Industry category 38

Waste collection and treatment

Industry overview based on 468 companies in 7 industries. Data updated 15/07/2026.

468 companies

in this industry category

7 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

6.8 m DKK

median

1.3 m DKK

25th percentile

65.8 m DKK

75th percentile

103.9 m DKK

average

Profit margin

22%

median

25th percentile

49%

75th percentile

32%

average

Number of employees

median

25th percentile

75th percentile

average

Equity ratio

42%

median

17%

25th percentile

70%

75th percentile

45%

average

CDS - Financial health

Distribution of companies' financial health scores in this industry category compared to the national average.

Average CDS

47.5

National average

47.6

-0.1 points

Excellent

2.4%

+0.3pp

Good

4.5%

+0.4pp

Normal

26.6%

+1.3pp

High risk

53.2%

-5.2pp

Critical

13.2%

+3.1pp

Based on 1,127 companies with calculated score

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Industries in this category

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Genindvinding af materialer

38.21.00•119 companies

1.4 m DKK

Median revenue

Indsamling af ikke-farligt affald

38.11.00•95 companies

20.4 m DKK

Median revenue

Energiudnyttelse af affald

38.22.00•32 companies

4.3 m DKK

Median revenue

Deponering eller permanent oplagring

38.32.00•17 companies

1 m DKK

Median revenue

Anden nyttiggørelse af affald

38.23.00•16 companies

2.1 m DKK

Median revenue

Indsamling af farligt affald

38.12.00•6 companies

622 k DKK

Median revenue

Anden bortskaffelse af affald

38.33.00•1 companies(too few for benchmark)

721 DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

KØBENHAVN

20 companies

123.2 m DKK

avg. revenue

ODENSE

10 companies

345.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

ROSKILDE

10 companies

237.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

VIBORG

9 companies

12.6 m DKK

avg. revenue

AALBORG

9 companies

68.8 m DKK

avg. revenue

ESBJERG

8 companies

19.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

TØNDER

7 companies

19.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

AABENRAA

7 companies

129.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

AARHUS

7 companies

143.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

10.

FREDERIKSHAVN

7 companies

33.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

468companies

Anpartsselskab (APS)162

56.6%

Aktieselskab (A/S)121

42.3%

Kommanditselskab (K/S)2

0.7%

Erhvervsdrivende fond (EFO)1

0.3%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

H.J. HANSEN RECYCLING A/S

ODENSE · 162 employees

2.8 bn DKK

revenue

MARIUS PEDERSEN A/S

FAABORG-MIDTFYN · 881 employees

2.8 bn DKK

revenue

STENA RECYCLING A/S

BRØNDBY · 364 employees

2.3 bn DKK

revenue

Verdis A/S

ROSKILDE · 572 employees

1.1 bn DKK

revenue

Blue Phoenix Denmark A/S

KØBENHAVN · 154 employees

1.1 bn DKK

revenue

ARGO Affaldsenergi A/S

ROSKILDE

756.4 m DKK

revenue

Meldgaard Miljø A/S

AABENRAA

656.8 m DKK

revenue

VF Affaldsenergi A/S

GLOSTRUP

638.5 m DKK

revenue

SCANMETALS A/S

SLAGELSE · 38 employees

595.7 m DKK

revenue

10.

NORRECCO A/S

KØBENHAVN · 61 employees

581.3 m DKK

revenue

Development over time

Period	companies	Median revenue
Mar 2026	264	6.6 m DKK
Apr 2026	263	6.7 m DKK
May 2026	267	6.6 m DKK
Jun 2026	268	6.6 m DKK
Jul 2026	286	6.8 m DKK

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