What Ecosystem does

Ecosystem S.p.A. is an Italian privately-held waste management company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Pomezia (Lazio region), operating one of the largest multifunctional waste processing platforms in the region at 80,000 square meters. The company provides integrated waste management services spanning collection and transport via a 30-vehicle fleet, treatment and material recovery for paper, cardboard, wood, plastics, metals, and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), energy recovery through Solid Recovered Fuel (CSS/SRF) production, and final disposal including direct access to incineration and landfill facilities. It also offers adjacent services such as confidential document destruction, fiscal destruction of goods, decommissioning and environmental remediation, and environmental consulting including regulatory compliance support.

The underlying technology stack is centered on the Pomezia platform's eight recovery processing lines authorized for R3, R4, R5, R12, R13 recovery operations, D13 grouping, and D15 preliminary storage across nearly 300 waste types. The company operates proprietary web-based tracking software that allows customers to monitor service execution and verify destination weights, a configurable mechanical treatment line for CSS/SRF production with reversible belts and custom control software, and a customer portal launched in 2019 for service request management and documentation access. It holds multiple certifications including ISO 9001 (the first in Italy's environmental sector, 1994), ISO 14001, ISO 45001, REACH, UNI EN 15358, EU 333/2011, and RAEE platform credentials.

The business model is primarily transaction-fee based, with quote-driven pricing per service scope and waste type, plus a recurring subscription-style access component via the online portal. Authorized capacity is 430,000 tonnes/year against current operational throughput of approximately 150,000 tonnes/year. Revenue is generated across four primary verticals — chemical-pharmaceutical (primary), industrial and manufacturing, municipal governments and public entities, and SMEs and artisans — with over 3,000 customers served. The company is family-controlled, with Dante Ortolani and Massimo Ortolani documented as Sole Administrators across different periods.

Name

Ecosystem

Legal name

Ecosystem S.p.A.

Website

https://ecosystemspa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ecosystem S.p.A. is an Italian privately-held waste management company operating an 80,000 sqm multifunctional processing platform in Pomezia, providing collection, transport, treatment, material recovery, energy recovery via CSS/SRF production, and disposal services to over 3,000 industrial, chemical-pharmaceutical, municipal, and SME customers across the Lazio region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation Services (56291), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Waste Disposal (Asbestos, Treated Wood, PFAS-impacted Residuals, Other Regulated Wastes) (EUAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Industrial Symbiosis & Byproduct Exchange Platforms (EUAIANAG), Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG)

Keywords

• Industrial waste management
• Hazardous waste treatment
• Material recovery services
• WEEE recycling services
• Solid recovered fuel

Headquarters

HQ city

Pomezia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Transport Services: Collection and transport of hazardous and non-hazardous special waste using fleet of 30 vehicles including tractors with cranes, tippers, truck trains, and compactors. Service includes container and compactor rental (8-30 mc)
2. Waste Treatment and Recovery: Treatment and material recovery services for paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, and metals through dedicated processing lines. Approximately 50,000-60,000 tonnes of recovered materials reintroduced to market annually
3. Energy Recovery (CSS Production): Production and sale of Solid Recovered Fuel (CSS/SRF) from waste processing residues. 130,000 tonnes/year processing authorization. Three product classes: CSS Class 1 (industrial, <30mm), CSS/RDF Class 3 (urban, 50-70mm), CSS/RDF Class 3 (industrial, 50-70mm)
4. Environmental Consulting Services: Technical environmental consulting including regulatory compliance, MUD compilation, waste register management, SISTRI system, waste characterization with accredited laboratories, and free telephone consulting for clients
5. Online Services: Customer portal providing service outcome tracking, service request management, complaint submission, and access to reserved documentation
6. Disposal Services: Disposal services for hazardous and non-hazardous waste including sorting, selection, repackaging, volumetric adjustment, and direct access to incineration and landfill facilities through established homologations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ecosystem S.p.A. provides comprehensive hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services for industrial, chemical-pharmaceutical, municipal, and SME clients across the Lazio region. Its core offering combines collection and transport via a 30-truck fleet, material recovery of paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, metals and WEEE through 8 dedicated processing lines, energy recovery through Solid Recovered Fuel (CSS) production, and certified destruction and decommissioning services. The Pomezia platform is authorized to process up to 430,000 tonnes/year and currently handles roughly 150,000 tonnes, with environmental consulting and an online portal completing the service portfolio.

