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Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities: largest employers

592 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 38) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Renewi leads with 1,525.5 FTE (financial year 2026).

Top 20

Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 Renewi 3920 Lommel €365.0m €409.1m €133.2m 1,525.5 2026
2 TIBI 6010 Charleroi €151.0m €25.4m €26.8m 684.9 2025
3 Veolia Environmental Services Belux 1060 Saint-Gilles €520.3m €130.1m €397.2m 626.7 2025
4 Indaver 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht €751.0m €330.6m €372.8m 579.7 2025
5 Veolia Environmental Services BE 1060 Saint-Gilles €113.6m €260.8m €46.1m 525.3 2025
6 Veolia Environmental Services Wallonie 4460 Grâce-Hollogne €54.2m €131.4m €10.9m 508.4 2025
7 Intercommunale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij voor de Kempen Afvalbeheer 2440 Geel €70.5m €68.5m €53.4m 470.3 2025
8 Vanheede Environmental Logistics 8940 Wervik €81.6m €143.0m €21.6m 463.3 2025
9 Intercommunale de Gestion de l'Environnement 7503 Tournai €379.7m €83.0m €185.4m 406.3 2025
10 EcoWerf, Intergemeentelijk Milieubedrijf Oost-Brabant 3012 Leuven €46.2m €53.6m €13.8m 403.6 2025
11 Intergemeentelijke Vereniging voor Afvalbeheer in Gent en Omstreken 9000 Ghent €78.4m €81.1m €51.2m 399.0 2025
12 Hygea 7021 Mons €59.4m €22.1m €17.1m 363.2 2024
13 Belgoprocess 2480 Dessel €68.1m €118.4m €27.0m 347.9 2025
14 Société intercommunale BEP-Environnement 5000 Namur €80.9m €25.7m €37.6m 323.6 2025
15 Association Intercommunale de Traitement des Dechets Liegeois 4040 Herstal €187.4m €125.1m €35.5m 321.0 2025
16 IDELUX Environnement 6700 Arlon €68.4m €65.9m €13.2m 293.5 2025
17 IGEAN-milieu en veiligheid 2160 Wommelgem €38.2m €57.6m €4.08m 291.3 2025
18 Opdrachthoudend samenwerkingsverband Land van Aalst voor Milieu 9320 Aalst €47.9m €40.6m €16.4m 290.2 2025
19 Galloo 8930 Menen €354.9m €513.9m €183.4m 276.8 2025
20 DEME Environmental 2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht €272.5m €165.8m €128.6m 264.8 2025

Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.

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Who is the largest employer in Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities?

Renewi, with 1,525.5 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2026).

How many Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities companies report employees?

592 out of 1,052, in accounts less than 3 years old.

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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.