What Resinorte does

Resinorte - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos, S.A. is a Portuguese multi-municipal waste management concessionaire incorporated on October 20, 2009, and headquartered in Celorico de Basto. It holds the exclusive North-Central regional concession established under Decree-Law 235/2009 (amended by Decree-Law 106/2014), providing sorting, collection, treatment, and recovery services for municipal solid waste across 36 municipalities, ~1 million inhabitants, and 8,090 km². Operations are anchored by 4 production units (Celorico de Basto, Boticas, Lamego, Riba de Ave), 19 eco-centers, 7 transfer stations, 6,000 ecopoints, and a 60-vehicle collection fleet. The Riba de Ave facility houses an automated sorting line with ballistic separators, optical density separators for PET/PEAD/tetrapak, aspiration systems, and magnetic separation, complemented by a biogas cogeneration plant (800 kW) at the Codessoso energy center. In 2025, the system processed ~430,000 tonnes of urban waste, valorized 732,000 tonnes of selectively collected materials (+5% YoY), treated 145,000 tonnes of biowaste (+14% YoY), and produced 32,000 tonnes of organic soil amendments.

The company is 75.1% owned by EGF - Empresa Geral do Fomento, S.A. (controlled by Grupo Mota-Engil and Urbaser since 2015) and 24.9% by the constituent municipalities, with a €8,000,000 share capital. Revenue is generated through regulated municipal concession fees (2025 published tariff), sale of sorted recyclables to Sociedade Ponto Verde / Novo Verde / Electrão, sale of organic soil amendments, and export of biogas-generated electricity to the national grid. Distribution operates entirely through direct municipal concessions, with supplementary free door-to-door collection for HORECA establishments, citizen-facing eco-centers, a national recycling hotline (Linha da Reciclagem, 800 911 400), a mobile app, and an online client portal. Social and environmental programming (Toneladas de Ajuda, EcoPraias, EcoEventos) is run jointly across the 11-company EGF group. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications have been maintained since 2009.

Name

Resinorte

Legal name

RESINORTE - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos, S.A.

Website

https://resinorte.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Resinorte is a multi-municipal waste management concessionaire serving 36 municipalities and ~1 million inhabitants across 8,090 km² in North-Central Portugal. It operates 4 production units, 19 eco-centers, 7 transfer stations, and 6,000 recycling bins for sorting, treatment, and energy recovery from municipal solid waste.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Urban solid waste treatment
• Selective waste collection
• Recycling services
• Waste-to-energy conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Celorico De Basto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Concession Fees: Revenue generated from municipal concession fees charged to the 36 municipalities in the North-Central system for waste sorting, collection, treatment, and recovery services. Pricing governed by the published 2025 tariff and commercial relations regulations.
2. Recycled Materials Sales: Sale of sorted and baled recyclable materials (paper/cardboard, plastic/metal, glass) to recycling industries through partners such as Sociedade Ponto Verde, Novo Verde, and Electrão.
3. Organic Soil Amendments Sales: Production and sale of organic correctives/soil amendments (32,000 tonnes produced in 2025) derived from biodegradable waste treatment, contributing to the circular economy.
4. Electricity Export: Sale of electricity generated from biogas energy recovery to the national grid. EGF produced 501 GWh of electricity from waste treatment in 2025, with 461 GWh exported to the national grid.
5. Door-to-Door Collection Services: Free commercial collection service for HORECA establishments and commercial entities for paper/cardboard, plastic/metal packaging, beverage cartons, and glass packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Resinorte is the multi-municipal system concessionaire for sorting, collection, recovery, and treatment of urban solid waste from 36 municipalities in the North-Central region of Portugal. The company operates four production units (UP1–UP4), 19 eco-centers, 7 transfer stations, and a fleet of 60 vehicles serving ~6,000 ecopoints, processing roughly 430,000 tonnes of urban waste annually and producing recycled materials, organic soil amendments, and biogas-derived electricity.

