Recyclop - Antenne du Var

What Recyclop - Antenne du Var does

Recyclop - Antenne du Var is the Var-department regional branch of Recyclop, a French social-enterprise association headquartered in Marseille and founded in 2013 by Abdès Bengorine. The organization, recognized as "reconnu d'intérêt général" since 2015, addresses cigarette-butt pollution — a major source of micro-plastic contamination that can pollute up to 500 liters of water per discarded butt. It operates smoker-zone management, pooled cigarette-butt collection, and eco-awareness services for enterprises, local governments (collectivités), event organizers, and tourism operators across Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The Antenne du Var office is based in Hyères (123 allée de la mer), providing regional coverage alongside the Marseille HQ at 41 rue Jobin.

The core offering is an end-to-end service chain: site assessment, smoker-zone device installation, communication and sensitization, mutualized (pooled) collection, secure treatment and valorization, and traceability/impact reporting. Collected cigarette butts are routed through a long-standing strategic partnership with SPUR Environnement for processing into electrical energy without CO2 emissions. To date, the network has collected more than 8,000 kg of butts cumulatively, generates approximately 4,912 kW of electricity (cited as equivalent to roughly one million smartphone charges), and valorizes about 2 tonnes of butts per year (around 2 million individual butts). The product portfolio also includes eco-designed pocket ashtrays made locally from Provence cane as a consumer-facing awareness product.

Recyclop operates on a mixed revenue model combining subscription-style service contracts with enterprises and municipalities for smoker-zone management plus donations accepted through HelloAsso channels (separate Marseille and Var pages). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct contact forms, phone, and email. GTM is community-led and event-driven: the company relies on regional partnerships with municipalities (Ville de Marseille, Département 13), NGOs (cleanmycalanques, MerTerre), enterprises (Orange, Les Grandes Halles du Vieux-Port), and festival organizers (Delta Festival, Le Summer Festival, Marseille Atac). With approximately 250 combined clients, members, and partners, 180+ local clients equipped in the Var region, and coverage of 20+ Marseille events annually, operations remain tightly concentrated in southeastern France.

Name

Recyclop - Antenne du Var

Legal name

Recyclop - Association

Website

https://recyclop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Recyclop - Antenne du Var is a French social-enterprise association (regional branch in Hyères) providing end-to-end smoker-zone management, pooled cigarette-butt collection, and energy valorization services to enterprises, municipalities, event organizers, and tourism operators in southeastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services / Waste Management

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation) (EUAIANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Cigarette butt recycling
• Smoker zone management
• Waste collection services
• Energy valorization
• Environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Service de gestion des zones fumeurs: Provides complete smoker zone management services to enterprises, municipalities, and event organizers including installation, collection, and impact reporting.
2. Donations et soutiens: Accepts donations through HelloAsso platforms (Marseille and Var) to support environmental mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Recyclop provides end-to-end cigarette butt management services: assessment and installation of smoker zones for enterprises, municipalities, event organizers, and tourism businesses; pooled collection of megots across its partner network; secure treatment via partner SPUR Environnement that converts the butts into electrical energy without CO2 emissions; and traceability plus environmental impact reporting. The organization also distributes an eco-designed pocket ashtray made from Provence cane and runs awareness/communication campaigns to encourage eco-responsible smoker behavior.

Product overview

Recyclop - Antenne du Var is an environmental services company that provides a comprehensive solution for cigarette butt management. The core offering consists of smoker zone management (Gestion des zones fumeurs) combined with energy valorization services that transform collected megots into electrical energy. The company also offers pooled collection services, awareness and communication support, and eco-designed pocket ashtrays made from Provence cane. Services are targeted at enterprises, local authorities, event organizers, and tourism businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gestion des zones fumeurs (Smoker Zone Management) Complete smoker zone management service covering site assessment and diagnostic, device installation, communication/sensitization, mutualized collection, valorization treatment, and traceability/impact reporting. Targeted at enterprises, municipalities, and event organizers needing outsourced cigarette butt and smoker area management.
• Valorisation énergétique des mégots (Energy Valorization of Cigarette Butts) Secure treatment of collected cigarette butts through partner SPUR Environnement, generating electrical energy without CO2 emissions. Approximately 2 tonnes (2 million butts) are valorized per year, producing about 4,912 kW of electricity cumulatively since inception, equivalent to roughly 1 million smartphones recharged.
• Collecte mutualisée (Pooled Collection)

Quantifiable outcome

• A single cigarette butt can contaminate up to 500 liters of water when abandoned
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SPUR EnvironnementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Strategic partner for energy recovery. Cigarette butts collected from all partners are sent to SPUR Environnement for storage and transformation into electrical energy without CO2 emissions.
• OrangeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnership with Orange for cigarette butt collection services.
• cleanmycalanquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal environmental association partner collaborating on environmental protection initiatives in Marseille.
• La Ciotat EntreprendreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business association that organized the Recyclades event, partnering with Recyclop for cigarette butt collection.
• Ville de MarseillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Marseille municipality partner supporting environmental initiatives.
• Département 13coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBouches-du-Rhône departmental council partner for environmental initiatives.
• Les Grandes Halles du Vieux-Port de MarseilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor client representing one-third of Recyclop's collection stream in Marseille.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TerraCycle: Global leader in hard-to-recycle waste with established cigarette butt collection and recycling programs (including branded 'Cigarette Waste Brigade'). Highly comparable to Recyclop as both specialize in recovering value from difficult single-item waste streams via partnership-based collection models.

Broad incumbents

• Derichebourg: French environmental services group operating recycling and waste collection businesses. Relevant broad incumbent that already handles post-consumer waste streams in France.
• Veolia: One of the world's largest environmental services and waste management operators, offering hazardous and municipal waste collection. Comparable as a broad incumbent that could absorb cigarette butt valorization into municipal contracts across France.
• Séché Environnement: French-listed specialist in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment and recovery. Comparable given its focus on industrial/chemical waste valorization — a market adjacent to cigarette butt processing.
• Suez: Major waste management and water services group with significant French municipal contracts. Relevant incumbent that overlaps in waste collection and recycling, including hazardous streams.

Others

• Citeo: French EPR (extended producer responsibility) organization funding household packaging recycling. Indirectly comparable because it shapes the regulatory and funding environment in which specialized recyclers like Recyclop operate.
• Ballot Bin: Manufacturer of smoking-litter ballot bins explicitly referenced on Recyclop's homepage as a device partner. Comparable as an adjacent product company enabling cigarette litter collection infrastructure.
• SPUR Environnement: Recyclop's core processing partner; receives collected butts for energy valorization without CO2 emissions. Included as a peer because it executes the actual transformation step in the value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=JdR5pAQZ3ok
• Instagraminstagram.com/recyclop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recyclop-antenne-du-var

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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