Groupe Rds - Recyclage Dechets Services

What Groupe Rds - Recyclage Dechets Services does

Groupe RDS (legal entity R2M) is a privately held French waste management group founded in 1989 and headquartered in Vénissieux, France. The company operates an integrated waste management platform spanning 16 recycling sites across four departments (Rhône, Loire, Drôme-Ardèche, and Isère) with 600+ employees and total throughput exceeding 100,000 tonnes per year. Its service portfolio covers the full waste lifecycle: collection, sorting, recycling, and material recovery, delivered through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries including PLANCHER Environnement, DELAUZUN, BUTY Services, MELI PIECES AUTO, SAS JEAN MELI, AFL, DMS, and RBS.

The group's technical infrastructure includes mechanized sorting centers with trommel screens, magnetic separators, and conveyor systems; grinding and crushing equipment for wood and vegetation; baling presses for paper, cardboard, and plastics; Solid Recovered Fuel (CSR) preparation lines; and an automated 24/7 déchèterie at Estrablin launched in July 2024. Specialized capabilities include unique construction waste sorting (600 tonnes/day at Buty Services), aluminum and metal recovery, confidential document destruction, vehicle deconstruction (MELI), and exclusive regional partnerships with Placoplâtre (Saint-Gobain) for gypsum recycling, Tredi for hazardous waste treatment, and Aliapur for tire recycling.

Revenue is generated through transactional fees for waste collection, treatment, and material recovery services; subscription/recurring revenue from benne (skip) rental; transaction fees from metal purchasing and auto parts sales; and professional services for demolition and curage operations. The company serves three primary segments: enterprises (industrial waste, BTP), local collectivities (municipal waste management contracts), and individuals (benne rental for construction and renovation projects), with an additional channel for artisans, traders, and the automotive sector. Pricing is predominantly weight-based with examples of €0.04-€0.26 per kg across waste categories at the automated Estrablin site. The group operates within the French regulatory framework for ICPE-classified facilities and holds ADR certifications for hazardous waste transport.

Name

Groupe Rds - Recyclage Dechets Services

Legal name

R2M

Website

https://groupe-rds.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Groupe RDS is a French waste management group operating 16 recycling sites across Rhône, Loire, Drôme-Ardèche, and Isère, collecting, sorting, recycling, and recovering industrial, construction, and household waste for enterprises, local collectivities, and individuals through an integrated network of wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Recycling Brokerage, Compliance & Reporting (LEED diversion, documentation) (EUAIAHAM), C&D Transfer Stations & C&D Material Handling (EUAIAHAB), Special Waste Transfer (Tires, Mattresses, Appliances) (BPALABAG), Junk Removal & Disposal Coordination (HSAFAFAH)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Material recovery
• Industrial waste sorting
• Construction debris recycling
• Hazardous waste treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Vénissieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Treatment Services: Core revenue from collecting, sorting, treating and recovering various waste types including industrial waste (DIB), construction waste, hazardous waste (DID), and municipal solid waste. Services provided to enterprises, collectivites, and individuals through benne rental and direct collection.
2. Material Recovery and Resale: Revenue from separating and selling recovered materials including metals, paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, and glass to regeneration facilities and industries.
3. Benne (Skip) Rental: Rental of various sized containers (6-35 m3) for waste storage, offered to day and week periods for individuals and professionals managing construction or cleaning waste.
4. Construction and Demolition Services (Curage): Site clearing and demolition services provided by subsidiary DMS, including curage operations for construction sites.
5. Metal Purchasing: Purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from professionals and artisans at dedicated counters.
6. Auto Parts Sales: Sale of new and used auto parts through MELI PIECES AUTO subsidiary, specializing in vehicle deconstruction and parts recovery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Groupe RDS operates an integrated waste management platform across 16 recycling sites in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, providing waste collection (via owned fleet and benne rental), sorting at mechanized déchetteries, material-specific valorization lines (wood, plastics, paper/cardboard, metals, glass, plaster, vegetation, construction debris), hazardous industrial waste treatment, Solid Recovered Fuel preparation, confidential archive destruction, and vehicle deconstruction/auto parts resale. Services are delivered to enterprises, local authorities (collectivités), artisans, and individuals through direct sales contracts, benne rentals, professional drop-off, and an automated 24/7 déchèterie.

