Dusty

Name

Dusty

Legal name

Dusty S.r.l.

Website

https://dusty.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Dusty S.r.l. is an Italian environmental hygiene services company providing integrated waste collection, recycling, asbestos remediation, and contaminated site cleanup primarily to municipal governments across Sicily, operating a 923-vehicle low-impact fleet and 863 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE), Emergency Waste Packaging, Transportation & Disposal (Post-incident) (EUAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Environmental hygiene
• Municipal waste collection
• Asbestos remediation
• Contaminated site cleanup

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Environmental Services Contracts: Dusty generates revenue primarily through long-term contracts with municipalities and public entities for integrated waste management services, including collection, transport, and disposal of municipal solid waste.
2. Special Waste Services: Additional revenue from specialized services including asbestos removal, contaminated site remediation, hazardous waste collection, and construction/management of waste treatment facilities.
3. Vehicle and Equipment Rental: Rental services for vehicles and equipment to entities operating in the environmental services sector, including sweeping machines, satellite trucks, multi-lift trucks, micro-compactors, containers, and autocompactors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dusty provides integrated environmental hygiene services for Italian municipalities, including door-to-door differentiated waste collection (porta a porta), bulky waste and RAEE pickup, street sweeping, green-area and beach cleaning, and graffiti removal. Beyond standard collection, the company delivers special waste services such as asbestos remediation, contaminated site cleanup, and hazardous waste transport, and supports municipal operations with a 923-vehicle low-impact fleet, the Dusty Mobile App for citizen engagement, and in-house renewable energy production from wind and photovoltaic plants.

