Vestforbrænding handles around 900.000 tonnes of waste a year of which 33 % is recycled, 62 % goes to energy recovery  through incineration and 5 % goes to special treatment (including landfill).

We are dealing in all spheres of waste management:

    •  Recycling
    •  Incineration
    •  Landfill
    •  Separation and management of hazardous waste
    •  Collection of waste
    •  Administration of waste schemes
    •  Consultancy services
    •  Research and development in the waste management field

In addition to solving waste management assignments Vestforbrænding is operating six recycling centres and the largest incineration plant of Denmark, generating both power and district heat. 

Download a pdf-file with our environmental results 2010

Vestforbrænding is owned by 19 municipalities around Copenhagen and Northern Zealand. Our work is based on a ‘non-profit cost-coverage’ principle, and in the long term perspective we should make neither a profit nor a loss.

Our 300 emploees service a total of around 865,000 people – this is one sixth of Denmark’s population. In addition, we service around 60,000 businesses.