Trackdéchets - Ministère de la Transition Écologique

What Trackdéchets - Ministère de la Transition Écologique does

Trackdéchets is a free digital public service operated by the Direction Générale à la Prévention des Risques (DGPR) within the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, launched in 2020 to dematerialize hazardous waste traceability in France. The platform is mandated by Article L.541-7 of the French Environmental Code and Décret n° 2021-321 of 25 March 2021, making it the legally required system for tracking dangerous waste (BSDD), asbestos (BSDA), refrigerants (BSFF), infectious medical waste (BSDASRI), and end-of-life vehicles (BSVHU) across the French waste value chain. Its users include waste producers, collectors, transporters, treatment facilities, eco-organisms, brokers, and traders, who must register on the platform to create and sign waste tracking documents (bordereaux de suivi de déchets). Since launch, the platform has onboarded 473,739 establishments and processed 21,916,641 tracking documents covering 23,738,982 tonnes of hazardous waste.

The underlying technology stack is a GraphQL API fronting PostgreSQL-style data services with OAuth2 authorization and webhook notifications, hosted on Scalingo cloud infrastructure across three European data centers (Roubaix, Frankfurt, Helsinki) and reporting 99.7% API uptime with sub-100ms response times. The platform cross-references the INSEE SIRENE database for company verification and the EU VIES system for VAT validation, and feeds registered data directly into France's national waste registry (RNDTS). Twenty-two third-party SaaS waste management editors, including Caktus, Dashdoc, Praxedo, Sogelink, Kizeo, and Tennaxia, integrate with Trackdéchets via the public API, and twenty-three co-construction partners (Veolia, Federec, Chimirec, Séché Environnement, BRGM) contributed to platform development.

The business model is non-commercial: Trackdéchets is fully funded by the French state, provided at zero cost to all users, and operated by a 19-person team within the DGPR with no revenue stream, no pricing tiers, and no equity ownership. Distribution is driven by regulatory mandate rather than sales; user education is delivered through YouTube training videos, a public FAQ, a developer documentation portal, and a sandbox environment. The platform sits within the beta.gouv.fr network of French government digital services, and its long-term defensibility rests on the combination of statutory mandate, network effects across the full French hazardous-waste ecosystem, and deep integration with national company and environmental registries.

Name

Trackdéchets - Ministère de la Transition Écologique

Legal name

Ministère de la Transition écologique

Website

https://trackdechets.beta.gouv.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trackdéchets is a free, government-mandated digital platform operated by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition that tracks hazardous waste traceability across France via a web application and GraphQL API. It serves waste producers, transporters, collectors, treatment facilities, eco-organisms, and brokers, with 473,739 registered establishments and 21.9 million bordereaux processed since 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Compliance Software

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Compliance, Profiling & Brokerage (Waste Characterization, Vendor Management) (BPALAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hazardous Waste Handling, Transport & Disposal (RCRA/TSDF) (IMAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Hazardous waste tracking
• Waste traceability platform
• Environmental compliance software
• Digital waste management
• Regulatory compliance platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Service - Free Platform Access: Trackdéchets is a free digital service provided by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition (Ministère de la Transition Écologique). Access to the platform and API is free for all users. The platform is funded by government预算 and operates as a regulatory compliance tool mandated by French environmental law (Article L.541-7 du code de l'environnement, Décret n° 2021-321 du 25 mars 2021).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trackdéchets is a free digital platform that enables electronic traceability of hazardous waste in France, allowing waste producers, collectors, transporters, brokers, traders, eco-organisms, and treatment facilities to create, sign, and manage waste tracking documents (Bordereaux de Suivi de Déchets - BSD). The platform operates as both a self-service web application and a GraphQL API for integration with third-party waste management software, supporting multiple waste types including dangerous waste, asbestos, refrigerant fluids, infectious medical waste, and end-of-life vehicles.

