Partners who Share and Co-Create

Collaborative project of the waste management association Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband with the University of Applied Sciences Cologne

On 1 July 1989, the Abfallverwertungsgesellschaft des Landkreises Ludwigsburg mbH (AVL) was founded as a 100% subsidiary of the district. The district entrusted AVL with the tasks of avoiding, recycling and disposing of waste.

In the Böblingen district, waste management tasks have been transferred to the Waste Management Company (AWB) in the organisational form of an independent company.

The Waste Management Company (AWM) is the municipal waste disposal company of the city of Munich. AWM stands for reliable and environmentally high-quality waste disposal services for Munich households and businesses at stable and fair fees. They work on the basis of an ecological waste management concept that was adopted by the Munich City Council in 1988/89 and updated in 2017.

Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft Nordfriesland mbH (AWNF) was founded on October 1st, 1995 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the district of Nordfriesland. AWNF employs five people. AWNF is responsible for the district's waste management concept and the entire waste management organisation, for which otherwise the district is responsible according to the Law on Life-Cycle Management. The district of Nordfriesland continues to be responsible for waste disposal and is therefore in charge of establishing the waste management concept and enacting the waste- and fee statutes.

The Brazilian Association of Waste Energy (ABREN) aims to promote the energy recovery of waste, simultaneously solving two major current problems in Brazil and the world: the destination of solid waste and the generation of clean energy.

Afkarcom is an environmental communication agency that includes an electronic and publication portal with the aim of spreading the culture of awareness and sensitization to the environment as an integral part of the life of the Tunisian citizen.

AKTI Project and Research Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation based in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was established in 2000 by a group of experts in environmental issues and has succeeded today to create an extensive network of collaborators and volunteers for raising environmental awareness and promoting sustainable development.

The National Waste Management Agency - ANGed - is a public establishment of a non-administrative nature created by Decree No. 2005-2317 of 22 August 2005. ANGed has legal personality and financial autonomy, under the supervision of the Ministry of Local Affairs and the Environment.

ARGUS Statistics and Information Systems in Environment and Public Health Ltd. was founded in July 1999 as an economically independent enterprise. Core business is the information and data management on all relevant questions in the fields of environment and public health.

The waste management companies of the city of Augsburg, the district of Augsburg and the district of Aichach-Friedberg are active around the clock for the approx. 1.2 million inhabitants of their area. With the commissioning of a biowaste fermentation plant in 2013 and 2016, AVA (Abfallverwertung Augsburg) has become one of Germany's largest players in the field of thermal and material recycling.

The AWB was founded on 01 January 1995 as a company owned by the district of Neu-Ulm, in order to carry out all waste management tasks for the district.

The AWG is responsible for the organisational matters of waste management such as waste consulting and public relations in the district of Calw, Germany. In addition it is also specifically in charge of the operation of the disposal facilities and recycling yards as well as the disposal and recycling of the waste produced in the area. AWG Abfallwirtschaft Landkreis Calw GmbH has been certified as a specialist waste management company in 2019.

BBDivers, five star Padi IDC dive centre is a Belgian diving school in Thailand with an international divers team.

Pioneering a sustainable quality of life

BEKON office is located in Munich and belongs to the Eggersmann Group. Today, Eggersmann group is a network of independent companies engaged in the construction sector as well as the development and realization of environmental technologies on an international scale. Our group offers a comprehensive portfolio of recycling machinery and waste treatment solutions.

At Biologic, primarily biotechnological products and processes for environmental protection are developed and sold.

Biosferagt is a Guatemalan organization dedicated to developing and promoting sustainable projects that integrate environmental care, economic progress and social welfare.

BlackForest Solutions is a specialized environmental service provider improving the waste management strategies of its clients. With the segments Environment, Operations and Consulting BlackForest Solutions covers relevant aspects of the circular economy: trading with hazardous waste streams, urban mining, operations of waste treatment facilities and the management of complex waste management projects. BlackForest Solutions offers technical and scientific consultancy, feasibility studies and bankable business cases. BlackForest Solutions is specialized on the MENA region, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other emerging markets. Clients are public authorities, private companies, multinational companies, NGOs and international organizations.

Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative is about awakening greater environmental awareness within our own organisation, as well as collaborating and learning from others through dialogue, partnerships, UN conferences and local initiatives.

BSA is a quality-controlled, certified waste management company for customers in the construction and waste management industries.

