Leading turnkey waste sorting solutions provider
Bollegraaf at a glance
Bollegraaf & Lubo Recycling Solutions (“Bollegraaf”) has a mission to design and manufacture recycling and sorting systems that take care of the environment, improve people’s quality of life and health through meaningful innovation, and the sustainable use of the planet’s limited resources
Bollegraaf is a leading turnkey sorting solutions provider in Europe and North America, enabling waste management companies and public authorities to efficiently improve their sorting & recycling processes and driving the shift towards a more circular economy. Bollegraaf’s offering covers all major waste streams and sorting applications with strong project management and engineering capabilities and a high share of differentiated in-house manufactured products, such as their Balers, Screeners and AI/Robotics driven technologies.
- Year acquired
- 2024
- Revenue
- EUR 156m
- Location
- The Netherlands
- Employees
- 363
- Website
- https://www.bollegraaf.com/
- Investment theme
- Circularity
- Contact
- bertrand.camus@summaequity.com
- SDG alignment
11, 12, 13
The challenges we face:
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21%
of waste volumes in Europe are disposed at landfills, a practice deemed as the least preferable solution
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~50%
of waste volumes in the US are going to landfills, indicating it is lagging further behind
How does Bollegraaf help?
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Reality today
CO2 emissions from the materials system make up 1/3 of global emissions, harming biodiversity and depleting resources. The EU deems landfilling least preferable and is currently drafting stricter regulations. Waste-to-resource efforts are hindered by low volume, poor feedstock quality, and insufficient recycling capacity.
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Bollegraaf approach
With 60+ years of expertise and 4,000+ systems installed globally, including 17 large MRFs, Bollegraaf enhances waste sorting and recycling capabilities and capacity globally. Their solutions further enable secondary raw material production and reduce landfill and incineration waste.
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Aspirational future
A world where waste becomes a vital resource, fuelling a sustainable circular economy. In this future, we have lessened our reliance on depleting virgin materials and resource resilience is enabled, ultimately paving the way for more resilient infrastructure and planetary health.
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Who is impacted?
Bollegraaf enables waste producers, material producers, consumers and society to benefit from proper waste treatment, incorporating recycled materials into manufacturing, and using circular resources. This reduces the need for virgin materials and lowers emissions.
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Contribution
Bollegraaf’s top-tier equipment, focus on innovation and service enhance waste treatment efficiency and purity, aiding material producers in using recycled waste and complying with ever-changing legislation. This reduces landfill waste and emissions, accelerating the shift to a circular economy. For waste management companies, Bollegraaf plants enable higher recovery rates, as well as lower energy usage, higher uptime and lower maintenance costs.
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Risks to impact
Sorting and recycling equipment must be carefully chosen to optimize cost, yield, and output purity per waste fraction. Additionally, proper treatment of water discharge, air emissions, and other pollutants must be monitored in the sorting plant.