EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH

EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH is a waste management and environmental services company headquartered in Viersen, Germany. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld and operates 18 locations across the Lower Rhine region, including logistics sites in Cologne and the Düren district. The company provides disposal services for commercial and private customers, often through participations. Its portfolio includes the nationwide container service Curanto, rental of mobile toilets for construction sites and events, office containers, and recycling of plastics, building materials, and other materials. EGN also operates a fleet of three "EGN Dusch-Truck" vehicles—converted semi-trailers used as large shower facilities—deployed throughout Europe. Additionally, EGN is responsible for the collection of waste bins and yellow bags in the municipalities of Neuss, Viersen, Mönchengladbach, Dormagen, Düren, Cologne, and Krefeld. The company's history dates back to 1923, when founder Mathias Trienekens began marketing straw as a raw material for the paper industry. In 1954, he entered dust-free household waste collection, laying the foundation for today's EGN. The company was taken over by Hellmut Trienekens in 1968. During the 1970s, municipal contracts for collection and transport dominated services, and landfills and an environmental and waste analysis laboratory were established. In 1981, the company commissioned its first raw material recovery plant in Neuss, then the most modern of its kind in Europe. In 1989, RWE acquired a stake in Trienekens Entsorgung GmbH. In 1995, the company developed and built the first large-scale mechanical-biological residual waste treatment plant in Düren. During this period, Trienekens was involved in several bribery and embezzlement scandals in Cologne. In 2002, the nearly 80-year Trienekens era ended with the full takeover of Trienekens AG by RWE Umwelt AG. In 2005, SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld acquired the company, which until then operated as RWE Umwelt West GmbH. Today, EGN continues to provide a broad range of waste management and environmental services under the ownership of SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld.

The history of EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH begins in 1923, when founder Mathias Trienekens started marketing straw as a raw material for the paper industry. In 1954, Trienekens entered the dust-free household waste collection business, laying the foundation for the company that would become EGN. The company was taken over by Hellmut Trienekens in 1968. During the 1970s, municipal contracts for waste collection and transport dominated the company's services, and it established landfills and a laboratory for environmental and waste analysis. In 1981, the company commissioned its first raw material recovery plant in Neuss, which was at the time the most modern facility of its kind in Europe. In 1989, RWE acquired a stake in the then Trienekens Entsorgung GmbH. In 1995, the company developed and built the first large-scale mechanical-biological residual waste treatment plant in Düren. During this period, Trienekens was involved in several bribery and embezzlement scandals in Cologne. In 2002, the nearly 80-year Trienekens era ended with the full takeover of Trienekens AG by RWE Umwelt AG. In 2005, SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld acquired the company, which until then operated under the name RWE Umwelt West GmbH. Following the acquisition, the company was renamed EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH and continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld. Today, EGN operates 18 locations across the Lower Rhine region and beyond, providing a wide range of waste management and environmental services.

• 2005

  SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld acquires the company, which until then operated as RWE Umwelt West GmbH.

• 2002

  Full takeover of Trienekens AG by RWE Umwelt AG, ending the nearly 80-year Trienekens era.

• 1995

  Development and construction of the first large-scale mechanical-biological residual waste treatment plant in Düren.

• 1989

  RWE acquires a stake in Trienekens Entsorgung GmbH.

• 1981

  Commissioning of the first raw material recovery plant in Neuss, the most modern of its kind in Europe at the time.

• 1968

  Hellmut Trienekens takes over the company.

• 1954

  Entry into dust-free household waste collection, laying the foundation for today's EGN.

• 1923

  Mathias Trienekens begins marketing straw as a raw material for the paper industry.

Regional waste management and environmental services provider in the Lower Rhine region, offering comprehensive disposal and recycling solutions for municipalities and businesses.

• Curanto container service

  Nationwide container service for waste disposal.

• Mobile toilet rental

  Rental of mobile toilets for construction sites and events.

• Office container rental

  Rental of office containers.

• Recycling services

  Recycling of plastics, building materials, and other materials.

• EGN Dusch-Truck

  Fleet of three semi-trailers converted into large shower facilities, deployed throughout Europe.

• Waste collection

  Collection of waste bins and yellow bags in various municipalities.

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