Ranking · Wallonia · NACE 38
Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities: the largest employers in Wallonia
As of 14 Nov 2026, 185 companies in Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities (NACE 38) in Wallonia report employees in recent accounts (financial years 2024 to 2026). The 10 largest employers account for 3,519.3 FTE, out of 6,536.7 for all of them; median headcount is 8.6 FTE. TIBI leads with 684.9 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities · Wallonia
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIBI 6010 Charleroi | €151.0m | €25.4m | €26.8m | 684.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | Veolia Environmental Services Wallonie 4460 Grâce-Hollogne | €54.2m | €131.4m | €10.9m | 508.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Intercommunale de Gestion de l'Environnement 7503 Tournai | €379.7m | €83.0m | €185.4m | 406.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Hygea 7021 Mons | €59.4m | €22.1m | €17.1m | 363.2 | 2024 |
| 5 | Société intercommunale BEP-Environnement 5000 Namur | €80.9m | €25.7m | €37.6m | 323.6 | 2025 |
| 6 | Association Intercommunale de Traitement des Dechets Liegeois 4040 Herstal | €187.4m | €125.1m | €35.5m | 321.0 | 2025 |
| 7 | IDELUX Environnement 6700 Arlon | €68.4m | €65.9m | €13.2m | 293.5 | 2025 |
| 8 | TERRE asbl 4040 Herstal | €8.91m | €14.2m | 693,405 € | 244.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | REMONDIS Belgien 4970 Stavelot | €58.4m | €29.4m | €28.5m | 199.4 | 2025 |
| 10 | Comet Traitements 6200 Châtelet | €104.1m | €81.5m | €46.3m | 174.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Association intercommunale Bureau économique de la Province de Namur 5000 Namur | €37.3m | €3.85m | €18.0m | 151.4 | 2025 |
| 12 | DERICHEBOURG Belgium 6030 Charleroi | €43.0m | €127.5m | €23.3m | 129.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | Recyclage et Valorisation Technique 4480 Engis | €33.9m | €48.6m | €14.1m | 90.2 | 2025 |
| 14 | Uvelia 4040 Herstal | €32.1m | €56.0m | €1.52m | 85.8 | 2025 |
| 15 | SPAQuE 4000 Liège | €479.8m | €10.6m | €55.9m | 84.4 | 2025 |
| 16 | Cometsambre 6200 Châtelet | €91.0m | €247.5m | €23.6m | 79.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Val'Up 7011 Mons | €31.8m | €17.7m | €14.1m | 78.1 | 2025 |
| 18 | Recydel 4020 Liège | €17.2m | €45.4m | €7.61m | 78.0 | 2026 |
| 19 | Vanheede Proprete 4520 Wanze | €3.73m | — | −€3.85m | 76.4 | 2025 |
| 20 | Recma 4100 Seraing | €4.72m | €2.74m | €1.52m | 61.7 | 2025 |
| 21 | Ressourcerie du Pays de Liège 4460 Grâce-Hollogne | €1.75m | — | 418,713 € | 58.9 | 2025 |
| 22 | Societe A Finalite d'Insertion en Environnement 4100 Seraing | €1.91m | — | €1.08m | 53.4 | 2025 |
| 23 | Geocycle 1401 Nivelles | €13.7m | €24.1m | €6.62m | 51.7 | 2025 |
| 24 | Bel Fibres 7331 Saint-Ghislain | €24.6m | €40.9m | €5.88m | 51.7 | 2025 |
| 25 | Recyfuel 4480 Engis | €22.0m | €30.2m | €14.4m | 49.6 | 2025 |
| 26 | Vanheede Alternative Fuels 7711 Mouscron | €19.1m | €17.3m | €8.39m | 49.3 | 2025 |
| 27 | Flaurea Chemicals 7800 Ath | €8.81m | €8.89m | −€5.78m | 47.8 | 2024 |
| 28 | La Ressourcerie Namuroise 5020 Namur | €2.08m | — | 732,620 € | 47.2 | 2025 |
| 29 | Societe d'Integration par le Travail en Environnement en Region Liegeoise 4040 Herstal | €47.5m | €13.3m | €11.1m | 46.8 | 2025 |
| 30 | Orbix Solutions 6240 Farciennes | €26.5m | — | €24.7m | 45.2 | 2025 |
| 31 | Comet Services 6200 Châtelet | €2.01m | — | 217,677 € | 44.3 | 2025 |
| 32 | Vanheede Biomass Solutions 7040 Quévy | €26.8m | €25.3m | €20.1m | 41.8 | 2024 |
| 33 | Filao 6010 Charleroi | €47.6m | €44.7m | €3.98m | 41.0 | 2025 |
| 34 | Centre d'Etude et de methode pour la promotion des moyens de Protection de l'Environnement 7170 Manage | €3.11m | — | €2.01m | 39.6 | 2025 |
| 35 | Retrimeuse 4400 Flémalle | €2.02m | €4.38m | €1.19m | 39.3 | 2025 |
| 36 | TerTex 4040 Herstal | €2.99m | — | €1.00m | 37.3 | 2025 |
| 37 | Tradecowall 5380 Fernelmont | €14.3m | €11.8m | €6.39m | 36.8 | 2025 |
| 38 | Ecore Belgium 6790 Aubange | €51.7m | €90.9m | €37.2m | 35.1 | 2025 |
| 39 | S.L.S. 4040 Herstal | €7.70m | — | €5.02m | 34.4 | 2024 |
| 40 | Oilco 7334 Saint-Ghislain | €7.50m | €9.31m | €4.10m | 32.3 | 2025 |
| 41 | Belrey Fibres 7700 Mouscron | €7.20m | €15.5m | €5.48m | 32.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | Deveux Container 4040 Herstal | €6.48m | — | €5.63m | 30.5 | 2024 |
| 43 | TPrécup 4840 Welkenraedt | €13.4m | — | €6.11m | 30.1 | 2025 |
| 44 | Galloo Wallonie 7540 Tournai | €9.36m | €24.0m | €4.51m | 29.8 | 2025 |
| 45 | Dureco 6940 Durbuy | €3.76m | — | €2.10m | 29.6 | 2025 |
| 46 | Retrival 6010 Charleroi | €1.75m | — | 432,505 € | 29.0 | 2025 |
| 47 | Sede Benelux 5032 Gembloux | €9.05m | €19.5m | €1.39m | 28.5 | 2024 |
| 48 | DEFI one 7330 Saint-Ghislain | 348,782 € | — | 51,005 € | 23.9 | 2025 |
| 49 | Lavergne Belgique 6200 Châtelet | €13.5m | €4.88m | −€3.04m | 23.3 | 2025 |
