What Cobat does

Haiki Cobat is an Italian circular economy platform, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Rome, that coordinates the collection, treatment, and recycling of end-of-life products across multiple regulated waste streams, including batteries and accumulators (RIPA), electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE/RAEE), end-of-life tires (TYRE), composite materials, textiles, photovoltaic modules, end-of-life vehicles, wood, packaging, bulky waste, paper/cardboard, and biodegradable waste. The company operates as a consortium coordinator under Italy's mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework, managing compliance for producers and importers under regulations such as D.Lgs. 188/08 (batteries), D.Lgs. 49/2014 (WEEE), D.M. 82/11 and D.M. 182/19 (tires), and D.Lgs. 209/2003 (end-of-life vehicles). Its technical infrastructure comprises the SOLE portal (geolocation and traceability of photovoltaic modules), the Percorso Cobat/CYCLUS platform (end-to-end tracking of end-of-life vehicles), the Cobat Gestionale Online (CGO) client management portal, the Preventivo Online quote request system, and complementary service solutions including Progetto Airbag (pyrotechnic device disposal), Easy Collect (SME collection tools), Cobat Zero Waste, Cobat Card, and Cobat Box containers.

Haiki Cobat generates revenue through three primary streams: (1) EPR consortium coordination fees paid by producers and importers for end-of-life product management across regulated waste streams (multi-year contracts, transaction-based); (2) enterprise waste management services delivered to businesses through a direct B2B field sales model with custom quote-based pricing; and (3) professional training and consulting through Cobat Academy, covering circular economy, environmental sustainability, and health and safety compliance. The platform serves four customer segments — businesses and enterprises (primary), producers and importers (primary), public administration (secondary), and citizens (secondary) — supported by a national distribution network of 60+ authorized collection points and 24 treatment and recovery plants that together process over 150,000 tons of end-of-life products annually across Italy. The company is structured as a Società per Azioni and a Società Benefit, operating as one of four divisions under the Haiki+ S.p.A. holding company, which aims to position the group as Italy's leading circular economy platform in alignment with the EU Green Deal targets.

Name

Cobat

Legal name

Haiki Cobat S.p.A. SB

Website

https://cobat.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haiki Cobat is an Italian circular economy platform coordinating collection, treatment, and recycling of regulated end-of-life products — batteries, WEEE, tires, composites, textiles, photovoltaic modules, and vehicles — for producers, importers, enterprises, and public administration across Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Other Waste Collection (562119), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-waste Collection, Aggregation & Reverse Logistics (BPALAIAB), Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Circular economy services
• Waste management consortia
• End-of-life vehicle recycling
• Extended producer responsibility
• Electronic waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Consortia Services: Haiki Cobat operates as a consortium coordination platform for extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes. Producers and importers of batteries, WEEE, tires, textiles, and other products pay fees to the consortia system for end-of-life management services. Cobat coordinates collection, treatment, and recycling through its network of authorized partners.
2. Enterprise Waste Management Services: B2B services for waste collection, treatment, and recycling provided to businesses. Companies request quotes for customized waste management solutions. Services include Zero Waste guarantee, Easy Collect for SMEs, and Box solutions for hazardous waste storage.
3. Training and Consulting (Cobat Academy): Professional training services in circular economy, environmental sustainability, health and safety, with consulting services for ADR compliance and waste management compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Haiki Cobat is an Italian circular economy platform that provides integrated collection, storage, treatment, and recycling services for end-of-life products across multiple waste streams — including batteries and accumulators (RIPA), WEEE/electronics (RAEE), tires, composites, textiles, photovoltaic modules, end-of-life vehicles, wood, packaging, paper, and bulky waste — to businesses, producers/importers, and public administration across Italy. The company coordinates regulated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes and operates an own proprietary digital infrastructure (CGO, SOLE, Percorso Cobat/CYCLUS) on top of a physical network of 60+ collection points and 24 treatment plants.

Product overview

Haiki Cobat is a large Italian circular economy service platform consisting of integrated waste management solutions. The portfolio includes the COBAT Gestionale Online client portal, SOLE geolocation platform for photovoltaic modules, and Preventivo Online quote system, along with service solutions such as Percorso Cobat (CYCLUS) for end-of-life vehicle tracking, Progetto Airbag for airbag disposal, Easy Collect for SME waste collection, Cobat Zero Waste for guaranteed zero-impact disposal, Soluzioni per il Fotovoltaico for photovoltaic module recycling, Cobat Academy for training, Cobat Card for commercial network management, and Box for waste container solutions. The platform manages multiple waste streams including batteries and accumulators (RIPA), electrical equipment (RAEE), tires (TYRE), composites, textiles, wood, packaging, bulky items, paper, and biodegradable waste through a network of over 60 collection points and 24 treatment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Percorso Cobat (CYCLUS): Traceability platform for end-of-life vehicles
• Progetto Airbag
• Easy Collect
• Cobat Zero Waste
• Cobat Academy
• Cobat Card
• Cobat Box
• SOLE

