Ciudad Limpia

What Ciudad Limpia does

Ciudad Limpia (legal entity RH S.A.S. E.S.P) is a Colombian-headquartered environmental services company founded in 1996, providing end-to-end waste management across Colombia and Chile. Operating through wholly-owned regional subsidiaries (Ciudad Limpia Bogota, Cali, Neiva, Huila, Valle, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Caribe, and Ciudad Limpia Chile) and a treatment-focused subsidiary (Centro de Gestion Sostenible S.A.S. E.S.P), the company serves municipal governments, healthcare facilities, industrial enterprises, construction firms, and ESG-focused private companies across 11 regions.

The company's service platform spans six core lines — healthcare waste management, waste recovery and valorization, industrial and hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, environmental consulting, and private cleaning — augmented by specialized treatment modules including sterilization, alkaline hydrolysis, energy recovery (combustion, gasification, anaerobic digestion), pelletizing, organic composting, CDR/CSR fuel production, and WEEE (RAEE) post-consumer recovery. A customer portal and integrations with multiple online payment platforms (Davivienda, Emcali, Aval Pay Center, Electrohuila) provide a digital layer around the operations.

Ciudad Limpia monetizes through quote-based, multi-year managed-services contracts with municipal and enterprise clients, supplemented by professional-services revenue from environmental consulting. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through regional offices and dedicated customer service lines, with no public pricing or standard rate cards disclosed. The company holds Resolucion 0100 environmental licenses (2022), ECCE Alta Calidad, and ICONTEC certifications, which together serve as the regulatory entry barrier for licensed waste handling in Colombia.

Name

Ciudad Limpia

Legal name

RH S.A.S. E.S.P

Website

https://ciudadlimpia.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ciudad Limpia is a Colombian-founded environmental services company (since 1996) operating across Colombia and Chile, providing end-to-end waste management — healthcare, industrial, hazardous, construction, and circular-economy recovery — to municipal governments, healthcare facilities, and enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical Hazardous Waste Collection & Transportation (BPALAHAA), Reusable Medical Container & Liner Services (Rental, Wash, Reverse Logistics) (BPALAGAI), Hazardous Waste Handling, Transport & Disposal (RCRA/TSDF) (IMAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Healthcare waste disposal
• Industrial waste handling
• Environmental consulting services
• Construction debris management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Services: Recurring waste collection, transportation, and disposal services for municipal governments and private enterprises. Includes solid waste collection, healthcare waste management, industrial/hazardous waste handling, and construction/demolition debris services.
2. Environmental Consulting: Environmental consulting services for compliance and sustainability planning
3. Waste Valorization and Recovery: Services focused on waste recovery, recycling, and conversion into reusable materials or energy, including RAEE (electronic waste) programs and circular economy initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ciudad Limpia provides integrated waste management and environmental services across municipal, healthcare, industrial, and construction waste streams in Colombia and Chile. The company handles the full lifecycle from collection and transportation through treatment, sterilization, recovery, and final disposal, complemented by environmental consulting and waste valorization services. Operations are delivered through regional offices with licensed environmental resolutions and advanced treatment technologies including sterilization, alkaline hydrolysis, and energy recovery.

Product overview

Ciudad Limpia is a waste management and environmental services company operating a multi-service platform across Colombia (Bogotá, Cali, Valle, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Neiva, Caribe) and Chile (Metropolitana, Biobío, Los Lagos). The offering is organized as a unified platform of environmental services with specialized modules: six core service lines (Healthcare Waste, Waste Recovery, Industrial/Hazardous Waste, Construction & Demolition Waste, Environmental Consulting, and Private Cleaning) complemented by advanced treatment modules (Sterilization, Alkaline Hydrolysis, Energy Valorization) and processing capabilities (Pelletizing, CDR/CSR fuels, WEEE recovery). A customer portal and online payment platform support client operations. The company also maintains regional operations through subsidiaries including RH S.A.S. ESP and Centro de Gestión Sostenible S.A.S. ESP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Safe elimination of pathogenic agents in healthcare waste through sterilization and alkaline hydrolysis processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Global provider of regulated waste management with deep healthcare waste expertise (sterilization, alkaline hydrolysis). Closest comparable for Ciudad Limpia's healthcare waste (Residuos Generados en Atenci\u00f3n de Salud) line.
• Republic Services: Large North American non-hazardous solid waste and recycling services provider. Comparable municipal-scale recycling and integrated waste operations, though geographically distant.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste management company providing collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. Comparable business model across municipal, industrial, and recycling streams.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste handling, treatment, and disposal. Comparable in Ciudad Limpia's industrial/hazardous waste management line (Residuos Industriales y/o Peligrosos).
• Urbaser: Spanish-owned global waste management and environmental services company with strong LATAM presence. Competes for municipal concessions across Colombia and Chile with similar urban cleaning and integrated waste services.
• FCC Environment (FCC \u00c1mbito): Spanish environmental services arm of FCC Group with LATAM municipal waste operations. Competes with Ciudad Limpia for municipal concessions and integrated urban cleaning contracts.
• Veolia (Colombia / LATAM): Global environmental services leader with significant operations in Colombia and Chile, offering municipal, industrial, and hazardous waste management. Direct overlap with Ciudad Limpia's core geographic markets and service lines.

Regional players

• EMCALI (Empresa Municipal de Servicios P\u00fablicos) Aseo: Public-sector municipal waste operator in Cali, Colombia. Overlaps with Ciudad Limpia's Cali operations and competes for adjacent municipal accounts in Valle del Cauca.
• Stericycle Chile / Bialmed: Healthcare waste management specialist operating in Chile. Direct competitor in the Chilean Metropolitana region for medical waste services.

Direct peers

• Promoambiental (PROMAS): Colombian private waste management operator providing municipal solid waste collection, hazardous waste, and recycling services in several Colombian cities. Most direct competitor within Ciudad Limpia's Colombian footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ciudadlimpiacolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ciudad-limpia

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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