Product overview

Groupe RDS operates as a comprehensive waste management and recycling services provider with 16 sites across Rhône, Loire, Drôme, and Ardèche. The company offers an integrated portfolio of waste collection, sorting, and valorization services organized into three customer segments (Entreprises, Collectivités, Particuliers), with specialized solutions including automated recycling centers, professional déchetteries, benne rental, construction site waste management, and material-specific recycling for wood, plastics, paper, cardboard, metals, glass, vegetation, construction debris, and hazardous waste. The group's technical infrastructure includes conveyor belt sorting systems, trommel screens, magnetic separators, shredders, balers, and CRS preparation equipment, supported by a fleet of specialized vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre de Tri (Sorting and Recycling Centers) Waste sorting and recycling centers across 16 sites accepting mixed or sorted industrial waste including paper, cardboard, plastic, wood, metals, glass, construction debris, vegetation, and DIB (non-hazardous industrial waste). For enterprises, collectivities, and individuals across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Déchèterie Automatique Delauzun Estrablin Fully automated recycling center accessible 24/7 via client badge identification, featuring automated weighing, CCTV surveillance, and robotic handling for waste disposal. Accepts DIB, wood, glass, cardboard, plaster, vegetation, and construction waste. 2,000 m2 enclosed facility.
• Location de Bennes (Skip/Container Rental) Benne rental services ranging from 6 to 35 m3 including Ampliroll containers, multi-bennes, compactors, and pre-collection equipment for waste storage and transport. Available to individuals and professionals on day and week rental periods.
• Solutions Chantiers (Construction Site Solutions) Comprehensive construction and demolition waste management including curage (strip-out), demolition services, and specialized BTP (building and public works) waste processing with unique mechanized sorting equipment achieving 600 tonnes/day capacity.
• Valorisation des Déchets Industriels Banals (DIB) — Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste Sorting Sorting and recycling of non-hazardous industrial waste from mixed containers, extracting recyclable fractions including paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, and metals through conveyor belt and manual sorting systems. 110,000 tonnes/year intake capacity with 65% valorization rate.
• Valorisation des Déchets Industriels Dangereux (DID) — Hazardous Industrial Waste Treatment Collection and treatment of hazardous industrial waste with ADR-certified transport, regulatory-compliant containment, and energy recovery through partnership with Tredi specialized incineration facilities producing steam, heating, and electricity.
• Combustible Solide de Récupération (CSR) — Solid Recovered Fuel Preparation Solid recovered fuel production from complex waste fractions unsuitable for recycling, serving as alternative to traditional fuels like gas or fuel oil for cement industries. 2 tonnes of CSR produces energy equivalent to 1 tonne of coal.
• Valorisation du Bois (Wood Valorization) Wood waste processing with 50,000 tonnes annual capacity, separating untreated wood (Quality A) for energy recovery from lightly treated wood (Quality B) for material recycling into particle board.
• Valorisation des Plastiques (Plastic Recycling) Plastic recycling for PP, PET, PEHD, PEBD, PVC, PS and other types, processing both flexible plastics (films) and rigid plastics through sorting, washing, shredding, and granulation.
• Valorisation du Papier et Carton (Paper and Cardboard Recycling) Paper and cardboard recycling with 35,000+ tonnes annual capacity, including confidential document destruction with certification, and baling for transport to papermills.
• Valorisation des Métaux et Ferrailles (Metal and Scrap Recycling) Ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling with preparation equipment including shears, shredders, and torch cutting to meet steelworks specifications. 25,000+ tonnes/year recycled at AFL La Talaudière.
• Valorisation du Verre (Glass Recycling) Glass recycling through color sorting, metal removal, optical laser sorting, and processing into cullet for glass manufacturing.
• Valorisation des Gravats (Construction Debris Processing) Construction and demolition waste processing with unique BTP sorting equipment including trommel screens, magnetic separators, and conveyor systems achieving 600+ tonnes per day capacity and 100,000 tonnes/year throughput at Buty Services.
• Valorisation des Végétaux (Green Waste Processing) Green waste processing through shredding for composting or mulching, with 40,000 tonnes annual capacity and transport to composting platforms within 50km radius.
• Valorisation du Plâtre (Plaster Recycling) Plaster recycling through exclusive partnership with Placoplâtre (Saint-Gobain) Chambéry facility, the only recycling center in Rhône-Alpes region, producing recycled gypsum for new plasterboard with strict quality charter.
• Destruction d'Archives (Confidential Document Destruction) Certified document destruction services for confidential papers, providing destruction certificates for regulatory compliance.
• MELI PIECES AUTO — Vehicle Deconstruction and Used Auto Parts Vehicle deconstruction and used auto parts sales with VHU (end-of-life vehicle) approval, operating since 1986 and part of the INDRA network. Online sales via OPISTO platform for new and used auto parts.
• Metal Purchasing (Achats de Métaux) Purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from professionals and artisans at dedicated counters. Provides revenue stream from recovered metals at SAS JEAN MELI center.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% valorization rate for industrial waste (DIB) processed
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AliapurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved tire collection and recycling organization. Plancher Lavilledieu site operates Aliapur-certified tire sorting chain
• INDRAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMELI PIECES AUTO is a member of the INDRA network for auto parts distribution and vehicle deconstruction services
• Placoplatre (Saint-Gobain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive gypsum recycling partner in Rhone-Alpes region. All collected plaster waste is sent to Chambéry facility for recycling into plaster boards. Strict quality charter required.
• Tredi (Salaise sur Sanne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional energy recovery unit for hazardous industrial waste (DID). Partnership for ADR-certified transport and incineration with energy recovery (steam, heating, electricity)
• Local PapermillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal paper mills and cardboard factories receiving recovered paper and cardboard materials for recycling into new paper products

