Smdo

What Smdo does

SMDO (Syndicat Mixte du Département de l'Oise) is a French public intercommunal syndicate created in 2016 through the merger of SYMOVE (western Oise) and SMVO (eastern Oise). It is the exclusive public operator responsible for household waste treatment for 790,638+ residents across 19 member intercommunalities (including 3 agglomerations) in the Oise department, Hauts-de-France region. Governance is led by a President, 15 vice-presidents, and 118 elected delegates.

SMDO operates an integrated waste management platform. Its physical infrastructure includes a 60,000 tonnes/year large-capacity sorting center in Villers-Saint-Paul (handling all packaging and papers under extended sorting guidelines), a 258,250 tonnes/year energy recovery center (CVE) that has eliminated household-waste landfilling since 2018, a network of 49 déchetteries distributed so every resident is within 10 minutes of a facility, and a rail-based waste transport system operational since 1996. Supporting services include organic valorization (composting), eco-event labeling, awareness animations, and reuse-day partnerships with four local recycleries.

The business model is public-service funding: revenues are derived from territorial contributions paid by the 19 member intercommunalities (funded via local taxes and service fees), supplemented by professional-user tariffs at the déchetteries. The 2025 operating budget is 97M€. Residents access déchetteries free of charge via a nominative badge (50 passages/year). Strategic operating partners include IDEX (CVE operation), SEPUR (sorting center operation), ADEME, FEDER, EU, Région Hauts-de-France, and Citeo. Pricing, contracts, and budgets are publicly disclosed through administrative and budgetary documents published on smdoise.fr; there are no equity holders, no venture funding, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Smdo

Legal name

Syndicat Mixte du Département de l'Oise

Website

https://smdoise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SMDO is the French public intercommunal syndicate managing household-waste treatment for 790,638+ residents across 19 intercommunalities in the Oise department, operating a 60,000 t/yr sorting center, 258,250 t/yr energy recovery facility, 49 déchetteries, and rail-based waste logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators (562213)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plastics Sorting & Recovery Facilities (PRF) (EUAIADAE), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Bulky Waste & White Goods Drop-Off/Transfer (BPALABAE)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Household waste treatment
• Recycling infrastructure
• Energy recovery facilities
• Public waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Margny-lès-compiègne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public service funding and territorial contributions: SMDO is funded through public contributions from its 19 member intercommunalities, which in turn fund through local taxes and service fees to residents. The organization manages waste treatment as a public service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SMDO manages household waste collection sites and operates sorting and energy recovery facilities for waste treatment and recycling across the Oise department in France. It serves 790,638+ residents through 19 intercommunalities via a network of 49 déchetteries (recycling centers), a 60,000 tonnes/year large-capacity sorting center in Villers-Saint-Paul, and a 258,250 tonnes/year energy recovery center that has eliminated household waste burial since 2018.

Product overview

SMDO (Syndicat Mixte du Département de l'Oise) is a public waste management organization managing household waste treatment for over 790,638 inhabitants across 19 intercommunalities. The organization operates a unified infrastructure portfolio consisting of a Large Capacity Sorting Center (Centre de tri de grande capacité) in Villers-Saint-Paul processing 60,000 tonnes/year, an Energy Recovery Center (Centre de valorisation énergétique) eliminating waste burial since 2018, a network of 49 déchetteries (recycling centers), and a rail-based waste transport system since 1996. Supporting services include organic valorization and composting, eco-event labeling, and community awareness animations on waste sorting and prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero household waste burial since 2018 - all waste valorized as energy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• IDEXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDEX is a partner for the energy recovery center (CVE). A new delegate of public service for CVE exploitation. IDEX and SMDO inaugurated the new installation for transforming waste into energy.
• SEPURcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSEPUR took over the operation of the Centre de Tri (sorting center) as a service provider/exploitant.
• Ademe (Agence de la transition écologique)majorOthersNational environmental agency that accompanies the syndicate in its waste management and environmental initiatives.
• Cercle National du RecyclageminorOthersNational recycling organization that partners with SMDO for recycling initiatives.
• Région Hauts-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council of Hauts-de-France that partners with SMDO for territorial development and environmental initiatives.
• Département de l'OisemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Oise department that is a key partner in the mixed syndicate structure and co-finances projects like the Village Estival.
• République Française – Préfet de la région Hauts-de-FrancemajorOthersFrench Republic representative in Hauts-de-France region for regulatory oversight and regional coordination.
• Recyclerie de l'Agglomération du CompiégnoisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal recyclerie that partners for réemploi (reuse) days at déchetteries, collecting reusable objects for redistribution.
• Recyclerie du Pays NoyonnaisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal recyclerie partner for réemploi collection days, supporting insertion professional and reuse initiatives.
• Sud Oise RecyclerieminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional recyclerie partner for réemploi collection events at déchetteries.
• L'AnthuriumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner association for réemploi collection days, contributing to circular economy initiatives.
• IddeominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompany undertaking heat network construction work at Villers-Saint-Paul (réseau de chaleur).
• FraikinminorOthersFleet management company providing a new fleet of 20 rental trucks to SMDO for waste collection operations.
• Territoire zéro déchet zéro gaspillagemajorOthersNational program initiative that SMDO participates in for waste prevention and reduction.
• CiteomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-organization for packaging recycling. SMDO was laureat of the Citeo call for projects for the extended sorting guidelines implementation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ Groupe: Major French and international waste management and water group providing collection, sorting, and waste-to-energy services; competes with SMDO's capabilities in sorting and energy recovery at scale, though structured as a private operator.
• PreZero (Schwarz Group): European environmental services provider operating collection, sorting, and energy recovery infrastructure; overlaps with SMDO in sorting and recovery capabilities across multiple European geographies.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group operating municipal waste collection, sorting, and energy recovery facilities across France and Europe; comparable in service breadth to SMDO across the waste management value chain, but as a private commercial operator rather than a public syndicate.
• Renewi: European waste-to-product company operating sorting and recycling facilities in the Benelux, France, and the UK; comparable in materials recovery operations to SMDO's large sorting center, though operating commercially.
• FCC Environment (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas): Spanish-headquartered waste management group with end-to-end municipal and industrial waste services across Europe; comparable to SMDO in operating sorting and energy recovery assets, but as a private commercial operator.

Direct peers

• SYCTOM (Syndicat Intercommunal de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères) de l'agglomération parisienne: Large Paris-area intercommunal waste treatment syndicate operating large sorting centers and energy recovery plants; structurally the closest functional peer to SMDO in terms of public syndicate governance, household waste valorization, and infrastructure scale.
• Pizzorno Environnement: French regional operator providing household waste collection, déchetteries, sorting, and recovery services, mainly in southern France; directly comparable to SMDO as a vertically integrated municipal waste services provider.
• Séché Environnement: French listed group specializing in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, energy recovery, and material recovery; directly comparable to SMDO's CVE and sorting activities but serves industrial and municipal clients commercially.
• SMETOM du Nord (Syndicat Mixte d'Études et de Travaux pour l'Organisation et la Gestion du ramassage et du traitement des ordures ménagères du secteur Nord): Public intercommunal syndicate managing household waste for a comparable population base in northern France; functionally analogous to SMDO in governance, services (déchetteries, sorting, energy recovery), and public funding model.

Regional players

• SMIRTOM (Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de Ramassage et de Traitement des Ordures Ménagères) du Vexin: Neighboring French mixed syndicate in the Vexin region with similar déchetterie, sorting, and household waste management responsibilities; comparable organizational model to SMDO, though smaller scale and in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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