Dorog area waste collection: Collect Viridis takes over from Vertikál on 16 November

Dorog area waste collection is changing hands again: from 16 November 2026, Collect Viridis Kft. will collect household waste across the Dorog subregion in Komárom-Esztergom county, replacing VERTIKAL Group Nyrt. The announcement came just two weeks after MOHU, Hungary’s national waste concession company, scheduled replacement collection runs in the area because of missed pickups. For residents, the key message is simple: the switch costs nothing extra, and collection days stay the same.

In short: Dorog area waste collection will be handled by Collect Viridis Kft. from 16 November 2026, while the previous operator, Vertikál Group, redeploys its capacity to another service area. According to MOHU, residents will pay no more than before, collection continues on the existing schedule, and green-waste bags bearing the Vertikál logo will still be collected.

What changes on 16 November?

According to MOHU’s announcement of 30 October, the concession company has agreed with the area’s current operator that, from 16 November, it will move its public waste collection duties to a different service area. From that date, Collect Viridis Kft. takes over collection in the Dorog subregion.

The change was announced at the 29 October meeting of the Dorog Multi-Purpose Subregional Association (Dorogi Többcélú Kistérségi Társulás), held at Dorog’s mayoral office. The meeting was attended by MOHU officials, MP Márk Radnai, Dorog mayor Dr János Tittmann, Collect Viridis managing director Balázs Tölgyesi and several mayors from the area.

MOHU says the new operator’s job is to provide a stable, high-quality service, and that Collect Viridis is setting up an ongoing communication channel with every municipality involved. Local councils have been informed of the change, and the operator will brief residents and municipalities on further details of the transition.

Collect Viridis is no newcomer to the region: earlier waste calendars show it handling household collection in Telki, Pest county, and it runs a sorting site in Bicske.

What residents need to know

MOHU’s guidance boils down to three points:

• No extra cost. The change of operator does not mean higher charges for households. Under the concession model, waste bills are still issued by MOHU, so payment arrangements do not change either – if you haven’t yet, you can pay online via the MOHU residential portal.
• Same schedule. Collection continues according to the existing timetable, so the dates in the 2026 waste calendar remain valid.
• Old green bags still count. Previously purchased green-waste bags carrying the Vertikal Group logo will continue to be collected by the new operator.

How did the Dorog subregion get here?

The latest decision has a history. Responsibility for emptying the area’s bins has changed strikingly often over the past two years. In the town of Dorog, NHSZ Tatabánya Zrt. took over collection on 25 March 2025 with MOHU’s approval, and from 1 January 2026 Vertikál Group Nyrt. became the area’s operator. That makes Collect Viridis the third company to collect Dorog’s waste in barely twenty months.

Vertikál’s tenure was far from smooth. As early as August, MOHU called on the company to immediately make up missed separate and green-waste collections in several Komárom-Esztergom county settlements, and signalled legal and administrative steps.

In mid-October the system stalled again. Dorog’s scheduled separate collection on 15 October did not happen; Vertikál cited staffing and technical reasons and asked residents to leave their waste out. On 16 October MOHU acknowledged disruptions in several settlements and said it had held talks with Vertikál Group on clearing the backlog as soon as possible. The concession company added that it was monitoring the situation and would take further steps if needed to restore smooth collection.

According to the operator, reinforced runs were scheduled for Saturday 17 October in fifteen settlements. MOHU’s list covered mixed, separate and green waste in Kesztölc and Tokod; mixed and separate waste in Sárisáp, Tokodaltáró, Bajna, Dág, Epöl, Máriahalom and Úny; and separate and green waste in Leányvár and Piliscsév. Csolnok, Annavölgy and Dorog were listed for separate collection only, and Zsámbék in Pest county for green waste.

A further round followed on Sunday: according to Vertikál’s own notice, separate collection catch-ups continued on 18 October in fourteen settlements, including several already on the Saturday list as well as Nagysáp. No verified summary has been published on whether every backlog was actually cleared. Two weeks later, the association meeting announced the change of operator.

What the switch says about the concession model

Some Hungarian outlets framed the story as “MOHU pulling out”. That is misleading. As concession holder, MOHU remains responsible for waste management in the area; the actual collection, however, is carried out by regional subcontractors known as regional service providers. In Dorog, it is the contractor doing the work that changes, not the party responsible for it.

