Final compost at Biogas Zürich

Clean Biowaste Management Solution

Regulatory pressure and rising costs across the entire value chain

Since 2024, the European Union has made the separate collection of biowaste mandatory. For cities, this marks a major turning point. While the amount of biowaste collected is increasing, its quality is not always guaranteed — and this brings new challenges:


    • Fragmented responsibilities between residents, municipalities, collectors, and treatment plants
    • Growing contamination that undermines material and energy recovery
    • Regulatory pressure and rising costs across the entire value chain
At Cortexia, we wanted to tackle this challenge with a simple, measurable, and pragmatic approach.
Our Clean Biowaste Management solution goes beyond detecting impurities in green waste. It provides customers and the involved partners with objective data and a common language: the Clean Biowaste Index (CBI) — a standardized and easy-to-use metric to improve the quality of biowaste at the source.
In practice, we act at two key stages using reliable data:


    • at collection
    • at the treatment plant

E.C.O. COLLECT

A solution that allows you to take action at the right time and in the right place — at lower cost

Enables you to identify critical points, flag non-compliant bins, adjust collection routes, raise residents’ awareness, and measure the impact of your actions.

Clean Biowaste Index Map

E.C.O. WASTE

Enables you to direct collection trucks according to the actual waste quality, adjust treatment parameters, set pricing and billing based on the CBI, and secure processes against hazardous contaminants.

Equipped truck

and fixed installation at AXPO Biomasse Chavornay

With this approach, customers can finally regain control over the quality of their biowaste, reduce costs, and ensure sustainable recovery.

Testimonials

We’re sharing here some feedback and results

Dr Konrad Schleiss

Chief Inspector, Founder and Managing Director of UMWEKO

Daniel Rychener

Head of Support and Services, City of Thun

Rachel Neuenschwander

Waste Management Advisor, City of Thun

Cortexia SA, Route de Vevey 91, 1618 Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland

Our solutions enable both cities and businesses to manage urban cleanliness accurately and objectively, making cities more attractive and sustainable.

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