SYTRAD - (Syndicat de Traitement des Déchets Ardèche-Drôme)

What SYTRAD - (Syndicat de Traitement des Déchets Ardèche-Drôme) does

SYTRAD (Syndicat de Traitement des Déchets Ardèche-Drôme) is a French public administrative entity, structured as a "syndicat mixte fermé," that manages the treatment of municipal solid waste across the Ardèche and Drôme departments in southeastern France. It is registered under SIREN 252601828 and headquartered in Portes-lès-Valence (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). The organization operates a network of specialized treatment facilities: the MeTRIpolis sorting center for selective collections in Portes-lès-Valence; residual-waste valorization centers at Étoile-sur-Rhône, Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals, and Beauregard-Baret (which produce energy and secondary materials); and an installation for the storage of non-hazardous waste.

SYTRAD's customer base consists of the intercommunal cooperation structures (EPCI) and municipalities within its jurisdiction, which are statutorily members. It is funded through member contributions and waste-treatment fees rather than commercial pricing. Beyond core treatment operations, SYTRAD runs an extensive suite of prevention, education, and circular-economy programs: the R'Club citizen membership program, the SYCLIC podcast, the "Horizon Zéro" educational escape game, the Gourmet Bag anti-food-waste initiative, the Stop Pub program, the Annuaire des acteurs 3R (a directory of roughly 50+ repair, reuse, and recycling partners across the territory including Trimaran, La Ressourcerie Verte, Emmaüs, and Nouvelle'R), and a school pedagogical program. The organization also partners with ADEME on national environmental programs and operates an active multi-channel communication presence (website, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, podcast platforms).

Commercially, SYTRAD is not a private enterprise — it has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and a lean headcount of approximately nine employees. Governance is provided by a president and bureau syndical, with a new president elected in May 2025. Its strategic posture is shaped by French public-service regulation and EU circular-economy directives rather than by competitive market dynamics.

Name

SYTRAD - (Syndicat de Traitement des Déchets Ardèche-Drôme)

Legal name

SYTRAD - SYndicat de Traitement des déchets Ardèche Drôme

Website

https://sytrad.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SYTRAD is a French public administrative syndicate (syndicat mixte fermé) that manages municipal waste treatment across the Ardèche and Drôme departments, operating sorting, valorization, and storage facilities funded by mandatory member-municipality contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB)

Keywords

• Municipal waste treatment
• Household waste sorting
• Waste valorization services
• Recycling infrastructure
• Public waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Portes-lès-Valence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

SYTRAD is a public waste treatment syndicate that operates an integrated network of facilities — including the MeTRIpolis sorting center, residual household waste valorization centers, and a non-hazardous waste storage installation — to treat municipal waste on behalf of its member municipalities and EPCI in the Ardèche and Drôme departments. In parallel, it delivers waste prevention programs, citizen education tools (Horizon Zéro escape game, SYCLIC podcast, school visits), and an online directory of repair, reuse, and recycle actors across the territory.