Product overview

Ecosystem S.p.A. operates as a comprehensive environmental services company specializing in waste management. The core offering is a multifunctional 80,000 sqm platform in Pomezia with 8 distinct processing lines, processing approximately 150,000 tonnes of waste annually with authorized capacity of 430,000 tonnes/year. The company provides an integrated suite of services including waste collection and transport (30-vehicle fleet), treatment and material recovery (paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, metals, WEEE), energy recovery via CSS/SRF production (60,000 tonnes/year), and specialized services such as confidential document destruction, fiscal destruction, decommissioning, and environmental remediation. Supporting modules include environmental consulting and an online customer portal for service tracking. The company's tagline is 'Nell'Ambiente per l'Ambiente' (In the Environment for the Environment) and it has operated since 1980, ranked 24th among Italy's largest waste recovery companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servizi Ambientali (Environmental Services) Comprehensive waste management services covering hazardous and non-hazardous industrial, commercial and municipal waste from collection through disposal, executed via a 30-vehicle fleet and the 8-line Pomezia platform.
• Raccolta e Trasporto Rifiuti (Waste Collection and Transport) Collection and transport of hazardous and non-hazardous special waste using a 30-vehicle fleet, with container and compactor rental (8-30 mc) provided to customer sites.
• Trattamento e Recupero (Material Treatment and Recovery) Treatment and recovery of paper, cardboard, wood, plastic and metal through dedicated processing lines, reintroducing approximately 50,000 tonnes of materials annually to the market.
• Trattamento RAEE (WEEE Treatment) Recovery and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, processing approximately 2,000 tonnes annually under RAEE platform certification.
• CSS (Combustibile Solido Secondario / Solid Recovered Fuel) Production and sale of Solid Recovered Fuel produced by mechanical treatment of non-recyclable waste fractions, with three certified product classes sold to industrial and urban energy customers.
• Distruzione Documenti Riservati (Confidential Document Destruction) Certified secure destruction of confidential documents, archives, clinical records and media in any format, with chain-of-custody documentation.
• Distruzione Fiscale Merci (Fiscal Destruction of Goods) Fiscal destruction of out-of-specification or unused goods via shredding/crushing, performed in the presence of property representatives and regulatory authorities, with recovery of recyclable fractions.
• Decommissioning, Demolizioni e Bonifiche Ambientali Turnkey decommissioning service covering environmental assessment, regulatory formalities and execution of demolition, disassembly, or removal of machinery, structures and industrial buildings.
• Dismissione Cespiti (Asset Disposition) Asset disposition service evaluating items for scrapping, purchasing directly from clients and recovering metals, wood and paper fractions for reintroduction into the market.
• Avvio a Incenerimento (Incineration Services) Direct routing of waste to R1-classified incineration and energy recovery facilities through established regulatory approvals.
• Consulenza Ambientale (Environmental Consulting) Technical environmental consulting covering MUD declarations, waste register management, regulatory updates and waste characterization via accredited laboratories, with free telephone consulting.
• Servizi Online (Online Customer Portal) Web portal providing existing customers with online tracking of service outcomes for pickup and recovery/disposal services, service request submission, complaint submission and reserved documentation access.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~60,000 tonnes of materials recovered and reintroduced to market annually (paper, plastics, metals, wood, glass)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi)coreOthersNational packaging consortium partnership for recovery and recycling of packaging materials. CONAI is part of the Italian extended producer responsibility system for packaging waste management.
• COREPLA (Consorzio Nazionale per la Raccolta, il Riciclaggio e il Recupero degli Imballaggi in Plastica)coreOthersNational consortium for plastic packaging collection, recycling, and recovery. Partnership for processing plastic waste recovered from customer operations.
• COMIECO (Consorzio Nazionale Recupero e Riciclaggio Imballaggi a Base Cellulosica)coreOthersNational consortium for recovery and recycling of paper and cardboard packaging. Partnership for paper and cardboard material recovery operations.
• RILEGNO (Consorzio per la Raccolta, il Recupero e il Riciclaggio degli Imballaggi di Legno)coreOthersNational consortium for wood packaging collection, recovery, and recycling. Partnership for wood waste material recovery.
• CNA (Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa)minorOthersNational confederation of artisans and small-medium enterprises. Partnership for providing waste management services to CNA member businesses.
• ECODOM (Consorzio Recupero Elettrodomestici)coreOthersConsortium for household appliance recovery. Partnership for WEEE material recovery and recycling services.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Italia: Italian subsidiary of Veolia, the global environmental services leader, providing integrated waste management, hazardous waste treatment, and material/energy recovery across Italy. Direct overlap with Ecosystem in industrial hazardous waste and recovery services, but at vastly larger national scale and broader geographic reach.
• A2A Ambiente: A2A's environmental services division, one of Italy's largest waste management operators with material recovery, energy-from-waste, and hazardous waste treatment capabilities. Highly comparable end-to-end waste platform model to Ecosystem, but with much larger national footprint and integrated utility parent.
• Hera Group: Multi-utility group with major waste management operations across Emilia-Romagna and other Italian regions, offering waste collection, treatment, recycling, and energy recovery. Comparable comprehensive waste platform model serving industrial and municipal customers, with significantly larger scale than Ecosystem.
• Iren Ambiente: Environmental services arm of Iren Group operating waste treatment plants, material recovery facilities, and energy-from-waste plants across Northern and Central Italy. Comparable integrated waste-to-recovery model and serves overlapping industrial customer base.
• Acea Ambiente: Rome-based waste management subsidiary of the Acea Group, focused on waste treatment, recycling, and energy recovery in the Lazio region where Ecosystem also operates. Direct geographic and service-line overlap, and a major competitive threat for municipal and industrial contracts in the same catchment area.

Direct peers

• Greenthesis Group: Italian environmental services platform specializing in industrial hazardous waste treatment, integrated waste management, and circular economy services for industrial clients. Closely comparable mid-market Italian player with overlapping hazardous waste and recovery capabilities.
• Decal (Gruppo Industriale): Italian industrial waste management group providing collection, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste for chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing customers. Direct peer in hazardous waste services for industrial clients in Italy.
• Waste Italia: Italian waste management operator offering integrated collection, transport, and disposal services for industrial hazardous and non-hazardous waste, with material recovery operations. Comparable mid-market Italian player in the same hazardous/non-hazardous waste service segments.

Others

• Solvay Italia / Solvay Group: Chemical manufacturer operating in Italy with extensive hazardous waste generation needs; relevant adjacency as a potential large-volume customer for Ecosystem's chemical-pharmaceutical segment. Not a competitor but a key customer archetype for industrial hazardous waste services.
• CONAI: Italian national packaging consortium that Ecosystem partners with for packaging recovery; a key ecosystem partner shaping the supply of recoverable materials and the regulatory framework within which Ecosystem operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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