Frequently asked questions

ReWasteHub is a B2B platform for companies that generate, recycle, buy or sell waste and secondary raw materials, and for providers of equipment and services such as logistics, laboratories and consulting. Companies post listings, find each other and agree on deals directly. The platform works worldwide.

On a marketplace the platform sells, takes the payment and charges a commission. ReWasteHub only helps companies find each other: we are not part of the deal, we do not take payments for goods or services and we charge no commission. Price, contract and delivery are agreed between the companies.

Legal entities and sole proprietors from any country: manufacturers, recyclers, traders, equipment suppliers, logistics and service companies, hotels, retailers and any other business with waste. Private individuals cannot register for personal purposes.

In all countries except those where international sanctions restrict our services. The site is available in 13 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

No. We take no commission on any deal, we do not see the price and we do not take part in negotiations. The amount you agree is entirely yours.

From two paid options: an extra listing (€25 + tax for 90 days) and profile verification (€108 + tax per year). Registration and one listing are free. This keeps our interests aligned with yours: we earn when the platform is useful, not from your deals.

No. ReWasteHub is a platform: we do not buy or sell materials, we do not negotiate and we take no commission. Brokers and traders use the platform like any other company; there is a dedicated category for their services, Brokerage & Trade.

Click Register at the top of the page and enter your company details: the short company name shown on the site, the legal entity name exactly as in your registration documents (used on invoices and for verification, never shown on the site), tax number, country, website or social media page, email and password. Confirm your email with the link we send you, and you can start posting listings.

Yes. Registration is free and includes one active listing. You pay only for extra listings or verification, if you need them.

None: your company details are enough. Documents such as a registration certificate, tax certificate or license may be requested only for verification or for hazardous waste listings.

Yes. In My profile you can change your company details, contacts and notification settings, add your branches under Company locations (you can choose them as the location of a listing) and write Additional details about your company: who you are, what you do, licences and capacities. Additional details are seen only by verified companies and are checked by our team before they appear; links and contact details are not allowed there. The tax number and login email are changed through support, so that nobody can replace a company's details.

In My profile, click Delete account and confirm. Your profile and listings disappear from the site immediately; the data is deleted within the periods stated in the Privacy Policy.

A listing is your company's offer or request: what you sell, buy, rent out or rent, or which service you offer or need. Log In and click Post a listing: choose the type and category, enter what it is, where it is, the volume and the price, then add a description and photos. The preview on the right shows how others will see it.

Six types: sell, buy, rent out, rent, offer a service and request a service. You choose the type when you create the listing, and it is shown as a coloured label on the card.

One active listing (under review or published). If you need more, you can pay for an extra listing or get verified: verified companies can post unlimited listings.

The site builds the title from your fields: category, location and volume. Your job is a detailed description: what it is, composition or grade, condition or quality, volume and frequency, packaging, and delivery or service terms. The more precise the description, the more serious the responses.

Three groups: waste and secondary raw materials (plastic, metal, paper, glass, textile, wood, electronics, organic, hazardous waste and more), equipment (sorting, shredding, baling, washing, granulation and more) and services (transport, storage, recycling, laboratories, consulting, licensing and more). More than 130 subcategories in total.

Every category has an Other subcategory, and every group has Other → Custom. Choose the closest option and describe it in detail in the description. If nothing fits, write to us and we will help.

Up to 3 photos, JPG or PNG, up to 5 MB each. Listings with photos get more responses and are shown higher in the catalog. Use real photos of your material, equipment or site, not pictures from the internet.

Every new listing is reviewed before it is published, usually within 48 hours. You will get an email when it is published. If something needs to be fixed, we will tell you what.

90 days. We remind you by email 7 days and 1 day before it ends. You can renew it for another 90 days with one click on Renew for 90 days — in the email, in My listings or on the listing page. If you do not renew it, the listing is deleted automatically.

Yes, in My listings. Changes to price and volume are published immediately. If you change the name, category, description or photos, the changes are reviewed (usually within 48 hours); until then the listing stays on the site in its previous version, and in My listings it is marked “Changes under review”. After approval the new version replaces the old one. If the changes are not accepted, you get the reason by email and the previous version stays on the site. The active period keeps running. A deleted listing disappears from the site immediately.

