Limpieza Metropolitana

What Limpieza Metropolitana does

Limpieza Metropolitana S.A. E.S.P. (LIME) is a privately-held Colombian public sanitation utility (Empresa de Servicios Públicos) founded in 1989 and headquartered in Bogotá. The company operates as the exclusive concessionaire under Contract 284 of 2018 with UAESP (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Servicios Públicos) for Bogotá's Exclusive Service Area No. 2, covering eight localities: Tunjuelito, Bosa, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, and Ciudad Bolívar. LIME delivers a comprehensive suite of urban sanitation services including manual sweeping, mechanical sweeping, domiciliary waste collection, containerization with lateral loading and smart containers, urban cleaning (grass cutting, tree pruning, public area washing), construction debris collection, and public trash bin maintenance.

The company's operational technology consists of a fleet-based collection and sweeping system supported by ArcGIS interactive mapping for route planning and scheduling, and a virtual citizen portal (SIGAB) for PQRS filing. LIME holds four ISO certifications (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO/IEC 27001:2022) covering quality, environmental, occupational health, and information security management. The workforce totals 1,001–5,000 employees.

LIME's revenue is generated through regulated tariffs set by CRA (Comisión de Regulación de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Básico), billed on a strata-based subscription model to residential users and at commercial rates to businesses. Tariffs are collected jointly with electricity bills through a Conveniación de Facturación Conjunta with Enel. The 59% of tariff revenue covers collection, sweeping, and cleaning operations; 9% goes to the landfill operator; 30% is directed to recycler associations; and 2% to VIAT (Value Incentive for Recovery and Treatment). The company has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, M&A activity, or subsidiaries.

Name

Limpieza Metropolitana

Legal name

Limpieza Metropolitana S.A. E.S.P.

Website

https://lime.net.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Limpieza Metropolitana S.A. E.S.P. (LIME) is a Colombian public sanitation utility operating as the exclusive concessionaire under Contract 284 of 2018 with UAESP for waste collection and street cleaning across eight localities in southern Bogotá.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sanitation Services

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

Keywords

• Public sanitation services
• Waste collection services
• Street sweeping
• Urban cleaning services
• Solid waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sanitation Services: LIME provides essential public waste collection and street cleaning services as a government-concession operator. Revenue is generated through regulated tariffs approved by CRA (Comisión de Regulación de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Básico) and billed to residential and commercial users via strata-based pricing. The tariff includes fixed costs (administration, sweeping, public area cleaning, billing) and variable costs (based on tons collected, transported, and disposed).
2. Special Debris Collection Services: Construction and demolition debris (RCDs) collection is a special service with additional cost, priced per cubic meter based on property stratum. Fees range from $51,000 COP (stratum 1) to $73,000 COP (commercial), with first 2 cubic meters free for first 200 monthly requests.
3. Recycling/Recovery Services: Revenue includes payment to recycler associations (30% of total tariff) for materials recovery operations, funded through the waste collection fee structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Limpieza Metropolitana S.A. E.S.P. (LIME) operates as a public sanitation service provider in Bogotá, delivering household and commercial waste collection, manual and mechanical street sweeping, construction debris removal, containerization, and urban cleaning services (grass cutting, tree pruning, public area washing, and trash bin maintenance). Services are delivered under Concession Contract 284 of 2018 with UAESP, covering 8 localities in southern Bogotá: Tunjuelito, Bosa, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, and Ciudad Bolívar.