Product overview

Trackdéchets is a single unified digital platform operated by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition for hazardous waste traceability. The core platform consists of a web application (app.trackdechets.beta.gouv.fr) and a GraphQL API that enables third-party waste management software to integrate via OAuth2 and webhooks. The platform supports multiple waste tracking form types: Dangerous Waste (BSDD), Asbestos Waste (BSDA), Refrigerant Fluids (BSFF), Infectious Medical Waste (BSDASRI), and End-of-Life Vehicles (BSVHU). Users access the system via the main web application or through connected partner software (21 SaaS waste management solutions). A sandbox environment is available for testing, and a public statistics dashboard provides aggregate data on waste tracking across France since 2020.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trackdéchets Web Application Free web-based interface for managing hazardous waste traceability, allowing users to create accounts, edit waste tracking forms (BSD), verify service providers, manage team member access and permissions, view the waste registry, and export reports. Used by waste producers, collectors, transporters, brokers, traders, eco-organisms, and treatment facilities across France.
• Trackdéchets GraphQL API GraphQL API that enables third-party software systems (SI métier) to interconnect with Trackdéchets for standardized data exchange. Supports queries and mutations for managing waste tracking forms (BSD), user and establishment management, registry exports, and webhooks. Authentication via Bearer tokens and OAuth2 authorization code flow. Rate limiting at 1000 requests per minute per IP. Available in sandbox and production environments.
• Trackdéchets Sandbox Environment Demonstration/testing environment that mirrors the production platform with a separate database, allowing users to safely test workflows and explore platform capabilities without affecting real data. Available at sandbox.trackdechets.beta.gouv.fr.
• Public Statistics Dashboard Public dashboard displaying aggregate statistics on hazardous waste traceability including total tonnage tracked (23.7 million tonnes), forms created (21.9 million waybills), and registered establishments (473,739) since 2020.
• Multi-Waste Type Tracking Service Integrated waste tracking service supporting five distinct waste tracking document types: BSDD (dangerous waste), BSDASRI (infectious medical waste), BSDA (asbestos), BSFF (refrigerant fluids), and BSVHU (end-of-life vehicles). Each type has its own regulatory framework and workflow within the platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 473,739 establishments registered on the platform since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ScalingocoreTechnology or IntegrationScalingo SAS (15 avenue du Rhin, 67100 Strasbourg, France) provides cloud hosting for Trackdéchets web servers and databases. This is a critical infrastructure partnership ensuring the platform's 99.7% uptime and data hosting in France. The service is covered under Scalingo's privacy policy.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of France's largest environmental services companies and a historical partner (since 2018). Contributed to co-constructing the platform to develop features aligned with field practices. Multiple Veolia entities are partners (logo-veolia, sarp-veolia, sarpi-veolia).
• FedereccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération des Entreprises Françaises de Récupération, de Recyclage et de Valorisation (French Federation of Recycling and Recovery Companies). Historical partner since 2018, contributing industry expertise to platform development.
• ChimirecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHazardous waste collection and treatment company. Historical partner since 2018, providing practical field experience to platform development.
• Séché EnvironnementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental services company specializing in waste treatment and recovery. Historical partner since 2018.
• BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières)coreTechnology or IntegrationTrackdéchets benefits from BRGM's legitimate interest processing under GDPR Article 6.1.f for certain data operations. BRGM is a French public institution researching earth sciences and natural resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: One of the world's largest environmental services companies and a historical co-construction partner of Trackdéchets since 2018. Comparable as a dominant French hazardous-waste operator that both uses the platform and shapes its evolution.
• VelocityEHS: North-American EHS software platform with waste, chemical, and compliance modules. Comparable as a mature commercial incumbent in the environmental compliance software space adjacent to Trackdéchets' regulated-waste scope.
• Cority: Global EHS software platform covering environmental compliance, waste, and incident management. Comparable as a broader EHS/waste compliance SaaS vendor, though it operates as a private commercial offering rather than a government-mandated platform.
• Séché Environnement: French environmental services company specializing in waste treatment and recovery, historical Trackdéchets partner since 2018. Comparable as a major regulated-waste operator integrated with the platform.

Direct peers

• Sogelink: French waste-management software editor and Trackdéchets API partner; provides infrastructure for waste tracking and DT/DICT regulatory workflows. Directly comparable as a SaaS vendor serving the same French regulated-waste ecosystem.
• Kizeo: French mobile-form SaaS provider integrated with Trackdéchets. Comparable as a third-party data-capture layer feeding regulated waste documents into Trackdéchets workflows.
• Caktus: French waste-management SaaS editor connected to Trackdéchets via API. Serves waste producers and treatment facilities with workflows that integrate with Trackdéchets for regulatory transmission.
• Praxedo: French field-service-management software vendor integrated with Trackdéchets for waste-collection scheduling and traceability. Comparable as a field-operations platform in the French waste chain.
• Cycleon (Landbell Group): International compliance and take-back/recycling platform supporting producer responsibility and waste reporting across Europe. Comparable to Trackdéchets as a regulated-waste traceability and compliance technology provider, though operating outside France.
• Tennaxia: French EHS and regulatory-compliance software vendor connected to Trackdéchets via API. Comparable as a French compliance platform serving waste producers on environmental reporting obligations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/MTES-MCT/trackdechets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Trackdechets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trackd%C3%A9chets-minist%C3%A8re-de-la-transition-%C3%A9cologique

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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