Name

Eco-Partner

Legal name

Eco-Partner – Consultoria e Projectos Ambientais, S.A.

Website

https://eco-partner.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services & Waste Management

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Waste Collection (5621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Hazardous Waste Services (Manufacturing, Refineries, Metals, Automotive) (EUAIAFAG), Grease Trap, Used Cooking Oil & FOG Services (Collection & Recycling) (EUAIAGAK), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Environmental consulting
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Environmental compliance solutions
• Industrial cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Venda Do Pinheiro

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Ongoing environmental management outsourcing, legal compliance consulting, licensing support, environmental diagnostics, and risk analysis. Delivered as a "chave na mão" (turnkey) managed service with a dedicated single point of contact.
2. Waste Management Services: Full-service hazardous and non-hazardous waste management covering containerization, collection, sorting, conditioning, recycling, recovery, and treatment. Includes electronic waste transport documentation (e-GARs) management.
3. EcoWash Parts Washing Equipment Service: Provision of specialized washing machines at client sites under a loan/commodato arrangement with scheduled maintenance, supply of washing products, and associated waste management — a bundled equipment + service model.
4. Professional Training Services: Certified environmental, occupational health and safety, and public health training for businesses, developed and delivered in areas of established know-how. Certified by DGERT.
5. Industrial Cleaning Services: Cleaning and maintenance of hydrocarbon separators, grease separators, ETAR tanks, fuel/oil deposits, and liquid vacuum services, using fleet vehicles with capacities of 8 to 18 m3.
6. Abatement and Destruction Services: Fiscal abatement and physical destruction of goods, merchandise, files, inventory, fixed assets, and non-conforming or out-of-date products, including certification of destruction.
7. Safety Advisor (Conselheiro de Segurança): Appointment and services of certified dangerous goods transport safety advisors, required by law for companies handling certain hazardous materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eco-Partner is a Portuguese environmental engineering firm that provides integrated waste management and environmental consulting services to businesses. The company bundles waste logistics (collection, treatment, and recycling of hazardous and non-hazardous waste), hands-on regulatory compliance consulting, and on-site equipment services (notably the EcoWash parts-washing machines) under a turnkey, single-point-of-contact model. It holds a licensed waste transfer centre, ISO 9001/14001 certifications, and a Single Environmental Title, serving more than 600 companies across the automotive, industrial, commercial, and public sectors in Portugal.

Product overview

Eco-Partner is an environmental consulting and waste management company offering integrated solutions for businesses in Portugal. The portfolio consists of core services: Gestão de Resíduos (Waste Management) providing containerization, collection, and treatment for over 600 companies handling 3,000+ tonnes annually; and Consultoria Ambiental (Environmental Consulting) covering licensing, compliance, and ISO audits. Supporting services include EcoWash (parts washing equipment), Limpezas Separadores (separator cleaning), Conselheiro de Segurança (safety advisor), Abate (asset destruction), MIRR support (waste registry), Formação Profissional (training), and Dossier Ambiental (compliance platform). The company operates primarily serving the automotive sector with a 360° environmental management solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoWash: Parts and paint gun cleaning service - solutions for different types of washing required by automobile components or industrial machine parts