Product overview

LIME (Limpieza Metropolitana S.A. E.S.P.) operates as a public sanitation service provider (servicio público de aseo) in Bogotá's Área de Servicio Exclusivo No. 2, offering a unified platform of waste management and urban cleaning services. The core product portfolio centers on seven primary services: Manual Sweeping (Barrido Manual), Mechanical Sweeping (Barrido Mecánico), Domiciliary Waste Collection (Recolección Domiciliaria), Containarization (Contenerización), and Urban Cleaning Services (Servicio de Limpieza Urbana) which includes grass cutting, tree pruning, and public area maintenance. The service is complemented by specialized add-on modules for debris collection (Recolección de Escombro), public bin maintenance (Mantenimiento de Cestas Públicas), and tariff options including vacant property discounts, multi-user tariff options, and non-door-to-door collection discounts. Scheduling services for grass cutting, tree pruning, and container maintenance are also available through the platform. The company operates under Concession Contract 284 of 2018 with UAESP, covering eight localities: Tunjuelito, Bosa, Teusaquillo, Los Mártires, Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, and Ciudad Bolívar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barrido Manual (Manual Sweeping) Manual street cleaning service performed by personnel using brooms and basic equipment to clean roads, plazas, public areas, and parks, including collection and transport of waste to final disposal sites. Performed 1-7 times per week depending on sector characteristics across 8 Bogotá localities.
• Barrido Mecánico (Mechanical Sweeping) Mechanical street sweeping service using specialized sweeper fleet vehicles operated by trained drivers to clean wider roads, highways, and high-traffic avenues across Bogotá's service area.
• Recolección Domiciliaria (Domiciliary Waste Collection) Door-to-door household and commercial solid waste collection service using modern fleet vehicles operated daily or three times per week depending on the service area. Complies with technical and environmental standards to minimize pollution and street dirt.
• Recolección de Escombro Domiciliario (Domiciliary Debris Collection) Special collection service for construction and demolition debris (RCDs), rubble, vegetation, furniture, and mattresses, generating additional costs. First 2 cubic meters free for the first 200 monthly requests, with subsequent volumes priced per cubic meter based on property stratum.
• Contenerización (Containerization) Installation and management of waste containers for recyclable and non-recyclable materials, implementing lateral load systems and intelligent containers to modernize waste management, improve urban aesthetics, and increase collection efficiency across service areas.
• Servicio de Limpieza Urbana (Urban Cleaning Service) Comprehensive public space maintenance including grass cutting, tree pruning, public area washing, and installation of public trash bins. Focuses on deep cleaning and special area maintenance to preserve urban visual and environmental quality across the 8 Bogotá localities served.
• Mantenimiento de Cestas Públicas (Public Trash Bin Maintenance) Installation and maintenance service for public trash bins on city roads. Bin requests are submitted to UAESP for authorization, supporting urban infrastructure maintenance and citizen co-responsibility in cleanliness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste collection and sweeping coverage across 8 localities serving millions of residents in southern Bogotá
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unidad Administrativa Especial de Servicios Públicos (UAESP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018UAESP is the Bogotá government entity that grants LIME the concession to operate public sanitation services. Through Contract of Concession 284 of 2018, LIME operates the Exclusive Service Area No. 2. UAESP also collaborates on community education programs and environmental initiatives such as the 'Juntos Limpiemos Bogotá' campaign.
• Enel (Energy Company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLIME has a joint billing agreement (Convenio de Facturación Conjunta) with the energy company Enel, which acts as a unified payment channel. Customers receive their sanitation fees on the same bill as their energy charges, simplifying payment collection and providing a single payment date.
• Recycler Associations (Asociaciones de Recicladores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIME works with designated recycler associations in its service area for materials recovery operations. 30% of the sanitation tariff is directed to these associations to compensate for their work. LIME publishes information about partner recycler associations and their CCU terms on its website.
• Ciudad Limpia E.S.P.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIME collaborates with neighboring operator Ciudad Limpia E.S.P. on boundary zone coordination, as documented in community outreach activities in border areas between service territories.
• Environmental Education InstitutionsminorOthersLIME conducts environmental education workshops and programs at schools including Gustavo Restrepo IED, Francisco de Paula Santander, Rafael Uribe Uribe, and Mayor de San Bartolomé, as well as at Jardín Infantil Tunjuelito, strengthening environmental awareness among students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: North American provider of environmental and waste services with hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection capabilities. Comparable as a diversified waste services operator with regulated municipal/commercial exposure.
• Republic Services: Major US-based solid waste hauler offering residential collection, recycling, and street/urban cleaning services to municipalities. Comparable as a publicly listed utility-scale sanitation operator providing investors with a benchmark valuation reference.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American solid waste and environmental services company, with municipal collection contracts analogous to LIME's concession model. Provides scale and concession economics benchmarks for evaluating LIME.
• FCC Medio Ambiente (FCC Group): Spanish infrastructure group with municipal sanitation, street cleaning, and urban services operations across Latin America (formerly through Proactiva). Comparable as a large international player operating concession-based urban sanitation contracts in similar regulatory environments.
• Veolia Colombia (Aseo Bogotá / Veolia Servicios): Global waste management incumbent with active Colombia operations including municipal sanitation concessions. Comparable as a larger, broadly diversified operator competing for the same Bogotá ASE concessions with greater capital resources.
• Stericycle: Global waste services company with regulated waste collection, recycling, and street/urban cleaning capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in municipal and commercial sanitation, though more focused on specialty waste streams in Latin America.

Direct peers

• Ciudad Limpia S.A. E.S.P. Bogotá-based public sanitation operator under a neighboring UAESP concession. Directly comparable as a same-model public cleaning concessionaire in Bogotá, and explicitly identified in LIME's own data as a coordination partner on border zones.
• Promoambiental Distrito S.A.S. E.S.P. Bogotá public sanitation operator serving an Exclusive Service Area under UAESP concession. Directly comparable business model (concession-based waste collection and street sweeping) and the same regulatory environment as LIME.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 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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