Großbeeren / Neuss, April 2, 2019 – Rieck has been offering waste disposal solutions in North Rhine-Westphalia for a quarter of a century. In April 1994, what was then the smallest Rieck branch in Mülheim entered the waste disposal business. Four years later, it changed its name to Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik. The company has since become an established player in the waste disposal and recycling sector. And further growth is planned for the coming years.
The waste disposal division started out on the former Rieck haulage site in Mülheim an der Ruhr. At that time, managing partner Stefan Rieck and his five employees had just under 700 square meters of hall space at their disposal. Today, the company offers waste disposal services and sophisticated recycling solutions on over 30,000 square meters in the port of Neuss. Its customers include well-known German and international car manufacturers.
Changes in view
One reason for the growth in recent years: Stefan Rieck recognizes the dynamics of the waste disposal industry early on. He regularly adapts his services to market trends and changing ecological awareness. “Our service is a ‘waste product’ in the truest sense of the word,” says Co-Managing Director Daniel Gartmann. “But what used to be waste can be valuable today.” Paper, film and plastics are just one example. Rieck presses these into pure types and resells them worldwide as raw materials. Customer service is also important to Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik: “We make sure that we don’t disrupt companies’ operational processes. Customers should not have to worry about whether all guidelines or necessary specifications are being adhered to. We do that for them,” says Stefan Rieck.
Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik was certified as a specialist waste management company in accordance with Section 52 of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act back in 1998. This made the company one of the first German service providers in the waste disposal logistics sector to voluntarily undergo a certification process and meet the strict requirements of independent third parties. Recertification by an external expert still takes place every year.
In the summer of 1999, Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik moves to Neuss and sets up a hazardous waste interim storage facility, which is officially approved in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act. In the following years, Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik expands and invests in larger office, hall and open spaces as well as its own channel baling plant, which now operates in two shifts. Today, Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik employs around 70 people, including qualified engineers for waste management and disposal technology as well as hazardous goods, water protection and waste officers. Stefan Rieck forecasts continued positive development for the coming years: In Germany, up to 68 percent of typical household municipal waste is already recycled today. The ecological awareness of companies and politicians is also growing. “Our customers appreciate the fact that we advise them on current developments and environmental protection requirements at an early stage and take care of all disposal issues and requirements as “One Face to the Customer”,” says Stefan Rieck. In 2019, Rieck Entsorgungs-Logistik will invest a mid-six-figure sum in the expansion of its IT. The company is also currently looking for expansion space.