Descarte Correto

What Descarte Correto does

Descarte Correto is a privately held Brazilian company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Manaus, Amazonas, that operates an integrated electronic waste management business under three pillars. The core service is the collection, sorting, and environmentally compliant disposal of technological waste (resíduos eletrônicos) from individuals and organizations in the Manaus region, delivered through a direct field-service model. The company extends this operation through two sub-brands: Recommerce, a commercial division that sells refurbished computers, monitors, and notebooks to extend device lifecycles, and Instituto Descarte Correto, an educational initiative focused on digital inclusion and professional training.

The underlying operating model is a circular-economy workflow: e-waste is either disassembled for recycling or cleaned and routed to digital training centres, with refurbished units sold back into the market through Recommerce. There is no proprietary software platform, app, or API documented; the business is fundamentally a physical logistics and refurbishment services operation. Revenue mechanics combine professional services fees for e-waste collection/disposal with hardware resale margin from Recommerce, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company is registered under CNPJ 13.815.353/0001-91, employs 11-50 people, and has no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding beyond a single $20,000 grant from the Green Skills Innovation Challenge in October 2021. Customer reach is horizontal (general public and businesses) with no named enterprise accounts or partnerships disclosed. Geographic scope is confined to Manaus, with no evidence of multi-city or international operations.

Name

Descarte Correto

Legal name

Descarte Correto

Website

https://descartecorreto.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Descarte Correto is a Manaus-based Brazilian e-waste management company that collects, sorts, and disposes of electronic waste from individuals and businesses, while operating Recommerce (refurbished electronics resale) and an educational institute for digital inclusion and training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

Keywords

• Electronic waste recycling
• Refurbished electronics sales
• E-waste collection services
• Circular economy solutions
• Digital inclusion training

Headquarters

HQ city

Manaus

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. E-waste Management Services: Complete service for collection, sorting, and disposal of electronic waste (resíduos eletrônicos). Provides proper environmental disposition of technological waste.
2. Recommerce - Refurbished Electronics Sales: Commercial division selling refurbished computers, monitors, and notebooks. Generates revenue through sale of reconditioned technological products.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Descarte Correto is a Brazilian e-waste management company based in Manaus, Amazonas, that operates across three integrated divisions: (1) the core Descarte Correto service for electronic waste collection, sorting, and environmentally responsible disposal; (2) Recommerce, which refurbishes and resells used electronics to extend their lifecycle; and (3) Instituto Descarte Correto, an educational initiative focused on digital inclusion and professional training.

Product overview

Descarte Correto operates as an integrated e-waste management ecosystem comprising three distinct divisions. The core service is the Descarte Correto collection and disposal platform, which provides complete electronic waste management including collection, sorting, and environmental disposal. Supporting this is Recommerce, a commercial division that sells refurbished computers, monitors, and notebooks, creating a circular economy approach by extending product lifecycles. The third pillar is Instituto Descarte Correto, an educational initiative focused on digital inclusion and professional training. Together, these offerings create a closed-loop system addressing the full lifecycle of electronic equipment from responsible disposal through recovery and skills development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Recommerce: Commercial division dedicated to the sale of refurbished computers, monitors, and notebooks.
• Instituto Descarte Correto

Products and services

• Descarte Correto E-waste Collection and Disposal Service Electronic waste collection, sorting, and environmentally responsible disposal service for individuals, households, and small businesses in the Manaus and Amazonas region seeking certified disposal of obsolete electronics.
• Recommerce Refurbished Electronics Refurbishment and resale of used electronics under the Recommerce brand to extend device lifecycles, reduce e-waste, and provide affordable technology to cost-conscious buyers in the Manaus region.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Back Market: Global recommerce marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics. Directly comparable for Descarte Correto's Recommerce division since both monetize refurbished devices, though Back Market operates a marketplace model internationally versus Descarte Correto's direct resale.
• Renovatio Reciclagem: Brazilian IT asset disposition and recycling company that refurbishes and resells used electronics while handling corporate e-waste. Comparable across both the e-waste management and recommerce/refurbishment revenue streams.
• Green Eletron: Brazilian reverse-logistics entity for electronics that manages e-waste collection, sorting, and environmentally sound disposal across Brazil. Directly comparable in service model (e-waste collection with downstream recycling) and Brazilian market focus.

Emerging players

• Refurbed: European recommerce marketplace for refurbished electronics and appliances. Comparable for the recommerce/refurbished sales model, though primarily D2C marketplace rather than integrated collection-to-resale operations.

Broad incumbents

• Grupo Ambipar: Large Brazilian environmental services group (B3-listed) offering waste management, environmental emergency response, and circular economy services. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating overlapping e-waste and industrial waste streams in Brazil, but at materially greater scale.
• Veolia Brasil: Brazilian subsidiary of global environmental services major Veolia, offering waste management, recycling, and circular economy solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping e-waste capabilities, but operating across many waste streams at national scale.
• Estre Ambiental: Major Brazilian waste management company providing collection, treatment, and disposal services for industrial and hazardous waste. Comparable as a broad incumbent handling regulated waste streams, including electronics-related materials, with much greater geographic and capital scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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