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Paprec Group: Paprec is one of France's largest independent recycling groups, operating across paper, plastics, metals, and C&D waste with national scope. Directly comparable to Groupe RDS in core waste streams (paper/cardboard, plastics, metals, C&D) but with broader geographic reach and significantly larger scale.
• Séché Environnement: Séché Environnement is a French specialist in industrial and hazardous waste treatment, with comparable capabilities in DID handling and energy recovery. Overlaps with RDS in hazardous industrial waste valorization and ADR-certified transport operations.
• Derichebourg Environment: Derichebourg operates significant metal recycling and environmental services in France, with comparable ferrous/non-ferrous scrap collection and processing activities. Competes with RDS's AFL and Jean Meli metal operations while operating at greater scale.
• Veolia Environmental Services (France): Veolia is the largest environmental services operator in France with full-stack waste management capabilities including C&D, hazardous waste, and material recovery. Competes with RDS for municipal and industrial contracts at a national level with significantly greater resources.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery France: Suez operates extensive waste collection, sorting, and recovery infrastructure across France. Overlaps with Groupe RDS across C&D waste, materials recovery, hazardous waste, and municipal collection, though as part of a much broader environmental services portfolio.

Others

• Placoplâtre (Saint-Gobain): Placoplâtre, a Saint-Gobain subsidiary, is RDS's exclusive downstream partner for plaster recycling in Rhône-Alpes. Functions as the end-market for RDS's gypsum valorization operations and a key structural partner for that service line.
• Aliapur: Aliapur is the approved tire collection and recycling eco-organization in France, of which RDS's Plancher Lavilledieu site is a partner. Functions as both a downstream partner and ecosystem participant for tire valorization activities.

Direct peers

• Sarp Industries: Sarp Industries is a French hazardous waste specialist within the Veolia group, providing collection, transport, and treatment of industrial hazardous waste. Directly comparable to RDS's DID operations including ADR-certified transport and energy recovery partnerships.
• Recylex: Recylex is a European specialist in lead and non-ferrous metal recycling with comparable collection, sorting, and material recovery activities. Overlaps with RDS's metal valorization operations and serves similar industrial customers.

Regional players

• Charier Recyclage: Charier is a regional environmental services group operating primarily in western France with comparable C&D waste, DIB sorting, and material recovery operations. Comparable in structure and scale to RDS but operating in a different geographic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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