UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken Kläranlage

What UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken Kläranlage does

UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken is a municipal environmental services utility wholly owned by the City of Zweibrücken (Stadt Zweibrücken) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It operates as an integrated platform delivering seven core municipal service lines to a defined catchment: waste management (Abfall-Service) for over 17,000 households; wastewater treatment (Abwasser-Service) for approximately 35,000 residents of Zweibrücken and four neighboring municipalities; cemetery operations across 13 sites covering ~200,000 m² and ~10,000 burial sites; green space maintenance covering parks, playgrounds and ~7,000 trees; road maintenance and winter service for a 280 km network; street and gully cleaning for ~8,000 drains; and watercourse maintenance and flood protection across ~143 km of waterways including the Schwarzbach, Auerbach, Bickenalb and Bundenbach. Sub-brands include the RosenGarten Zweibrücken, Germany's first organically certified public rose garden.

Underlying technology comprises a centralized sewage treatment plant (Kläranlage) achieving 80% electricity self-sufficiency with a stated 100% climate-neutrality target, supported by rooftop solar across all treatment buildings, a 32 kWp fence-mounted photovoltaic array along Wilkstraße generating ~31,000 kWh annually, and the 2014 Fischtreppe fish ladder at the Schließ weir enabling fish passage over a 3-meter drop across 42 meters. The company also operates the Abfallwirtschaftszentrum Rechenbachtal, a modern Class II landfill with liner system, composting facility, and leachate treatment plant. Citizen-facing digital infrastructure includes a customer portal (kundenportal.ubzzw.com), a damage-reporting portal, an interactive waste calendar, and a multilingual waste-ABC guidance tool. A Starkregen early-warning system delivers alerts to citizens and supports fire department emergency planning.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid of regulated municipal fees and per-unit charges. Households pay recurring waste-disposal fees for residual waste, bio-waste, paper and the yellow bag/container system under the Kreislaufwirtschaftssatzung municipal ordinance. The waste center levies pay-as-you-go gate fees per tonne ranging from €15 (earth excavation, construction debris Category I) to €290 (incinerable residual household waste). Ancillary revenue is derived from professional waste advisory services, cemetery fees, and gate-fee charges on third-party waste deliveries. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-municipal-citizen: services are mandatory for residents inside the catchment and delivered through scheduled collection routes, self-service facilities, digital portals, and on-site operations. Customer segments split between ~17,000 residential households (waste), ~35,000 city residents plus four neighboring municipalities (wastewater), and citizens requiring cemetery, road, green-space and flood-protection services.

Name

UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken Kläranlage

Legal name

Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken

Website

https://ubzzw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UBZ is a municipally owned environmental services utility in Zweibrücken, Germany, providing integrated waste management, wastewater treatment, road maintenance, cemetery operations, green-space stewardship, and flood protection to approximately 35,000 residents across the city and four neighboring municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Environmental Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (BPALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Wastewater treatment services
• Cemetery operations management
• Urban green space maintenance
• Flood protection infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Zweibrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Waste Disposal Fees: Fees collected from over 17,000 Zweibrücken households for waste collection and disposal services. Households pay fees for residual waste, bio-waste, paper collection, and the yellow bag/container system.
2. Waste Center Gate Fees: Fees charged at the Abfallwirtschaftszentrum Rechenbachtal waste management center for disposal of various waste types including compost, scrap wood, construction debris, and incinerable waste.
3. Waste Beratung (Advisory Services): Waste advisory services provided to citizens including consultation on waste avoidance, proper separation, composting, and sustainable purchasing. Part of municipal waste management obligations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken is the municipal environmental services utility of the City of Zweibrücken, providing integrated waste collection and disposal (Abfall-Service) for 17,000+ households, wastewater treatment (Abwasser-Service) for 35,000+ residents, operation of the centralized Kläranlage sewage treatment plant, cemetery management across 13 sites, public green space and tree care, road and winter maintenance across a 280 km network, street drain cleaning, flood protection, and watercourse maintenance. The RosenGarten Zweibrücken, Germany's first organically operated rose garden, operates as a sub-brand under UBZ.

Product overview

UBZ Umwelt- und Servicebetrieb Zweibrücken is a municipal environmental services provider offering an integrated portfolio of core services for the city of Zweibrücken. The offering is organized as a unified municipal utility platform with distinct service divisions: Abfall-Service (waste management for 17,000+ households, including the Rechenbachtal waste management center), Abwasser-Service (wastewater treatment and canal network for 35,000+ residents), Kläranlage (sewage treatment plant achieving 80% energy self-sufficiency), Grünflächen (public green space management covering parks, playgrounds, and 7,000+ trees), Friedhöfe (13 cemeteries with 10,000+ burial sites), Straßen und Betriebshof (road maintenance and winter service), Gewässer/Hochwasserschutz (watercourse maintenance and flood protection including the Fischtreppe fish ladder), and the RosenGarten Zweibrücken (Germany's first organically operated rose garden). Additional offerings include geo-data services, a customer portal, and a damage reporting portal. Solar energy systems across facilities support sustainability goals toward climate neutrality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RosenGarten Zweibrücken: The RosenGarten Zweibrücken is the first German rose garden operated in organic/bio mode, serving as a model for other public parks and gardens. Run by UBZ.