It is one more listing on top of the free one, shown higher in the catalog for 90 days. After 90 days it stays published but without priority; you can extend it for the same price. If you need more than two listings, verification is better value.

Yes. For hazardous waste (used oils, chemicals, medical waste and others) we may ask for the waste code, classification, analysis results or a safety data sheet. You are responsible for complying with the laws of your country, including transport and cross-border shipment rules.

The same way as a local one: through messages on the platform. The site is available in 13 languages, and prices are shown in the company's currency with reference values in US dollars and euros. Delivery terms, customs and documents are agreed between the companies.

Verification confirms that your company is real and its details are correct. Only a verified company sees who posted a listing, gets their contacts and can start a conversation. You also get the Verified by ReWasteHub badge (a green shield) on your profile and listings, unlimited listings and your listings shown higher in the catalog.

€108 + tax per year. The status is valid for 12 months from activation. If you renew early, the new period starts when the current one ends, so you do not lose any paid days.

Click Request verification on the verification page, check your company details and, if you wish, attach documents. We manually check that the company exists as a legal entity, that its tax number, address and contacts are correct and that its stated activity matches its listings. Once the invoice is paid, the status is activated automatically.

We remind you 30 and 7 days before. After it expires, the company returns to the free plan: listings stay published, but you cannot post new ones over the limit, other companies' contacts are hidden and you cannot start new conversations. You can still reply in conversations that have already started.

Click Message the company on the listing page. Only a verified company can start a conversation; clicking again opens the same conversation. Messages stay on the platform, and the other company sees your company name.

Yes. Any registered company can reply in a conversation that has already started, without verification. You will see the name of the company that wrote to you.

The bell at the top of the site shows the number of unread messages, and you get an email notification. In your profile you can choose an email for every message, one daily summary or no emails.

30 days after the last message in the conversation. We remind you by email 7 days before deletion so you can download what you need. The text of messages is kept. You can attach up to 3 files per message (PDF, JPG or PNG, up to 5 MB each).

No. We do not take part in negotiations, we do not see the agreed price and we are not a party to the contract. Our job is to help companies find each other.

Outside the platform, directly between the companies. Contract, payment, delivery, documents and permits are your agreement with your partner. ReWasteHub does not take payments for companies' goods or services.

Look for the green shield, Verified by ReWasteHub: we have manually checked the details of such a company. Hover over or tap it to see what was checked and until when. Verification does not guarantee the quality of goods or the performance of a deal. Before any payment, check the company yourself, do not pay in advance to unknown partners and inspect goods or equipment before you pay.

Companies reply at their own pace, sometimes within a few days. If there is no answer for a long time, try other listings with similar materials or services. If a company never replies, let us know and we will check whether its profile is still active.

In the currency chosen by the company that posted the listing. Next to it we show reference prices in US dollars and euros and, if you wish, in a third currency you can choose in the language menu at the top of the site. Conversions use the daily rate and are for reference only.

Payment by invoice: bank transfer (local accounts in the EU, US, Canada and Australia, with low fees) or a card payment link. Request an invoice on the plan page and we will email it to you. The service is activated once the payment arrives.

Payments for paid services are non-refundable, except where the law requires otherwise. If a service was not activated because of us, write to us and we will sort it out.

Company contacts are visible only to verified companies, and listing titles and descriptions only to registered ones. Only the two participants can read a conversation; we open it only if it is reported. Data is processed under the GDPR and Turkey's KVKK; details are in the Privacy Policy.

Click Report on the listing page or in a conversation, choose a reason and add a comment if you wish. The company you report is not told about it, and nothing changes for it while we review the report. To check a reported conversation, our team reads it; conversations that nobody reported are never read.

If we take action (a warning, hiding the listing or blocking the company), the company gets an email with the decision and the reason category, but never who reported it. It can appeal through the contact form, topic “Appeal”. If a report is dismissed, nobody is notified.

Please report only real problems: false reports may lead to restrictions on your account. You can also block a company yourself so it can no longer message you.

Necessary cookies keep you logged in, protect the site from bots and remember your choices, such as the reference currency. Analytics (Google Analytics) and marketing tools (Meta, LinkedIn) load only if you allow them in the cookie banner; the same rule applies in every country. You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page. We never send names, contact details or listing titles to analytics tools. The full list of cookies is in the Cookie Policy.

