About us

Vestforbrænding is a Danish waste management and energy company. Our primary focus is to harvest the substantial resource value in waste, whether it be for recycling or as fuel for energy production and district heating. Throughout our long history, we have worked to continuously minimize our impact on the environment and climate. Our next step on this journey is to build a carbon capture plant.

Who we are and what we do

Vestforbrænding lit its chimney for the first time in 1970 and in the 53 years since, we have grown into Denmark’s largest waste management and energy company headquartered in Glostrup, just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.
The owners of Vestforbrænding consist of 19 municipalities in the greater Copenhagen area and Northern Zealand. We handle upwards of 1 million tons of a waste each year, encountering 25% of the Danish household waste. Roughly 425 employees tend to approximately 950,000 people.

Working as a PhD at Vestforbrændning

We are one of the nation’s largest emittors of CO2 and the nature of our work has an unavoidable impact on the environment. We therefore have a responsibility to live up to. Therefore, our environmental commitment is at the forefront of our activities, creating a consistent goal of developing and improving our systems, so they reflect this responsibility. Our progressive approach is one of curiosity and ambition, and we strive to refine our projects and processes in such a way that a harmonious balance with our surroundings is ensured while maintaining effective and cost-efficient solutions.
We are looking for talented and ambitious employees, who can bring knowledge and help us achieving both our and society's goals.

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Vestforbrænding

Our primary focus is to harvest the substantial resource value in waste, whether it be for recycling or as fuel for energy production and district heating.

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