Recycla

What Recycla does

Recycla S.p.A. is an Italian industrial waste management company founded in 2000 in Maniago (Friuli Venezia Giulia), operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Herambiente (Gruppo Hera) since 2021. The company provides integrated waste treatment, disposal, and recovery services for manufacturing companies and craft enterprises across Northern and Central Italy, serving 1,000+ customers with managed-service contracts under its ECOL360° flagship offering. Its core technology converts non-recyclable industrial waste into Combustibile Non Convenzionale (CNC), a high-calorific alternative fuel used by cement plants and cogeneration facilities in place of natural gas and coal, with the company reporting over 90% waste recovery and over 85% conversion into CNC across treated streams.

The product platform spans ECOL360° (integrated waste lifecycle service), ECOTEX360° (reusable technical cloth rental), Ecoarea (mobile intelligent temporary waste storage on monthly rental), and ECOL360° Performance di Sostenibilità (Bureau Veritas-certified annual sustainability reports aligned with GRI/VSME/CSRD/CDP/EcoVadis frameworks). The ECOLWEB digital portal and mobile app provide real-time waste tracking, load/unload history, pickup scheduling, regulatory document management, and RENTRI interoperability, while in-house accredited laboratories support accurate CER code assignment. The company operates two direct facilities in Maniago (PN) and Resana (TV), with a third service center in Savignano sul Rubicone (FC), and accesses 95 Herambiente treatment plants nationwide for any-waste-type-anywhere capability.

The business model is a multi-tier subscription-based managed services structure (ECOSTART for entry-level collection/transport/treatment; ECOL360° for full integrated service; ECOTEX360° and Ecoarea as recurring rental streams), sold through direct enterprise field sales and trade show-driven demand generation (SICAM, ECOMONDO, MECSPE), with dedicated technical environmental consultants per customer. Revenue mechanics combine contracted recurring service fees, value-recovery pricing from CNC alternative fuel sales to hard-to-abate industries, and capital-light rental income. With 51-100 employees, ISO 14001 and ISO 37001 certifications, ISO 14001 extended to customer sites, ADR-certified hazardous goods transport, and a 1.4 GWh/year photovoltaic plant powering CNC production, Recycla combines regulatory depth, parent-group infrastructure, and embedded customer workflows into a defensible B2B environmental services franchise.

Name

Recycla

Legal name

RECYCLA S.P.A.

Website

https://recycla.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Recycla is an Italian industrial waste management company, subsidiary of Herambiente/Gruppo Hera, serving 1,000+ manufacturing and craft enterprises with integrated ECOL360° services that convert non-recyclable waste into alternative fuel under certified regulatory compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL), Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)

Keywords

• Industrial waste management
• Hazardous waste treatment
• Alternative fuel production
• Circular economy services
• Waste recovery solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Maniago

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ECOL360° — Integrated Waste Management Service: Full-service industrial waste management offering covering classification, laboratory characterization, scheduled pickups, ADR-compliant transport, treatment/recovery, regulatory documentation, and ECOLWEB digital management. Billed as a recurring service contract with customers. Includes ECOL360° Performance di Sostenibilità annual sustainability reporting certified by Bureau Veritas.
2. ECOTEX360° — Technical Cloth Rental Service: Rental service for washable and reusable technical cloths for industrial cleaning, degreasing, and equipment maintenance, aligned with Ministry of Environment program guidelines. Revenue generated through cloth rental/service fees.
3. Ecoarea — Smart Temporary Storage Rental: Monthly rental of the Ecoarea intelligent temporary waste deposit structure, requiring no upfront capital investment from the customer. Provides flexible, on-demand storage capacity.
4. Waste Treatment and Energy Recovery: Non-recyclable industrial waste transformed into Combustibile Non Convenzionale (CNC) sold as alternative fuel to cement plants and cogeneration facilities. Transforms waste disposal cost into energy commodity revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Recycla provides integrated industrial waste management services covering the complete waste lifecycle: laboratory characterization, scheduled pickups, ADR-compliant transport, treatment/recovery (including transformation into CNC alternative fuel), and Bureau Veritas-certified sustainability reporting. Core service ECOL360° acts as a single point of contact for manufacturing companies and craft enterprises, supported by the ECOLWEB digital portal and supplemented by ECOTEX360° technical cloth rental and Ecoarea smart temporary storage.

