Take a Waste

Name

Take a Waste

Legal name

Take a Waste

Website

https://takeawaste.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Delegated waste management
• Enterprise waste services
• Waste management consulting
• Waste tracking platform
• Circular economy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Delegated Waste Management Services: Take a waste acts as an intermediary managing waste collection and treatment for clients under mandate. They coordinate with the best local collection providers and negotiate contracts on behalf of clients. The company operates with full transparency: all data, invoices, and contracts are made available to clients. They charge no commission on collection and treatment services - reinvoicing at cost (refacturation à l'euro).
2. Consulting Services: In 2025, Take a waste distinguished their custom consulting activities under 'Take a loop' brand. They conducted over 60 consulting missions for waste sorting and source reduction. These strategic missions complement their ongoing managed services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Take a Waste provides turnkey delegated waste management services for enterprises under mandate, auditing waste streams, negotiating and managing collection provider contracts, and optimizing sorting and recycling across 50+ waste flows. The service is delivered through a team of 30 waste specialists and supported by a proprietary reporting platform and client portal that centralize real-time tracking of waste volumes, costs and regulatory compliance. A dedicated consulting sub-brand, Take a Loop, delivers bespoke waste reduction and circular economy advisory engagements.

Product overview

Take a Waste offers a comprehensive, turnkey waste management service for businesses operating in France, spanning delegated waste management (gestion déléguée under mandate) and dedicated consulting. The core product is the Plateforme de reporting, a centralized digital dashboard providing real-time tracking of waste volumes, sorting performance, carbon impact, and costs across all sites. This platform is complemented by the Espace client (client portal) offering access to waste registers, contracts, and invoices. Supporting modules include downloadable waste register templates (Registre des déchets), waste calculators (Calculateurs de déchets), characterization report templates (Rapport de caractérisation), extra-financial ESG reporting tools (Reporting extra-financier), a library of sector-specific guides (Guides déchets), waste fact sheets (Fiches déchets), reusable document templates (Modèles utiles), and a library of on-demand webinars (Webinaires déchets). Since 2025, the company has distinguished its consulting activity under the Take a Loop sub-brand, while the core delegated management service remains under the Take a Waste brand. An initial free diagnostic (État des lieux gratuit) kickstarts every client relationship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Take a loop: Brand dedicated to custom consulting missions on waste management and circular economy, created in 2025 to distinguish strategic advisory services from core delegated waste management operations.

Products and services

• Delegated waste management service (Gestion déléguée des déchets) Turnkey outsourced waste management service provided under mandate to enterprise clients, covering audit, provider selection and contract negotiation, regulatory compliance monitoring, sorting optimization and ongoing expert support across 50+ waste streams. Pricing is custom, with no commission on collection and treatment services (refacturation à l'euro) and is supported by a dedicated team of waste specialists and a proprietary reporting platform.
• Plateforme de reporting Take a Waste Proprietary centralized digital dashboard that gives Take a Waste clients real-time tracking of waste volumes, sorting performance, environmental impact metrics (including carbon footprint) and cost data across all of their sites, enabling continuous traceability of waste streams and performance monitoring.
• Espace client Take a Waste Secure client portal provided as part of the delegated waste management service, giving client users direct access to waste registers, invoices, contracts and reporting dashboards to manage their waste operations.
• Take a Loop consulting services Bespoke strategic consulting service on waste reduction and circular economy delivered under the Take a Loop sub-brand, with over 60 consulting missions completed on waste sorting and source reduction for enterprise clients.
• État des lieux gratuit (Free initial waste diagnostic) Complimentary initial diagnostic and waste audit offered to prospective enterprise clients, mapping waste streams, characterizing waste composition and identifying optimization opportunities as the first step before engaging Take a Waste's delegated management service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 60% reduction in waste bills achievable depending on client's initial situation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM and marketing automation platform used for collecting and storing form submissions, managing customer relationships, tracking commercial interactions, and automating email marketing campaigns. Data is primarily hosted in the EU with GDPR-compliant transfers.
• OutgrowcoreTechnology or IntegrationInteractive content platform used to deliver calculators, quizzes, and forms including waste score calculators and biodigester calculators. Data is synchronized with HubSpot for commercial and marketing follow-up.
• Collectivités locales (Local authorities)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal public collection services across France that collaborate with Take a waste's client establishments. Take a waste helps clients navigate both public and private collection options and negotiates optimal service arrangements.
• Eco-organismes (Producer Responsibility Organizations)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved eco-organizations that finance collection and treatment of waste under Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) schemes. Take a waste leverages these free collection services for clients when volume thresholds are met, covering flows like tires, batteries, WEEE, lighting equipment, and printer cartridges.
• Les EchosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor French business newspaper that featured Take a waste and co-founder Mathieu Labro in an entrepreneur profile highlighting sustainable business practices.
• Antropia ESSECminorOthersBusiness incubator or acceleration program associated with ESSEC Business School.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lixo: French waste data analytics startup that uses computer vision and reporting tools to characterize and track waste for businesses and municipalities. Comparable as a software/data layer focused on waste compliance and traceability, serving similar French enterprise and public-sector buyers.
• Lemon Tri: French B2B waste management platform that helps businesses track, sort and reduce their waste via a digital dashboard and on-the-ground support. Closely comparable to Take a Waste's delegated mandate + reporting platform model serving multi-site French enterprises.
• Rethink+: French consulting firm specializing in waste reduction and circular economy strategies for enterprises. Comparable to the Take a Loop consulting sub-brand, addressing the same regulatory-driven waste reduction problem from a services-led rather than platform-led angle.
• WasteMarket: French digital marketplace that connects waste producers with collectors and recyclers, providing traceability and pricing transparency. Comparable to Take a Waste's coordinator/intermediary role and emphasis on transparent waste contracts for French businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Paprec Group: Leading French independent recycling and waste management group with operations across collection, sorting and recovery. Comparable as a French-headquartered waste major that could expand into delegated digital waste services competing with Take a Waste's offering.
• Veolia: Global waste management major operating collection, treatment and recycling services across France and internationally. Overlaps with Take a Waste's end-to-end waste orchestration but at vastly larger scale, with integrated collection assets that Take a Waste does not own.
• SUEZ: Global environmental services and waste management group with strong French presence across collection, recycling, and digital waste services. Comparable as a broader portfolio incumbent increasingly offering managed/digital waste solutions that overlap with Take a Waste's mandate.
• Chimirec: French family-owned hazardous and special waste management group with nationwide collection and treatment infrastructure. Comparable for the regulated and hazardous waste collection work that Take a Waste coordinates on behalf of enterprise clients.
• Séché Environnement: French-listed group specialized in industrial and hazardous waste treatment and recovery, with growing digital and circular economy services. Comparable as a French waste specialist whose hazardous and industrial waste focus overlaps with parts of Take a Waste's healthcare and automotive work.
• SARP-Industries: French hazardous waste management subsidiary focused on industrial chemical and special waste streams. Comparable for the DASRI and hazardous waste components of Take a Waste's healthcare and automotive vertical mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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