Select'om

What Select'om does

Select'om is a French public waste management organization (syndicat mixte) providing household and similar-waste collection, treatment, and recycling services to residents, professionals, and associations across approximately 96 communes in the Bruche Valley of Alsace, France. The organization operates under delegated public-service authority from its member communes, with governance vested in a Comité Directeur of 138 elected delegates and a President (Jean-Philippe Hartmann). Its core service portfolio comprises door-to-door collection of residual household waste and selective sorting (yellow bags/bins), a network of 8 déchèteries (recycling centers) with badge-based access, food-waste and special household-waste (DMS) streams, and supporting waste-prevention programs (composting, repair café). Operational infrastructure includes a headquarters in Molsheim and a public-facing site in Altorf, with services publicized via the official website (select-om.com) and a periodic newsletter.

The business model is public-finance-driven rather than commercial. Select'om is funded through contributions from its member communes (taxation and service fees) and via a redevance spéciale applied to non-household waste producers such as professionals and associations. Service distribution is regional: scheduled home collection, the 8 déchèteries, and a network of collection points form a physical infrastructure that anchors the territory. The go-to-market motion is sales-led within the public-sector context — engaging communes, residents, and associations through municipal partnerships, downloadable administrative forms (badge requests, address changes, bin orders), and the publication of a detailed annual collection calendar. There is no proprietary technology disclosed; operations rely on standard public-sector waste-management tooling. Partnerships with Emmaüs Mundo (solidarity recyclerie in Russ) and Le Relais Est (textile collection) extend the offering into reuse and textile streams, while the PLPDMA 2026-2031 roadmap formalizes a multi-year prevention and circular-economy agenda.

Name

Select'om

Legal name

Select'om

Website

https://select-om.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Select'om is a French public syndicat mixte providing household waste collection, recycling, and treatment services to residents, professionals, and associations across 96 communes in the Bruche Valley of Alsace via scheduled home pickup and 8 déchèteries, funded by member- commune contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Institutional MSW Collection (BPALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Collection Events & Programs (EUAIAAAM), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste) (BPALAAAD)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Household recycling services
• Recycling center operations
• Selective sorting collection
• Special waste disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Griesheim-près-molsheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public service funding: Select'om is financed through public service contributions from member communes. The organization exercises waste collection and treatment responsibilities on behalf of Communities of Communes, funded by local taxes and service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Select'om is a public syndicat mixte that operates household waste collection, recycling, and treatment services for residents and professionals across 96 communes in the Alsace region of France. Its core service portfolio centers on door-to-door collection of residual waste and selective sorting (yellow bags/bins) according to published calendars, complemented by a network of 8 déchèteries (recycling centers) that accept general and special household waste. The organization also manages badge-based access to its facilities and runs supplementary programs including food waste collection, composting, Repair Café, and partnerships for textile and second-hand goods recovery.