| 50 | Remondis Industrial Services 4041 Herstal | €7.20m | — | €4.01m | 22.4 | 2024 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts. Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities across Belgium → All sectors · Wallonia →
Other sectors · Wallonia
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities780
- 02 Forestry and logging194
- 08 Other mining and quarrying77
- 10 Manufacture of food products965
- 11 Manufacture of beverages98
- 13 Manufacture of textiles80
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel32
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials221
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products44
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media183
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products154
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations70
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products140
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products267
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals97
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment863
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products110
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment94
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.245
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers62
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment32
- 31 Manufacture of furniture147
- 32 Other manufacturing184
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment290
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply55
- 37 Sewerage34
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities12
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings1,635
- 42 Civil engineering231
- 43 Specialised construction activities4,772
- 46 Wholesale trade3,106
- 47 Retail trade6,426
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines954
- 50 Water transport13
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation248
- 53 Postal and courier activities44
- 55 Accommodation497
- 56 Food and beverage service activities3,655
- 58 Publishing activities116
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities117
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities19
- 61 Telecommunication45
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities855
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities56
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding460
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security30
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities976
- 68 Real estate activities1,204
- 69 Legal and accounting activities1,756
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy1,072
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis708
- 72 Scientific research and development141
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations285
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities118
- 75 Veterinary activities173
- 77 Rental and leasing activities148
- 78 Employment activities145
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities124
- 80 Investigation and security activities39
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities738
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities285
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security25
- 85 Education560
- 86 Human health activities1,816
- 87 Residential care activities621
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation415
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities144
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities63
- 92 Gambling and betting activities27
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities459
- 94 Activities of membership organisations223
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles524
- 96 Personal service activities823
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · Wallonia
- 6200 Châtelet (Bouffioulx, Châtelineau)13
- 4040 Herstal11
- 4100 Seraing (Boncelles)9
- 4020 Liège (Bressoux, Jupille-Sur-Meuse, Wandre)7
- 4000 Liège (Glain, Rocourt)6
- 4800 Verviers (Ensival, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, …)5
- 5060 Sambreville (Arsimont, Auvelais, Falisolle, …)5
- 6010 Charleroi (Couillet)5
- 5580 Rochefort (Ave-Et-Auffe, Buissonville, Eprave, …)4
- 7331 Saint-Ghislain (Baudour)4
- 7500 Tournai (Ere, Saint-Maur)4
- 7700 Mouscron (Luingne)4
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest employer in Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities in Wallonia?
Among companies, TIBI, with 684.9 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
Are all the jobs located in the area?
Not necessarily: headcount is reported by the company for all its sites, and the company is ranked by the address of its registered office. 185 out of 310 companies in the sector report employees there.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.