Yes. We keep adding languages, categories and search features, and new tools to help companies find buyers and recyclers faster. We share news on our LinkedIn page.

In writing only: through the contact form on the site, by email at info@rewastehub.com or by WhatsApp message to +90 501 644 76 71. Phone calls are not supported.

On site pages you can also use the green WhatsApp button in the bottom corner. Our news is on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X — the icons are at the bottom of every page.

Plastic scrap is bought by recyclers, compounders, granulate producers and traders, and some manufacturers buy regrind directly for their own production. The most traded types are PET, HDPE, LDPE film, PP and clean technical plastics such as ABS; mixed or contaminated plastic has far fewer buyers.

The price depends on the polymer, how clean and how sorted the material is, its colour (clear and natural sell higher than mixed colours), its form (loose, baled, shredded or regrind) and a steady monthly volume. Contamination with labels, paper, metal or other polymers lowers the price or rules the lot out.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Plastic Waste and choose the polymer subcategory. Give the volume and frequency, the form and packaging, and add real photos of the material. Buyers contact you on the platform, and you agree the price and delivery directly with them.

Metal scrap is bought by scrap yards, steel mills, foundries, smelters and traders. Steel and cast iron sell in large volumes; non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, copper and brass are worth far more per tonne, so it pays to keep them separate.

The price follows the international metal markets, and on top of that it depends on the alloy or grade, purity, the share of attachments (plastic, rubber, oil), the form (turnings, sheet, profiles, cable) and the volume. Mixed metal is always sold at the price of its cheapest part.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Metal Waste and choose the metal (Iron & Steel, Aluminium, Copper and so on). Describe the grade, form, volume and where it can be collected, and add photos. Interested buyers message you, and the deal and logistics are agreed between your companies.

A large part of what factories pay to dispose of is in fact a raw material for someone else: plastic and metal offcuts, packaging, textile scraps, wood, paper, spent catalysts or by-products of a process. Buyers are recyclers, processors, other manufacturers and traders who specialise in a material.

What a buyer pays depends on how precisely the material is described and how clean it is. A lot described as "HDPE post-industrial scrap, clean, baled, 12 tonnes a month" gets answers; "mixed factory waste" usually does not. Steady volumes and separate streams are worth much more than occasional mixed loads.

On ReWasteHub, post one listing per stream in the matching category, with the volume, packaging, location and photos. Companies that need the material find it and contact you directly; price, contract and transport stay between you and them.

Textile waste is bought by fibre recyclers, nonwoven and insulation producers, wiping-cloth makers, yarn spinners and traders who supply them. Pre-consumer waste from production (cutting scraps, yarn, deadstock fabric) is the easiest to sell.

Buyers decide almost entirely on the description. The price depends on the fibre composition (100% cotton, polyester, blends), colour sorting, whether the material is clean and free of prints or coatings, the form (offcuts, rolls, yarn on cones, garments) and the volume. Mixed, wet or dirty textiles are worth little.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Textile & Leather and choose Fabric Offcuts, Yarn, Clothing Waste or another subcategory. A short, precise description and real photos get the best responses. Buyers message you on the platform, and you agree the terms directly.

Paper and cardboard are bought by paper mills, recovered-paper merchants, recyclers and traders. Warehouses, retailers, printers and factories produce steady volumes, which is exactly what buyers want.

The price depends on the grade: clean corrugated cardboard (OCC), white office paper, kraft paper and newspaper each have their own market, and mixed paper sells lowest. Moisture, plastic film, tape, food residue and wax coatings reduce the price. Baled material is much cheaper to transport and therefore worth more.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Paper & Cardboard and choose the grade. Give the monthly volume, the form (loose or baled) and the location, and add photos. Buyers contact you on the platform, and collection and price are agreed directly between your companies.

E-waste is bought by licensed e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and companies that recover metals from circuit boards and cables. Businesses replacing IT equipment, telecom gear, production electronics or white goods have material with real value.

The price depends on the type: circuit boards and cables are worth more than plastic housings, and working equipment can be resold instead of recycled. Completeness, condition and quantity also matter. Batteries and some components are hazardous and must be handled by licensed companies.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Electronic Waste (or in Reusable for working equipment) and choose the subcategory. Describe the items, quantity, condition and location, and add photos. Companies contact you directly; documents and the transfer are agreed between you.

