What Physis does

Physis Srl is an Italian environmental services company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Crespina Lorenzana, in the province of Pisa. The company specializes in the collection, transport, treatment, and recovery of hazardous and non-hazardous special waste, serving industrial manufacturers, food service operators, public institutions, electronics and IT firms, mechanical workshops, fire safety maintenance centers, and food industry clients across Italy. Its service portfolio spans six integrated lines: WEEE (RAEE) management, batteries and accumulators with LME-indexed pricing, used cooking oils under ISCC-EU certification, general special waste handling with micro-collection for small businesses, electronic board and component recovery and purchasing, and gas cylinder and fire extinguisher management. The company also provides environmental consultancy covering MUD declarations, waste registers, and authorization procedures.

Operationally, Physis runs a proprietary treatment plant in Lavoria (Pisa) that recovers over 98% of processed waste, supported by an in-house ADR-authorized vehicle fleet operated by CPF-licensed drivers. All operations are certified under UNI EN ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018, and ISCC-EU, and the company is registered with the Italian National Register of Environmental Managers (Albo Gestori Ambientali). When material cannot be processed at the Lavoria plant, waste is routed to a network of certified partner facilities under transparent authorization.

The business model is direct sales-led and transaction-based, with customized quote-based pricing and pay-as-you-go billing. Customer acquisition is digital-first through the physissrl.com website and direct phone/email contact, supplemented by on-site technician assessments before service delivery. There is no public pricing, no reseller channel, and no external capital structure; share capital is €13,000 and the company operates as a privately held SRL with 11–50 employees and no subsidiaries or parent entity.

Name

Physis

Legal name

Physis Srl

Website

https://physissrl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Physis Srl is an Italian environmental services company that collects, transports, and treats hazardous and non-hazardous special waste for industrial, public, and commercial clients nationwide, operating a proprietary recovery plant in Pisa since 1999.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Testing and Compliance Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) & Universal Waste Sorting Facilities (EUAIADAK)

Keywords

• Environmental emission testing
• Air quality monitoring
• Occupational hygiene services
• Stack emissions analysis
• Environmental consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Crespina

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Special Waste Collection and Transport: Collection and transport of hazardous and non-hazardous special waste including WEEE, batteries, used cooking oils, industrial waste, and fire extinguishers using ADR-authorized vehicles.
2. Waste Treatment and Recovery: Treatment and recovery of collected waste at proprietary facility, recovering materials such as metals, plastics, and electronic components for resale or recycling.
3. Electronic Component Purchasing: Purchase of valuable electronic components including electronic boards, CPUs, hard disks, RAM from businesses and operators at competitive prices based on material characteristics.
4. Lead-Acid Battery Collection with LME Pricing: Collection of used lead-acid batteries with pricing updated monthly based on London Metal Exchange (LME) official values, offering fair market rates for secondary raw materials.
5. Environmental Consulting Services: Support services for MUD (waste declaration), registers, forms, and authorization procedures, providing documentation management and regulatory compliance assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Physis is an Italian environmental services firm that conducts emission testing, atmospheric analytical measurements, and occupational hygiene assessments for industrial operators, with a particular focus on energy-from-waste (waste-to-energy) plants. The company provides certified sampling, laboratory analysis, and regulatory compliance consulting to ensure client facilities meet Italian and European environmental standards.

Product overview

Physis provides a comprehensive suite of special waste management services operating from a proprietary treatment facility in Lavoria (Pisa), Italy. The core portfolio includes six integrated service lines: RAEE (WEEE) management for electrical and electronic equipment recovery; batteries and accumulators collection with LME-indexed pricing; used cooking oil collection and regeneration (ISCC-EU certified); general special waste handling (hazardous and non-hazardous) with micro-collection options; electronic board and component recovery and purchasing; and gas cylinder and fire extinguisher management. These services are supported by an ADR-authorized transport fleet with qualified personnel and environmental consultancy for regulatory compliance. The company recovers over 98% of processed waste and operates nationwide across Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ waste recovery rate at proprietary facility

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network of Certified Partner FacilitiessupportOthersPhysis collaborates with a network of certified and verified partner facilities for waste disposal and treatment when direct recovery is not possible at their proprietary plant. All partners are authorized and transparent.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ecoeridania: Italian specialist in hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste collection, transport, and treatment, with a multi-site treatment network. Closest direct competitor to Physis, operating a similar end-to-end model across heterogeneous special waste streams.
• Renova: Italian WEEE/RAEE compliance and recycling specialist serving producers, retailers, and municipalities. Direct competitor on Physis's WEEE collection and recovery stream, with comparable regulatory positioning under Italian WEEE law.
• Relight: Italy-based used cooking oil (UCO) collector and recycler supplying the biodiesel value chain. Direct overlap with Physis's ISCC-EU-certified UCO service line and the food-service customer segment.
• Greentire: Italian used cooking oil collection and regeneration specialist serving restaurants and food industry. Direct competitor to Physis's oli vegetali esausti line, with similar ISCC-aligned positioning for biofuel feedstock.
• ERION (Erion WEEE): Italian Extended Producer Responsibility system for WEEE, batteries, and packaging. Overlaps with Physis on WEEE and battery streams as a downstream collector/processor partner and adjacent compliance-driven operator.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Italia: Italian subsidiary of global waste and environmental services major Veolia, providing hazardous waste, recycling, and industrial services. Competes with Physis across multiple service lines as part of a much broader global portfolio.
• Iren Ambiente: Waste management business of Iren Group, one of Italy's largest multi-utilities, operating treatment plants and integrated collection services. Comparable end markets and services to Physis, but at a national multi-utility scale.
• Hera Group: Italian multi-utility with a large waste management division covering collection, treatment, and disposal across multiple regions. Same business activities as Physis but at materially larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• A2A Ambiente: Waste management and environmental services arm of Italian multi-utility A2A, with material recovery facilities and integrated collection. Provides overlapping services to Physis at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• AMA Roma: Rome's municipal waste management operator handling collection, treatment, and disposal in the Lazio region. Regionally equivalent comparator to Physis's Italian operations, with overlap in special waste streams but distinct municipal focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 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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