Products and services

• Percorso Cobat (CYCLUS) Web-based traceability platform for end-of-life vehicles providing total tracking from collection through treatment, dismantling and recovery, serving automotive associations, auto wreckers and OEMs under D.Lgs. 209/2003.
• Progetto Airbag Service ensuring correct end-of-life management of pyrotechnic devices (airbags) present within vehicles, integrated with the Percorso Cobat dismantling chain.
• Easy Collect Simple and direct collection tools dedicated to artisans and small-to-medium enterprises for waste management.
• Cobat Zero Waste (Garanzia Zero Waste) Guarantee service that retrieves products ensuring zero-impact disposal, a personalized solution for end users.
• Soluzioni per il Fotovoltaico Geolocation, collection, proper treatment and recycling of photovoltaic modules, including recovery of technological components for new panel production.
• Cobat Academy Training programs focused on circular economy, environmental sustainability, and health and safety, serving corporate learning and compliance needs.
• Cobat Card Service management method for commercial networks, offering advantages associated with the Cobat Card across partner retail points.
• Box Line of containers and accessories for storing and preparing dangerous and non-dangerous waste for collection, including labeling materials.
• Cobat Gestionale Online (CGO) Online client management portal providing registration, waste producer management and administrative services for Cobat consortia.
• SOLE Portal Web portal for geolocation, registration and verification of photovoltaic modules under Cobat RAEE, enabling producers, installers and property owners to manage end-of-life photovoltaic modules.
• Preventivo Online Online quote request system allowing companies to request personalized waste management cost estimates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages over 150,000 tons of end-of-life products annually

Named customers6 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• COBAT RIPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for battery and accumulator waste management. COBAT RIPA manages the collection, treatment, and recycling of portable and industrial batteries under Italy's D.Lgs. 188/08 regulations. Part of the integrated Cobat consortia system.
• COBAT RAEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) waste management. Manages end-of-life electronics under D.Lgs. 49/2014. Operates the SOLE portal for photovoltaic module tracking.
• COBAT TYREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for end-of-life tire (ELT) management. Coordinates collection, treatment, and recycling of used tires under D.M. 82/11 and D.M. 182/19 regulations.
• COBAT CompositicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for glass fiber composite waste management. Handles composite materials that are difficult to recycle through traditional methods.
• COBAT TESSILEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for textile waste management. Handles collection, treatment, and recovery of end-of-life textile products.
• COBAT ELV (Veicoli Fuori Uso)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for end-of-life vehicle (ELV) management. Coordinates vehicle dismantling, component recovery, and proper disposal under D.Lgs. 209/2003.
• Haiki+ S.p.A.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and holding that directs and coordinates Haiki Cobat. Haiki+ aims to become the leading player for circular economy in Italy through four divisions. Guided by EU Green Deal objectives targeting 55% emission reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Has over 20 years of experience in waste management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ECODOM: Italian consortium for the management of portable batteries and accumulators, a direct competitor to Cobat's RIPA battery consortium. Both compete for producer signatories under Italy's mandatory battery EPR framework (D.Lgs. 188/08).
• Consorzio ERP Italia: Italian arm of the European Recycling Platform (ERP), offering extended producer responsibility services across multiple waste streams including WEEE and batteries. Competes with Cobat for producer contracts and EPR scheme coordination.
• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi): Italian national packaging consortium coordinating EPR for packaging waste, an adjacent mandated consortium model that overlaps with Cobat's packaging waste services and competes for producer relationships.
• RAEE Italia: Competing Italian WEEE (electrical and electronic equipment) consortium that directly rivals Cobat's RAEE consortium for producer registrations and end-of-life electronics volumes under D.Lgs. 49/2014.

Broad incumbents

• Hera S.p.A. Major Italian multi-utility group with significant waste management operations through Herambiente, providing collection, treatment, and recycling services across many waste streams with broad geographic coverage in Italy.
• Veolia Italia: Italian subsidiary of global environmental services group Veolia, offering integrated waste management, recycling, and circular economy solutions to industrial and municipal customers across Italy.
• A2A Ambiente: Waste management arm of Italian multi-utility A2A, operating treatment plants, recycling facilities, and collection services across northern Italy. Competes with Cobat in enterprise waste contracts and downstream recycling capacity.
• Suez Italia: Italian operations of Suez, providing waste collection, treatment, recycling, and circular economy services with a portfolio comparable to Cobat's enterprise B2B offering, including hazardous waste handling.

Emerging players

• Greentelligence: European traceability and EPR compliance technology provider for WEEE and batteries. Competes with Cobat's SOLE and CGO platforms on the digital infrastructure layer for producer reporting and reverse-logistics tracking.
• Renova Group: Italian circular economy services platform with end-of-life vehicle, photovoltaic module, and WEEE recycling operations. Overlaps with Cobat on selected streams (PV via SOLE competitor solutions, ELV) but at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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