Construction and demolition sites produce large volumes of concrete, brick, asphalt, metal, wood, glass and gypsum. Crushing plants, road builders, recyclers, metal buyers and wood processors buy separated fractions; mixed debris usually costs money to remove.

What decides the value is separation. Clean crushed concrete or asphalt can be reused as aggregate, metal from demolition sells at scrap prices, and clean timber can be recycled or used for energy. Contamination with soil, plastics or hazardous materials such as asbestos lowers the value or requires special handling.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Waste → Other → Construction & Demolition Waste (metal goes in Metal Waste, wood in Wood & Furniture). Give the volumes, dates and location. Interested companies contact you, and pickup and price are agreed between your companies.

End-of-life tyres and rubber scrap are bought by crumb-rubber producers, pyrolysis plants, cement kilns that use tyre-derived fuel, and manufacturers of rubber products. Fleets, tyre shops, factories and recyclers generate them in steady volumes.

The price depends on the type (car, truck or industrial tyres, production rubber scrap), whether tyres are whole, cut or shredded, contamination with soil or water, and the volume. In some countries producers must pay for collection, in others clean, sorted rubber has a positive price, so terms vary a lot by region.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Waste → Other → Tyres & Rubber. State the type, form, quantity per month and location, and add photos. Processors and buyers contact you directly, and the terms are agreed between your companies.

Used engine, hydraulic, gear and other industrial oils are bought by re-refiners, licensed collectors and companies that process them into fuel. Because used oil is hazardous waste in most countries, both sides need the right permits.

The price depends on the type of oil, the water and solids content, contamination with solvents, coolants or other substances, and the volume. Clean, separately collected oil of one type is worth much more than a mixture; oil mixed with chemicals may have no buyer at all.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Hazardous Waste → Used Oil. Describe the type of oil, volume and frequency, storage and location. We may ask for the waste code or an analysis before publishing. Licensed buyers contact you on the platform, and documents and collection are agreed directly between your companies.

Used cooking oil from restaurants, hotels, catering and food factories is a raw material for biodiesel and other bio-based products. It is bought by licensed collectors, biodiesel producers and traders.

The price depends on quality: the free fatty acid content, water, food particles and contamination with other liquids. Steady volumes from one source are worth more than occasional small amounts, and buyers usually want regular collection.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Organic & Agricultural → Other and write "used cooking oil" with the volume and frequency in the description. Collectors and processors contact you directly, and price, collection schedule and any documents are agreed between your companies. Check the local rules for collecting and transporting used cooking oil.

Farms, food processors and agro-industry produce straw, husks, shells, oilseed cake, pulp, manure and other residues. Buyers include biogas plants, biomass and pellet producers, compost and fertiliser makers, animal feed producers and companies that extract oils or fibres.

The price depends on the material, moisture content, purity, seasonality and above all logistics: organic material is bulky and heavy, so the distance to the buyer often decides the deal. Steady volumes over the year and dry, clean material are worth most.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Organic & Agricultural and choose Biomass, Oilseed Residues, Food Waste or another subcategory. Add the location, volume and photos. Interested buyers message you, and transport and price are agreed directly between your companies.

Carpet waste comes from carpet production (offcuts, edge trims, rejects), from installers and from removed old carpets. Buyers include fibre and polymer recyclers, producers of insulation and nonwovens, and some cement plants that use it as fuel.

The price depends on the fibre (nylon/polyamide and polypropylene carpets are most in demand), the backing, whether the material is clean and dry, and whether it is production waste or used carpet. Clean production offcuts of one fibre sell far better than mixed, used carpet with adhesive or dirt.

On ReWasteHub, post a Sale listing in Textile & Leather → Technical Textile (or Other) and give the fibre, backing, volume and location, with photos. Recyclers and buyers contact you directly, and the deal is agreed between your companies.

Start by seeing waste as material you already own, not as a cost. Most businesses pay to have offcuts, packaging, scrap and by-products taken away, while another company would pay for exactly that material.

Profit can come from two directions: income from selling the material, and lower disposal costs for what you no longer send to landfill. Steady streams also lead to long-term contracts with recyclers.

