Ecoambiente

What Ecoambiente does

Ecoambiente – Serviços e Meio Ambiente, S.A. is a Portuguese multi-service environmental company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Sintra, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Portuguese holding company FomentInvest SGPS. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of eight environmental service lines to Portuguese municipalities and national government institutions: waste collection and transportation across urban, recyclable, biodegradable, used cooking oil, construction-and-demolition, and bulky waste streams; container washing and maintenance for surface, underground, and semi-buried units; operational vehicle rental with optional driver and operative allocation; urban cleaning (mechanical/manual sweeping, street washing, weed cutting, graffiti removal); beach and bathing-area cleaning; forestry services including fuel management zones and phytosanitary pest control; design, construction, and maintenance of green spaces including parks, gardens, urban gardens, and automated irrigation; and environmental education and awareness programs.

Operations rest on a fleet of more than 430 vehicles — 170+ waste collection trucks, 25 container washers, 60 mechanical sweepers, 6 street washers, and 167 light vehicles — supported by 1,350+ employees. Technical infrastructure includes equipment adapted to varied container typologies and 100% electric cleaning vehicles (G4 Goupil) deployed under a city-decarbonization initiative for client municipalities. The company holds active NP EN ISO 9001:2015 (Quality), NP EN ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental), and NP ISO 45001:2019 (Occupational Health & Safety) certifications, renewed in 2021, which are typically required for bidding on Portuguese public-sector tenders. The company participates as one of 19 promoters in the Agenda CircularTech consortium (Sept 2022–Aug 2025) developing circular-economy solutions for waste streams.

Revenue is generated via multi-year managed-services contracts secured through direct institutional sales and government procurement. Customers include more than 60 Portuguese municipalities and named institutional clients such as REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais, Infraestrutura de Portugal, ICNF, and Grupo Brisa. Geographic footprint is national, with a regional office in Maia covering the North of Portugal alongside the Sintra headquarters; website channels (ecoambiente.pt, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube) support recruitment and corporate visibility, while customer acquisition runs through formal tendering. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Ecoambiente

Legal name

ECOAMBIENTE – SERVIÇOS E MEIO AMBIENTE, S.A.

Website

https://ecoambiente.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ecoambiente is a Portuguese multi-service environmental company (founded 1992, Sintra-headquartered, subsidiary of FomentInvest SGPS) providing integrated waste collection, container washing, urban cleaning, beach cleaning, forestry, green space, and vehicle rental services to 60+ municipalities and national institutions under multi-year contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Urban cleaning services
• Container washing services
• Municipal environmental services
• Forest management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sintra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Integrated Environmental Services: Ecoambiente generates revenue through providing integrated environmental services to municipalities and institutional clients. Services include waste collection, container washing, operational vehicle rental, urban cleaning, beach cleaning, forest services, green space design/construction/maintenance, and environmental education. Revenue is derived from service contracts with government and public sector entities, typically structured as ongoing operational arrangements.
2. Operational Vehicle Rental (AOV): Revenue from renting operational vehicles to clients including waste collection vehicles, mechanical sweepers, container washing vehicles, and street washing vehicles. The rental includes driver and operative options, maintenance services, fleet management, fuel negotiation, insurance and claims management, and consumables provision.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecoambiente is a multi-service environmental company that provides integrated environmental solutions to municipalities and government institutions across Portugal. Its core offerings include waste collection and transport (urban, recyclable, biodegradable, used cooking oils, construction and bulky waste), container washing and maintenance for surface, underground, and semi-buried units, operational vehicle rental, urban cleaning (mechanical/manual sweeping, street washing, graffiti removal), beach cleaning, forest services, green space design/construction/maintenance, and environmental education and awareness.

Product overview

EcoAmbiente is a multi-service environmental company offering an integrated portfolio of green economy services. The core offerings include: Recolha e Transporte de Resíduos (waste collection and transport), Lavagem e Manutenção de Contentores (container washing and maintenance), Aluguer Operacional de Viaturas (operational vehicle rental), Limpeza Urbana (urban cleaning), Limpeza de Praias (beach cleaning), Serviços Florestais (forest services), Conceção, Construção e Manutenção de Espaços Verdes (green spaces design, construction and maintenance), and Educação e Sensibilização Ambiental (environmental education and awareness). The company operates a fleet of over 170 collection trucks, 25 container washers, 60 mechanical sweepers, 6 street washers, and 167 light vehicles, serving over 60 municipalities across Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recolha e Transporte de Resíduos (Waste Collection and Transport)

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily operation of 170+ waste collection trucks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agenda CircularTech ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Ecoambiente participates as one of 19 promoters in the Agenda CircularTech consortium (10 companies, 1 municipal chamber, 2 municipal companies, 4 ENESII, and 2 associations). The agenda runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025, focusing on transitioning to a circular economy by closing material cycles and transforming waste into valuable resources. Ecoambiente will create pilot installations to evaluate products resulting from the agenda in different contexts including waste management, cleaning, and collection/transport of different waste types.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Suma: Portuguese municipal waste management operator providing integrated waste collection, street cleaning, and urban hygiene services to municipalities. Most direct domestic peer given overlapping service lines, public-sector customer base, and Portugal-only footprint.
• Amarsul: Portuguese waste management company serving the Lisbon metropolitan area with collection, treatment, and disposal services. Directly comparable on municipal waste collection and treatment focus within the same Portuguese market.
• EGF (Environmental Services Group): Leading Portuguese environmental services group operating across waste collection, treatment, and recovery for municipalities nationwide. Closest scaled peer given multi-municipality coverage and integrated service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Portugal: Portuguese subsidiary of global environmental services major Veolia, offering waste management, water, and energy services to municipalities and industry. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same Portuguese municipal tenders.
• Urbaser: Global municipal services operator (ACS Group) providing waste collection, street cleaning, and green space maintenance across Iberia, Europe, and Latin America. Comparable on integrated urban environmental service delivery model.
• Prezero: European environmental services platform (Schwarz Group/Scholz) active in Iberia with municipal waste collection, recycling, and circular economy services. Comparable on integrated environmental services for public-sector clients.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Portugal: Portuguese arm of SUEZ Group providing waste collection, treatment, and recovery services to municipalities and industrial clients. Direct multinational competitor for Portuguese municipal contracts.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish environmental services division of FCC Group operating waste collection and urban sanitation across Iberia and Latin America. Comparable multinational peer with overlapping municipal sanitation and circular-economy service lines.

Regional players

• Renewi: Western European waste-to-product company operating across the Netherlands, Belgium, and UK with municipal and commercial waste collection. Comparable on integrated waste services and circular-economy positioning, though focused on different European geographies.
• Biffa: UK-based integrated waste management business offering municipal and commercial collection, recycling, and treatment. Comparable on multi-segment waste services and fleet-heavy municipal operating model, though geographically distinct.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EcoAmbiente_PT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ecoambienteadmin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/317897

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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