Product overview

Recycla is an industrial waste management company offering an integrated service platform centered on ECOL360°, their core comprehensive waste management solution. The platform is complemented by ECOTEX360° for reusable technical cloth services, Ecolweb as the client-facing digital portal for real-time waste tracking and RENTRI compliance, and Ecoarea for smart temporary waste storage. Additional modules include sustainability performance reporting (ECOL360° Performance di Sostenibilità) certified by Bureau Veritas, RENTRI transition support services, and the entry-level ECOSTART service. Recycla operates as part of Gruppo Herambiente (Gruppo Hera) and serves manufacturing and craft enterprises across Northern and Central Italy from facilities in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto, transforming industrial waste into alternative fuel for hard-to-abate industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECOL360°: Complete industrial waste management service that handles the entire waste lifecycle from temporary storage setup to final waste valorization, including classification, planning, collection, documentation, and sustainability reporting certified by Bureau Veritas.
• ECOTEX360°
• Ecolweb
• Ecoarea

Products and services

• ECOL360° - Integrated Waste Management Service Full-service industrial waste management offering covering waste classification, laboratory characterization, scheduled pickups, ADR-compliant transport, treatment/recovery, regulatory documentation, and ECOLWEB digital management. Billed as a recurring service contract with annual Bureau Veritas-certified sustainability reporting. For manufacturing companies and craft enterprises in Northern and Central Italy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of collected waste recovered; over 85% of treated industrial waste transformed into alternative fuel (CNC)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gruppo Herambiente (Gruppo Hera)coreOthers · 1 January 2021Recycla has been a subsidiary of Herambiente (Gruppo Hera) since 2021. This parent-subsidiary relationship gives Recycla access to Herambiente's 95 certified treatment plants nationwide, enabling it to handle any industrial waste type (solid, liquid, hazardous, non-hazardous). Recycla adopted the Gruppo Hera branding in 2023, and the partnership aligns Recycla with Italy's leading waste management operator.
• Bureau Veritas NextacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBureau Veritas Nexta (Gruppo Bureau Veritas) developed and supervises the calculation methodology for ECOL360° Performance di Sostenibilità KPIs and provides third-party verification/certification of annual sustainability reports. Partnership expanded in 2026 to include new 'Formation' KPI aligned with GRI, VSME, CSRD, CDP, and EcoVadis ESG reporting frameworks.
• Ravel Power (Udine)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRavel Power of Udine designed and installed Recycla's photovoltaic system at the Maniago facility — two separate installations (1,702 panels at civico 66 and 1,214 panels at civico 65) producing over 1.4 GWh/year of renewable electricity to power CNC production processes.
• TreedomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTreedom partnership for the ECOL DESIGN AWARD program. Each company receiving the award receives a tree planted in their name in Africa or South America, creating the 'EcoBosco Recycla' forest. Treedom is the first platform enabling tree planting with online project tracking.
• WelfareCareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWelfareCare initiative for breast cancer prevention. Recycla participated as a partner in a December 2024 prevention event, offering mammography screening to women aged 35-45 in the local community. Reflects Recycla's social responsibility commitments beyond environmental activities.
• Consorzio NIP (Nucleo di Industrializzazione della Provincia di Pordenone)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsorzio NIP supported Recycla in obtaining regional funding (Rilancimpresa FVG) for the photovoltaic installation project. The partnership aligns with NIP's strategy for ESG-compliant productive areas (APEA) and sustainable industrial development in the Pordenone province.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Herambiente (Gruppo Hera): Recycla's parent company and Italy's leading waste treatment operator, operating 95 certified plants with 1.7 million tonnes/year of industrial waste processing capacity. Provides infrastructure scale to Recycla and is its closest comparable in industrial waste services, though operates across the full waste value chain.
• A2A Ambiente: Italian multi-utility (with A2A) operating integrated environmental services including industrial and municipal waste treatment, material recovery, and energy-from-waste. Competes for industrial customer accounts in Northern Italy and operates a comparable multi-service platform.
• Iren Ambiente: Environmental services division of Gruppo Iren, one of Italy's largest multi-utilities, providing waste collection, treatment, and disposal across Northern and Central Italy. Overlapping geographic focus and similar enterprise customer base in Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, and Piedmont.
• Acea Ambiente: Environmental services arm of Acea Group, providing integrated waste management, industrial waste treatment, and circular economy services in Central Italy. Comparable in service scope and customer segments, though with stronger focus on the Lazio region.
• Veolia Italia: Italian subsidiary of Veolia, the global environmental services leader. Provides hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste management, including alternative fuel production. Competes for large enterprise accounts and offers pan-European service capabilities that Recycla lacks.
• Suez Italia: Italian operations of Suez, a major international environmental services group. Provides industrial waste management, recycling, and circular economy solutions. Direct overlap in hazardous waste handling and recovery services for industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Geocycle (Holcim Group): Holcim's waste-to-fuel subsidiary that produces alternative fuel from industrial waste for cement kilns—the same end-market as Recycla's CNC product. Direct overlap in co-processing solutions and industrial waste valorization for hard-to-abate sectors.
• TRS Group (Italia): Italian industrial services company providing waste management, environmental remediation, and industrial cleaning services to manufacturing enterprises. Directly comparable in service model (managed industrial waste services) and customer base (manufacturing sector).

Emerging players

• Aliplast (Hera Group): Plastic recycling subsidiary within the Hera Group (sister company to Recycla). Specializes in mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics, including contaminated packaging. Comparable in target vertical (plastics recovery) and in operational relationship to the Hera parent network.

Regional players

• Sienambiente: Regional waste management operator in Tuscany, providing collection, treatment, and recycling services primarily to municipal and industrial customers in Central Italy. Comparable in service scope but with primarily regional Tuscan focus rather than national reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/recyclaspa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recycla-srl

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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