Rieco

What Rieco does

Rieco S.p.A. is a privately held Italian environmental services company headquartered in Francavilla Al Mare (Abruzzo) that delivers integrated municipal waste management and urban hygiene services across four Italian regions. The company serves 123 municipalities and approximately 524,000 residents, operating a fleet of 671 vehicles and a workforce of around 800 employees. Its service portfolio spans differentiated and undifferentiated waste collection and transport, door-to-door collection (porta a porta) with transponder-based point-tariff systems, urban hygiene (street sweeping, mechanical washing, historic-center cleaning), design and management of ecological islands and transfer stations, waste intermediation and commercialization, and environmental communication programs in schools and communities. Supporting digital tools include the Junker mobile application for household waste sorting, the Green Card magnetic access system, the La Riuseria online exchange portal, computerized condominium collection points, and 5G-enabled camera/fototrappole surveillance for illegal dumping detection. Rieco also deployed an electric collection vehicle for the historic center of Sirolo, signaling selective investment in low-emission fleet technology.

The company operates a pure B2G (business-to-government) go-to-market, winning and renewing multi-year municipal contracts through competitive Italian public tenders in Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, and Molise. Revenue derives from managed-services contracts funded by the TARI waste tax and municipal budgets, supplemented by transaction-fee revenue from intermediation of recyclable materials and professional-services revenue from ecological-island design and environmental awareness campaigns. The company holds a broad certification stack (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 37001, 39001, EMAS, SA8000, UNI 11664 series, and a 2025 UNI PDR 125:2022 gender-equality certification), which functions as a key prequalification asset in public procurement. Documented outcomes include differentiated collection rates of 72–88% across served municipalities, 200,000+ tonnes of materials diverted from landfill in Ancona province, and a +1,633.5-tonne glass-collection uplift through the ANCI–CoReVe project. Leadership is composed of President Alberto Berardocco and Technical Director Angelo Di Campli.

Name

Rieco

Legal name

Rieco S.p.A.

Website

https://riecospa.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rieco S.p.A. is a privately held Italian environmental services company providing integrated municipal waste management, door-to-door collection, urban hygiene, and environmental communication to 123 municipalities and 524,000+ residents across Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, and Molise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management and Environmental Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE), Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL)

Keywords

• Municipal waste collection
• Integrated waste management
• Urban hygiene services
• Door-to-door recycling
• Ecological island design

Headquarters

HQ city

Francavilla Al Mare

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal waste collection and transport services: Core revenue stream from contracts with municipalities across Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, and Molise for integrated waste management services including differentiated waste collection, non-differentiated waste collection, and special waste transport
2. Urban hygiene services: Supplementary services including street cleaning, public space maintenance, and extraordinary cleaning operations for municipalities
3. Waste intermediation and trading: Intermediation and commercialization of collected recyclable materials
4. Design and management of ecological islands and collection centers: Planning, construction, and operational management of recycling centers and transfer stations for municipalities
5. Environmental communication and awareness services: Communication and environmental awareness campaigns, educational programs for schools, and community engagement initiatives

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Rieco S.p.A. provides integrated waste management and environmental services to Italian municipalities, including differentiated and undifferentiated waste collection and transport, door-to-door (porta a porta) collection, urban hygiene (street cleaning, sweeping, washing), design and management of ecological islands and transfer stations, waste intermediation and commercialization, and environmental communication and awareness programs. The company serves 123 municipalities across Abruzzo, Marche, Lazio, and Molise, reaching 524,000+ residents with a fleet of 671 vehicles and roughly 800 employees.

Product overview

Rieco S.p.A. is an integrated environmental services company operating in Abruzzo, Marche, Lazio, and Molise regions, serving over 123 municipalities and approximately 524,000 inhabitants. The company offers a comprehensive suite of waste management and urban hygiene services organized around a core door-to-door (porta a porta) differentiated waste collection system. The primary service portfolio includes waste collection and transport (differentiated, undifferentiated, and special), urban hygiene services, design of ecological islands, waste intermediation and marketing, and construction/management of collection centers and transfer stations. Supporting services include environmental communication and awareness programs, the Green Card magnetic card system, the Junker mobile app, the Ecomobili mobile collection service, physical Ecosportello service counters, and the online Riuseria portal for object exchange. The company leverages technology including transponders for tariff point systems, cameras and photo traps for waste dumping control, and user-facing digital portals for service booking. The overall architecture is a service-based model combining physical infrastructure (vehicles, collection centers, service counters) with digital touchpoints (mobile app, online portals, booking systems) to deliver comprehensive municipal waste management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Junker App: A smartphone and tablet application that helps users perform domestic waste separation correctly and easily.
• Green Card
• Riuseria
• Ecomobili

