercial streams generated from collection activities, including those Obrist services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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