Reconomy to Strengthen Capabilities in the EU
UK-based company Reconomy, an international circular economy specialist, has announced the acquisition of Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft mbH (GfAW), a German expert asset-light provider of industrial waste management solutions.
Founded in 1993, the German company arranges disposal and recycling pathways for complex industrial waste streams including waste mineral wool, gypsum and other types of demolition materials. “It serves a wide range of leading German, Italian and French construction and demolition companies as well as industrial manufacturers and commercial waste producers,” Reconomy gave account. “GfAW works closely with its customers to recover sorted waste streams and has a strong track record in optimizing recycling routes, coordinating downstream logistics, and improving recycling economics to reduce net disposal costs. GfAW also has long-standing partner networks across the EU.” The acquisition will enhance Reconomy’s capabilities in managing complex industrial waste streams for customers across the EU; and the new member company would be integrated into Reconomy Nordics’ operations, further strengthening its regional platform.
About Reconomy
By its own account, Reconomy is an international circular economy specialist that combines technology, skills and experienced people “to unlock commercial opportunities for businesses by helping them optimize their resources, embed efficiencies, prevent waste and circulate materials back into use”. The company operates across more than 150 countries, with over 4,000 colleagues serving more than 23,000 diverse international customers, including some of the world’s largest brands. Its capabilities are organized into three divisions known as ‘Loops’ – Recycle, Comply, and Re-use.
Reconomy Nordics is the company’s regional setup established to provide a data-driven circular economy solution for businesses across the Nordics. It would provide “the full range of Reconomy’s Recycle and Comply services across this region by bringing together its specialist waste management, recycling and materials recovery brands and Comply Loop’s packaging data capabilities and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) expertise”.
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 1/2026, Page 17)