Perfected Waste Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion Reliable separation of wastes and conversion of the organic fractions into bioenergy is the key of every modern waste utilisation that conserves resources and is climate-friendly. Let it be a Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant -MBT Plant - for the treatment of Municipal Solid Waste, methanization plants for biowaste, food waste and commercial waste, co-digestion plants with agricultural substrates or sewage sludge, or refurbishment of existing wet pre-treatment or anaerobic digestion plants, we are your competent partner.

Today, operators and managers of recycling centers are increasingly confronted with critical questions concerning fire protection.

The Center for Ecology and Energy Tuzla is a Bosnian-Herzegovinan non-governmental organization that encourages sustainable development in the field of environmental protection, utilizing a combination of educational and practical work with cooperation at all levels of society and investment in the people’s resources.

CEWEP is the umbrella association of the owners and operators of Waste-to-Energy Plants.

COLIBA is an African start-up that puts technology at the service of recycling plastic waste.

The County of Aschaffenburg is structured in 32 municipalites and has more than 173,000 inhabitants.

National German Association for Research and Education in Waste and Resource Management

Demmel Sixtus AG based in Wolnzach is a family-run, modern waste disposal and service company in the field of environmental protection, recultivation, supply and disposal for biomass heating and power plants, material and biological recycling of waste (through composting and operation of a biogas plant), recycling of all kinds, demolition and earthworks, as well as plant deconstruction and production of mobile concrete blocks "DEMMEL-MULTIBLOC-SYSTEM®" and "DEMMAR Betonsteine®".

The municipal waste management department in the district of Aichach-Friedberg, Germany, is responsible for all matters relating to waste disposal and the collection of recyclables.

Dublix Technology - Engineered solutions to boost the performance of your Waste-to-Energy plant!

Enderle Environmental Law (Frankfurt, Germany) offers high-level legal advice on EU and German environmental law with a particular focus on product and waste regulations.

Entsorgungstechnik BAVARIA has extensive experience and is a specialist for your waste management tasks. Competent, innovative, customer focused, flexible, and uncompromisingly dependable; because your satisfaction requires more than just a good technology.

Environment360 specializes in creating community education campaigns and collection systems that support the work of informal waste workers. We work to create ecosystems that support the growth of circular economies and adoption of sustainable consumption patterns throughout West Africa.

ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) is a European association representing manufacturers in the field of Waste-to-Energy Technology.

Our main concern is to backup and secure a maximum of ecology and economy. That means, to reach highest efficiency with existing resources under observance of the ecological requirements.

The European Compost Network (ECN) is a European non-profit membership organisation promoting sustainable recycling practices in composting, anaerobic digestion and other biological treatment processes of organic resources.

The Symboil Project in Ghana started in 2007 to bring improved farming system in the production in the production of both maize an sunflower and the rearing of other livestock. This is firstly to provide a regular and abundant supply of maize and sunflower whose need as food is internationally demanded. It also intends to operate its own processing plant to process some of their output, which will turn bring a consinent source of livehood to to the ghanaian farmer working under this project.

FOODturo specialises in developing circular solutions for the catering industry.

Forum Z is a network of about 100 German municipalities and public waste management organizations.

The German-Croatian Chamber of Industry and Commerce is part of a worldwide network of bilateral German Chambers of Commerce (AHK).

Hyena Co., Ltd. was founded as a venture company in 2010 and, after over 10 years of technological development, has perfected its current "HINA Clean-up System".

If it will be successful to apprehend the complexity of a problem completely, the way to solution will evolve. Material flows must be untangled and people as well as duties must find their place. Your team of the ia GmbH cares about it.

IeRM provides reliable research for the purpose of finding and implementing sustainable solutions to society's energy and resource management challenges. At IeRM we seek the continuous development and use of technologies and practices that will enable us to significantly reduce the human impacts on the natural environment.

E[co]work empowers informal micro entrepreneurs through solutions for safe and inclusive electronic waste management.

India meets Europe Events, Indus Media is an independent firm committed to connect India and Europe. We partner with Indian and European governments, associations, companies and think-tanks to facilitate trade and investments in both the countries.

Planning and realization of technical projects, innovative and independant

The Institue of Urbanism of Tuzla City, Department of Municipality, is in charge of townplanning, developing detailed plans for everything that is invested by city of Tuzla.

