WEEE NL
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersApeldoorn, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
WEEE NL firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- WEEE NL
- Legal name
- Weee Nederland BV
- Website
- https://weee.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
WEEE NL industry classification
Industry- Product category
- E-waste Management Services
- NAICS
- Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- E-Waste & IT Asset Disposition (On-site Collection & Secure Handling) (BPABALAF), Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)
Keywords
Where WEEE NL is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Apeldoorn
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
WEEE NL business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- E-waste Collection Services: Collection, sorting and processing of e-waste as implementing organization for Stichting OPEN. Receives collection and sorting fees from the producer collective.
- WEEE Compliance Consultancy: Registration and reporting services for producers and importers of electronics. Handles WEEE, textile, battery and packaging compliance across 30 European countries. One-off registrations and periodic reports.
- Incentive Scheme Administration: Administering stimulation scheme for CV-ketels and boilers, providing 7 euro extra per unit for proper collection and processing.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | CV-ketel incentive scheme - 7 euro extra per unit |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels5 records
WEEE NL product offering
Product offeringCore offering
WEEE NL provides e-waste collection, sorting, and reuse services through seven regional sorting centers in the Netherlands, processing over 50 million kg of discarded electronics annually. The company operates as an implementing organization for Stichting OPEN, handling physical collection from electronics retailers, municipal recycling centers, and thrift shops. It also delivers WEEE, battery, packaging, and textile compliance consultancy covering registration and reporting obligations for producers and importers across 30 European countries.
Product overview
WEEE NL operates as an implementing organization for Stichting OPEN, offering a comprehensive suite of e-waste management services focused on collection, sorting, reuse, and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment throughout the Netherlands. The core offerings include physical e-waste collection services from retail, municipal recycling centres, and thrift shops; sorting and processing through seven regional social sorting centres; and various reuse/refurbishment programs for appliances including solar panels, charging stations, boilers, white goods, and televisions. The company also provides consulting services for WEEE, battery, packaging, and textile compliance, handling registration and reporting across 30 European countries. Their digital infrastructure includes the WeeeNL Portal for customer registration and scheduling. The organization combines environmental sustainability with social impact, employing people with barriers to employment in their sorting operations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Ketel voor Even: A concept for refurbished old central heating boilers offered as a temporary solution for housing associations or consumers transitioning to gas-free homes.
- Stichting ZonNext
Products and services
- E-waste Collection Services Physical collection of discarded electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from electronics shops, municipal recycling centres, thrift shops, and retail distribution centres throughout the Netherlands, including EPS packaging removal during retail visits. The service operates from seven regional sorting centres and processes over 50 million kilos annually, with CO2-neutral transport via Get2Green.
- E-waste Sorting and Processing Sorting of collected e-waste at seven regional sorting centres throughout the Netherlands, including removal of harmful substances, sorting by processing category, and forwarding non-reusable devices to specialist recycling companies. The service employs predominantly people with distance to the labour market.
- Electrical Appliance Reuse Refurbishment and reuse services for electrical appliances including central heating boilers, solar panels, charging stations, white goods (refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers), laptops, and flat screens. Partners are CENELEC-certified for reuse operations. Outputs include refurbished charging stations (sold to Vattenfall), refurbished solar panels (matched via ZonNext), and refurbished white goods (resold by Holland Circulair).
- WEEE Compliance Consulting Advisory services for producers and importers covering WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), battery, packaging, and textile registration and reporting obligations across 30 European countries (all EU countries plus Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom). Includes one-off registrations and periodic reporting through a single contact point, serving over 200 satisfied customers.
- WeeeNL Portal Digital portal for organizations where e-waste is collected, including regional sorting centres, collection points at thrift shops, municipal recycling centres, and distribution centres. Enables user-friendly scheduling of collection instructions, clear overview feedback, and is accessible via mobile devices for on-site registration.
- E-waste Race Annual educational competition organized in partnership with Race Against Waste for primary school children to collect old electrical appliances from their neighborhoods, with winners receiving a school trip to NEMO Science Museum. Average collection of 14,000 kg per race across 18 races per year, with 4,500+ children participating and 330 schools having taken part.
- Polystyrene Foam (EPS) Collection Collection of expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging waste from retailers during e-waste collection visits. Material is processed by EPS Nederland into XPS insulation boards for building construction, preserving material structure for circular use. Approximately 40,000 cubic metres of EPS processed annually.
Quantifiable outcome
- 50 million kg e-waste collected annually
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use WEEE NL
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
WEEE NL technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
WEEE NL partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Stichting OPENcoreWeee Nederland operates as implementing organization for Stichting OPEN (formerly Wecycle), handling e-waste collection, sorting, and reuse activities. Collaboration agreement signed March 1, 2021. Stichting OPEN handles payments and receivables to producers.
- RefurncoreRefurn refurbishes boilers, solar panels, and charging stations. Same physical location in Apeldoorn. CENELEC certified for solar panel reuse. PSO-certified at highest level 3 for social employment. Handles technical testing and repairs.
- EPS NederlandcoreCollects polystyrene foam from regional sorting centres. Processes EPS into XPS insulation boards for building insulation. Material structure preserved for circular use. Operated by Soprema.
- Get2GreenminorLogistics partner providing CO2-neutral transport. Trucks run on biodiesel made from waste materials for e-waste collection from retail locations.
- PreZerominorPartner handling container transport and adequate collection from municipal recycling centres on agreed dates.
- Race against WastecoreCo-organizer of annual E-waste Race competitions for schools. Race against Waste has expanded to Germany and textile races. Won Circular Award Public 2021.
