SMICTOM du Chinonais

What SMICTOM du Chinonais does

SMICTOM du Chinonais (Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères du Chinonais) is a French public intermunicipal syndicate established in 1983 and headquartered at 24 place Jeanne d'Arc, Chinon, in the Indre-et-Loire department of Centre-Val de Loire. It operates under the French General Code of Territorial Collectivities as a non-commercial public body (syndicat mixte) and does not run a régie directe. Its statutory mission is the collection and treatment of household waste for three communautés de communes — Chinon Vienne et Loire, Touraine Vallée de l'Indre, and Touraine Val de Vienne — covering more than 80 adherent communes. It is governed by a 12-delegate Comité Syndical led by President Catherine Degrave and three Vice-Presidents, with a staff of approximately 10–14 employees handling project implementation and day-to-day administration.

The syndicate's service portfolio spans waste collection, a network of five déchèteries (recycling centers) including the newly opened Azay-le-Rideau facility (February 2026, ~€2M investment, 23 sorting streams on 8,500 m²), a packaging sorting center (centre de tri), and an energy recovery incineration unit (usine d'incinération). Access to déchèteries is controlled via a mandatory access-card system with automatic barriers. Adjacent services include individual and shared composting programs (600L composters, 7L bio-buckets), a free annual tire collection, Stop Pub stickers, battery boxes, free guided sorting-center tours, and prevention interventions in schools and businesses. Educational assets include the Mémo Tri guide and Abécédaire des déchets, available in French and English. The syndicate partners with Touraine Propre on the Cap 2030 program targeting a 16% reduction in household waste per inhabitant between 2022 and 2030.

SMICTOM's business model is institutional rather than commercial: it is funded by its three member communautés de communes rather than by direct user fees for resident services, with paid disposal only for professional users (SIREN/Kbis-registered) at the déchèteries. The entity has no parent company, no external investors, no funding rounds, no disclosed revenue, and no M&A history. Its growth is shaped by public-sector mandates, regulatory waste-reduction targets, and infrastructure modernization rather than by commercial expansion.

Name

SMICTOM du Chinonais

Legal name

SMICTOM du Chinonais (Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères du Chinonais)

Website

https://smictom.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SMICTOM du Chinonais is a French public intermunicipal syndicate mandated to manage household waste collection and treatment for 80+ communes across three communautés de communes in Indre-et-Loire, operating déchèteries, a sorting center, and an energy recovery incineration unit, funded by member communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAIAFAA

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Waste Management & Recycling Services

SECONDARYIMAIAFAJ

Medical & Biohazard Waste Disposal (RMW/Sharps)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Waste Management & Recycling Services

SECONDARYBPABALAE

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols)

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Waste, Recycling & Sustainability Programs (On-site)

SECONDARYEUAIAAAH

Bulky Item & White Goods Collection

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection & Hauling

SECONDARYEUAIADAK

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Recycling & Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF)

SECONDARYEUAIABAF

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Transfer/Consolidation

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Transfer Stations & Material Handling

SECONDARYEUAIAFAE

Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Hazardous Waste Management (Industrial, Chemical, Medical)

Keywords

• Household waste collection
• Waste treatment services
• Recycling center operations
• Waste prevention programs
• Public waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chinon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public syndicate funding: SMICTOM operates as a public syndicate under the general code of territorial collectivities. The organization does not have direct management (ne possède pas de régie directe). Collection and treatment of household waste falls under the responsibility of the communautés de communes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SMICTOM du Chinonais is a public intermunicipal syndicate that collects and treats household waste for residents of more than 80 adherent communes across three communautés de communes in Indre-et-Loire, France. Its services cover door-to-door waste collection, a network of five déchèteries (recycling centres) with mandatory access cards, individual and shared composting programs, sorting guidance, and special waste collections (tires, batteries, textiles). It also operates a packaging sorting centre (centre de tri) and an energy recovery incineration plant for residual waste.

Product overview

SMICTOM du Chinonais is a public waste collection and treatment syndicate (Syndicat Mixte de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères) serving the Chinonais territory in Indre-et-Loire, France. The organization does not operate a direct service (no régie directe) but manages waste collection and treatment for member communities of communes. Its core services include household waste collection, access to recycling centers (déchèteries), waste sorting guidance, individual and shared composting programs, and special waste collection services (tires, textiles, batteries). The organization also operates a packaging sorting center (Centre de tri) and an energy recovery incineration plant (Usine d'Incinération). Key service access points include the déchèteries network (Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon, Noyant-de-Touraine, and others), online service portals for bin requests and sorting guidelines, and educational/prevention programs through the PLPDMA and Cap 2030 regional waste prevention initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La collecte de mes déchets (Household waste collection)
• Mes déchèteries & ma carte d'accès (Recycling centre access)
• Compostage individuel et partagé (Composting programs)
• Demande de bac (Bin request service)
• Stop pub et boîte à piles (No-junk mail and battery box)
• Visite du centre de tri (Sorting centre tours)
• Centre de tri (Sorting centre)
• Usine d'Incinération (Energy recovery incineration)
• Collecte des pneus (Tire collection)
• Valoriser ses végétaux (Plant waste valorization)
• New Déchèterie d'Azay-le-Rideau

Quantifiable outcome

• 16% reduction in household waste targeted between 2022 and 2030 (approximately 85 kg per year per inhabitant reduction)
• +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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Touraine ProprecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Touraine Propre for the implementation of the departmental prevention program Cap 2030. The objective is to reduce household waste by at least 16% between 2022 and 2030, representing approximately 85 kg reduction per year per inhabitant. SMICTOM du Chinonais is responsible for the local implementation of 39 actions across 6 major themes.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Derichebourg: French environmental services group with significant recycling, sorting, and waste recovery activities; comparable in materials recovery and household recycling streams that complement SMICTOM's sorting-center work.
• Veolia: Global environmental services group with major waste management operations in France (collection, sorting, treatment, energy recovery); comparable to SMICTOM's integrated déchèterie-to-incineration model but operating across many geographies and commercial markets.
• Pizzorno Environnement: French private-sector operator focused on household waste collection, sorting centers, and treatment facilities, often under public-service delegation contracts — comparable operating model where SMICTOM retains direct public control.
• Séché Environnement: French waste treatment specialist operating hazardous and non-hazardous treatment facilities including energy recovery and sorting; directly comparable on the treatment/incineration side of SMICTOM's operations.
• Suez: Major French and global waste management operator running household waste collection, sorting, and recovery services; comparable in service scope (collection, recycling centers, treatment) but as a private-sector incumbent across many French territories.

Direct peers

• Smitred Nord: French intercommunal waste-treatment syndicate (Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de Traitement des Résidus Urbains de l'Est du Département du Nord) operating household residual-waste treatment infrastructure for member communes — directly comparable public entity with similar syndicate governance and waste-treatment mission.
• Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de Collecte et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères (SMICTOM) Rhône-Garrigue Nord: Another French SMICTOM with similar intercommunal structure providing household waste collection, déchèteries, and treatment services to member communes — a directly comparable peer public syndicate.

Regional players

• SICTOM de la Région d'Audruicq: French intercommunal waste collection and treatment syndicate operating déchèteries, sorting, and household collection for member communes in northern France — directly comparable structure and service model to SMICTOM du Chinonais.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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