Products and services

• Abfall-Service (Waste Service) Comprehensive waste collection, recycling, and disposal service for over 17,000 households in Zweibrücken, including residual waste, bio-waste, paper, and yellow bag/container collection, plus advisory services and operation of the Rechenbachtal waste management center with landfill, composting facility, and treatment plant.
• Abwasser-Service (Wastewater Service) Sustainable sewage disposal service for approximately 35,000 residents of Zweibrücken and four neighboring municipalities, including canal network management, indirect discharge monitoring, and flood protection infrastructure.
• Kläranlage (Wastewater Treatment Plant) Centralized sewage treatment operation delivering high water quality standards, with full rooftop photovoltaic coverage and supplementary fence-mounted and parking-lot solar installations supporting climate neutrality targets.
• Grünflächen (Public Green Spaces) Planning, construction, and maintenance of public green areas including parks, sports facilities, playgrounds, and street-side greenery, with management of approximately 7,000 trees and 400+ playground equipment items across 30+ playgrounds.
• Friedhöfe (Cemetery Services) Management of all 13 Zweibrücken cemeteries covering over 200,000 m² with approximately 10,000 burial sites, including grounds and structural maintenance, burial organization consultation, and preservation of historic gravesites.
• Straßen und Betriebshof (Roads and Operations Yard) Road maintenance, winter service, playground equipment inspection and maintenance, and construction management, supported by a fleet of vehicles and an operations yard.
• Gewässer / Hochwasserschutz (Water Bodies and Flood Protection)

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% of waste material recycled in 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 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 and minor.

• Hochwasserpartnerschaft Schwarzbach-Hornbach-RodalbecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership established in 2012 under the motto 'Gemeinsam gegen Hochwasser, Bewusstsein schaffen – Vorsorge treffen – Gemeinsam handeln'. Includes cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, Verbandsgemeinden Pirmasens-Land, Rodalben, Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben, Waldfischbach-Burgalben and Zweibrücken-Land, and district Südwestpfalz. Addresses flood risk management for the Schwarzbach catchment area including Hornbach and Rodalbe tributaries. French neighbors in Bitscher Land and Saarland municipalities along the Blies are also involved.
• DWA Landesverband Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, SaarlandminorOthersUBZ is a member of the DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) state association for Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland. This membership supports professional standards and knowledge exchange in wastewater management.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Berliner Wasserbetriebe: Berlin's municipal water and wastewater utility. Directly comparable on the wastewater side as a publicly-owned operator of sewage treatment plants and canal networks serving a major metropolitan population.
• BSR Berliner Stadtreinigung: Berlin's municipal waste management and street cleaning utility, serving ~3.7 million residents. Directly comparable as a publicly owned municipal environmental services operator providing waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning under a regulated mandate, though at significantly larger scale.
• AWM M\u00fcnchen: Munich's municipal waste management company (Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb M\u00fcnchen). Comparable as a German city-owned utility providing residential and commercial waste collection, recycling, and disposal services under regulated municipal franchise.
• FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH: Frankfurt's municipal waste disposal and service company. Closely comparable as a city-owned operator delivering residential curbside collection, commercial waste services, street cleaning, and winter service for a major German city.
• Stadtreinigung Hamburg: Hamburg's municipal waste management and cleaning utility. Closely comparable business model as a publicly-owned operator providing household waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning under an exclusive city mandate.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: Schwarz Group's environmental services division covering waste collection, sorting, and recycling across Germany and Europe. Comparable in core waste and recycling activities, though operating as a private-sector player with national footprint.
• ALBA Group: Major German recycling and environmental services company. Overlaps with UBZ on household recycling, waste collection, and circular economy services, but operates as a private-sector national player with broader geographic reach.
• REMONDIS: One of Germany's largest privately-held waste management and recycling companies. Comparable on waste collection, landfill, and recycling operations, though operating as a private-sector national incumbent rather than a municipal utility.
• Veolia Deutschland: German arm of global environmental services group Veolia. Comparable on wastewater treatment, water management, and waste services, operating as a private-sector incumbent with municipal contracts.

Regional players

• KAVG Kaiserslautern: Municipal waste management utility for the Kaiserslautern district in Rhineland-Palatinate. Strongly comparable as a regional public-sector operator in the same German state as UBZ, with similar scale and operational scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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