This is exactly the structure now under national scrutiny. In September the government ordered a full review of Hungary’s waste management system, and in the concession review industry associations have raised, among other things, the funding and predictability of public service operators. In October the first phase of the audit closed, with renegotiation of the concession contract expected within weeks.

The Dorog case exposes a weak spot in the system: when a subcontractor runs short of trucks or staff, residents feel it first through missed collections, and the fix is often yet another change of operator. Frequent switches also mean councils and households have to relearn, time and again, whom to call when something goes wrong. That is why it matters whether the ongoing communication channel promised by Collect Viridis actually works in practice.

Practical tips for the transition

• Keep putting your waste out on the usual days, by 6 a.m. on collection day.
• After 16 November, contact the new operator about collection, missed pickups or bags; check contact details on the Collect Viridis website (collectviridis.hu) and in your municipality’s notices.
• MOHU remains responsible for billing matters.
• Keep using any Vertikál-branded green bags you have already bought.
• Follow your council’s website and Facebook page, as the operator and municipalities will share details of the changeover.
• Separately from the operator change, your municipality can also request one of MOHU’s new municipal collection events for e-waste, tyres and batteries.

The bottom line

From 16 November, Collect Viridis Kft. collects household waste in the Dorog subregion. Residents pay nothing extra, collection days stay the same and old green bags remain valid. The switch follows Vertikál Group’s recurring disruptions since the summer, and gives the area its third operator in under two years. Whether this change finally brings stability will become clear on collection days in the weeks ahead.

Dorog area waste collection – frequently asked questions

Who will handle waste collection in the Dorog subregion from 16 November?

From 16 November 2026, Collect Viridis Kft. will collect household waste in the Dorog subregion. The previous operator, Vertikál Group, is moving its capacity to another service area under an agreement with MOHU. The change was announced at the 29 October meeting of the Dorog Multi-Purpose Subregional Association, and local councils have been informed.

Will waste collection cost more after the change of operator?

No. According to MOHU, the change of operator brings no extra cost for households. Under Hungary’s concession model, waste bills are still issued by MOHU, so payment arrangements stay the same. Residents can also pay and track their bills online through the MOHU residential portal, which launched in September 2026.

Will collection days change under the new operator?

No. Collection continues according to the existing schedule, so the mixed, separate and green-waste dates in the 2026 waste calendar remain valid. Residents should keep putting their waste out by 6 a.m. on collection day. The new operator and the municipalities will share any further details of the transition with households.

Can I still use green-waste bags with the Vertikál logo?

Yes. Green-waste bags bought earlier with the Vertikal Group logo will continue to be collected by the new operator. There is no need to buy new bags because of the 16 November switch. Bags you already have can be put out on the usual green-waste collection days, following the existing waste calendar.

Why did the Dorog subregion get a new waste operator?

The switch follows recurring collection problems under Vertikál Group since the summer. MOHU called on the company in August to make up missed pickups, and in October replacement runs were needed after collections were missed in several settlements. Vertikál cited staffing and technical reasons; the change of operator was announced two weeks later.

Whom should I contact after 16 November if a collection is missed?

After 16 November, Collect Viridis Kft. is responsible for collection issues, missed pickups and bags. Check its contact details on the company website and in your municipality’s notices. For billing questions, MOHU’s customer service remains the right contact, because the concession company continues to invoice households for the service.

🔗 Official sources and references: 👉

• MOHU: New household waste operator in the Dorog subregion (30 October 2026, in Hungarian)
• MOHU: Replacement waste collection runs start in the Dorog area (16 October 2026, in Hungarian)
• Dorogi-medence Regional News Portal: Collect Viridis to handle waste collection in the Dorog subregion from 16 November (30 October 2026, in Hungarian)
• Dorogi-medence Regional News Portal: Recurring waste collection problems – MOHU holds further talks with Vertikál (18 October 2026, in Hungarian)
• Town of Dorog: Notice on the 25 March 2025 change of operator (March 2025, in Hungarian)
• Dorogi-medence Regional News Portal: 2026 waste calendars for the Dorog area (29 December 2025, in Hungarian)

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