On ReWasteHub you can post each stream as a listing for free, and companies from other countries can find it too. We take no commission: the price you agree with the buyer is entirely yours.

Buyers look for a match, so prepare your material like a product. Know the material and grade, the volume per month, the form and packaging, the location and whether you can deliver or the buyer collects.

Then think about who fits: recyclers and processors that use your material directly, manufacturers that buy secondary raw materials, or traders who collect smaller volumes. Each wants different volumes and qualities.

Where to look: your industry contacts, trade fairs, local recyclers, and online platforms where buyers search by material and country.

When you write to a buyer, keep it short and specific, for example: "LDPE stretch film, post-industrial, clean, baled 300 kg, 12 tonnes per month, ex-works Istanbul, price open to offers." Add photos. Vague messages rarely get answers.

On ReWasteHub, post the material as a listing so buyers can find you, and look at Buying listings: companies that are searching for a material post what they need. Verified companies can message the poster directly. The deal is agreed between your companies.

Most recyclers still source material through personal contacts, cold calls, trade fairs, brokers and messaging groups. These channels work, but they are slow, limited to people you already know and often add an intermediary's margin.

On ReWasteHub, a recycler can do both. Post a Buying listing for each material you need, so factories, warehouses and traders with that material can contact you. And search Selling listings by category and country to find suppliers directly. With verification you see the company behind each listing and can message it first. Contracts, prices and logistics are agreed directly with the supplier; we take no commission.

Usually for three reasons. Disposal fees keep rising, and landfill and incineration taxes add to them. Valuable streams are mixed with general waste and lose their value. And material that could be sold goes to whoever collects it, often below its value or even for a fee.

Regulation and customers add pressure: many companies now have to report on waste and recycling for ESG, and large clients ask their suppliers for it.

On ReWasteHub you can list each stream for free and see what other companies are looking for. Buyers contact you directly, and you keep the full price you agree.

Start with an inventory. For each waste stream on your site, note the material, the quantity per month, how often it appears and how it is stored today.

Then sort the streams into three groups: materials with an active market (clean metals, plastics, paper, textiles), materials that could have a market if separated or cleaned, and materials that will stay a disposal cost.

For the first two groups, estimate what you lose today:
- (Market price + current collection cost) × monthly volume = real monthly loss.
Market prices vary by region and time, so ask several buyers or look at similar listings rather than relying on one figure.

Then check whether extra sorting or baling pays off: compare the higher price for the clean material with the cost of the labour, space and equipment it needs.

On ReWasteHub, you can look at listings for similar materials to get a feel for prices, and post your own listing to get real offers from buyers. The price and terms are always agreed directly between the companies.

Often, but not always, so calculate it per fraction. Buyers pay more for one clean material than for a mix, because mixed waste needs extra processing and is sold at the price of its cheapest component.

A simple formula:
- Sorting gain = (price of the sorted material − price of the mixed material) × volume − cost of sorting.
If the result is positive, sorting that fraction pays off; if it is negative, it does not under current conditions.

Sorting usually pays off most for metals (especially non-ferrous), clean plastic film and rigid plastics, cardboard and textiles of one fibre. Remember the hidden costs: staff time, storage space, containers, a baler, and the risk of mistakes that downgrade a whole load.

If sorting a fraction does not pay off, look for a buyer or a service company that takes the mixed material, or start with the one or two fractions with the biggest price difference.

On ReWasteHub you can sell sorted fractions as listings, and find sorting, baling and collection services or equipment in the Equipment and Services categories.

Hotels and hospitality businesses produce more sellable material than they think: cardboard and paper packaging, glass bottles, PET bottles and cans, used cooking oil, food waste for biogas or animal feed, old textiles (linen, towels, uniforms) and furniture and equipment from renovations.

Most hotels do not sell it because nobody owns the topic, volumes per stream seem small and the waste contractor takes everything. Yet regular, predictable volumes are exactly what collectors and recyclers want.

Selling waste also helps with ESG reporting and certifications that guests and tour operators increasingly ask about.

On ReWasteHub, post each stream as a listing in its category, or post a Seeking services listing to find collection and recycling companies near you. Terms are agreed directly with the companies.