Ebeling stays on as ZMS chairman – but the new term’s real test is a €430 million project called Triphönix.
Key Takeaways
- Thomas Ebeling was re-elected ZMS chairman on 24 July 2026 for a six-year term to 2032.
- Three deputy chairs were elected: Thomas Burger, Florian Wiedemann and Markus Pannermayr.
- ZMS is one of Germany’s largest municipal waste associations, serving 17 members and 1.9 million residents.
- The term’s focus is Triphönix: replacing 1982-built furnace lines 1-3 by 2031, costing around €430 million.
On 24 July 2026, the association assembly of Zweckverband Müllverwertung Schwandorf (ZMS) held its constituent meeting and elected the association’s leadership for the new six-year term running until 2032. Thomas Ebeling, Landrat of Schwandorf, was re-elected as chairman.
New deputy chairs elected
Three deputy chairmen were elected alongside him: Thomas Burger, Mayor of Regensburg; Florian Wiedemann, District Administrator of Bayreuth; and Markus Pannermayr, Mayor of Straubing.
Ebeling thanked the assembly for its confidence in him. “I am delighted about my re-election and look forward to continuing our trusting cooperation with the association’s members,” he said.
ZMS is one of the largest municipal special-purpose waste management associations in Germany. It ensures the secure disposal of residual waste for its 17 member organisations across the Oberpfalz region and large parts of Oberfranken and Niederbayern, serving around 1.9 million residents. It also generates electricity, steam and district heating from the waste it processes, contributing to regional energy supply and to climate and resource protection.
Triphönix project to shape new term
The new term of the association assembly will be shaped significantly by one of the largest investment projects in the association’s history. Under the “Triphönix” project, ZMS is fundamentally modernising its waste-to-energy plant in Schwandorf to secure its long-term operation. By 2031, furnace lines 1 to 3, which entered service in 1982, are to be replaced with new, state-of-the-art plant at an investment cost of around €430 million.
Leave a Reply