What Akademi Çevre does

Akademi Çevre Entegre Atık Yönetimi Endüstri A.Ş. (Akademi Çevre Integrated Waste Management Industry Inc.) is a privately held Turkish integrated waste management company headquartered in Tuzla, Istanbul, founded in 2005. The company operates nationwide across all cities in Turkey, providing hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste management, electronic waste (AEEE) recycling under the 3R principle, white goods and refrigerator recycling, licensed scrap metal processing, UNIDO-supported PCB (Poliklorlu Bifenil / Polychlorinated Biphenyl) decontamination, and waste-derived fuel (ATY/SRF) production. Its core technical infrastructure includes licensed processing facilities, a MoTAT (Mobil Atık Takip Sistemi / Mobile Waste Tracking System)-compliant hazardous waste transport fleet equipped with Arvento GPS tracking, a 376 m² UNIDO-supported PCB decontamination facility using filtration, distillation, injection reaction, and centrifugation stages, the ASIRLAB accredited environmental laboratory with AERMOD air quality dispersion modeling capability, and a licensed scrap metal processing facility separating copper, bronze, brass, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron/steel and tin. Single-shift capacity includes 76,800 refrigerators processed annually, preventing approximately 212,428 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year, with raw material recovery of 2,872 tons per year (37.40 kg per refrigerator) and ATY net energy content up to 5,000 kcal/kg.

The company operates a B2B and B2G (business-to-government) model with direct enterprise field sales as the primary go-to-market motion. Revenue is generated across five streams: (1) industrial waste management services (professional services fees covering hazardous waste storage, MoTAT-licensed collection, transport, recovery, and disposal); (2) recycling operations (transaction fees for material recovery from e-waste, white goods, scrap metal, batteries, and packaging); (3) environmental, zero waste, waste management, and sustainability consulting (professional services fees); (4) ASIRLAB accredited environmental laboratory analysis (wastewater, air quality, stack emissions, noise, soil/sediment, personal exposure); and (5) ATY (Atıktan Türetilmiş Yakıt / waste-derived fuel) production and sale to cement factories as an alternative to fossil fuels. The company holds multiple Ministry of Environment and Urbanization licenses covering hazardous waste storage, transport (MoTAT), processing, recovery and disposal, APAK (Atık Akü Geçici Depolama / Waste Battery Temporary Storage) authorization, Zero Waste certificate issuance authority, and Deposit Management System (DYS) field operator status nationwide.

Customer segments include large industrial enterprises (refineries, petrochemicals, automotive, electronics, food, chemical), energy sector firms (electricity distribution companies, cement factories), government institutions and municipalities (zero waste certification, environmental permits), telecommunications companies (GSM), and packaging producers/importers with extended producer responsibility. Notable enterprise relationships include Turkey's largest refineries, GSM companies, electricity distribution utilities, and a 10-year strategic ATY supply partnership with Akçansa (Sabancı Holding & Heidelberg Materials joint venture), under which a dedicated 60,000 ton/year ATY facility will be built in Tekirdağ. The company maintains regional recycling facilities across Marmara (Istanbul), Başkent (Ankara), Ege (İzmir), Çukurova (Adana), and ATY facilities in Kocaeli (Körfez and Kartepe) and Tekirdağ (Thrace Region). Sustainability credentials include EcoVadis Gold Medal (2019, 63 points, top 8%), Silver Medals (2017, 2020, 2021, 2023), a Gold Stevie Award (2020), and the Sustainable Business Award (November 2025). Leadership comprises Uğur Işık (Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı / Chairman of the Board), Ufuk Işık (CEO and Vice Chairman), Murat Pekcan (Project and Investment Director), and Cem Ferda Tunçer (Environment and Waste Management Director). Ownership is private with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or public listing.

Name

Akademi Çevre

Legal name

Akademi Çevre Entegre Atık Yönetimi Endüstri A.Ş.

Website

https://akademicevre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Akademi Çevre is a privately held Turkish integrated waste management company serving large industrial enterprises and public institutions nationwide since 2005, offering hazardous waste handling, e-waste and refrigerator recycling, PCB decontamination, waste-derived fuel production, and accredited environmental laboratory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Integrated waste management
• Electronic waste recycling
• Hazardous waste handling
• Environmental consulting services
• Waste-derived fuel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuzla

