REALIXO

What REALIXO does

REALIXO SERVIÇOS DE ECONOMIA CIRCULAR E SUSTENTABILIDADE LTDA is a São Paulo-based circular-economy services company founded in 2022 that operates selective waste collection and composting logistics for residential and B2B customers in Brazil. Its core technology is a selective-collection and composting platform built on two pillars: a proprietary hermetically sealed bucket ('baldinho') supplied to households with cassava-based compostable bags and sawdust for moisture control, and a UFSC-developed composting methodology licensed for on-site factory patios and partner urban farms. Realixo handles the full chain — kit delivery, door-to-door collection, composting/recycling destination, and monthly impact reporting — and donates recyclables to waste-picker cooperatives while routing organics to urban farms.

The business operates across four revenue streams: a residential subscription service (R$39 bi-weekly or R$59 weekly, with the first month free) sold semi-self-serve via WhatsApp; a verticalized B2B practice covering condominiums, offices, schools, factories, retail, and restaurants (custom quote-based recurring contracts); a dedicated event waste-management practice called 'Evento Lixo Zero' (on-site sorting teams, post-event reporting, with add-on cleaning, energy-recovery, and carbon-offset modules); and a franchise/licensed-branch model to replicate the operation across Brazil. Realixo is founder-led (Andrea, ex-Greenpeace, originally Italian), bootstrapped, with 1-10 employees, a CTO and COO bench, and a customer base that includes 400+ households, 450+ condominiums, 165+ factories, and 150+ events, alongside named corporate clients such as Deezer, L'Oréal, and BNP Paribas.

Name

REALIXO

Legal name

REALIXO SERVIÇOS DE ECONOMIA CIRCULAR E SUSTENTABILIDADE LTDA

Website

https://realixo.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

REALIXO is a São Paulo-based circular-economy services company founded in 2022 that runs door-to-door organic-waste collection for households and waste-management contracts for condominiums, offices, factories, restaurants, and events across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Circular Economy Services

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHAJAL

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Sustainability, ESG & Corporate Environmental Reporting

SECONDARYHSAKALAM

Storage Unit Cleanouts

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

Keywords

• Organic waste collection
• Selective waste collection
• Zero waste events
• Circular economy services
• Residential composting subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Selective Collection Subscription: Monthly subscription service for individual households. Customers receive a composting kit (bucket, compostable bags, sawdust) and weekly or bi-weekly door-to-door collection of organic waste. Additional services include recyclable collection. First month is free for new customers.
2. B2B Waste Management Services (Condominiums, Offices, Schools, Restaurants, Factories): Customized waste management contracts for businesses and institutions. Services include waste audits, training, collection, composting, and recycling. Pricing is quote-based and personalized. Revenue is recurring through periodic service contracts, typically billed monthly or per collection cycle.
3. Event Waste Management (Evento Lixo Zero): Per-event waste management service for events of all sizes. Includes pre-event consultation, on-site waste sorting stations, live team supervision, post-event reporting, and optional add-ons (cleaning, energy recovery, carbon offset). Price is fixed at the agreed quote before the event.
4. Franchise / Branch Licensing: Realixo offers a franchise model to expand across Brazil. Franchisees handle local operations while Realixo provides brand, marketing, and technology. Prospective franchisees go through a structured onboarding process starting with a call with the CEO.
5. Additional Services (Palestras, Carretos, Consultoria): Ancillary services including sustainability/ESG lectures, one-off hauling services (carretos), waste management consultancy, and Zero Waste certification (Selo Lixo Zero) for businesses and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

REALIXO provides subscription-based door-to-door collection of organic household waste and recyclable materials for individual homes, alongside customized sector-specific selective waste management for condominiums, offices, schools, factories, restaurants and retail stores. It also delivers full-service Zero Waste event management (pre-event planning, on-site sorting stations, live supervision, post-event reporting) with optional add-ons for cleaning, energy recovery and carbon offset. Revenue is rounded out by a Realixo franchise/licensed branch program enabling third parties to replicate the operating model across Brazil.