The International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation IESP e. V. is an institution of the Technical University of Munich and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Through topic-based conferences and publications, we act as an intermediary between experts, decision-makers and the public to support an exchange of concerns and knowledge and to make well-founded recommendations for action.

Since 1991, ISOTECH Ltd Environmental Research and Consultancy has evolved into one of the leading environmental companies in Cyprus. The firm has a dynamic involvement in environmental consulting and applied environmental research.

Kanadevia Inova is a global greentech company operating in Waste to Energy (WtE) and Renewable Gas.

Kaunas Region Waste Management Center was established on March 2, 2005 in order to create a coherent and sustainable waste management system in Kaunas region. The shareholders of the institution are 6 Kaunas county municipalities (Kaunas city, Kaunas district, Kaišiadorys, Jonava, Kėdainiai, Raseiniai) and UAB Kauno švara. Under the Treaty establishing the Region, the municipalities undertook to adhere to the principles of creating a unified waste management system for the successful implementation of the project of national significance.

Kolics Company Ltd. is a social enterprise that seeks to support skilled and opportunity seeking youth to produce innovative products which are environmentally friendly.

We, KreisAbfallVerwertungsGesellschaft mbH Minden-Lübbecke, are a modern municipal waste management company in the Minden-Lübbecke district.

One of the district's many important tasks is to recycle and dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner.

Lorenz GmbH & Co. KG is a specialist for flow measurement and leading manufacturer and supplier of flat, residential and bulk water meters as well as corresponding communication technology and services.

At the beginning of 2020, the new recycling center was opened with many positive features, such as optimal processes and preparation for reuse.

Modern Waste-to-Energy plants are extremely complex in terms of the technology used. A sound knowledge of the "fuel" waste as well as its effects on design and operation are crucial criteria for successful planning and implementation of Waste-to-Energy plants.

The AVAW chair performs R & D projects in the fields contaminated sites and landfills, waste management and disposal technology, environmental management and life cycle analysis as well as environmental and process analytics in cooperation with companies, research institutions and authorities.

The municipality of Planegg with its 10,800 inhabitants is part of the district of Munich and is located in the southwest of the Bavarian capital.

The municipality of Siliana counts 44.736 inhabitants, which mainly work in agriculture and the food and mineral industries.

Founded in 2015, the waste museum aims to promote the culture of waste separation with an educational approach.

New Leaf holds patents to generate refrigeration from heat without using grid power or diesel.

N³ places its extensive expertise at the disposal of partners and clients in the public and private sector worldwide.

OWS has developed innovative and patented designs for biogas plants, with a pretreatment, digester concept and post-treatment adapted to each type of feedstock.

PadMad, co-founded by Madhvi Dalal, is a social enterprise that has worked in Kenya and Somaliland introducing biodegradable, reusable sanitary pads and thereby addressing period poverty.

Pellenc ST designs, produces and sells connected sorting equipment and intelligent services for waste treatment and the recycling industries.

PetStar has been recognized with different awards in Mexico.

Plastic Bottle Village is changing the World with 5 cents, by introducing a new initiative in finding solutions to the invasion of PET plastic bottles on Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro, Panama.

RECYCLE UP! GHANA aims to educate young people, create awareness and co-create local solutions to the plastic waste problem in Ghana through youth empowerment.

Renergia is more than a waste incineration plant (KVA). It is a modern power plant that uses the waste as fuel to produce a large amount of electricity and supplies steam for paper production to Perlen Papier AG (PEPA).

The Department of Processing and Recycling investigates research issues of waste management with a holistic approach

The institute's main focus is the thermal conversion of energy feedstock.

SLU is an organization of the Federal District government linked to the Secretary of State for the Environment (Sema). Its purpose stands for management of urban cleaning and management of urban solid residues.

STADLER® Anlagenbau GmbH is dedicated to the planning, production and assembly of sorting systems and components for the recycling and waste disposal industry worldwide

In Fürth, the Waste Management Office ensures that the waste generated, such as residual waste, organic waste and waste paper, is collected and recycled or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

Stadtreinigung Hamburg at a glance Stadtreinigung Hamburg is a powerful organization. A streamlined and lean structure ensures that we can react flexibly and quickly to the constantly changing conditions on the waste disposal market.

Competence Center for the Circular Economy The GRS Batterien Foundation is the non-profit competence center for producer responsibility and the circular economy. It develops and implements sustainable take-back and recycling solutions for the battery industry that are geared towards future customer needs and are based on intensive research and development.