Product overview

Select'om is a public waste management syndicate (syndicat mixte) providing comprehensive waste collection and treatment services for households and similar waste producers across 96 communes in the Alsace region, France. The organization operates a unified service portfolio centered on door-to-door home collection of residual household waste and selective sorting, complemented by a network of 8 recycling centers (déchèteries) handling general waste, special household waste, and specific material streams such as tires and printing cartridges. Access to recycling facilities is managed through a badge system, while a collection calendar provides residents with scheduled pickup dates. Services are funded through public financing mechanisms including a special fee (redevance spéciale) for non-household waste producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collecte à domicile (Home Collection) Door-to-door waste collection service covering residual household waste (ordures ménagères résiduelles) and selective sorting (tri sélectif via yellow bags or bins), delivered on scheduled dates across the 96 member municipalities of Select'om in the Alsace region.
• Déchèteries (Recycling Centers) Network of 8 recycling centers across the Bruche Valley territory accepting various waste types including special household waste (DMS), tires, and printing cartridges, with badge-based access control for residents and professionals.
• Déchets ménagers spéciaux (Special Household Waste Collection) Collection service for hazardous household waste including acids, aerosols, bases, combustants, filters, phytosanitary products, paste/waxy materials, and solvents, limited to 30 kg per household per month, conducted at déchèteries.
• Badge d'accès déchèteries (Recycling Center Access Badge) Digital badge system enabling controlled access to the 8 déchèteries for residents and authorized professionals, available via downloadable application forms for new accounts, renewals, and replacements.
• Calendrier des collectes (Collection Calendar) Annual collection schedule providing detailed pickup dates for residual waste and selective sorting, downloadable by municipality, informing residents of the door-to-door collection timetable across the territory.
• Collecte des déchets alimentaires (Food Waste Collection) Dedicated collection program for food waste (biodegradable waste) from households across member communes, with collection points and dedicated containers.
• Compostage de proximité (Local Composting) Proximity composting program supporting waste reduction at the neighborhood level, enabling residents to compost organic waste locally.
• Repair Café Community repair event program aimed at extending the life of household objects, supporting waste reduction and circular economy practices in the territory.
• Redevance spéciale (Special Fee Service for Professionals) Special fee-based waste management service for non-household waste producers (professionals and associations) operating in member communes, providing access to collection services and déchèteries.
• Manifestations écoresponsables (Eco-responsible Events Support) Support service for professionals and associations organizing events, providing waste management guidance and resources to help achieve écoresponsable event standards within the territory.
• Donner une seconde vie aux objets (Second-life Object Recovery via Recyclerie) Partnership-driven service supporting the recovery and reuse of household objects through a solidarity-based recyclerie network in the Bruche Valley, including collaboration with Emmaüs Mundo.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le Relais EstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Partnership with Le Relais Est for textile collection services. Despite national textile sector crisis, Select'om maintains textile collection service on its territory through this partnership with Le Relais Est.
• Emmaüs MundocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Emmaüs Mundo operates a solidarity-based recyclerie (second-hand store/recycling center) in the Bruche Valley. Select'om maintains partnership for giving second life to objects and promoting circular economy in the region.
• GandiminorOthersWeb hosting provider for Select'om's website. Gandi SAS, 63 Boulevard Massena, 75013 Paris, provides the hosting services for select-om.com.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Major international environmental services group with strong municipal waste and recycling activities in France. Comparable broad incumbent whose services overlap with and often compete against syndicat mixte operators like Select'om.
• SARP-Industries (SARPI): Veolia subsidiary specializing in hazardous and special waste collection and treatment in France. Comparable for Select'om's DMS (special household waste) service line that competes with or relies on similar private specialist operators.
• Séché Environnement: French-listed provider of waste treatment and recovery services, including hazardous waste, serving industrial and municipal customers. Comparable because it handles many of the same downstream waste streams (special/hazardous household waste) that Select'om's déchèteries accept.
• Suez: Global waste management and water utility with substantial French household and special waste operations. Comparable as the dominant private incumbent in the same French waste collection and recycling market that Select'om operates in.

Others

• ADEME: French public agency for ecological transition that funds, regulates, and certifies waste management programs including PLPDMA plans. Comparable as the ecosystem participant that shapes the policy and funding environment in which Select'om operates.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of Emmaüs solidarity organizations running reuse, recycleries, and textile collection across France. Comparable because Select'om partners directly with Emmaüs Mundo for reuse and Le Relais Est (Emmaüs-affiliated) for textile collection.

Direct peers

• SYVEDAC: Syndicat mixte for household waste collection and treatment serving communes in Calvados (Normandy). Comparable as a French intermunicipal public waste authority running doorstep collection and a network of déchèteries.
• Sydeme: Syndicat mixte operating household waste collection, sorting, and treatment for communes in the Moselle department. Highly comparable to Select'om as another French public intermunicipal waste organization with déchèteries and doorstep collection.
• SMD3 (Syndicat Mixte Départemental de la Dordogne): French syndicat mixte managing household waste, déchèteries, and recycling across the Dordogne department. Directly comparable intercommunal waste operator with similar service scope and public funding model.

Regional players

• SMICTOM Alsace Centrale: Adjacent French syndicat mixte providing MSW collection and déchèterie services in central Alsace. Comparable because it operates the same intercommunal model within the same Alsace region, although covering a different territorial perimeter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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