- Stichting MilieuwerkminorSocial employment agency bridging people with distance to labor market and sustainable companies in Amsterdam port area. Provides employment for RSC Amsterdam sorting operations.
- RSC AmsterdamcoreRegional Sorting Centre Amsterdam - one of 7 sorting centres. Sorts e-waste from Amsterdam, Flevoland and Gooi en Vechtstreek. Approximately 200 employees work across all 7 centres.
- Kristal RecyclingcorePartner specializing in professional repair of televisions. Owner Besmellah Rahimi performs technical repairs. 80% of devices can be reused after capacitor replacement.
- Holland CirculaircorePartner operating repair and testing facility for white goods in Boxtel. Refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers refurbished for resale.
- VattenfallcorePartner for refurbished charging stations. Purchases refurbished charging stations and parts from Refurn for second-life deployment.
- ZonNextcoreFoundation (Stichting ZonNext) facilitating municipalities and housing associations with solar panel reuse. Founded by Weee Nederland with Sungivity. Manages energy bank for energy poverty programs.
- RataplancoreLargest thrift shop chain in Netherlands with dozens of shops in North Holland, South Holland, Gelderland and Flevoland. Internal e-waste transport network combined with Weee collection from main branches.
- HVCminorCreated instruction video with HVC for milieustraat employees on optimal container loading for e-waste collection.
- Libra EnergyminorPartner donated inverters for solar panel installation at Projecthuis Madiba via MVO budget. Partner of ZonNext.
- Bar ElektraminorLocal certified installer for Projecthuis Madiba solar panel project. Enabled use of reused mounting systems.
- MrServitizationminorPartner in developing 'Ketel voor Even' concept for temporary boiler refurbishment and reuse.
- RefurncoreTechnical partner for solar panel testing, cleaning, and reporting. Tests, grades, and prepares solar panels for reuse. Handles inspection reports with age, condition, and capacity data.
- Academie Minerva (Hanzehogeschool)minorArt school students created artwork from e-waste at sorting facility. Week-long program culminating in exhibition.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
WEEE NL competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Coolrec: Dutch e-waste recycler operating sorting and processing facilities for WEEE, with comparable collection-from-retailer and refurbishment offerings. Closest direct operating peer within the Netherlands e-waste value chain.
- Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition and e-waste recycler with collection, sorting, and refurbishment operations. Comparable in the WEEE/ITAD service mix and enterprise customer base, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
Broad incumbents
- Renewi: Major Dutch/Belgian waste management company with significant e-waste and WEEE collection operations. Competes for the same municipal and retail collection contracts as WEEE NL but as part of a much wider waste portfolio.
- Attero: Dutch integrated waste management operator with household and commercial recycling streams including WEEE. Overlaps with WEEE NL in Dutch municipal contracts and collection logistics, but operates across many waste streams.
- Iron Mountain (ITAD): Global information management company with a substantial IT asset disposition and e-waste recycling business. Comparable in secure IT asset handling and refurbishment, but anchored in data center and enterprise IT clients.
- PreZero: Schwarz Group's environmental services arm operating recycling and collection services across Europe, including WEEE collection from retail (a partner of WEEE NL for container transport). Competes and partners in the same Dutch collection ecosystem.
- Stena Recycling: European metals and electronics recycler with WEEE collection and processing operations across multiple countries. Comparable in circular-electronics services but with broader geographic and material coverage.
- Veolia Environmental Services: Global waste management and environmental services operator with WEEE collection and processing capabilities across Europe. Indirect competitor for large municipal and enterprise waste contracts, including in the Netherlands.
Emerging players
- Refurn: Apeldoorn-based CENELEC-certified refurbisher of boilers, solar panels, and EV charging stations; WEEE NL's core reuse partner operating out of the same facility. Closely entangled as both partner and functional peer in the reuse segment.
- Holland Circulair: Boxtel-based white goods refurbisher repairing refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers, and dishwashers for resale; WEEE NL partner. Directly comparable in the white-goods reuse vertical.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
WEEE NL social profiles
Digital presenceWEEE NL compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
WEEE NL financial estimates
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WEEE NL leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
WEEE NL funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about WEEE NL
What does WEEE NL do?
WEEE NL provides e-waste collection, sorting, and reuse services through seven regional sorting centers in the Netherlands, processing over 50 million kg of discarded electronics annually. The company operates as an implementing organization for Stichting OPEN, handling physical collection from electronics retailers, municipal recycling centers, and thrift shops. It also delivers WEEE, battery, packaging, and textile compliance consultancy covering registration and reporting obligations for producers and importers across 30 European countries.
Is WEEE NL a public or private company?
WEEE NL is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was WEEE NL founded?
WEEE NL was founded in 2013. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is WEEE NL based?
WEEE NL is headquartered in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does WEEE NL make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. E-waste Collection Services are the primary driver. The others are WEEE Compliance Consultancy and incentive Scheme Administration.
Who are WEEE NL's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Coolrec and Sims Lifecycle Services. Broad incumbents are Renewi, Attero, Iron Mountain (ITAD), PreZero, Stena Recycling and Veolia Environmental Services. Emerging players are Refurn and Holland Circulair.
Does WEEE NL have an API?
No public API is recorded for WEEE NL.
What industry is WEEE NL in?
WEEE NL's product category is E-waste Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAFAH, E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling, with a secondary code of BPABALAF, E-Waste & IT Asset Disposition (On-site Collection & Secure Handling). Its NAICS code is 5621 and its SIC code is 4953.