Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique

What Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique does

Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique (SMCNA) is a French public territorial establishment (syndicat mixte) founded in 2005 and headquartered in Nozay, Loire-Atlantique. It is governed by public law and operates under an exclusive statutory mandate to deliver waste treatment and valorization services for five member communautés de communes — CCN (Nozay), Pays de Blain Communauté, Erdre et Gesvres, Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, and Estuaire et Sillon — collectively covering 43 communes in north Loire-Atlantique.

SMCNA's operational footprint centers on the Centre des Brieulles waste treatment facility in Treffieux, which combines a non-hazardous waste storage installation (ISDND), a déchèterie (recycling center), and packaging sorting. Beyond Brieulles, the organization runs a regional network of déchèteries, shared composting sites, green-waste platforms, and the Pôle Consom'Acteur community awareness center in Blain. Service lines include household waste collection, sorting and treatment, shared and individual composting support (delivered through a network of 42 trained volunteer guides composteurs), repair cafés, grinder rental, second-hand recycleries referrals, an experimental shellfish collection program, and educational formation programs. SMCNA also co-owns SPL UniTri, a regional 48,000-ton/year packaging sorting center serving over one million inhabitants across five departments.

The business model is non-commercial: SMCNA is funded through contributions from its five member communautés de communes and aligned public funding (e.g., ADEME programs), and delivers services free of charge or at subsidized rates to residents. Revenue, ownership, and headcount (six administrative employees) are modest by design — SMCNA's role is to coordinate, operate infrastructure, and contract with private operators (e.g., Séché Environnement / Valo'Loire) rather than to generate profit. Performance is measured in public-policy outcomes — residual household waste has been reduced from 118.9 kg/inhabitant/year (2022) to 100 kg/inhabitant/year (2025), and the territory has achieved a 72.8% composting rate for bio-waste.

Name

Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique

Legal name

Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique

Website

https://smcna.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique (SMCNA) is a French public waste authority coordinating treatment, recycling, composting, and prevention services across 43 communes in Loire-Atlantique for its five member communautés de communes and their residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Food Waste Programs & On-Site Solutions (Cafeterias, Grocers, Hospitality) (BPALAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plastics Sorting & Recovery Facilities (PRF) (EUAIADAE)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling center operations
• Community composting programs
• Household waste treatment
• Environmental awareness training

Headquarters

HQ city

Nozay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Service Funding: As a public establishment (Etablissement public sentier mixte communal), SMCNA is funded through public taxation and contributions from its 5 member communautés de communes: CCN (Nozay), PBC (Pays de Blain Communauté), CCEG (Erdre et Gesvres), CCPSG (Pontchâteau Saint Gildas des Bois), and CCES (Estuaire et Sillon). Services are provided free of charge or at subsidized rates to residents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SMCNA is a public territorial establishment (syndicat mixte) that provides household waste collection, sorting, treatment, recycling, and environmental education services across 43 communes in the Loire-Atlantique region of France. The organization operates the Centre des Brieulles waste treatment facility in Treffieux (including an ISDND landfill and packaging processing), a network of déchèteries (recycling centers), shared composting sites, and community awareness programs such as the Pôle Consom'Acteur, Repair Cafés, and a 42-volunteer Guides Composteurs network.