Product overview

Realixo operates as a circular economy and sustainability services company offering waste collection and management solutions. The core offerings include Coleta Residencial (residential organic waste collection with weekly/bi-weekly door-to-door pickup) and Evento Lixo Zero (comprehensive event waste management). Business services are organized by sector: Coleta para Condomínios, Coleta para Escritórios, Coleta para Escolas, Coleta para Fábricas (with on-site composting yards), Coleta para Lojas, and Coleta para Restaurantes. Event add-on services include Serviço de Limpeza (cleaning), Evento Aterro Zero (zero landfill), and Evento Carbono Zero (carbon offset). The company also offers a franchise model for regional expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coleta Residencial (Residential Selective Waste Collection) Weekly or bi-weekly door-to-door collection of organic household waste, including a supplied hermetically sealed bucket, cassava-based compostable bags, and wood sawdust for moisture control. Designed for urban residents who lack the space or appetite to compost at home and who value measured, no-odour impact.
• Coleta para Condomínios (Condominium Waste Collection) Tailored selective waste collection, training, and signage for residential condominium buildings and apartment complexes, including building-level impact reporting and optional on-site composting patios.
• Coleta para Escritórios (Office Waste Collection) Selective waste collection, employee training, and monthly impact reports for office buildings, coworking spaces, and corporate environments pursuing ESG-grade waste data.
• Coleta para Escolas (School Waste Collection) Complete waste management service for schools and educational institutions including visual materials, training for staff and students, and environmental impact reporting, supporting sustainability curricula and compliance with large-generator regulations.
• Coleta para Fábricas (Factory Waste Collection with On-site Composting) On-site composting patio setup and recurring organic waste management for factories and industrial facilities, transforming food waste and green-area waste into organic compost with monthly ESG impact reports.
• Coleta para Lojas (Retail Store Waste Collection) Selective waste collection, staff training, and Zero Waste certification for retail stores and boutiques seeking to demonstrate environmental responsibility to customers.
• Coleta para Restaurantes (Restaurant Waste Collection) Organic waste collection, food waste reduction analysis, and composting via partner urban farms for restaurants and food-service operators, with monthly reports including food waste data and reduction tips.
• Evento Lixo Zero (Zero Waste Event Service) Full-service waste management for corporate events, festivals, fairs, and private gatherings, including pre-event consultation, on-site waste sorting stations, live team supervision, post-event reporting, and optional add-ons such as cleaning, energy recovery, and carbon offset.
• Franquia Realixo (Realixo Franchise Branch) Licensed franchise model allowing individuals or operators to open and run a Realixo branch, providing brand, marketing, and technology support centrally while franchisees handle local operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ residential clients served
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hortas Urbanas Parceiras (Urban Farms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRealixo partners with urban farms (hortas urbanas) across São Paulo to deliver organic waste for composting. These farms transform collected organic waste into organic fertilizer through composting. Customers can visit these farms as part of the service experience. The farms receive the organic waste and compensation for their composting work.
• Cooperativas de Catadores (Waste Picker Cooperatives)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRealixo donates all collected recyclable waste to waste picker cooperatives, which process and sell the materials. This is a core part of the circular economy model, ensuring recyclables reach proper processing channels and supporting the income of informal waste workers.
• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)coreTechnology or IntegrationUFSC developed the composting methodology used by Realixo for on-site factory composting patios and urban farm composting. The method is notable for being completely odour-free and vector-free (no flies or pests), which enables on-site composting in urban factory settings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• OLIO: UK-based food-sharing and circular-economy platform. Comparable to Realixo in zero-waste mission and consumer-facing circular services, though OLIO focuses on redistribution rather than composting.
• Too Good To Go: Global food-waste app that connects restaurants with consumers to rescue surplus food. Comparable to Realixo's circular-economy/zero-waste mission and B2B restaurant relationships, but addresses food waste upstream rather than downstream composting.
• Verde Ghaia: Brazilian ESG and sustainability consultancy serving corporates. Comparable to Realixo's B2B ESG-reporting angle, although it operates as advisory/consulting rather than operational waste collection.

Direct peers

• Cataki: Brazilian app that connects waste generators with local waste pickers (catadores). Directly comparable to Realixo as a Brazilian circular-economy platform operating in the same waste-management value chain and customer geography.
• CompostNow: US-based residential and commercial composting subscription service with door-to-door pickup. Closest international analogue to Realixo's residential subscription model and B2B compost collection motion.
• ecycle: Brazilian reverse-logistics and e-waste management company. Comparable to Realixo as a Brazilian circular-economy services company serving both consumers and B2B clients with reporting and traceability.

Emerging players

• Waste4Change: Indonesian circular-economy platform offering waste collection, recycling, and ESG reporting for businesses and events. Closest emerging-market peer to Realixo's integrated B2B + event + circular-economy model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eurealixo
• Facebookfacebook.com/REALIXO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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