FIAS

What FIAS does

FIAS (Fjellregionens Interkommunale Avfallsselskap) is a Norwegian inter-municipal waste management company (Interkommunalt selskap, IKS) jointly owned by approximately 10 municipalities in the Fjellregionen region of inland Norway. Headquartered at Eidsveien 623 in Tolga, the company operates as the statutorily designated waste management utility for all households in its member municipalities, employing 51–100 people. Founded in 2000, FIAS is not venture-backed and does not have private equity shareholders.

The company's core service is a mandatory municipal waste subscription (Renovasjonsordning) covering household waste collection, recycling station access, and scheduled septic pumping. Each household is equipped with a 4-bin system: blue for cardboard/paper, turquoise for glass/metal packaging, green for food scraps, and grey for residual waste. Free rolls of biobags and plastic packaging bags are distributed through partner supermarkets. FIAS operates 11 staffed recycling stations across the region, unmanned return points for seasonal cottage owners, dedicated business waste routes, and a treatment facility in Tolga that processes septic sludge into commercial compost soil. Digital infrastructure includes the MinRenovasjon smartphone app for personalized collection schedules, an SMS day-before alert service, and the Tømmekalender online address-lookup calendar. A biannual magazine (FIASposten) is distributed to all household subscribers, and a separate FIAS Proff Facebook channel targets business customers.

FIAS generates revenue through mandatory municipal subscription fees embedded in household municipal taxes, transaction-based fees for residual and bulky waste disposal, recurring septic tank services (with extra pump-outs billed as add-ons), container rental for businesses, and unit-priced sales of compost soil and food-waste baskets (kr 70). Commercial offerings also include waste advisory, hazardous waste handling, and an environmental fund (Miljøfondet). Distribution is regional and direct — through municipal channels, staffed stations, on-site routes, and an on-demand "Avfallstaxi" bulky-waste service. As a publicly owned utility, FIAS prioritizes operational reliability, environmental compliance, and circular-economy outcomes over commercial growth metrics.

Name

FIAS

Legal name

Fjellregionens Interkommunale Avfallsselskap

Website

https://fias.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FIAS is a Norwegian inter-municipal waste management company (IKS) jointly owned by 10 municipalities in Fjellregionen, providing mandatory household waste collection, 11 staffed recycling stations, septic services across 5 municipalities, and business waste solutions for the region's residents, cabin owners, and enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities (EUAIADAK), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Household waste collection
• Recycling station services
• Septic tank services
• Waste sorting system

Headquarters

HQ city

Tolga

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Municipal Subscription Fees: All households in Fjellregionen must subscribe to the waste collection service through their council. The subscription is included in the municipal fee and covers regular bin collection, access to waste points, and recycling stations. Additional services such as extra septic tank pump-outs are billed as add-on services.
2. Waste Disposal Fees: Households and cottage subscribers can deliver sorted waste for free, but residual waste and bulky waste require payment. Prices apply for businesses and operators who do not pay the municipal sanitation fee. The organization also sells food waste baskets (kr 70) at recycling stations.
3. Septic Tank Services: Scheduled septic pumping is covered by the municipal subscription fee. Additional/extra pump-outs are invoiced as supplementary services. The service covers Folldal, Alvdal, Tynset, Tolga, and Os municipalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIAS operates an inter-municipal waste management service for households, cabins (hytter), and businesses in the Fjellregionen region of Norway. The company provides mandatory household waste collection through a 4-bin sorting system (cardboard/paper, glass/metal, food waste, residual waste), operates 11 staffed recycling stations across 10 municipalities, runs septic tank services in five municipalities, and offers container rental, return points for cottage owners, and on-demand waste taxi service.

Product overview

FIAS (Fjellregionens Interkommunale Avfallsselskap) is a municipal waste management company serving the Fjellregionen area of Norway. The company operates a portfolio of waste collection and disposal services including household and cabin waste collection subscriptions (with color-coded bins for cardboard/paper, glass/metal, food scraps, and residual waste), staffed recycling stations accepting all waste types, septic services across five municipalities, container rental for businesses, and return points for cabin owners. Supporting digital services include the MinRenovasjon app for collection schedules and reminders, the Tømmekalender online calendar tool, and the FIASposten newsletter magazine. The company also sells compost soil produced from processed septic sludge and garden waste, and provides waste advisory services for businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste collected from all households in Fjellregionen through mandatory municipal subscription

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Østerdal MiljøsupportiveImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerØsterdal Miljø provides the emergency hotline service (vakttelefon) for septic tank issues outside of FIAS normal opening hours. The hotline number is 976 99 999. This is a supportive operational partnership for after-hours coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IVAR IKS: Inter-municipal company covering water, wastewater, and waste (renovasjon) for municipalities in the Stavanger/Jæren region. Operates the same household-collection, recycling-station, and subscription-based business model as FIAS under an IKS charter.
• Renovasjonen i Grenland (RIG): Inter-municipal waste company serving the Grenland municipalities in Telemark. Operates recycling stations and household/business waste collection under the same Norwegian IKS framework as FIAS.
• Avfall Sør IKS: Inter-municipal waste company serving several municipalities in southern Norway. Comparable IKS structure, household subscription model, recycling stations, and business waste services — a regional peer operating in a different geography.
• ROAF (Romerike Avfallsforedling IKS): Inter-municipal waste handling company for the Romerike region east of Oslo. Runs household collection, recycling stations, and hazardous waste services under the same IKS ownership model and municipal-fee revenue structure as FIAS.
• HRA (Hadeland og Ringerike Avfallsselskap): Inter-municipal waste company serving Hadeland and Ringerike municipalities in Innlandet/Viken. Directly comparable in scale and rural Norwegian inter-municipal mandate, with similar household subscription and recycling-station offerings.
• BIR (Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap): Norwegian inter-municipal waste and energy company serving the Bergen region. Operates recycling stations, household waste collection, and hazardous waste handling under a similar municipal-ownership structure, making it the closest direct peer to FIAS in Norway.
• RKR (Renovasjonsselskapet for Kristiansandsregionen): Inter-municipal waste company for the Kristiansand region. Operates household waste collection, recycling stations, and hazardous waste services under a municipal-owner model analogous to FIAS.
• Norsk Gjenvinning: Norway's largest private waste and recycling company. Operates commercial and industrial waste collection, recycling stations, and hazardous waste handling nationwide — directly comparable activities to FIAS but under private ownership rather than municipal IKS.

Broad incumbents

• Ragn-Sells: Large Nordic waste and recycling group with Norwegian operations spanning industrial, commercial, and hazardous waste. A broader incumbent operating in the same waste-management category as FIAS but at much larger Nordic scale.
• Veolia Environnement Norway: Norwegian arm of global environmental services group Veolia. Provides municipal and industrial waste services across Norway, overlapping with FIAS in waste collection and treatment categories but at significantly larger national and international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fiasproff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fias

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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