Product overview

Dusty is a comprehensive environmental hygiene services company offering an integrated suite of waste management solutions. The core offering consists of door-to-door differentiated waste collection (raccolta differenziata porta a porta) supported by the Dusty Mobile App for citizen engagement. Additional specialized services include asbestos remediation, contaminated site cleanup, bulky waste collection, and vehicle rental. The portfolio also includes educational programs (Dusty Educational), citizen guidance tools (Dove lo Butto waste dictionary), and internal employee management through the Portale Dipendenti. The company operates across multiple Italian municipalities, primarily in Sicily and Palermo areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servizi di Igiene Ambientale (Integrated Environmental Hygiene Services) Integrated environmental hygiene services including door-to-door differentiated waste collection (porta a porta), street cleaning, green area maintenance, beach cleaning, and graffiti removal, delivered to Italian municipalities and the citizens residing in them under multi-year municipal contracts.
• Dusty Mobile App Smartphone application for iOS and Android that lets citizens view service information, book bulky waste pickup appointments, consult door-to-door collection calendars, and submit environmental abuse reports with photo documentation.
• Servizi Speciali (Special Waste Services) Specialized environmental services bundle comprising asbestos remediation, contaminated site remediation, collection and transport of special and hazardous waste, plus construction and management of waste treatment and disposal facilities, targeted at industrial and commercial clients.
• Dusty Educational Environmental education program aimed at primary and secondary schools that promotes the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) through interactive meetings, educational activities, and awareness campaigns to build a culture of environmental responsibility.
• Dove lo Butto (Waste Dictionary) Interactive guide and search tool that helps citizens correctly categorize and dispose of different types of waste materials, including glass, paper, plastic, aluminum, and organic waste.
• Noleggio Automezzi (Vehicle and Equipment Rental) Rental service for entities operating in the environmental services sector, offering Dusty's fleet of sweeping machines, satellite trucks with tanks, hook-lift trucks, micro-compactors, containers, electric scissor compactors, rear-loading garbage trucks, and bin washing vehicles.
• Bonifica Amianto (Asbestos Removal) Asbestos audit, mapping, and safe removal service for asbestos-containing materials in both compact and friable matrices, including project design and construction-site management.
• Bonifica Siti Contaminati (Contaminated Site Remediation) Contaminated site remediation service covering environmental audits, project design and execution of environmental investigations, administrative process management, and coordination with authorities.
• Robidone (AI-Powered Educational Robot) AI-powered educational robot built from recycled materials that dialogues with students in real time on environmental topics, adapting language and answering questions autonomously; introduced into Dusty Educational school programs.
• Portale Dipendenti (Employee Portal) Internal employee portal for Dusty staff offering leave/permit/service-certificate request modules, employee agreements and discounts, pension incentive information, and online payslip history via Zucchetti HR integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved 83% waste collection rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Institute of Information Theory and Automation (UTIA) - Czech Academy of SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2022Dusty served as case study for international scientific research on supplier qualification using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) approach, presented at IFAC Workshop 'Control for Smart Cities'.
• SRR Catania Area MetropolitanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Long-term partnership for integrated environmental hygiene services in Catania metropolitan area municipalities, including joint educational initiatives like 'Alfieri dell'Ambiente' school program.
• SRR Palermo Area MetropolitanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Seven-year contract for integrated waste management and environmental hygiene in 6 Palermo municipalities (Belmonte Mezzagno, Borgetto, Capaci, Partinico, Santa Flavia, Ustica) serving approximately 80,000 households.
• Banco Alimentare della Sicilia OnlusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2021Dusty participates as 'Compagno di Banco' (Table Companion) supporting food bank charity initiatives, contributing to anti-waste and social responsibility programs.
• Petrol Company S.r.l.minorOthersFuel company offering Dusty employees a 'Petrol Pay' card with €0.02/liter discount on fuel at 40 stations in Sicily and Calabria.
• FASDAminorOthersSupplementary health fund providing Dusty permanent employees with free healthcare services at affiliated facilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Acea Ambiente: Waste management arm of Acea Group, serving Rome and central Italy with collection, recycling, and special waste services including WTE. Comparable integrated municipal-services portfolio and Italian public-procurement model, though anchored on Rome-area operations rather than Sicily.
• Iren Ambiente: Environmental services division of Iren Group providing municipal waste management across northern and central Italy. Directly comparable integrated waste collection/transport/disposal offering and municipal-contract business model, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Gruppo Hera: Multi-utility serving Emilia-Romagna and other northern Italian regions with integrated waste collection, recycling, and disposal services. Comparable B2G municipal-contract model with strong ESG positioning, but at multi-region scale far exceeding Dusty's single-region footprint.
• A2A Ambiente: Multi-utility environmental services arm of A2A Group, one of Italy's largest waste management operators with end-to-end collection, treatment, and disposal across Lombardy and northern Italy. Comparable integrated municipal-services model and certified operator, but operates at national scale and broader utility portfolio beyond Dusty's regional Sicilian focus.

Regional players

• AMA Roma SpA: Municipal waste collection operator serving the city of Rome, providing door-to-door collection and street cleaning services under public contract. Highly comparable B2G municipal-service model with door-to-door differentiated collection as core offering, though focused exclusively on Rome rather than Dusty's Sicilian territory.
• ASIA Napoli SpA: Municipal environmental hygiene operator serving Naples metropolitan area with door-to-door collection, recycling, and street cleaning under public contract. Comparable integrated municipal-waste model with similar citizen-engagement challenges in southern Italy, directly analogous to Dusty's Sicilian operations.
• Gesenu SpA: Umbrian municipal environmental services operator providing integrated waste collection and treatment across central Italy. Comparable integrated-services municipal model and similar mid-sized scale, though serving central rather than southern Italian municipalities.

Direct peers

• Sol S.p.A. (Sol Group): Italian operator specializing in special and hazardous waste collection, treatment, and disposal including asbestos remediation and contaminated site services. Directly comparable to Dusty's Servizi Speciali vertical (asbestos, contaminated sites, hazardous waste) on the specialty/high-margin side of the portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/dustysrl17/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dusty-s-r-l-

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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