Products and services

• Raccolta e Trasporto Rifiuti (Waste Collection and Transport) Collection and transport of differentiated, undifferentiated, and special waste for municipalities served across Abruzzo, Marche, Lazio, and Molise.
• Servizi di Igiene Urbana (Urban Hygiene Services) Urban hygiene services including street cleaning, mechanical sweeping, and pressure washing of historic centers, provided to municipalities as a managed service.
• Raccolta Porta a Porta (Door-to-Door Waste Collection) Door-to-door differentiated waste collection service with transponder-based point tariff, covering paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, organic, and undifferentiated materials for residential users.
• Progettazione Isole Ecologiche (Ecological Island Design) Design and planning of ecological islands (recycling drop-off points) for municipalities.
• Centri di Raccolta e Stazioni di Trasferenza (Collection Centers and Transfer Stations) Design, construction, and operational management of waste collection centers and transfer stations for municipalities.
• Intermediazione e Commercializzazione Rifiuti (Waste Intermediation and Marketing) Intermediation and commercialization of collected recyclable materials derived from municipal collection operations.
• Comunicazione e Sensibilizzazione Ambientale (Environmental Communication and Awareness) Environmental communication and awareness services including educational programs for schools, community meetings, and awareness campaigns to support municipal recycling goals.
• Ecosportello (Physical Service Counters) Physical service counters in municipalities where citizens can pick up bags and bins, make reports, and book waste collection services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spoltore municipality achieves 81% differentiated collection rate
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoReVe (Consorzio Recupero Vetro)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with CoReVe for glass collection enhancement projects. Rieco's project covering Senigallia, Spoltore, Rocca San Giovanni and 40 other municipalities was approved in 2022 and funded by the CoReVe Fund for collection and communication improvements, resulting in +1,633.5 tonnes of additional glass collection.
• ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration with ANCI through the ANCI-CoReVe Agreement (2020-2024, extended to December 2025) for improving glass collection across Italy. Rieco participated in the annual conference at Ecomondo 2025 presenting results.
• Ancitel Energia e AmbienteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in organizing the ANCI-CoReVe annual conference at Ecomondo, focused on glass collection technical activities and results.
• ATA Rifiuti - ATO2 AnconacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination, programming, and technical-administrative support organization for integrated waste management in Ancona province. Rieco works closely with ATA in coordinating waste management services and achieving European objectives.
• Città Metropolitana di Roma CapitalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding provider for the recycling center renovation in Cerveteri. Città Metropolitana provided important financing obtained through Metropolitan Councilor Alessio Pascucci for the facility modernization.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hera Group: Italian multi-utility headquartered in Bologna with major waste collection operations in Emilia-Romagna and Marche — overlapping directly with Rieco's central-Italian geographic footprint and offering the same integrated waste/urban hygiene model to municipal customers.
• ACEA: Rome-headquartered multi-utility with waste management operations across Lazio — directly overlapping Rieco's Lazio territory (e.g., Cerveteri, Tolfa) and competing for the same municipal tenders with a much larger resource base.

Broad incumbents

• A2A Ambiente: Italian multi-utility with an integrated waste management division serving municipalities in Lombardy and Northern Italy; broader portfolio but same B2G municipal waste collection business model.
• Iren Ambiente: Italian multi-utility providing integrated waste collection, urban hygiene, and material recovery across Northern Italy; comparable service portfolio and B2G model, though geographically concentrated in the north.
• Veolia Italia: Italian arm of global waste management major Veolia, offering municipal waste collection, treatment, and recycling across multiple Italian regions; competing in the same tenders with substantially greater financial firepower.
• Suez Italia (Suez Recycling and Recovery Italia): Italian operations of the global environmental services group, providing municipal and industrial waste management including collection and material recovery — overlapping with Rieco's waste intermediation and recycling activities.

Regional players

• Sienambiente: Tuscan regional municipal waste operator providing integrated collection and urban hygiene to comuni in the Siena province — a close mid-market comparable in service mix, contract structure, and scale.
• ASM Terni: Umbrian multi-service operator providing waste collection and environmental services to municipalities in the Terni area — comparable mid-sized regional model with similar B2G contract structure.
• Ecologia Viterbo: Lazio-based regional waste collection and environmental services operator serving comuni in the Viterbo province — directly overlapping Rieco's Lazio operations and bidding for the same municipal contracts.
• ASM Vigevano: Lombardy-based multi-utility providing waste collection and urban hygiene services to comuni in the Lomellina area — comparable mid-sized municipal operator with similar door-to-door collection focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rieco-s-p-a-

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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