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About ARC

ARC manages everything to do with waste. Our job is to help the general public and companies to dispose of their waste in a way that’s best for the environment and climate. We manage waste for our five owner municipalities – Dragør, Frederiksberg, Hvidovre, Copenhagen and Tårnby.

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Contacts and opening hours
Visit ARC
FAQ about commercial access to an ARC recycling site
From waste to energy

Carbon Capture at Amager Bakke

ARC is working towards making the waste-to-energy plant Amager Bakke CO2-neutral. Over the years, ARC has tested and refined the technology with two smaller carbon capture units. In 2025, we established the CopenCaptrue project in collaboration with the german energy company E.ON. The partnership aims to capture 400,000 ton of CO2 annually by 2030. This will be an important contribution to both the green transition in Denmark and Copenhagen’s ambitions to reach CO2-neutrality.

CopenCapture
Demonstration plant for carbon capture 2023
The technology behind Carbon Capture

Vacancies

ARC is a public utility company, and as such advertises all its vacancies. That also means we cannot accept unsolicited applications. We publish all available jobs at HR Manager (site in danish)

Vacancies

Purchasing and tendering

ARC is subject to the rules of public procurement. That means much of our procurement is subject to a statutory process, under which we have to call for tenders. If you are contracted to supply ARC, there are a range of purchase order conditions that are also linked to the EAN unit you are invoicing.

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SMOKA & AV-miljø

Along with Vestforbrænding [incineration plant], ARC owns companies SMOKA and AV-Miljø. SMOKA specialises in hazardous waste, such as batteries. AV-Miljø stores waste that cannot be processed – asbestos, for example.

Go to SMOKA
Go to AV-Miljø

World-class waste energy plant

Amager Bakke (CopenHill) is among the best in the world in terms of energy efficiency, environmental performance and innovative architecture. It offers the unique experience of green recreational areas, skiing, climbing and a waste energy plant. Amager Bakke boasts highly efficient energy production and supplies electricity and district heating to the citizens of Copenhagen.