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Endüstriyel Atık Yönetimi Hizmetleri (Industrial Waste Management Services): Comprehensive waste management services including hazardous waste storage, collection, transport (MoTAT licensed vehicles), recovery/disposal, and treatment. Revenue is generated through service fees charged to industrial clients for waste handling, disposal, and recovery.
2. Geri Dönüşüm Faaliyetleri (Recycling Operations): Recycling services for electronic waste (AEEE), white goods/refrigerators, scrap metal, batteries, and packaging waste. Revenue generated through material recovery and processing fees.
3. Danışmanlık Hizmetleri (Consulting Services): Environmental consulting, waste management consulting, zero waste consulting, and sustainability consulting services provided to enterprises and public institutions.
4. Laboratuvar Hizmetleri (Laboratory Services): Accredited environmental analysis and measurement services including waste water analysis, air quality measurements, stack emission measurements, acoustic measurements, and personal exposure monitoring.
5. Atıktan Türetilmiş Yakıt (ATY) Üretimi ve Satışı: Production and supply of waste-derived fuel (SRF/RDF) to energy-intensive industries, particularly cement factories. The ATY is produced at the Kocaeli Kartepe facility and sold as an alternative fuel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Akademi Çevre provides integrated waste management services across Turkey, including hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste storage, collection, transport via MoTAT-licensed vehicles, recovery and disposal, plus recycling of electronic waste, white goods/refrigerators, scrap metal, batteries, and packaging waste. The company also operates an accredited environmental laboratory (ASIRLAB), environmental/sustainability/zero-waste consulting, and produces waste-derived fuel (ATY/SRF) for cement and energy industries.

Product overview

Akademi Çevre Entegre Atık Yönetimi Endüstri A.Ş. is a comprehensive waste management company founded in 2005, offering integrated waste management solutions across Turkey. The company's product portfolio centers on its core waste management and recycling operations, which include: Electronic Waste (AEEE 3R) services, White Goods/Refrigerator Recycling, Mobile Phone Renewal Center, Secure Data Destruction, Scrap Metal Recycling, and Fuel Derived from Waste (ATY) preparation facilities. Supporting consulting services include Environmental Consulting, Waste Management Consulting, Zero Waste Consulting, Sustainability Consulting, and Sustainability Training. The company also operates an Accredited Environmental Laboratory providing water/wastewater analysis, air quality measurements, noise measurements, stack gas measurements, soil/sediment analysis, and personal exposure measurements. Additional services include PCB Decontamination, Battery Temporary Storage, Packaging Waste Collection, Pallet Recovery, Waste Temporary Storage, Deposit Management System (DYS) operations, and Mobile Waste Tracking System (MOTAT). The company operates facilities in Istanbul, Kocaeli (Körfez ATY, Kartepe ATY), Manisa, Tekirdağ (Thrace Region ATY), and plans for Adana (Çukurova Region), İzmir (Aegean Region), and Ankara (Başkent).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASIRLAB Akademi Çevre: Accredited environmental laboratory services brand operating in Istanbul and Manisa
• DYS (Depozito Yönetim Sistemi)
• MOTAT

