AGR mbH

AGR Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH (AGR mbH) is a waste management and circular economy company active in the Ruhr region. According to its website, it has 950 employees and revenue of approximately EUR 250 million, and its thermal waste treatment, landfill gas utilisation and recyclables marketing achieve an annual positive CO2 balance of 400,000 tonnes of saved CO2 equivalents. Its business fields are circular economy and logistics, thermal treatment, landfill management, and secondary raw materials. The company was founded in 1982 by the KVR as a 100% subsidiary with headquarters in Essen, and was renamed AGR Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH in 1990.

In 1982 the KVR founded AGR – Abfallbeseitigungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH with headquarters in Essen as a 100% subsidiary. In 1990 the company was renamed under commercial law to AGR Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH. In the following years the company transformed into a service provider active in all areas of waste management. In communal ownership, AGR nevertheless operates according to private-sector and industrial standards. Participations and company foundations in the recycling and various environmental services sectors expanded AGR's core competence. In 1998 AGR and its subsidiaries and participations formed the AGR Unternehmensgruppe.

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