Product overview

Resinorte operates as a multi-municipal waste management system for the North-Central region of Portugal. The company offers an integrated portfolio of waste treatment, recovery, and selective collection services. Core services include waste sorting and treatment at 4 production units (UP1-UP4), energy valorization from biogas, and comprehensive selective collection via door-to-door service, 6,000 recycling bins, and 19 eco centers. The product portfolio encompasses physical services (waste collection and treatment), products derived from waste processing (electric energy, recyclable materials, organic soil amendments), and digital services including the Linha da Reciclagem customer service line, mobile app, client portal, and virtual facility tours. The company is organized around four production units covering Celorico de Basto, Boticas, Lamego, and Riba de Ave, each providing landfill, sorting, and eco center facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Treatment and Recovery Services Integrated urban waste treatment and recovery services covering sorting of recyclable materials (paper/cardboard, plastic/metal, glass, beverage cartons), operation of 19 eco-centers and 7 transfer stations, sanitary landfill operation, and energy valorization via biogas co-generation. Delivered to 36 North-Central Portuguese municipalities under a multi-municipal concession.
• Selective Collection Services Collection of selectively sorted materials through door-to-door collection for commercial establishments (HORECA), a network of approximately 6,000 ecopoints served by 60 vehicles, drop-off at 19 eco-centers, and storage platforms for recyclable materials. Free for residents and qualifying commercial establishments within the concession area; supports 732,000 tonnes of selectively collected materials valorized in 2025.
• Recyclable Materials (Paper/Cardboard, Plastic/Metal, Glass) Sorted and baled recyclable materials — paper/cardboard, plastic/metal packaging, and glass — produced from the treatment facilities and sold to recycling industries through partners such as Sociedade Ponto Verde, Novo Verde, and Electrão. In 2025, 112,000 tonnes of plastic/metal, 157,000 tonnes of paper/cardboard, and 136,000 tonnes of glass were treated.
• Organic Soil Amendments (Corretivos Orgânicos) Organic correctives (soil amendments) produced from biodegradable waste treatment, supporting the circular economy and agricultural soil regeneration. Resinorte produced 32,000 tonnes of organic soil amendments in 2025.
• Electric Energy from Biogas Electricity and thermal energy produced by an 800 kW co-generation plant at Celorico de Basto that burns captured landfill biogas (50-60% methane, 30-40% CO2), capable of powering approximately 1,400 households. Resinorte and the EGF group produced 501 GWh of electricity from waste treatment in 2025, exporting 461 GWh to the Portuguese national grid.
• Linha da Reciclagem (Recycling Hotline Service) Free public service hotline and customer support line providing information, service requests, suggestions, complaints, compliments, and answers to recycling questions for citizens of the Resinorte concession area.
• Linha da Reciclagem Mobile Application Mobile application for the Linha da Reciclagem service, available on iOS and Android, allowing citizens to submit service requests, suggestions, complaints, compliments, locate the nearest recycling bin via location-based services, and access a Q&A section on recycling topics.
• Client Portal (Portal do Cliente) Online self-serve customer portal allowing customers to access documentation and waste-collection-related information for the Resinorte multi-municipal waste system.
• Virtual Visits 360° Platform 360-degree virtual tours of waste treatment and recovery facilities (169 units across Portugal) that demonstrate the journey from waste to resources. Awarded Gold (Environmental Impact Management) by APEE in 2024 for the 'Visitas Virtuais — de Resíduos a Recursos' project.

Quantifiable outcome

• 732,000 tonnes of selectively collected materials treated and recovered in 2025 (+5% YoY)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sociedade Ponto VerdecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026Sociedade Ponto Verde is a partner in the 'De mão em mão até ao vidrão' glass recycling campaign for the HORECA sector. Resinorte's sorted recyclable materials are sent to recycling industries through Sociedade Ponto Verde, Novo Verde, and Electrão. SPV manages the national packaging waste recovery system.
• White WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWhite Way is the creative agency that developed the 'Juntos fazemos o Impossível' communication concept for EGF in 2026. This is a multi-year communication partnership developing campaigns that mobilize citizens, municipalities, and businesses around sustainability and recycling.
• EGF Group Concessionary CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner11 EGF group companies including Resinorte, Algar, Amarsul, Ersuc, Resiestrela, Resulima, Suldouro, Valnor, Valorlis, Valorsul, and Valorminho. These companies share best practices, environmental campaigns (Toneladas de Ajuda available across 60% of national territory), and sustainability reporting through the EGF group.
• Novo VerdeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnd-of-life packaging recovery entity (SIGRE) that receives sorted recyclable materials from Resinorte's facilities. One of three entities (along with SPV and Electrão) that manage packaging waste recovery.
• Amb3E - Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Resíduos de Equipamentos Elétricos e EletrónicosminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWEEE management entity that handles Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment collected at Resinorte eco-centers. Materials are separated into 5 typologies/flows and forwarded to treatment units.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Suldouro: EGF sister concessionaire serving municipalities in the Porto South region of Portugal. Identical service portfolio and multi-municipal concession structure to Resinorte, with sorting, treatment, energy recovery and selective collection.
• Amarsul: EGF sister concessionaire operating the Setúbal Peninsula multi-municipal waste system. Directly comparable to Resinorte in business model, services (sorting, treatment, biogas-to-energy) and customer base (municipal governments).
• Valorminho: EGF sister concessionaire serving the Minho region of Portugal with the same multi-municipal concession model, integrated waste treatment and recycling services as Resinorte.
• Valnor: EGF sister company operating the multi-municipal waste concession in northern Portugal. Directly comparable to Resinorte in integrated waste services, sorting capacity and energy recovery operations.
• Resiestrela: EGF sister concessionaire operating in the Serra da Estrela region of Portugal. Directly comparable to Resinorte in waste treatment, recycling and energy valorization services under the same multi-municipal concession model.
• Valorsul: EGF sister company operating the multi-municipal waste management concession for the Lisbon and Central region of Portugal. Operates with the same concession model, integrated waste services (sorting, treatment, recycling, biogas valorization), and regulatory framework as Resinorte.
• Valorlis: EGF sister concessionaire serving the Leiria region of Portugal with integrated waste management services. Same concession model, service portfolio and regulatory framework as Resinorte.
• Ersuc: EGF sister company running the multi-municipal waste concession for the Coimbra region of Portugal. Same integrated waste services, concession structure and regulatory environment as Resinorte.
• Algar: EGF sister company managing the multi-municipal waste concession for the Algarve region. Operates with the same concession model as Resinorte, including integrated waste sorting, recycling and landfill operations.
• Resulima: EGF sister company managing the multi-municipal waste concession for the Minho/Lima region. Operates with identical business model, services and customer profile (municipal governments) as Resinorte.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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