Product overview

SYTRAD operates as a public waste management syndicate managing waste treatment across the Ardèche-Drôme territory. The organization runs a network of specialized facilities including MeTRIpolis (sorting center), valorization centers, and non-hazardous waste storage installations. Beyond core waste treatment operations, SYTRAD offers complementary programs including educational tools (Escape Game Horizon Zéro, SYCLIC podcast), community engagement (R'Club membership program), an online directory of 3R (Repair, Reuse, Recovery) actors, and the Gourmet Bag food waste initiative. The organization also provides educational resources for schools and the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MeTRIpolis Sorting Center Centre de tri des collectes sélectives located in Portes-lès-Valence; processes recyclable materials from selective collections of member municipalities and accepts visitor groups for educational tours.
• Étoile-sur-Rhône and Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals Valorization Centers Recovery/valorization centers for residual household waste located in Étoile-sur-Rhône and Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals, transforming residual waste into energy and secondary materials.
• Beauregard-Baret Valorization Center Recovery/valorization center located in Beauregard-Baret for processing residual waste that cannot be sorted or recycled.
• Non-Hazardous Waste Storage Installation Storage facility for the disposal of non-hazardous waste that cannot be recovered, operated in compliance with environmental regulations.
• Waste Prevention Program Comprehensive waste prevention program covering eco-exemplarity, food waste reduction, bio-waste management, repair initiatives, and Stop Pub, available to member municipalities, businesses, and citizens.
• Annuaire des acteurs 3R Online geolocated directory of approximately 50+ local repair, reuse, and recycle actors (ressourceries, repair shops, reuse associations) across the Ardèche-Drôme territory.
• Gourmet Bag Initiative to combat food waste in partner restaurants, allowing customers to take home leftover food.
• Educational Spaces and School Programs Pedagogical resources including school animations, tool lending, teacher guides, and school visit programs for primary schools teaching waste sorting and reduction.
• Horizon Zéro Escape Game Mobile and immersive escape game on the theme of waste sorting and reduction, available as an educational tool for groups.
• SYCLIC Podcast Podcast series by SYTRAD covering waste management topics and environmental initiatives, distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Deezer.
• R'Club Local membership club for committed citizens, offering exclusive events, exchanges, and updates on sorting and waste reduction.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME is cited as a source and reference for environmental data and programs related to waste reduction, repair networks (Longue Vie Aux Objets), and the Bonus Réparation initiative. SYTRAD participates in ADEME-supported programs and campaigns.
• 3R Actor Network (Repair, Reuse, Recycle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYTRAD maintains a directory of approximately 50+ local actors including ressourceries, repair shops, reuse associations, and recycleries across Ardèche-Drôme territory. Organizations include Trimaran, La Ressourcerie Verte, Emmaüs, Nouvelle'R, and many others. SYTRAD supports and promotes these actors through its 'Annuaire des 3R' program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Citeo: Ecosystem participant: Citeo operates the French extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for household packaging and paper; SYTRAD's sorting center MeTRIpolis is part of the operational value chain Citeo funds and audits. Adjacent rather than directly competing.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique): Ecosystem participant: ADEME is SYTRAD's named strategic partner and a key funding/regulatory reference for French public waste-management programs (Longue Vie Aux Objets, Bonus Réparation). Not a peer in operational terms but a key institutional counterpart shaping SYTRAD's mandate and funding.

Regional players

• Sirtom de la Vallée de l'Ondaine: Regional French peer: intercommunal waste management syndicat operating in the Loire department — provides comparable municipal waste services (sorting, recovery, transfer) but serves a different regional territory from SYTRAD's Ardèche-Drôme footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Séché Environnement: Broad incumbent: Séché operates waste treatment, recovery, and storage facilities (including hazardous and non-hazardous storage) in France. Comparable operational categories (valorization, landfill storage, treatment) and similar customer base in French municipal/industrial markets.
• Suez (Waste Management): Broad incumbent in the same environmental services space: Suez operates municipal waste sorting, recycling, recovery, and disposal infrastructure across France and globally. While not a public syndicate, it competes for delegated public-service contracts and serves overlapping end-customers (municipalities, EPCIs).
• Veolia (Waste Management): Broad incumbent: Veolia operates household waste sorting centers, energy-from-waste facilities, and recycling infrastructure in France, with overlapping services to what SYTRAD provides at a regional level. Engages with French municipalities on delegated waste management contracts.

Direct peers

• SMICTOM de l'Alsace du Sud: Direct French peer: intercommunal syndicat managing household waste collection, sorting, and treatment across southern Alsace — same customer base (municipalities/EPCI), services, and public governance as SYTRAD.
• Syded du Lot: Direct French peer: departmental waste treatment syndicate operating sorting facilities and recovery infrastructure for the Lot department, with the same public-entity model and municipal membership base as SYTRAD.
• SMDRA - Syndicat Mixte Départemental pour le Traitement des Déchets de l'Aveyron: Direct French peer: a syndicat mixte fermé managing waste treatment infrastructure across the Aveyron department, with the same structural model (sorting, recovery, disposal) and member-municipality funding mechanism as SYTRAD.
• TRIFYL (formerly Sydéd du Tarn): Direct French peer: syndicat mixte operating waste treatment facilities (sorting, valorization, storage) across the Tarn department with a comparable public-service syndicate governance and member-fee funding structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SYTRAD1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCVyJNi2Y2_Zdov1uL40ubw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sytrad-1595431134011898
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syndicat-de-traitement-des-d%C3%A9chets-ard%C3%A8che-dr%C3%B4me-sytrad
• Instagraminstagram.com/sytrad_2607
• TikToktiktok.com/@sytrad2607

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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