STRABAG Umwelttechnik GmbH is a subsidiary of STRABAG SE, a European technology group with over 73,000 employees, and a leader in terms of both innovation and financial strength.

The installation artist Markus Heinsdorff combines design, architecture and photography in his work, using materials from the surrounding environment wherever possible.

The SuperDrecksKëscht® is a trademark which was developed in the frame of the waste management missions of the Luxembourg state.

The Department of Waste and Resource Management at the Leichtweiß Institute of Hydraulic Engineering is headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Fricke and deals with modern issues relating to the management of waste and its impact on resource, environmental and climate protection in teaching, further education and research.

Technik ohne Grenzen e.V. has set itself the goal of improving living conditions in developing countries.

Terra Melhor Ltda. is an engineering company with a multidisciplinary dimension, created with the aim to bring new solutions and technologies for the treatment, management and appropriate final disposal of municipal solid waste to Brazil. Based on the experience and know-how of our team, we develop innovative solutions for the management of waste and also plan, execute and operate facilities for treatment and processing of household waste. Therefore, we contribute to the minimization of environmental impacts caused by an inappropriate disposal.

Over the past 40 years, the Ingolstadt Administration Union has managed to develop its waste treatment plant from a simple waste incinerator to the largest municipal energy producer in the region.

The International Network for Environmental Management e.V. (INEM), founded in 1991, is the world federation of non-profit national business associations for environmental management with about 30 member associations and cleaner production centres in 25 countries.

The Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a 12-hectare botanical garden that specialises in palm trees. This project is unique in the world. It has transformed a municipal rubbish dump into a recreational space for plant lovers, bursting with spectacular plant life brought here through partnerships with institutions from all over the world.

TOMRA Collection provides reverse vending machines for Clean Loop Recycling, to transform society’s habits and keep valuable resources in a continuous loop of use and reuse.

The town of Khotyn with an area 20,39 km2 located in the Ukraine, in the eastern part of Chernivtsi region in the northern Bessarabia, presents the administrative centre of Khotyn district.

We are a non-profit organization, which unites students, researchers, alumni and friends of the Technical University of Munich. All of us work on the question, how energy transition can foster sustainable development of communities in Africa.

Unikom main role is to take care of cleanliness, tidiness, and beauty of City of Osijek's streets, parks and other public and green spaces.

The Institute was already dealing with problems of water quality, water supply, wastewater disposal and solid waste disposal in the Fifties, long before the investigation of environmental problems was common.

Innovation for efficient composting. A technology for everybody, one system for everything.

"Kommunalunternehmen für Abfall-Vermeidung, Information und Verwertung im Oberland" (VIVO KU for short) is responsible for all waste management tasks in the district of Miesbach, issues and enforces the waste statutes, runs the operational business such as the collection of residual waste, biowaste and paper as well as the waste disposal facilities. VIVO KU concludes waste disposal agreements with third parties and is active in the collection and sorting of packaging. The rights and duties of the municipal enterprise are laid down in the company statutes adopted by the district council of the Miesbach district.

A uniquely inventive, technology-driven enterprise focused on discovery and product innovation.

Qualified Consultancy - Avoid expensive wrong decisions in waste management

Environmental Infrastructure Built to Hold Its Ground

The WEEE Centre, Nairobi Kenya offers recycling services for ICT waste to the general public, business, learning institutions, government and NGOs in East Africa working closely with social enterprise Close the Gap project.

Decentralized Waste-to-Energy plants nowadays are competitive in operation cost per unit with large, centralized plants. This is due to a high level of standardization and economies of quantity. Local waste disposal and energy generation combined, with short transport distances, contribute to the energy transition and regional disposal/ supply independence. For decentral thermal utilization or disposal of domestic & hazardous waste, production waste and sewage sludge, WEHRLE offers a range of solutions from robust grate firing to highly flexible fluidized bed incineration plants.

“WeiterGeben.org” which means “Passing On” is a German initiative for the procurement of second-hand school and office furniture.

Designed by proven operational experiences The WhiteLabel-TandemProject-Group is the only consultant, that demonstrable operated cement kilns and pre-processing plants

The City of Pirmasens, Germany, currently has 40,255 inhabitants and is a member of the Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südwestpfalz (ZAS).

Today (01-04-2020), the ZMS includes a total of 17 independent cities, administrative districts and associations as members.