Product overview

Syndicat Mixte Centre Nord Atlantique (SMCNA) is a public waste management organization serving 5 intercommunal communities in the Centre Nord Atlantique region of France. Rather than a unified technology product, it operates a portfolio of environmental services including waste collection and treatment infrastructure (Centre des Brieulles, déchèteries), community composting programs (shared composting sites, Guides Composteurs network of 42 trained volunteers), consumer awareness facilities (Pôle Consom'acteur), and educational initiatives (Repair Cafés, formation programs). Services also include green waste shredding equipment rental, recycleries, experimental shellfish shell collection, and regular site visits to the treatment center. The organization focuses on waste reduction, recycling promotion, and environmental education across 43 municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre des Brieulles Waste treatment center located in Treffieux comprising a non-hazardous waste storage facility (ISDND) for residual household waste and bulky items from recycling centers, a déchèterie, packaging processing, and public educational programs on waste prevention.
• Déchèteries (Recycling Centers) Network of household recycling centers across the SMCNA territory where residents can dispose of metals, asbestos, green waste, bulky items, and other special waste streams; free access for residents of member communes with scheduled special collection days.
• Shared Composting Program (Compostage Partagé) Community composting program encouraging residents to compost their bio-waste at shared sites throughout the territory, supported by trained guides composteurs and site referents.
• Pôle Consom'Acteur Blain Community awareness center built largely with recovered materials, serving as the entrance to the future Pays de Blain déchèterie, offering workshops, repair cafés, and demonstrations on waste reduction and sustainable consumption.
• Repair Café Community workshops where volunteers assist residents in repairing everyday objects (electronics, clothing, bicycles, toys) to extend product lifespans and reduce waste.
• Grinder Rental (Location de broyeur) Rental service providing wood shredders for residents to process green waste into mulch (broyat) for garden use or composting.
• Guides Composteurs Network Network of 42 trained volunteer guides who educate and assist residents with composting practices across the SMCNA territory.
• Shellfish Collection Program Experimental program collecting shellfish shells from local restaurants via 6 collection points to process into powder for agricultural soil amendment or products like pavers and decorative objects.
• Formation Programs Educational programs including composting training, site referent certification, guides composteurs certification, and zero-waste landscaping training for municipal technical services across 43 communes.
• VALO CENTRE Next-generation recycling center for Pays de Blain Communauté featuring modern waste processing and sorting capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Residual household waste reduced from 118.9 kg/habitant/an (2022) to 100 kg/habitant/an (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Ecologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational French agency for ecological transition. Listed as partner/collaborator on SMCNA website, indicating alignment with national environmental policies and funding programs for waste management initiatives.
• Recyclerie Nord AtlantiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal reuse and recycling organization with 4 solidarity boutiques on the territory. SMCNA directs residents to Recyclerie Nord Atlantique for donation and reuse of items including electrical equipment.
• Communauté de Communes de Nozay (CCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 5 member communautés de communes that form SMCNA and fund its operations.
• Pays de Blain Communauté (PBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 5 member communautés de communes. PBC hosts the innovative Pôle Consom'Acteur and is developing a new generation déchèterie.
• Communauté de Communes Erdre et Gesvres (CCEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 5 member communautés de communes. CCEG demonstrates green waste valorization with farmers and operates green waste platforms.
• Communauté de Communes Pontchâteau Saint Gildas des Bois (CCPSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 5 member communautés de communes, participating in joint waste management initiatives.
• Communauté de Communes Estuaire et Sillon (CCES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the 5 member communautés de communes, participating in joint waste management initiatives.
• TerhaominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociation contracted by SMCNA to animate 'Espaces verts zéro-déchets – zéro-phyto' training sessions for technical services of communes, focusing on green waste use for soil maintenance.
• COMPOSTRIminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociation providing composting guide certification training for residents of SMCNA territory.
• EcosystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-organization approved by ADEME for DEEE (waste electrical equipment) management. Envie 44, agréé by Ecosystem, handles electrical equipment collected at déchèteries. Ecosystem also manages the repair bonus program encouraging appliance repair.
• Séché Environnement / Valo'LoirecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrivate operator of the Centre de Traitement et de Valorisation des Déchets de la Prairie de Mauves. SMCNA participates in public consultations for this facility, which is operated by Séché Environnement and falls under the Valo'Loire brand.
• SPL UniTricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSociété Publique Locale created in 2019 by local waste valorization syndicates to build and operate a major 48,000-ton/year sorting center for recyclable packaging serving over 1 million inhabitants across Maine-et-Loire, Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Deux-Sèvres, and Vienne. Cost: €35M construction, €36M for 8-year operation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global waste management operator with extensive French municipal contracts for collection, sorting, and treatment. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing the same end-to-end waste services SMCNA coordinates at a much smaller scale.
• Paprec Group: Leading French family-owned recycling and waste management group operating sorting, recovery, and treatment facilities across France. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving French collectivités with recycling and waste services.
• Derichebourg Environnement: French multi-sector group with a sizable Environment division providing waste collection, sorting, and recycling for municipalities and industrials. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same value chain.
• SUEZ Recycling & Recovery: Major French and global waste management group operating sorting, recycling, and disposal infrastructure for municipalities. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering the full waste value chain that SMCNA delivers locally.

Direct peers

• Séché Environnement: French private operator of waste treatment facilities including the Prairie de Mauves/Valo'Loire center with which SMCNA coordinates public consultations. Directly comparable as a hazardous/non-hazardous waste treatment operator serving French territoires.
• SPL UniTri: Société Publique Locale created by regional waste syndicats to operate a 48,000-ton/year sorting center serving over 1 million inhabitants. SMCNA is one of the founding syndicats, making UniTri a structural direct peer in regional packaging sorting.
• Recyclerie Nord Atlantique: Local reuse/recycling association operating 4 solidarity boutiques on SMCNA's territory. SMCNA routes residents to Recyclerie Nord Atlantique for donations and reuse, making it a direct operational peer in community-scale circular-economy activity.

Others

• Ecosystem: ADEME-approved eco-organization managing DEEE (WEEE) collection and the repair bonus scheme used at SMCNA déchèteries. Comparable as an ecosystem partner enabling electrical-equipment reuse and recycling flows.
• ADEME: French national ecological-transition agency that funds and aligns public waste-management programs. SMCNA is a partner/beneficiary; comparable as a strategic counterpart shaping policy and funding flows for the same activity.

Regional players

• Trivalis: Syndicat mixte in Vendée responsible for household waste treatment and disposal across its member communautés. Comparable as a regional French syndicat mixte performing the same statutory waste-treatment role on an adjacent territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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