Products and services

• Waste Management (Gestão de Resíduos) Full-service hazardous and non-hazardous waste management including containerisation, collection, sorting, conditioning, recycling, recovery and treatment, with electronic waste transport documentation (e-GARs) management, serving more than 600 companies and handling over 3,000 tonnes of waste annually across Portugal.
• Environmental Consulting (Consultoria Ambiental) Outsourced environmental management support covering legal compliance, environmental studies and assessments, air emissions reporting, licensing, and ISO management system audits for businesses across Portugal.
• EcoWash – Parts Washing Equipment Service Provision of specialised parts and paint-gun washing machines deployed at client sites under a loan/commodato arrangement, with scheduled maintenance, supply of washing products, associated waste management, and technical assistance included.
• Hydrocarbon Separator and Tank Cleaning Service Cleaning and maintenance of hydrocarbon separators, grease separators, ETAR tanks, fuel and oil deposits, and liquid vacuum services for industrial and automotive facilities, using Eco-Partner's own fleet of vacuum tankers with capacities from 8 to 18 m³.
• Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (Conselheiro de Segurança) Appointment and ongoing services of certified dangerous goods transport safety advisors (Conselheiro de Segurança) for companies that handle hazardous materials, in compliance with Portaria n.º 309-A/2021, including legal compliance assessment and IMT-certified advisor nomination.
• Abatement and Asset Destruction (Abate) Fiscal abatement and physical destruction of goods, merchandise, files, inventory, fixed assets, and non-conforming or out-of-date products, with destruction certification provided to clients.
• MIRR (Integrated Waste Register Map) Submission Service End-to-end support for the Integrated Waste Register Map (Mapa Integrado de Registo de Resíduos) — including registration on the Siliamb platform, form completion, and annual submission to APA (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente).
• Professional Training (Formação Profissional) DGERT-certified vocational training programmes in environmental management and protection technology (area 851), public health services (area 853), and occupational health and safety (area 862), delivered to businesses in Portugal.
• Digital Environmental Dossier (Dossier Ambiental) Compliance Platform Digital replacement for the traditional paper-based Environmental Dossier that organises environmental documentation, controls deadlines, provides alerts, and manages the validity of mandatory environmental records for client companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages waste for over 600 companies across Portugal, handling more than 3,000 tonnes of waste annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• APCER (Associação Portuguesa de Certificação)minorOthers · 13 May 2011APCER certified Eco-Partner's Quality and Environmental Management System against ISO 9001 and ISO 14001:2015 standards on 13 May 2011. The certification serves as an external validation of the company's operational quality and environmental performance.
• Grupo AssistacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-Partner is integrated into Grupo Assista, an Iberian (Spanish-Portuguese) group of companies. This integration internationalised the company's reach and reinforced its operational capacity, allowing Eco-Partner to leverage the group's network of specialised partners for waste management, wastewater treatment, contamination assessment, decontamination, and environmental monitoring services.
• Licensed Waste Treatment Partners (National and International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-Partner works with a global network of specialised national and international partners covering non-hazardous waste, hazardous waste, wastewater treatment, contamination assessment, decontamination, and environmental monitoring. These partners enable the company to route waste to the most appropriate licensed facilities across Portugal and beyond.
• SOGILUB (Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Óleos Usados)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOGILUB is the licensed entity managing the used lubricating oil circuit in Portugal. Eco-Partner supports clients in meeting their used oil management obligations, facilitates collection by SOGILUB-licensed operators, and helps clients sign the 'agreement with used oil producer' required for free collection.
• ValorpneuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValorpneu is the licensed entity managing end-of-life tyres in Portugal. Eco-Partner advises automotive workshops on their producer responsibility obligations regarding tyres and facilitates connection with the Valorpneu collection network.
• ECOLUBminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorECOLUB coordinates the collection of used oils at the regional level within the SOGILUB network. Eco-Partner directs clients to ECOLUB operators (accessible via www.ecolub.pt or hotline 808 20 30 40) for regional used oil collection services.
• DGERT (Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho)coreOthersDGERT is the government body that certified Eco-Partner as an official training entity, enabling the company to deliver accredited professional training programmes in environmental management, occupational safety, and public health.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Recolte: Spanish waste management and environmental services group with growing Iberian footprint, offering hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, treatment, and consulting. Closely comparable business model to Eco-Partner (integrated waste + consulting for SMEs/industry) operating in the neighbouring Spanish market.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: European environmental services company (Schwarz Group) operating across Iberia in waste collection, sorting, recycling, and environmental consulting. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping waste management and compliance services targeting industrial and commercial customers.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services giant operating across waste management, water, and energy services in Portugal through its local subsidiary. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping hazardous waste, environmental consulting, and compliance offerings, although at vastly larger scale.
• FCC Medio Ambiente: Spanish environmental services division of FCC, one of Europe's largest waste and environmental services groups, providing collection, treatment, recycling, and consulting across Iberia and globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping waste management and compliance services, though at far greater scale and with municipal/government focus.
• Sacyr (Valoriza Medioambiente): Spanish diversified infrastructure group whose Valoriza division provides environmental services including waste collection, treatment, and environmental consulting across Iberia. Comparable as a broad incumbent with similar end-to-end environmental service capabilities, though part of a much larger group.
• Urbaser: Spanish-headquartered global environmental services company (Plenary-owned) providing urban waste collection, treatment, recycling, and environmental consulting across Iberia and Latin America. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Iberian environmental services with both waste management and consulting capabilities.

Direct peers

• EGF (Empresa Geral do Fomento): Portugal's largest waste management operator, running treatment and disposal systems across multiple regions under concession. Comparable as a Portuguese licensed waste operator; considerably larger scale but operates in the same regulatory and geographic market as Eco-Partner.
• Amarsul: Portuguese integrated waste management company operating in the Setúbal peninsula with collection, transfer, sorting, and landfill services. Comparable as a domestic licensed Portuguese waste operator with infrastructure footprint, although operating at a larger municipal scale than Eco-Partner's SME focus.
• Tratolixo: Portuguese waste management operator serving the Lisbon region with collection, treatment, and disposal of municipal and industrial waste. Directly comparable as a domestic Portuguese waste operator, though focused on municipal solid waste rather than Eco-Partner's SME/automotive hazardous-waste and consulting mix.

Emerging players

• Indaver: European hazardous waste specialist operating treatment facilities for industrial hazardous waste across Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Iberia. Comparable as a specialist in industrial hazardous waste management, though operating at facility-scale rather than Eco-Partner's SME/consulting model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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