Descont

What Descont does

Descont SAS ESP is a Colombian environmental services company that operates as part of Urbaser's circular economy ecosystem under the trading name "Descont by Urbaser." The company delivers three integrated service lines to enterprise clients: comprehensive waste management covering hazardous, hospital, special, construction and demolition (RCD), and electrical/electronic (RAEE) waste streams; circular economy solutions centered on Industrial Ecological Centers (CEI) that valorize and transform collected materials into raw materials, including a proprietary waste-derived fuel branded Lignum (CDR); and integrated water and wastewater management, including a Wastewater Treatment Plant (PTARD) in Turbana, Bolívar, serving oil & gas, hotel, port, commercial, and food sector clients.

The company runs its own operational infrastructure across 15 Colombian departments, 387 municipalities, and 28 collection routes, supplemented by a network of strategic allies that extend coverage. Sales are conducted on an enterprise, quote-based model — primarily via WhatsApp for direct customer engagement and a client portal for account management, manifest queries, and real-time traceability dashboards. A corporate university delivers training and environmental diagnostics to clients, and a dedicated R&D+i ("Disrupción") function designs customized solutions. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 39001, and NORSOK S006 certifications, which together qualify it for regulated and high-risk industrial tenders.

Descont is a privately held subsidiary of Urbaser, a global environmental services operator, and trades without a public listing. Its commercial posture is differentiated from commodity waste haulers by an emphasis on traceability, circular-economy transition, and regulatory compliance rather than disposal volume. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Headcount, revenue, funding history, and named customer accounts are not available in the source material, constraining quantitative benchmarking.

Name

Descont

Legal name

Descont SAS ESP

Website

https://descont.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Descont SAS ESP is a Colombian environmental services company and Urbaser subsidiary that provides waste management, circular economy valorization (including Lignum CDR fuel), and wastewater treatment to enterprise clients across 15 departments and 387 municipalities in Colombia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (5621), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Handling, Transport & Disposal (RCRA/TSDF) (IMAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE), Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Circular economy solutions
• Wastewater treatment
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Floridablanca

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management Services: Comprehensive waste management services for enterprises including collection, transport, treatment, and final disposal of hazardous, hospital, special, construction, and electronic waste.
2. Circular Economy Solutions: Valorization and commercialization of materials through CEI centers, converting waste into raw materials for reincorporation into production chains.
3. CDR (Combustible Derivado de Residuos): Energy valorization through waste-derived fuel (Lignum) for industrial applications, replacing fossil fuels.
4. Water Management Services: Comprehensive wastewater management including collection, transport, treatment, and safe disposal for industrial, hotel, port, and food sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Descont provides comprehensive enterprise environmental services in Colombia spanning hazardous, hospital, special, construction, and electronic waste management; circular economy valorization including CDR waste-derived fuel production (Lignum); and integrated water management including domestic and industrial wastewater treatment. Services are delivered through Industrial Ecological Centers (CEI), a wastewater treatment plant (PTARD), and a network of 28 operational routes covering 15 departments and 387 municipalities nationwide.

Product overview

Descont is part of the Urbaser ecosystem of circular economy and offers three integrated core solutions: Gestión de residuos (waste management), Economía circular y CDR (circular economy and waste-derived fuel), and Gestión de aguas (water management). These operate supported by value-added service features including Trazabilidad (traceability), Cultura sostenible (sustainable culture training), Valorización (valorization at Industrial Ecological Centers/CEI), Disrupción (R&D+i innovation), and Integralidad (strategic alliance network). The waste management service includes specialized hospital waste sub-products, while the circular economy solution features Lignum, a waste-derived fuel product, and in-situ personnel management services. The company operates across 15 departments and 387 municipalities in Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Full traceability of materials from collection to final disposition
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UrbaserflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbaser is the parent company and strategic partner providing global expertise in environmental services. Descont operates as part of the Urbaser ecosystem for circular economy, leveraging their international know-how in designing, building, and operating environmental processes and services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stericycle: Global specialist in regulated waste management, particularly hazardous and healthcare waste streams. Comparable in hospital waste sub-product line and compliance-driven service delivery to enterprise clients.
• Sersepco: Sister company within the Urbaser ecosystem in Colombia offering complementary environmental and waste management services. Operates in the same circular-economy platform with overlapping service lines and customer base.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental cleanup, and industrial services. Comparable in handling RCRA-style regulated waste streams and offering industrial cleaning/decontamination services.

Broad incumbents

• Urbaser: Parent company and global environmental services group with extensive waste management, circular economy, and water treatment operations across multiple countries. Directly comparable in service mix but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services giant with water, waste, and energy solutions. Comparable in the integrated portfolio of waste management, wastewater treatment, and circular economy services targeting enterprise and municipal customers.
• FCC Environmental Services: Global environmental services division of FCC Group operating across Latin America in waste collection, treatment, and disposal. Comparable in integrated waste-to-value model and enterprise customer focus.
• Veolia Colombia: Colombian arm of global environmental services giant Veolia, providing waste management, water, and circular economy services to enterprise and municipal clients across the country. Direct competitor in hazardous waste and industrial wastewater verticals.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery: Global waste management and circular economy operator offering collection, treatment, valorization, and hazardous waste services. Comparable in circular-economy positioning and enterprise B2B service model.

Regional players

• Aseo Urbano: Colombian regional waste management operator providing collection, transport, and disposal services. Comparable in operational model but generally narrower geographic coverage and less vertical specialization.
• Promesa: Colombian environmental services company focused on industrial waste management and circular economy solutions. Comparable in offering waste valorization and treatment services to enterprise clients in Colombia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@urbasercolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/descont
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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