Products and services

• Electronic Waste (AEEE 3R) Service Electronic waste (AEEE) management service applying the 3R principle (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to deliver sustainable environmental solutions for industrial clients and government entities.
• Refrigerator and White Goods Recycling Service Refrigerator and large white goods recycling that recovers raw materials, prevents refrigerant gas release, and feeds recovered materials back into the economy for industrial and public clients.
• Mobile Phone Renewal Center TSE-certified mobile phone renewal center that refurbishes mobile devices to extend lifecycle, serving telecom operators and corporate device fleet customers.
• Secure Data Destruction Service Physical destruction of hard drives, credit cards, and POS devices in line with US standards to ensure information security for enterprises.
• Scrap Metal Recycling Licensed scrap metal processing facility that shreds and separates copper, bronze, brass, aluminum, lead, zinc, iron/steel, tin, and mixed metals for industrial clients.
• Waste-Derived Fuel (ATY/SRF) Production Production and supply of waste-derived fuel (ATY/SRF) at the Kocaeli Kartepe facility, sold as an alternative fuel with up to 5,000 kcal/kg net energy to cement factories and energy-intensive industries.
• PCB Decontamination Service UNIDO-supported PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) decontamination service using a 376 m² facility with fully automatic filtration, distillation, injection reaction, and centrifugation stages for industrial clients.
• Battery Temporary Storage Service Waste battery and accumulator temporary storage service operated under APAK/Atık Akü Geçici Depolama permit for industrial and producer responsibility scheme clients.
• Packaging Waste Collection and Recovery Source-separation, sorting, and recovery of plastic, metal, paper, cardboard, and glass packaging waste for packaging producers, importers, and obligated companies.
• Pallet Recovery Service Recovery of wooden pallets used in automotive, food, pharmaceutical, and printing sectors for reintroduction into the market.
• Waste Interim Storage Service Controlled and secure interim storage service for industrial waste prior to recovery or disposal.
• Deposit Management System (DYS) Field Operations Field operator service for Turkey's national Deposit Management System providing deposit-based waste collection coverage across all cities in Turkey.
• Mobile Waste Tracking System (MOTAT) Service Hazardous waste transport via MoTAT-compliant vehicle fleet equipped with Arvento GPS tracking and integrated Mobile Waste Tracking System for end-to-end traceability.
• Accredited Environmental Laboratory Services (ASIRLAB) Accredited environmental analysis and measurement services (ASIRLAB) at Istanbul and Manisa locations, including wastewater analysis, air quality and stack emission measurements, noise measurements, soil/sediment analysis, heavy metal analysis, waste oil analysis, treatment sludge analysis, and personal exposure monitoring.
• Environmental Consulting Service Environmental legislation compliance and environmental management consulting services for enterprises and public institutions.
• Waste Management Consulting Service Professional consulting services for waste management processes for enterprises and public institutions.
• Zero Waste Consulting Service Zero Waste Management System consulting, including Sıfır Atık Mavi certification, and certification process support for businesses and public institutions.
• Sustainability Consulting Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 212,428 tons CO2 equivalent prevented annually through refrigerator recycling operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Akçansa (Sabancı Holding & Heidelberg Materials)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 202510-year strategic ATY (Waste-derived Fuel) supply partnership. A dedicated ATY facility with annual capacity of 60,000 tons will be established in Tekirdağ. The partnership enables Akçansa to use waste-derived fuel as an alternative to fossil fuels in cement production, supporting circular economy and decarbonization goals.
• Vodafone TürkiyecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Akademi Çevre serves as solution partner for Vodafone's 'Bu Atıklar Kod Yazıyor' (This Waste Writes Code) project, collecting e-waste from Vodafone employees and recycling it through licensed facilities. Revenue from recycling supports Turkey Vodafone Foundation and Habitat's 'Yarını Kodlayanlar' coding program for youth.
• Akademi Çevre KidZania İş BirliğicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre operates a Geri Dönüşüm Merkezi (Recycling Center) within KidZania Istanbul at Akasya AVM. The center educates children on waste separation and recycling processes, contributing to environmental awareness among future generations.
• TİÇEV Vakfı (Türkiye Çevre Koruma Vakfı)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre works with TİÇEV foundation on environmental awareness and sustainability initiatives. The company was Platinum Sponsor at the 2019 Atık Yönetimi Zirvesi organized under the patronage of TİÇEV.
• AKÜDER (Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre collaborates with AKÜDER as an authorized waste battery accumulator collector, operating APAK/Atık Akü Geçici Depolama facilities under official authorization.
• Tüm Aküder (Tüm Akü İthalatçıları ve Üreticileri Derneği)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre collaborates with Tüm Aküder as an authorized waste battery accumulator collector in the producer responsibility system.
• TAP (Taşınabilir Pil Üreticileri ve İthalatçıları Derneği)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre works with TAP (Portable Battery Producers and Importers Association) as part of the waste battery collection system.
• Çöpüne Sahip Çık VakfıminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre collaborated with Çöpüne Sahip Çık Foundation on a Turkey-wide COVID-19 consumption and waste behavior research survey covering 1,067 participants across Turkey.
• Habitat DerneğiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAkademi Çevre partners with Habitat Derneği as part of the Vodafone 'Bu Atıklar Kod Yazıyor' project, where recycling revenue funds youth coding programs through Turkey Vodafone Foundation.
• Kolektif (Kolektif House)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAkademi Çevre collaborated with Kolektif on e-waste collection campaigns for International E-Waste Day, partnering with agid_yk, dcubeorg, and habitatdernegi to create a collective environmental awareness movement.
• Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği (TOBB) - Türkiye Atık ve Geri Dönüşüm Sanayi MeclisiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUfuk Işık, Akademi Çevre executive, serves as member of TOBB Turkey Waste and Recycling Industry Council, representing the sector and contributing to policy discussions.
• SKD Türkiye (BCSD Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre became a member of SKD Türkiye (Business Council for Sustainable Development Turkey) in 2018, participating in B4G (Business for Goals) platform and circular economy initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Turkey (Veolia Çevre Hizmetleri): Turkish subsidiary of global integrated waste management leader Veolia. Comparable because it offers end-to-end hazardous waste, recycling, and environmental services to industrial and municipal clients in Turkey.
• Republic Services: Major North American integrated waste management provider. Comparable at a category level as it offers collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal across solid and certain hazardous waste streams for industrial customers.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American integrated waste management company. Comparable on the integrated waste services model and the industrial/customer mix, though significantly larger and broader than Akademi Çevre.
• Suez (now part of Veolia): Former standalone global environmental services major; merged with Veolia in 2022. Comparable given historical Turkish operations and integrated waste/water/recycling offering to industrial and municipal clients.

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: North America's largest hazardous waste management company. Comparable as it provides integrated hazardous waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal to industrial/energy/refinery customers, mirroring Akademi Çevre's service mix and customer base.
• Stericycle: US-based specialist in regulated waste management and secure information destruction. Comparable due to overlap in e-waste/secure data destruction, hazardous waste, and regulated waste handling for large enterprises.
• Heritage Environmental Services: US hazardous waste treatment, disposal, and recycling operator serving manufacturers, refineries, and chemical companies. Comparable on hazardous-waste services, regulated disposal, and industrial waste compliance offerings.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Provider of environmental services focused on used oil, parts cleaning, and waste services to industrial clients. Comparable as it serves manufacturers/automotive and provides related environmental services for regulated waste streams.
• Triumvirate Environmental Services: US provider of environmental services including hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and emergency response for industrial clients. Comparable on the hazardous-waste and industrial-customer focus.

Others

• Ecolab: Global water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions company. Included as adjacent/ecosystem — it serves the same large industrial accounts (food, manufacturing) for water and environmental services but does not directly compete in hazardous-waste collection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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